Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-17
Dean of University of California
Succeeds Grating Musician
and Reign of the Big Stick"
Ends.
SCHMITZ DECLARES HE
Is STILL ON THE JOB
First Woman to Be introduced
in Bribery Prosecution Proves
a Severe Disappointment TO
Heney,

my Morning journal special Leased wire.I
san Francisco, July l6.-Dr. Ed
ward T. Taylor physician and law
yer. dean of the Hastings Law col
lege and of the University OF Cali
fornia. was tonight. by the board of
supervisors elected mayor OF san
Francisco. and by the open avowel OF
the bribery graft prosecution, the So
called reign OF the big stick" came
10 an end.
Dr. Taylor was the third man To
whom the election was offered by Ru-
dolph Spreckels and District Attorney
Langdon His election was "A complete
surprise 10 the city, for at no time In
the past weeks Of daily guessing was
his name by any mentioned, outside of
the secret councils OF the district attor-
ney and his half dozen assistants The
office vas rendered 10 DR.. Taylor a
few minutes after Z o'clock this after
noon and his acceptance was In the
hands Of Mr.. Langdon and Mrs
Spreckels befo'" . o'clock. Dr.. Tayt'it
Is between 60 aud 10 years of age
The district attorney dictated for tbs
Associated Press the following sta.c-
ment:
I'VE feel that san Francisco Is to be
congratulated upon having "A public
servant of the character and standing
OF Dr. Edward u. Taylor. A resident
of forty five years his heart Is IN the
city's future aud the high services that
he can and viii render this stricken
city, win ! trust, be fully appreciated
by gratful people.
Or Taylor il In no sense a polili-
clan, but Is man Of great learning
and fine executive and administrative
ability. coupled with unquestioned in
tegrtv and unsefsh devotion to the
public welfare.
'The wide authority that Il tempo
rnrilV lodged la the district Attorney
office will now be restricted within the
bounds prescribed by law, and the cx-
traordnary functions hitherto directed
from this department, VIII, To our
great satisfaction have come TO an
end
"Dr TAYLOR has now assumed the di-
rection of the city's affairs and the dis
trlct attorney viii conhne his duties to
the prosecution of public crime"
Sthmitz Slill Making Appointments.
Mayor Eugene Y. Schmitz who WAX
recently convicted of eXtortion, Is yet
factor TO be reckoned with In the solv-
ing of the municipal problem. To-day
he appointed Samuel Sawyer, a mem
ber Of the typographical union, a sup
ervisor, to succeed Charles Boxton.
who resigned to be appointed tempo
rary mayor. by the graft prosecution
1t Is announced that Mayor Schmilz
will appoint successors TO the remain
ing fifteen supervisors who Win be
forced by the district attorney TO re-
sign.
City VIII Have Two Governments.
The city will then have two govern
ments, one headed by Mayor Taylor.
the other by Mayor Schmitz, who
claims that he II not incapacitated un-
tll after the court Of last resort has
confirmed his conviction. II IL held
by the prosecution that the conviction
of Mayor Schmitz in the trial court in
him from further holding
office. and on that theory II has APP
pointed Mayor Taylor
Chief OF Police Dinan announces
that he viii recognize no one bu.
Schmitz as mayor