New-York tribune., 1907-09-01
on THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
San Francisco Interest Centred IN
Cam pnign for Mayor.
rRr Telegram % N. rrtbure.I

san Francisco Aug. 31.-who will be nouli-
mated for Mayor by the Republicans is the most
interesting question in local politics at present
The men who the victory for the Republi-
can League in the recent primary election
actively canvassing for Daniel H Ryan. the or
ganizer of the league. Ryan is a young lawyer
who has made a considerable reputation az a
public speaker. but conservative men regard him
q without sufficient weight reputation for
the position. The great body OF Republicans
recognize that it is vital 10 elect a man for
Mayor who viii inspire confidence
For this reason many favor Mayor Taylor.
who thus far has made an admirable record
Taylor has always been affiliated with the Dem
ocratic party. but party lines are likely to be
broken down in the coming contest Taylor has
done well while in Office, for he has put in good
men as supervisors and appointed one OF the
most efficient men in the City-NiChael casey
to serve as the head OF the Board OF Pubic
Works and restore the streets 70 decent con-
dition-
The Union Labor party viii make tremendous
efforts to regain control Of municipal affairs at
the coming election. 1t is under the control OF
F. II. Mccarthy. who has actually declared that
Schmitz would make an ideal candidate II ne
available Mccarthy breaches the doc
trine that organized labor must vote as one
if il expects to receive what IL demands In
other words, he declares war on every other
party in order that union Ia Dor OrICldlS may
control the government. He and his followers
evidently blind To the fact that the success
OF the Union Labor party would mean the dis
crediting OF San Francisco in New York and
other Eastern cities which are expected to fur
nish the capital for rebuilding the city.
People living near the entrance TO the Presi-
dio have Joined in a petition TO Congress 70 re-
store the canteen on the military reservation in
o-der that the low dives just outside the en-
trance may he closed. Among the signers are
many women. who join in the declaration that
these saloons are a far greater danger 70 tie
soldiers chan an orderly canteen on the GROUNDS
The new police commissioners have rejected tEe
application for license for another saloon -
this district The resorts that are running
are scenes OF @lnlost nightly fights and disturb
ances-
Martin y. Kellogg. chief counsel FOR the Spring
Valley Water Company. died from heart failure
this weci. at his home at San Nateo. Mr. Kel-
logS was a well known lawyer and clubran-
The failure To operate the Gsary street cable
road is causing much protest frcm property
owners Since the ca- strike on May I the road
has remained idle The doodle board of super
v;sors voted tn grant ST5AGoo to convert the
road into an electric line. TO be operated by the
city, but nothing has been dons-
After four years fight In the courts an
English criminal known as sir Harry West
Wood Cooper must serve out fifteen years
in San Quentin prison f,r perjury. He frs
soon after he came out induced Young cir! to
marry him by forging her mothers name TO a
tcleSram- on his trial his perjure1 testimony
saved him from conviction. but he Jrsed
again for perjury.
From all parts Of the state come reports of
great scarcity of labor The japanese. who
were satisfied last year with 81 80 day 10
pick grapes. have demanded 81 30 this season.
and they control most of this labor fruit
growers are forced to pay these excessive wages
Lumbermen getting 81 90 a day, and u -
difficult to obtain enough hands Girls in fruit
canneries make from S:i to 81 day. yet man
ayers report that they cannot get enough
Twenty thousand visitors are expected az the
sessions OF the national Irrigation congress at
Sacramento next week A large pavilion has
been erected and exhibits viii De made o. t1e
off tod