New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
Union Labor Candidate for Mayor
atty Loses Ground.
[By Telegraph TO The Trlbun.. l

San Francisco, Oct 26-Another week has
seen little change in the political situation,
cept that Mccarthy, the union labor candidate
Tor Mayor, has lost ground. The support by
The Examiner" Hearst's newspaper Of Ryan,
the Republican nominee, caused much surprise
as in its news columns the paper had leaned
toward Mccarthy. This change of policy also
compelled The Examiner to support Langdop
for District Attorney, although it has recently
! been bitter in its abuse of him
Mayor Taylors meetings have been crowded
and much enthusiasm has been shown. There
is no doubt that thousands of union labor voters
Will support either Taylor Ryan. Many re-
iuse TO vote for Taylor because they believe he
. Is controlled by Rudolph Spreckels and the
graft prosecution" and they cite as evidence
of this the appointments Of Michael Casey as
nedu OF the Board of Public Works. and Will
IAN J. Biggy Chief of Police. Fair minded
citizens, though. see in Casey's appointment
the desire of Taylor 10 put one of the best
ecutive managers in the city in a position where
he could clean up the streets and repair the
sewers Besides. Taylor has tried TO get rep
resentatiVe union labor men supervisors, but
failed. AS for BiggY, one doubts his
potency. but his appointment was unfortunate
as he was the officer selected 10 arrest and
. take charge of Abe Ruef. and is known as a
personal friend and beneficiary Of Rudolph
Spreckeis.
Ryan will probably obtain many union labor
. votes from men who will refuse to cast their
with MI. Spreckels: The feeling against the
. arbitrary course of Mr.. Spreckels and the
grart prosecution is growing, and II viii play
strong part in the coming election. District
Attorney Langdon will be reelected which in
sures a continuance Of the graft prosecution
but strong effort will be made after election
to break the hold which Mr.. Sprecke!s has OBJ
tanned not only on the grand jury, but on all
The machinery Of the prosecution.
The financial panic in New York had 10 effect
here, but the slump in Tonopah and Go;daeld
mining stocks caused the suspension OF several
Nevada banks that loaded down with secIr-
tiles on which they cannot realize. Tre men
vada evidently at the end Of their tether.
The stock market here is actually fat and even
stocks of good value have suffered severely in
the general decline.
Thomas F. Reagan. who was police commits
sioner under Schmtz and was deposed By him,
has brought suit against the S s. Mcclure Pub
fishing Company. Of New York. for 100000
damages for alleged libel contained in article
in "McClure's Magazine" written by George
Kennan Kennan promptly retracted the state
ment, but Reagan evidently believes he can Sc
cure some damages.
before he dropped from the police commits
sion. which furnished the facts OF the French |
restaurant extortion on which Schmitz was con- |
victed and sentenced to san quentin for hVe
years Before sending this letter to the news
papers, Reagan called on Schmitz to make |
last appeal and TO warn him about TINS letter !
but Schmitz haughtily refused TO see his old
friend
Supervising Architect Shea was dismissed this
week and Newton J. ThOrp was chosen to fiji
the vacancy. Shea had obtained "A contract from !
the old boodling Board Of Supervisors by which |
his fees on rebuilding the City and County Hos |
pital would have amounted to S2JO000 Thorp /
will be paid $4 900 a year, which the new Board |
of Supervisors regards as ample compensation /
for the work
Several vicious attacks on motormen and con- |
ductors OF the United Railroads have been made /
this week by gangs of hoodlums. In each case .
the police arrested the crews because they
displayed reVolvers, but they permitted the men
who caused the trouble to escape, except when /
they were wounded. President Calhoun of the /
United Railroads has armed his men, but has
warned them not TO draw their weapons unless /
overpowered and in danger of bodily harm The /
police. however. seem TO sympathize with the /
disordery element
Chief Engineer Grunden and his assistants on
the Oceanic steamship Marposa have had their /
licenses revoked for their carelessness in per |
miting the engines to get out order and the /
fuel oil supply to short ne recent Voy- /
age from Tahita to San Francisco. Only calm /
weather saved the ship and passengers from the /
f,ravest danger The testimony at the trial /
showed gross negligence on the part Of the chief /
engineer and lack of discipline IN the engineers
department
Among the deaths of the week those of |
Eugene II. Tharp. pioneer notary of San Fran
cisco and Ferdinand Gunzendorfer merchant
in Calfornia's first capital for fifty years.
Heavy fogs and strong currents combined to
drive the British tramp steamer Queen Cristina I
on the rocks near Crescent City. She built /
in 1891 AS she is hard and fast on the rocks ii /
Is doubtful whether she can be floated