The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-16
Sends Flowery Epistle on
Making Eighteenth
a Holiday
SANDERSoN PRESENT
His Health Improved, He
Attends to Help
With His Vote

The effective Spreckels-Burns
club has descended again Mayor
Schnaitz's veto of the resolution
removing George B. Keane from
his position as clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and appointing
John H. Ryan to the place was
overruled yesterday by vote of
fifteen of the Supervisors, who
have repudiated their former
chief. Their action serves as Of
fetal and unmistakable evidence
of their control by the graft pros
ecutors and the completeness OF
their break with Schrnitz.
Mayor Schmitz was not pres
ent TO witness the turning
down. but Just before the meeting
District Attorney Langdon dropped IN
to give a reminder to any thought
less member of the boodling board
who might have wavered or forgot
ten his instructions since the last
meeting Supervisor Gallagher was
called out from the secret caucus
which was deciding the an-important
question OF prizenght permits. and In
a whisper assured Langdon that the
Mayors veto was doomed to ignomin-
ious defeat and that the resolution re-
moving Keane would become law
Supervisor Sanderson. looking In
very good health and far from being
the dying man he was reported. was
present for the first time since last
October. when he fed from the city
to escape examination by the Grand
Jury on charges OF corruption. He
came from San Mateo to be In attend
ance at the meeting, and he was there
to make it certain that the fourteen
votes necessary to override the veto
would be forthcoming His presence
gave an extra vote Affirming the origi-
nal resolution, and it passed. Is to 1,
O'NeilI being the only one with the
courage to vote against Keane's re-
moval he not being subject to the ter
rors of the prosecutions club. Sander
son left the room as soon as the vote
had been taken. his services being no
longer needed
FREEZE FOR CITY'S MAYOR
"Firetrap" sam Davis (s11.25o) was
not on hand for the very good reason
that he could not afford to antagonizs
the Mayor by voting against his veto.
much as he would have liked TO have
done so. Davis is having all he can
do just at present to keep open his
illegal theater In spite of the law. and
schmitz is in position to defeat his
efforts il he takes offense at any OF
Davis acts.
The Supervisors again turned the
cold shoulder on Schmitz when his
communication recommending that
April IS be declared a holiday to COM
memorate the great disaster was re-
ceived Time was when the Super
visors would have fallen over them
selves to comply with the request OF
the slippery Mayor, but things are diff
ferent now
The board did not even grant Schmit7
the scant courtesy OF having his COM
munication read by the clerA- The
latter merely ~sferred to the COM
municauon by title. and 1T was sent
TO the judiciary committee OF which
Coleman is chairman. and Coleman's
open enmity to the Mayor is now COM
mon knowledge.
DOCUMENT PTGEONHOLED
The Mayor in his communicatfon
suggested that the business OF tho
municipality cease on the day named
and that that day be given up not so
much TO joyous celebration as to
thanksgiving and prayer. He called
attention to the fact that the Super
visors had no authority to declare q
municipal holiday. but thought the
overworsxed employees OF the city gov
ernment should be given at least q
half holiday to rest from their oner-
Gus duties
The reference TO a committee was
tantamount to the pigeonholing OF the
com r,unication. which waa aIzo -.