The San Francisco call., 1905-08-04

SOIne one connected with the present
city administration is not sent to the
penitentiary for felony there will be a
miscarriage of justice
The San Francisco Republican League
! is in possession of names of falsely
registered persons at the hospital. The
records in the Auditors office give the
names of all the employees of the insti-
tuition for the month of July, 1908. Sew
enty-four employees at a compensation
of So a month each have been recently
added to the working force of the hos
! pital. The truth is as plain as the light
of day that these seventy-four men
We're put on a blind payroll to register
and vote in the Thirty second Assembly
District as regular employees of the hos
pital. There has been no increase in
the number of patients to justify the
employment of this army Of new at
| taches. There has been no extension
Of the hospital service calling for the
engagement of extra men. The hiring
of additional helpers, dishwashers and
scullions smacks plainly of fraud
No doubt the grafters who concocted
the scheme fancied that exposure would
not come until the ballots of the pre-
cinct had been counted, but the experts
of the San Francisco Republican
League detected the fraud and Informed
the Grand Jury. The grafters now ask
the tax-paying citizens of San Fran
cisco the question, What are you go
ing to do about it?" The purpose of
the grafters to stuff the ballot box is
publicly proclaimed and it is now up to
the law abiding citizens TO decide
whether this premeditated fraud on the
elective franchise shall be ccnsum-
mated next Tuesday.
RUFF FIGHTS HARD.
Ruef is making a desperate fight to
down Senator Welch in the Thirty-sec-
ond. The Senator has never obeyed the
political commands of Ruef and the lat
ter is out for political revenge.
John Z. Heilmann, chairman, and d.
J. Wren, secretary of the regular Re-
publican (anti-Ruef) Club of the Thir-
ty-second district, have issued circu-
lar in substance as follows:
A FEW WORDS TO THE WoRK1NGMEN
OF THE THIRTY SECOND ASSEMBLY
falsehoods and misrepresentation contained in
the circular issued by the creatures OF Ruet
in this district in fact the only district out Of
the eighteen in this city and county where 1t
was found necessary by them to insult the in
telligence Of the workingman and those IN
sympathy with the of unionism.
In this circular il is charged that II the DEL
egates for whom your suffrage is asked, are
elected at the coming primary tney WIZ pe
pledged and controlled by the Citizens Al
lance, and for q complete answer and refuta-
tion to this malicious charge You are simply
directed to note the occupation Of many OF the
nominees on the within ticket, and not only
will you find that they enrolled under the
banner Of '.unionism," but some of its
strongest supporters; in fact if 1t is a ques-
tion of the number of union men on said
ticket or that of the opposition the majority
is in favor Of the Republican League ticket
Although of the nominees on the with
in ticket are recognized leaders In the labor
union ranks, still they not identified. nor
do they owe allegiance to any corrupt boss nor
have they been imported into this district as
charged. but they are your neighbors, friends
and fellow citizens, who have lived IN the dls-
trct most of their lives own property in the
district. and If elected will use every effort
to save San Francisco from the grip of the
The inclosed ticket is ndorsed by the Hon
orable State Senator and Assemblyman from
this district and the records speak for them
selves as to whether not they were the
friends of labor and labor organizations.
Now it is squarely up TO you, as good citi- !
zens and workingmen. to do your duty at the |
coming primary. and If you will vote the bal
lot inclosed you will secure good government
and all the blessings 1t implies, or. as our be
loved President, Theodore Roosevelt, says, "A |
square deal for every man. thing no gov |
ernment of graft has ever yet delivered.
GRAFTERs' SLOW WORK.
The grafters are not making much |
headway in the Thirtieth District. When
Ruef "butted in" the better elements of |
the Republican party sought the assist |
ance Of Henry J. McMann, whose clean |
politics has won every fight IN which he !
figured >as a leader. The introduction of |
McMann disconnected Ruef to the extent |
row Isadore Erb, who lives on Russ
street, and who holds down a chair in
the Supreme Court clerks Office. Ruef |
thought that an ''official" from the Par
rott building with bunch Of State red
tape about his neck would hypnotic the !
voters of the Thirtieth District into his
lines, but McMann with Assemblyman
Francis Mcnamara at the head of the
Republican League ticket will win out
two to one next Tuesday.
The present fight in this district cor
responds with the contest Of one year
ago, when McMann championed the nom
ination of Francis Mcnamara for the
Legislature. The result of this was that
Mcnamara was elected by greater ma
jority than the vote cast for his two op-
ponents A similar result will follow
next Tuesday when Ruef and Schmitz
will wonder where they are at so far
as the Thirtieth is concerned.
1t a member of union or even higher
in the ranks OF organized labor, the Anti
Ruef Labor League is now turning its at
tention to plans to prevent fraud at the
polls next Tuesday. Last evening the Of
fcers of the league occupied their time
preparing a list Of $50 men out of the
hundreds that have volunteered to serve
as watchers at the booths.
VOLUNTEERS WILL WATCH.
In addition to this number score or
more will remain at headquarters. 8
Eddy street, ready to respond to any call
for aid that may be made. These men, to-
gether with the watchers the Republican
party will put IN the field. will make it
extremely dangerous for those that may
make an attempt to repeat the crimes
that have added several of the adminis-
tration followers to the list Of inmates of
the State penitentiaries. The word is out
that fraud will be attempted in several
of the precincts, but the Anti-Ruef La
bor League says that disaster will come
to any man that attempts to vote an
others name.
Now that we have got our watchers
selected and can be reasonably sure of a
square DEAL" said President Sullivan of
the Anti-Ruef Labor League last evening"
1--WE are confident we will put up fight
that will surprise our most ardent friends
The people little dream to what extent
fire detection from Ruef and Schmitz, in
the ranks of union labor, has taken. We
now know and state it without fear of
that Ruef will not have a
union labor vote to spare to throw into
his losing Republican fight. If he starts