The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
BOTH PARTIES SEE
VICTORY AHEAD.
Republicans and Democrats
Are at Work Calculating
on Their Pluralities
DOODLE DEES BUSY
BY Hugh M. Burke.

Estimated pluralities for Gillett and
Bell. as published in The Call of last
Monday, engage the attention of poll
ticians.
General George Stone. chairman OF
the Republican State central committee,
has received letters from Redding ad-
vising him to place Shasta IN the Gil
lett column.
State Senator H. W. Lynch was at
party headquarters, st. Francis Annex,
yesterday. He insists that San Luis
Obispo should be placed in the Repuo-
lican fold.
o. A. Hale and ]. O. Hayes of San
Jose estimate that Santa Clara VIII
give 1000 plurality for Gillett Kern
County, through Republican leaders,
claims a place in the Gillett column.
The election, of Gillett by a plurality
of $4,000 would not surprise enthusl-
astic members of the Republican or
ganization, who assert that the tldlngs
from the south are of highly prom
ising character The claim is made py
woodland Republican that Be.A plu-
rality in Yolo County will be less than
200.
w. w. shannon, Republican candidate
for State Printer, contends that Bell
plurality in San Francisco Will not ex-
ceed 1000.
At Democratic State headquarters on
Post street the belief that Bell VIII
triumph is based on straw votes taken
on the trains and letters from com
mercial travellers, wherein it is assert
ed that the Bell sentiment is every
where pronounced
Secretary Walsh, on being asked TO
give a list of pluralities for Bell, SAID
the committee was not giving out es-
Inmates. He remarked:
"Since 1 made the prediction that Al
ton 3. Parker would be elected Fresl-
dent 1 have been very careful not TO
make any more prophecies. You can
quote me. however, as saying that !
am confident of Bells election and
base my confidence on reports received
from all the counties of the State.
The hall at sixteenth and Dolores
streets was more than half nlled last
night. the occasion being a ratification
meeting under the auspices or the
Independence League, otherwise known
as the Doodle Dees. band dlscourseo
music and the Knickerbockers sang
several campaign songs.
The praises of LangdOn were sung
by J. J. Dwyer. David Hirschberg,
candidate for Congress, Fourth Dis
trict. promised if elected to introduce
a bill to admit free of duty steel ana
cement for the reconstruction OF san
Francisco. 116ID6Il OIlOyDStAi oPctNN -
Abe Ruef as a vile and corrupt boss.
David O'Connell presided at the meet
ing Nominees for the State Senate,
H. n. Beatty and H. O. Rogers, and
Frank B. Cornish, candidate for the
Assembly, addressed the audience
J. j. Dwyer and David Hirschberg
made impassioned appeals for the vot-
ers TO support the incumbent Judges,
Cofey, Lawlor. Hosmer and Graham,
and to strike down Mogan and Con-
Ian.
Choynsh spoke of California as the
plantation of the Southern Pacific and
the people as slaves. w. f. Herrin
was spoken Of as the slave driver.
Colonel Dwyer did not claim to be a
prophet, but he remarked that If
Northern California would respond in
the manner that the south is respond
ing, W. H. Langdon would be the next
Governor. Billy Hynes declined to
sing, but q gentlemanly looking Doodle
Dee on the platform tipped his chair
and fell ~of the stage, much to the
amusement of the audience.
The Election Commission will meet
this evening to Determine whether vot-
ing machines shall be used in the
coming election.
A meeting of Presiding Judge Gra-
hams supporters will take place this
evening in Temple Israel, corner of
Webster and California streets. Matt
L. Sullivan will preside. Rabbi Nieto
and others will speak.