The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-07-11
CRAFT REGIME
To Be RETIRED
WITHIN WEEK.
Prosecutions Plan for Elec-
ton of City Executive
Finds Favor
ITS FAITH IS KEPT
Even Opponents of Scheme
Praise Good Intentions
of Proposers
LABOR NOT A UNIT
Some Indorse and Others
Criticise Committee of
Thirty Idea
LABOR NOT A UNIT

San Francisco's new mayor may
be elected on Monday. The MEM
bers of the graft prosecution be-
lieve their plan for the govern
mental rehabilitation of San Fran
cisco will be worked out irnme-
diately. The attitude of the con-
servative leaders of the CONNER
cial and labor organizations asked
to select Boxton's successor seems
to justify the faith of the prosecu-
ton.
District Attorney Langdon be-
lieves the quotas of delegates viii
be dlled before Saturday night and
that the convention can be assembled
and its work completed on Monday
As soon as the new mayor is selected
Boxton will resign and his successor
will be sworn in. The prosecution in
sists that it is absolutely sure of its
legal grounds and fully expects that it
will be relieved of the unwelcome task
Of municipal administration before the
end Of next week
So confident is the prosecution that it
declines 10 consider the contingency of
failure. spreckels, Langdon and Heney
fully believe that with the selection of
delegates they will be released from the
multitpdinous duties thrown upon
them BY the conviction of schmitz and
the confession Of the bribe-taking su-
pervisors.
GOOD FAITH OF PROSECUTION
Leaders Of both commercial and la
bor organizations, including those who
were not prepared to give the prose-
cution's plan their unqualified indorse-
nlent, were unanimous in their express
sions Of confidence in the good faith of
the proponents. The plan submitted by
the prosecution has quieted the charges
of political chicane brought against
Spreckels and his associates.
While a few individuals identified
with either commerce or labor were dis
posed yesterday to scout the practica-
biIity Of the prosecutors plan, none
was disposed to decry the motives be-
hind it.
Leaders of the commercial organiza-
tions invited TO select delegates imme
oiately put on foot movements to bring
about prompt action by their several
associations. The time limit set by the
prosecution obviates the possibility of
action by the membership of the sew
eraI organizations. and the delegates
will be chosen by the dfrectorates The
directors Of four Of the commercial or
ganizations will meet today. and those
Of the fifth tomorrow. The building
trades council will meet tonight and
the labor council tomorrow evening.
sPREcKELs is OPTIMISTIC
Rudolph SpreckeIs said yesterday:
7 have absolute faith in the success
ful contamination OF the plan for the
Immediate election Of a mayor. We
have kept faith with the people. AS
nearly as might be we have turned the
selection of the head of the new gov
ernment over to the whole people We
leave IL to them I am convinced the
delegates chosen by the several organ
izations will have no difhculty in
agreeing upon a man who will be
credit to San Francisco and to the wis
dom OF his electors We believe that
the representatives OF labor and capital
will lose sight of any personal differ
ences they may have and will choose a
mayor who will be an honest servant
OF all the people. Should any of the
organizations decline to cooperate, q
contingency I am not prepared TO be-
lieve will arise. we will endeavor 70
suggest another remedy. But in any