Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-05
WILD SCENES
MARK CLOSE
/ OF CAMPAIGN
SAN FRANCISCO CANDIDATES
BURN RED FIRE
STREETS FILLEDwITH SHOUTING
PARTIsANs
Langdon, Heney and Johnson Speak
for TayIor-Mccarthy Parade
Is a Weird Spec
tacIc

Special to The Herald.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 4--what is be-
lieved to be the most important election
in the history of San francisco will be
held today. following compaign that has
been one of the most holly contested on
record
The fate Of San Francisco. in large
measure. depends on the verdict of the
people as expressed at the polls.
Taylor. nominee for mayor of the Good
Government league, stands pledged to
wipe out graft, to give the city clean
business administration; Ryan, the Repub-
iican nominee, is declared to be a ma
chine candidate; Mccarthy, the choice OF
the Union Labor, is also the choice cf
Eugene Schmitz, the convict mayor
Thronged streets. immense crowds, red
light. bonfres. parading. music, speaking
and shouting marked the close of the cam
paign tonight.
For two hours, while 5000 men and boys.
afoot or riding in hundreds of nonescript
vehicles, paraded from Van Ness avenue
and Market street to Sutter and Steiner
streets, not street car ran on the Fill
more and principal crosstown lines.
All of the rival parties held election eve
mass meetings, and each of them was
literally attended. District Attorney
Langdon. Assistant District Attorney
Francis j. Heney and Hiram w. johnson.
until recently of the bribery-graft prose-
cution, addressed a great crowd at Pa
vilion rink, Sutter and Pierce streets.
A block distant. in Dreamland rink, the
Union Labor candidate for mayor. p III
Mccarthy, and his chief lieutenants spox,
to huge gathering. One of the incidents
there was the smashing of a press table
used by a reporter for a Taylor news
paper. The police interfered.
Ryan Speaks from Auto
Daniel A. Ryan, the mayoralty nominee
of the regular Republican party, put ii,
the evening alItomobiling along Fillmore
street and through thc Mission. stopping
every little while to address street corner
crowds.
Taylor -Langdon meetings were held also
at Eighteenth and Tennessee streets;
Oceanview, Teresa and Mission streets
and out on the San Bruno road.
The most spectacular feature of the
closing of the campaign was the Nc
Carthy-McGowan parade. Starting from
the head of Van Ness avenue. the noisy
procession passed to Eddy street, to Fill
more to Sutter. to Steiner, between curbs
crowded throughout the route, for the
most part with silent spectators.
Coffin for Taylor
In the procession creaked a decrepit
WdSOu Will d COliltts Ol the AlQ OF WHICH
lay man with upturned toes. Above the
figure transparency Haunted the words.
"Taylor-Tomorrow,' and before 1t went
ragtime band playing the Dead March
from Saul.
Scores of policemen afoot and in the
saddle, officered by captains and Iieutea-
ants in automobiles. kept the peace along
the line of march. The parade was an
hour and a half passing given point.
Betting on Taylor today continued at
odds of 2 to 1. and tonight considerable
Mccarthy coin was wagered at 10 to s.
There has been little betting on Ryan
though many claim for him a fair chance
of election.
Mayor Taylor declares he will be elected
''by large plurality
Mccarthy claims victory by $4,000 to $1,000
votes.
Ryan predicts he will win by $4,000.
Langdon believes his count will total
10000.
MCGOWAN says he will get all the Nc
Carthy votes.