Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-31
SCHMITZ IN HIS CELL
NAMES SUPERVISORS
FOLLOWS TAYLOR'S LEAD AND
APPOINTS NEW BOARD
Members Recruited Largely from
Labor Ranks-Convicted Official
Anery-Says Other Mayor
Opens His Mail
BY Associated Press.

| BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 30.-Eugene e
Schmitz, the convicted mayor, today
made the following appointments to I'll
| the vacancies created by the forced res
ignations of fourteen members of the
board of supervisors, Schmitz claiming
the right of appointment on the grounc
that he is the de jure mayor. of Sar
Francisco:
William Cole, carpenter, building
trades council T. J. Tierney, cement
worker. building trades council; Thomas
Maxwell, carpenter, amalgamated car
penters; Henry Sheehan, painter, build
ing trades council; p. D. Hawthorne
rigger and stevedore, member City Front
federation; J. A. Keagh, musician, labor
council: P w. Myers, machinist, labor
council; ]. F. Leonard, electrician, labor
council; ]. Williams. master plumber;
j. j. Henry, steam filter, labor council;
William Schaefer, striking carman;
Charles L. Berry, printing pressman,
allied printing trades; Charles Warcourt,
blacksmith, labor council.
Mr.. Schmitz complained that his pri-
vate mail is being opened by Mayor
Taylor. He exhibited several letters
addressed to "Hon. Eugene E. Schmitz,
San Francisco, PERSONAL" which have
been slit open and marked in indelible
pencil. "Opened by Edward r. Taylor"
Schmitz said:
Schmitz Angry
This is something that no man will
stand for 1 shall take it up immediate
ly with the authorities at Washington
and press the complaint to the limit
against Mr.. Taylor.
my appointees will meet in special
session at the Hall of Justice either
tomorrow or Thursday and organize for
business. Supervisors O'Neill and Tveit-
moe will be invited to attend and par
ticipate in this meeting. I presume they
will do so.
-'I wish to make this comment on the
municipal situation:
'I am exceedingly sorry to see this
supervisorial tangle, for it is likely to
cause a deal of litigation for the city
and county of San Francisco for years
to come. My own course is clear: Act
ing upon the advice of my attorney,
which I believe to be absolutely legal,
hold that 1, as mayor of San Francisco,
have the sole power of appointments to
vacancies in municipal office and that
the appointive acts of Edward r. Taylor
are void and incapable of legal support
That, however, is for the courts to
decide, and 1 assume that they will be
called upon for determination soon after
the TWO DOaruS OIL SUPERVISORS get down
to business.
"If any further municipal vacancies
occur by voluntary resignation, which IS
the only kind of vacating force 1 shall
recognize, 1 shall promptly fill them by
appointment. Incumbents will pay no
attention to attempted removals by Mr.
Taylor"
The settlement of the bill of excep-
tions in the Schmitz extortion case was
begun by Judge Dunno today. One
quarter of the bill was agreed upon
today Adjournment was taken until
tomorrow afternoon. AS soon as the
exceptions are settled Schmitz will ap-
peal and also apply for his release on
bail.
The election commissioners recog-
nize Mayor Taylor as the sole and only
mayor of San Francisco. Today the
board, as required by the charter, filed
its annual report with the mayor,
sending the document exclusively to
the office in the city hall.