Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-29
MINISTER MAKES APPEAL
Attack on the Press, Grand Jury and
Rudolph Spreckles.
MAYOR TALKS TO ADMIRERS
He Declares That He is Deeply Crate
full for the Reception Ten
dered Him.

SAN FRANClSCO, November !J-MayoF
Eugene L. Schmitz who cut short his
European trip to hasten home to face tie
charges of extortion and graft In Office, on
which he was indicted by the grand jury
during his absence. was warmly welcomed
on his arrival at midnight last night.
From o'clock in the even ng until after
midnight. 1000 people. among them many
women. crowded the Dreamland pavilion
to its fullest capacity. and hour after hour
waited with remarkable patience for the
mayors arrival. Outside more th1n LEGO
people who could not gain entrance to the
pavilion stood for several hours In the
street to. get a glimpse of the indicted
mayor who was returning to his city under
srrest, and formally, at lie st. in the Cts
tudy of a deputy sheriff. who served war
rant on him when he reached II uckee. Cal.
yesterday.
Nj the ferry about 500 persons headed by
reception committee, gathei ed eArly In
the evening to welcome the returning
mayor. but as hour after hour passed ami
the mayors train was announced IS being
later and later, the chill wind drove most
VI Tue tIOWu uIllH II Eii CHAiluitu
to the reception committee and about 300
citizens. When the mayor arrived he was
quickly driven to the pavilion at Post end
Steiner streets.
The Mayors Reception.
The arrangements for the mayors re-
ceptiOn' was in the hands of committee of
100 merchants, business men and promi-
nent union labor leaders. of which Fred l..
Matheis the chairman.
part Of the committee. headed by Ed
ward Moran and P. II. Mccarthy. president
of the building trades council. received the
mayor at the ferry. AT the pavilion. which
was quickly filled when the doors were
thrown open. singers were impressed from
nearby theater. Speeches were made by
the Rev. Peter c. Yorke. Mr.. Samue, II.
Shortridge and Others interspersed with
music by a band to entertain and hold the
crowd
The Rev Mr.. Yorke In a speech occupy
ing more than an hour, made no defense
of SChmitz. but confined himself to de-
nouncing Rudolph Speeches. the press of
San Francisco the grand jury and their at
tack on the mayor during his absence. He
made an impassioned plea for fair play
and attributed the attack on Mayor
Schmitzs administration to a carefully
planned effort to disrupt and ruin the labor
organizations -af this city. IS ....s5..'-. ere
. Wildly Cheered. 80,
The mayor arrived at the pavilion at
12::s The police fought a. passageway
through the CROWD in the entrance and as
he entered the place the entire house
arose to its feet and cheered for four min
utes. In a voice choked with emotion
Mayor Schm!tz spoke in Fart as follows:
Il can hardly express how grateful l feel
in receiving such reception after being so
maligned by the worst set of newspapers
that ever cursed a city. II hts been said
that ! fled from my city, but here L am to
face my traducers. This attach, which was
made few days after LEFT New York did
not surprise me. j heard of the combina-
ton last Friday-the combination between
the Bulletin and the Examiner. and that
Mr.. Burns had taken vacation in Wash
ington TO come here and get something
against the union labor administration OF
this city.
Il am no physical coward. nor am 1 a
moral coward. | am here 20 face my ira
ducers and TO face any charges they may
bring against me. L want no quarter and
l shall give no quarter. This attack Is
against union labor. that they may dis
rupt and crush the labor Organization and
administration of this city. I want to say
have been doing will take years to set
right Talking OF vigilance committees,
we will perhaps have yet TO organize one"