Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-07
LEAD
IS ASSURED
TO TAYLOR
GOOD GOVERNMENT LEAGUE
HAS SWEPT CITY
TOTAL VOTE ESTIMATED AT
$1,000
Seventeen of Eighteen Supervisors
Elected by Reform Party-Lane-
don Says Result Is, Triumph
for Decency
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punishment of wealthy and influential
criminal business men stamps them US
the most dangerous sort of citizenry IN
the United States. Were it not for TIE
loyaI support given the advocacy of good
government by honest laboring men IN
San Francisco the criminal elements Wouiu
have triumphed at the polls, -.
INV tremendous majority is taken
nv me as an approval of the course OF
the district attorney and as command
by the people to continue the prosecu-
tions against those who have aireauy
been indicted and brought to the par OIL
Justice. Those prosecutions will go on
now with even greater energy and De
termination than before, as we reallze
that the citizens of San Francisco de-
sire that our laws be enforced, equally
and impartially against all enemies OF
government"
H ]. Heney commenting today upon
the victory of Good Government tlcket
in San Francisco said:
THE issue of this campaign was
clear cut. Shall the public service
corruptly control the
municipality and is any man above tne
law. The laboring classes vindicated
the confidence which every great
statesman of America has placed In
their integrity, intelligence, common
sense and patriotism. They under
stood the moral issue involved and
voted for good government, some OF
the merchant class voted for Taylor
and against Langdon, thereby demon
strating that we were right when we
predicted that certain limited class
would vote both ways according to
what they believed would be the effect
upon their pockets Such voters are
the most undesirable citizens in Amer
lea. The great mass of merchants,
professional men and laboring classes,
however. voted according to their con-
science and justified the belief that
representative government is still a
success
irregularities Charged
According to Good Government
league representatives there were at
tempts at Irregularities during the
counting of votes in different sections
of the city during the night. The trou
BILE in nearly every case was in the
contest between Harry Mulcrevey
Union Labor candidate, and William p
McCabe of the Good Government league
for the office of county clerk. Charges
were made by watchers at the polls
which necessitated the calling of E1ec-
tion Commissioner Andrew Gallagher
representatives of the Good Gov
ernment league charged that votes cast
for McCabe had been credited to Null
erevey. This happened according to
the watchers in the Potrero districts.
League men claim to have proof of dis
honesty In the election booths at Mis-
sion and Eighth streets and Seven
teenth and Kansas streets.
Taylor Talks on Result
Mayor Taylor said: Il look upon the
result as being the happiest that 1 have
ever known in the political life of San
Francisco. In fact L think we may say
IN all soberness that yesterdays was the
proudest day San Francisco ever had.
On that day she proclaimed to the whole
world that she fully intended to regen-
crate herself, not only materially but
morally.
Nearly all that was best in the city
ranged itself on the side of good gov
ernment and by supreme effort raised
the city to a higher level
"A unique feature of the campaign was
the interest the women of the city mani
tested on the side of good government.
am perfectly satisfied that their efforts
to considerable degree brought about
the results achieved. Some of the union
labor leaders were also marshaled on the
side of good government and through
men manifested by their votes their de-
termination that no longer should labor
unionism be used as an instrumentality
of personal ambition.
Republicans Help
"The Independent Republicans refused
to follow the lead of Mr. Ryan and be-
came so active in the cause of good gov
ernment and non-partis- lship in munich
pal affairs that it is safe to say that
they contributed more than any one other
factor to the election of the good gov
ernment ticket. Very L-uch praise is to
be given to the leaders of the Democratic
party who by their patriotism seized the
opportunity for enforcement of the prin-
clples of n-partisanship in municipal
affairs and who by their union with the
Good Government league nominated the
ticket that was carried to victory
''As for myself | can look upon it as
in no sense a personal triumph. | stated
in nearly every speech l made during the
campaign that | did not stand as an
individuality or a personality, but as al
issue, merely; that issue being good gov
ernment and its continuance; the rebuild
ing of the city, not only on material
foundations but on the adamantine foun-