The San Francisco call., 1905-03-15
That Is Question at
. Front After Bal
lot Count.
FUTURE DISCUSSED
Mayor Elect Ex-
poets the Help of
Every Citizen.

OAKLAND. March 1.-THE people OF
Oakland have almost ceased to talk
about or speculate over the vote that
was cast at the municipal election yes
terday and are turning their atten-
tion TO the question of what the incom-
ing administration viii do for the city
The people want something done, but
what it shall be or how il is TO be done
are questions being passed up TO the
new officials. II is only the future that
is being discussed now. and what little
of election bitterness there was has al
ready been forgotten, so that the new
officers viii enter upon their duties
with the best wishes of the public al
large.
The completion of the count shortly
before daylight did not change the re-
suits announced this morning. Mayor
Frank X Mott was given the hand
some vote Of 5459, or nearly as many
as all Of his opponents combined, with
q plurality over John L. Dayie Of 2260.
Mott carried every ward in the city of
Oakland and every voting precinct ex-
cept four, two in the First Ward and
one each in the Second and Third
wards. This vote was a splendid tes-
0monial Of the standing Of Mr.. Mott
in the community But the vote that
Z
ed fight shows that he still has a hold
upon a large number Of voters.
A complete count of the votes for
City Attorney shows that ]. Z. McEl-
roy was elected over Abe p. Leach by
q plurality Of SCI. This was largely
due 10 the fact that ME McElr0y had
made an excellent record during his
last term and the voters did not want
70 change, Both are young men and
hnrh stand well "a the
MOTT SELF-MADE.
Frank K Mott is a self-made man.
He was born in san Francisco on jan
uary 81 1866. His family moved to
West Oakland where he attended
school until he was Is years of age.
when, his father dying, he decided to
go 10 work He was first a messenger
boy for the Western Union Telegraph
Company, and later became a clerk in
the Office. He then entered the employ
of a hardware firm, in which employ
ment he went from the lowest to the
highest place With a desire TO be-
come an employer he secured an in
terest IN the hardware firm of E. A.
Howard & Co. In 1897 he purchased
the entire BUSINESS. changed the name
10 the Frank h. Mott Company and
is to-day one Of the most prosperous
and substantial business men Of Oak
land He has always taken an inter
est in politics, and when Henry P. Dali
ton was elected Assessor. Mr. Mott
was appointed 70 succeed him in the
Council by the then Mayor. George c.
Pardee. Twice after that Mr. Mott
was elected from his ward. His only
other political fight has been the one
yesterday.
Mr.. Mott is modest about what he
hopes to accomplish during his term
Of Office, and this is what he says:
have made but one promise during my
eampaign-that ] viii give the people the
best that ] have. This shall do. but I
shah also need the assistance Of every rserr-
ber ot the incoming administration. More than
tnst shsA need the help Of every citizen o.
this city. ana I hope that il will be given me
freely am interested in this city personally
here. and whatever Is done will affect M
just as much as any other resident and tax
payer.
CITY Is GROWING.
OF course this city is growing and tbs city
To DO this We must have public improvements
arc 50 II Is my aim 70 work in this direction
nrst ] might say that of all the improvements
that have been suggested our streets should
have the first attention Much has been done
se done. ---'-'''' '~' ''u'n more remains 10
I want 70 thank my fellow citizens N
having elevated me 10 this place and I 0nIy
hope that viii be able 70 repay them -
doing something for the advancement OF our
city
The complete ticket elected yesterday
is as follows:
Mayor Frank h. Mott: Attornev J z
McElroy, Engineer. Frederick G Turner. Au-
ditor. Arthur II. Breed Treasurer. charles u
bates Jr; Councilmen al large. Edwin Meese
y i Burns. Eugene Thurstoa G F. Aitken
Ward Councilmen-F1rst. Alexander NeASsn,
eecond. a. II. Elliot. Third. George F1tzgersla
fcurth, F. c. Hahn: Fifth. B. H. PendIeton.
SIKH, W j. baccus. Seventh. W DonaiI
Board Of Educaffon-Af larps = II
Reoington r N Hathaway. Dr. J b. Wood
G L. lngler, First Ward ? g Gift. asacon6
Dr. A - Pratt Third E C,randalT
Fourth n. G. Nunau; Fifth J. D. Tsasrs.
sixth, g d Rogers; Seventh. Dr. " J. VIII
lace Alexander Harry p Carlton j a ~
rov. v. H GorrsH