Arizona republican., 1907-07-03

San Francisco, July ?. - Mayor Schmitz, who is awaiting a sentence under conviction of extortion in an in terview this evening authorized the Associated Press to say that he will be a candidate for reelection to fourth term, and that he has already begun the preliminary work of his campaign.
 He declared that he was confident of winning at the polls. and that noth- ing will prevent him from running ex- cept a denial by the appellate and su- preme courts of the appeals he is pre- pairing for new trial of the charge on which he stands convicted.
 Another announcement made by the mayor was that he will bring man. damus proceedings against Judge Dunne if his sentence is not forth coming next Monday as was promised. Until judgment is passed the mayor cannot carry his appeal to higher courts. and until he has appealed he has little hope of gaining adrnittance to bail.
 Said Mayor Schmitz:
 Presumably my organization no longer exists: but its component parts. though scattered, are as much in exis- tence as ever. It is up to me to gather them together and cement them into an organization of my own-a task I am prepared to undertake"
 Then you do not view the indict- ment on many charges by the grand jury. and your conviction of extortion. as necessarily the end of your politi- cal career2 You do not feel that the peoples confidence in you has been forfeited or destroyed?" the mayor was asked.
 T don't" he emphatically replied" ''On the contrary I feel that it is weekly becoming palmer to the peo- pie of San Francisco that I am the object of political instead of a mor- al prosecution and that I have been notoriously deprived of a square deal. I have from the very first maintained my innocence. I reaffirm it now with all the consciousness of truth. l was ccnviccted by jury ten of whom were pledged to find me guilty and two of whom were gibed and cajoled into vot- ing me guilty. have no fear that the higher courts will sustain the verdict. Until they do and the last resort of justice has been exhausted, will fight nay PNASNNutcAS tNtA AAiNb OA Nlit way l ask no quarter and want no mercy; l demand justice. I could have ayoid- ed all but the most trifling prosecu- tion by merely throwing up my hands and stepping down and out Had I been guilty that is what I would logi- cally have done. But I was innocent. and knowing full well what a fight would mean l chose to fight.
 The issue on which the fall cam paign will be decided is prosperity and nothing else. I make a statement now and you may call it prophesy if you like. Nominations as party selec- tons will not cut any more figure now than they have cut in the past Indus trial conditions, past. present and fu- ture. are the center around which the political fight will be waged in No vember. Speeches glad-handing and chlcanery won't carry at the polls. It's past performances that will decide
 Spreckels, Phelan and a few others must spend s2G.O0O.O0O to restore the property that was destroyed by fire and rehabolitate their vast Interests. If they can depress local wages ten per- cent they will save S2.0OO.0OO. If they can cut down the wage scale a third, that will mean s7,00O.O 900 in