The San Francisco call., 1907-03-23
Whip to Be Held
Over Supervisors
BoodIers Will Be Used
and Then Elected
CONTINUED FROM PAGE l, COL


indictment trial. conviction and Imprisonment Mayor Schnz VIII
be called upon resign Should he refuse proceedings
will be instituted and he will be removed Then the Supervisors
will appoint Mayor, who will be the choice OF
the citizens With this the usefulness OF the sixteen
boodg members Of the Board of Supervisors will have come to
end They will be made resign and the new Mayor VIII
appoint their
This DONE the Mayor will begin clean up with broad
broom He will start with the commissions of Public
Works the Police Commission bodies under the muni
government will be reOganzed All OF the Schmz timber
viii, be cut away Men of high character rugged integrity will
weng who have taken orders from Ruet
reorganization process will be carried into the Police
Department and until branch OF the CITY govern
me shall have been purified.
No connection with the Mayor
atty and nothing this point has been forthcoming from the
red house Franklin The OF Office for the new Mayor
will expire with the end OF the His successor well as the
Supervisors and other city officials will be chosen by
the people a the November election.
point the activity of the citizens committee will be
gin will way attempt arrogate itself which
belongs the city. 1t will act the peoples lobby 1t will be
enlargement of the plan recently put in operation by which
representative from sections of the country for
the people n of national
The plan some degree adopted
cago exposures municipal there In Chicago
the been satisfactory Clean have been elected
office and the affairs OF the city conducted minimum of
expense
The proposed municipal corporation
by voluntary contributions There will be body of
stockholders. who will subscribe the sufficient
launch the undertaking and insure its continuance Members
will contribute regular monthly for its maintenance The
money designed bring gold but civic
Of formulating plan
their purposes this time However
such pass that became necessary the public
confidence before the time really ripe This due
of another citizens league which had already begun
o take shape
When the disclosures of graft were made in San Francisco
league AT their head
which Roa v Watt was chairman This league had kept its
secret but public plans the
confessions of the Supervisors public
q, interfere with the plans Of ene and Ianodon the exe+;e
league upon Heney informed him of
intentions, offering the body
any conflicting with his plans Then
explained the method of procedure that he had mapped
Heney pointed government of the city had
broken down Any attempt institute summary proceedings
against all the offenders he argued would result in absolute
lie regarded the situation extremely delicate needing be han
died with diplomacy Should the Mayor Supervisors the
Commissioners be elected forthwith he contended
would not only be without government but would lack regular
Of reestabshg the functions of government Heney
his purpose allow the affairs of city
the hands which then controlled them but he stated positively that
conditions such that the present Board Supervisors could
be used in office for a time great advantage
Heney then explained his great length his plans
for municipal corporation which should permanent
adjunct the city government The plan according to
those high authority be carried through the city
charter.
Watt expressed their willingness to aban
don their plan and with Heny They
date formation of the corporation suggested
Rudolph SpreckeIs be placed its head
The information given project had been
mapped with the of the authorities Washington
President Roosevelt may be positively stated has been
Francisco great suggestion
Of municipal league with supervisory functions appealed
While ne had not the time to give his personal attention the
details he suggested that Secretary Department of
Commerce and Labor be asked gained
in New York refomr before entering the Presidents
met enthusiastic the idea cooperating
with the men who will put the plan into operation.
The municipal corporation will devote large part of
keeping from public Office whose
stand the closest scrutiny. special engaged
in the work OF keeping the public informed
of the who before them aspants for office 1t is
the theory of Heney and his government
provided by the charter adequate for the purpose gov
1t fails only when the public
acer strong safeguard on this
point is believed will bring about results wholly satisfactory
The municipal corporation will only keep eye the
in Office but it will leadership for improve
park system and the like will be up by corporation
placed before the Board of Supervisors consideration