The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
Citizens Must Go to
Polls if Graft
Shall End.
Ruef Gang Resorts
to ForgerieS and
Fraud.

Inc San Francisco Republican League
counts on a large vote at the primary
election next Tuesday. If the merchants.
"oLhlngmen and taxpaying citizens gen
efaiy who have been crying out against
the scandals and uncleanliness of the
present administration Of city affairs go
70 the polls and vote the reign OF the
Eratters viii soon terminate, but if they
oeIaClt in their civil obligations graft in
It's worst form will be perpetuated.
Assurances come from every district Of
tbe city that a remarkably large vote
NVA be cast i is predicted that the
ltnoer ot ballots deposited viii exceed
be9JJ. and may come close 10 the 70 900
mark
The leaders OF the league hold that the
responsibility Is now up 10 the citizenship
OF san Francisco. The league has done
al that il is possible for an organization
70 Go 70 clear the way 10 success at the
baEot-box
There is an old army maxim that the
best thing TO do when war is declared is
tc fight. When an election takes place
surely the best thing 10 DO is to vote In
this election the anti-Ruef ticket Of the
San Francisco Republican League should
be voted. There IS no other Republican
ticket. Delegates proposed by independ-
ent clubs and sailing under the caption of
regular" have no intention whatever OF
supporting the nominees OF the Repubu-
can convention They were nominated by
Ruef to GO Ruef politics in the conven-
tion- II elected they viii be programmed
20 nominate for Mayor a dummy pro-
posed BY Ruet fl order to give Schmitz
81 easy fight for reelection.
The desperate grafters under the
leadership Of Ruef are casting aside
every form OF decenoy and fairness IN
politics Leading men are startled and
shocked ct the sight Of their names ap-
pended 20 scurrilous circulars.
They protest that their names have
been used without their knowledge or
consent yet the grafters make no
amends or explanation, but simply or
der the japanese bureau TO continue
the work OF circulating the forgeries.
- The friends OF ". J. Herrin were sur
Nr-ised and grieved 70 see his purported
signature at the bottom OF an infam-
Gus circular assailing the San Fran
cisco Republican League. Friends OF
George ". Scheu, an old-time Re
publican, who served the State IN the
Constitutional Convention OF 1879,
were surprised when they saw his
name associated with the ticket Of
grafters. Herrin and Schell insist that
they have been nisrepresented- but the
ruisrepresentation continues.
Horace Davis need not be surprised
OF joIted II he should find his name at
tached 10 circulars commanding the
Ruef-DibbIe ticket in the Forty-first
Assembly District The grafters have
reached that pitch Of desperation that
they will do anything 70 confuse and
mystify the voters.
II comes TO light that John Barr who
IS on the Ruef ticket OF the Twenty
eighth District being registered as re-
siding at Ie2 Stevenson street IS not
resident OF the district The directory
shows. and men OF his acquaintance
generally know, that he lives al S67l
Nineteenth street Regular Repub-
licans VIII see II be attempts 70 vote In
the Twenty-eighth.
Yesterday Frank Leach. Superintend-
ent OF the Mint, was advised that Jo-
seph Hamill, an employe OF the Mint,
was on leave OF absence, doing Ruef
uolftfcs IN q district (the Twenty
eighth In which he did not reside. 1t
IS reported that Hamill is visiting wa
ter front resorts and urging men TO
vote the Ruef ticket He treats civil
service regulations with the utmost
contempt
native son OF Mongolian ancestry
yesterday exhibited q Ruef ticket with
the remark that the Chinese were sup
porting that ticket, as Schmitz and
Ruef had given the Chinese permit
make noise IN Chinatown" There
y not the slightest doubt that the
grafters are appealing to the Chinese
for help.
IN sending out pastors 10 the Forty
third Assembly District the San Fran
cisco Republican League erroneously
announced that the voters OF the One
Hundred and Third Precinct would vote
e. 1925 Pine street, whereas the cor
rect voting place is 41e Mason street.
IN THE THIRTY-FIFTH.
The Ruef gangsters are making des-
perate attempt TO capture the Thirty
4
teenth and Army and Howard and
Church streets. Last year this district
repudiated the boss by a decisive vote.