The San Francisco call., 1908-10-17
JUDGE DUNE MADE
: ODDS ON FAVOR|T[
Election Spectators Make Con-
ceSSiOns in Order to Get Bets
on Popular Justice
Popularity of Candidate Shows
UnmistakabIe Increase as
Day Draws Near

Neaflg three weeks before election
Judge Frank II. Dunno has been made
an ODDS on favorite by the big bettors,
who are anxious to get their money
down on the Jurist whom the higher
ups. The grafters and the interests"
are trying TO defeat
Unable 10 place their money on Dunno
without odds, the election spectators
" no have placed commissions with Tom
Corbett were forced yesterday to make
their first concession in the shape of in
strucJons TO tx their odds at 10 10 3,
with the hope OF getting play for
their money on the judge. whom the
people want 10 remain on the bench.
and whom the people viii re-elect. Cor
bett has commissions Of $4,000 10 be
placed on Dunno at 10 10 9. but no
takers. The interests" working tooth
have not made a sufficient impression
on the public mind to frighten the pro-
ressional bettors. who are admittedly
Inc best students Of ante-election form
Other commissions left with Corbett
arc $1,000 TO be placed at even money
that Cabaniss is elected by 5000 votes
I'D $1,000 even that Murssky viii run
10000 ahead OF Melvin in San Fran
cisco. Half Of the latter commission
was snapped UP quickly and the offer is
tempting enough TO insure the placing
O. the whole commission without de-
The big bettors' failure to fnd
ra1ers FOR the Dunno money. even or at
- 10 3. is taken as an indication that
Tie peoples judge viii be a > TO ! IA
vorite before election day.
MAKE NEW ATTACK
Having failed to arouse the interest
of the district attorney with their silly
allegations Of gigantic fraud" in the
good government league petition. Her
In ~1.-
trying 10 devise a new form OF attack
on Judge Dunno. Neither the district
attorney nor the board OF election com
no ssloners took more than the most
perfunctory notice Of the machine pro-
test, and Herrin's strikers are now en-
oearoring 70 start something" that
VIII insure them Of some slight hold
on the publics attention
The good government league is prose
culnE q quiet but effective campaign
on behalf Of Dunno. an honest Judge
mated and feared by the grafters Presi-
dent Frank ". Marvin stated yester-
day that the response 10 the leagues
appeal Tor funds was most gratifying
ato that letters from prominent citizens
inolcate that decency viii be vindicated
pH IN overwhelming vote for Dunno.
one striking test Of Dunne's popu-
larlr1 has been made this week at the
National Iheater with convincing re-
S1lts- Pictures OF Dunno and Carroll
Cook have been flashed before the au-
olence on the biogrsph screen. and in
Faria1lv DUNES likeness has evoked
the orcrwhelming applause that Cooks
ikeness falls 10 produce.
1le latest prophet Of pluralities is
John q. Lynch. Herrfn's chief lieutenant
in this city. Lynch says Taft will carry
san Francisco by 5000 and California
-e-Vee- He thinks that the counties
Of Tehachapi viii give Taft
10000 plurality, and that the north
VIII add the same number 10 his ex-
cess over Bryan
TWO REPUBLICAN RALLIES
Two big republican rallies to be held
IN Dreamland pavilion are now being
arranged for by the state central com
mittee. The first viii be held Monday
night. October 26, and the principal
speakers VIII be Governor GilIett and
John L. McNab OF Ukish. The other
meeting viii be held in the same audi-
torium Saturday night. October 81
with Samuel NJ Shortridge as the main
attraction.
John c. Lynch's plans for thorough
district organization We're inaugurated
in the thirty-seTenth Thursday night
when meeting was held in Painters
hail. -Devissdero and Fulton streets
Dr. Roland Hartley presided and named
Speeches were made by William
Croker, Louis Steiger, Dr. Mclean.
walter Kelly. g. J. Corcoran. Albert
NoEce and others. Permanent head
quarters viii be secured on Devisadero
street and = mass meeting viii be held
Friday, October so at Young Mems
Hebrew Association hall.
The democrats Of the thirtieth as
sembly district viii hold a meeting
Monday. October Ie. IN the Naval pa
vilion in Market street near the Cen
srai theater. There viii be a meeting
I'D the fOrtieth at Fraternal hall 1919
suffer street. on the same date. A
democratic mass meeting will be held
in VOLTS hail at Ocean View Thurs
day night, October %.
Justus Wardell. chairman Of the
campaign committee Of the democratic
county committee. declared yesterday
that his canvass indicated that BRYAN
would carry the city by a plurality OF
200.
The prohibitionists of the fourth and
fifth congressional districts held q Joint
rally last night At the Norwegian Meth
odist Episcopal church, Seventeenth
street between Mission and Valencia
The principal speakers were ". N
4 observe and Walter T. Vail, prohibi-
Non nominees for congress. Vail will
address the Mems club OF the Presby-
terisn church, Webster and Page
streets. next Monday night.