Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-17
Dean Of University ofCaIifornla
Succeeds Grating Musician
and 'Reign Of the Big Stick
Ends,
SCHMlTz DECLARES HE
is STILL ON THE JOB
First Woman to Be introduced
in Bribery Prosecution Proves
a Severe Disappointment to
Heney.
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TBy Morning Journal Special Leased wire.I
San Francisco, July 16.-Dr Ed
ward r. Taylor, physician and law
yer. dean OF the Hastings Law coll
lege and of the University of Cali
fornia. was tonight by the board OF
supervisors, elected mayor of San
Francisco, and by the open avowal 0f
the brIbery-graft prosecution. the So
called reign Of the big stick" came
to an end
Dr. Taylor was the third man 10
whom the election was offered by Ru-
dOlph Spreckels and District Attorney
Langdon. His election was a complete
surprise to 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 was rendered to DR.. Taylor a
few minutes after o'clock this after
noon and his acceptance was In the
hands OF Mr. Langdon and Mis-.
Spreckels before o'clock. DR.. Taylor
is between 60 and 65 years OF age.
The district attorney dictated for tho
Associated Press the following stasu-
ment:
I'VE feel that San FrancIsco Is 20 he
congratulated upon having public
servant of the character and standing
of DR.. Edward r. Taylor A resident
OF forty-fve years his heart Is IN the
city's future and the high services that
he can and Will render this stricken
city. will, trust, be fully appreciated
by gratful people.
DIR Taylor is IN no sense 4 pollli-
clan. but Is a man of great learning
and fine executive and administrative
ability, coupled with unquestioned ln-
tegrity and unselflsh devotion TO tho
public welfare.
"The wide authority that Is tempo
rarilv lodged In the district attorneys
office will now be restricted within the
bounds prescribed by law. and the cx-
traordinary functions hitherto directed
from this department. VIII, TO our
great satisfaction have come TO an
end
"Dr. Taylor has now assumed the d.
rection of the city's affairs and the dis
trlct attorney will confine his duties TO
the prosecution OF public crime"
Schmltz still Making Appointments.
Mayor Eugene u. Schmltz. who WAS
recently convicted Of extortion. II yet a
factor to be reekoned with IN the solv-
ing of the municipal problem. Today
he appointed Samuel Sawyer. a mem-
ber of the typographical union, q sup
ervlsor, to succeed Charles BONt0n,
who resigned to be appointed tempo
rary mayor, by the graft prosecution.
II Is announced that Mayor Schmitz
will appoint successors 70 the remain
Ing fifteen supervisors who will be
forced by the district attorney TO re-
sign.
City win Have Two Governments.
The city will then have two govern
ments. one headed by Mayor Taylor.
the other by Mayor sehmIlz, who
claims that he is not incapacltated un-
I'll 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
capacltated him from further holding
office, and on that theory L has ap-
pointed Mayor Taylor.
Chief of Police Dlnan announcns
that he win recognize no one but
Schmltz as mayor.