The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-14
LIVERNASH JARS
MAYORS NERVES
Candidate for Congress Surprises
Meeting With Democratic
View of Roosevelt.

Ratification of the candidates of the
Labor Union party was the object of
the meeting held by the members Of
the various labor organizations of the
city last evening at the Alhambra.
Mayor Eugene Schmitz, E. ]. Liver
nash and the inevitable James Gal
lagher were among those who were
listed to speak on the subject of the
good that unions do, but there was
breaking away from the schedule that
caused a deal of turmoil and consider
able woe when Livernash forgot that
he was at a union meeting and
began to talk promiscuous politics.
Livernash referred to President
Roosevelt as the man with 1.-The clank-
ing sword and the jingling spurs" and
seemed to be of the opinion that the
shadows of San Juan Hill had no being
in the campaign. He drifted from labor
to the common people" and, finally,
to naval guns and how we'll they could
be made in naval gun factories.
But there was here rub more than
Hamlet ever figured on. Mayor
Schmitz, who was popping with politi-
Cal CHlIlQSldSIIl, anu OdI1lCS NIdlldSnGI,
who was as filed with Indignation as
a settler bottle is filed with carbonic
acid gas, were there with a stream of
adverse opinion as to the nations chief
executive that, when injected into the
astonished audience, made things fairly
bubble.
Thomas Egan, chairman Of the coun-
ty committee Of the Union Labor party,
opened the meeting with we'll chosen
and we'll received remarks. He said it
was a gathering of union labor men
and had no party significance so far
as the national administration contest
Is concerned He then introduced Mr..
Williams, Union Labor candidate for
Congress. Williams spoke Of equal
rights for all and special privileges for
none" After his talk, Livernash was
introduced and received applause He
said that he would tell of his personal
experience in Congress and what he
had done for labor. He told of the
work of the American Federation of
Labor and spoke of the efforts of Sam
uel Gompers in the interest of labor
legislation. Next he told of the man
ner of the Federal Government and the
decline of simplicity in the White
House and gave an account of the
President and the lives of his principal
chiefs, ending this particular subject
with an overhauling of the officials in
Washington in general.
After Mr.. Livernash had been seated
Mayor Schmitz arose to explain that
the meeting was not one for the dis
cussion of national issues. He said he
had understood that the occasion was
not for the deciding of who was the
better candidate for President, the
Democrat or the Republican. He
wished it understood clearly that he
was not in sympathy with a Demo-
cratic meeting.
Il am for Theodore Roosevelt for
President" he added. so far as 1 am
personally concerned
Judge Murasky, candidate for Supe-
rior Judge, was introduced and made a
short talk on unionism and politics,
after which James Gallagher arose
and reminded those present that the
Union Labor party's platform is in
favor of no particular administration
creed or faction.
why cannot We stand on this plat
form?" asked Mr.. Gallagher
"One speaker has referred to the