The San Francisco call., 1908-09-29
President of Labor Council
Gives Strong Endorsement
TO the Judge
Foreman of Last Ruef Jury
Says Verdict Was Result
of Dishonesty
Isaac Penny Declares That the
Result Was Achieved by
Corrupt Methods

John w. Sweeney, president of the
San Francisco labor council, and Isaac
penny, foreman of the Ruef jury that
disagreed, addressing 100 members of
the Berean club in Calvary church
last night caused great demonstra-
ton in the interest Of civic purity.
Sweeney. In an address that was pas
Sionate throughout, Endorsed Judge
Frank H. Dunno as a great jurist, the
leader Of the movement for decency in
San Francisco.
Penny in brief address shed more
light upon the corruption and inner
workings OF the former Ruef jury and
Joined with Sweeney in voicing the
sentiment Or Dunno and the graft
prosecution.
sweeney's first utterances We're to
the point He said:
The law is on trial and Judge Dunno
IS the issue Tonight I assert my po-
sition in favor of the fearless jurist
i was through him that we We're able
10 find ourselves and make ii possible
that this city should again rise above
vote as he would live and Dunno Will
again give Us that protection of justice,
which recent events would suggest.
was on sale. I viii vote for Frank
Dunno.
LABOR FAVoRS DUNE
7 am speaking for the labor element.
When I came home from the east two
years ago and witnessed what a mess
fale Unions were in took an aggfessive
at1itude. I espoused the present ad-
ninisfration and ! am heartily in favor
OF the present chief executive I be-
ll that every man of you should be
n svmpathy with him.
. 4 am not in favor OF some of the
commissioners. l know OF police
commissioner who has not done what
he should have done, but has opposed
by his acts the best interests Of the
city.
1T is q crying shame that two con-
Uentions could not have nominated
Judge Dunno. The leaders of those
conventions should be rebuked- We
can eliminate the question as to whom
they nominated, but one thing is GER
tain-they carried out the prostitution
of the judiciary. II would be an out
rage TO Him who sanctiied labor to
fail to elect Dunno TO the bench in the
coming election, d month hence
I have allied myself a working
man with the citizens league of JUS
tfce. because We are disturbed by the
aggressive element in the city. who see
nothing wrong with that which has
brought about this prosecution. We
believe that in the application of JUS
tice we may not fear the great. big
enemy-ag ggression- We believe, too,
that the prosecution viii help to pro-
mote industrial peace. The attempted
reductions in wages which have been
made recently are not based on any
economic conditions. 1t is a bold at
tempt to divert our attention from the
prosecution We have more good
leaders in San Francisco than any other
city in the United States.
When Mr. Calhoun sought to bring
about A desperate struggle three months
ago. Walter Macarthur, Andrew Furu-
seth and others kept it back as much
as possible.
We viii not be deferred from having
good government We are going to
put on the bench clean men, regardless
Of their parties. We should all get to-
gether in the common cause There is
but the judiciary TO elect at this cleo
tion- II is Up TO YOU / believe labor
viii do its duty"
PENNEY FLAWS JURORS
/ Penny's remarks were brief They
lwere the disclosures of man who had
N-NNA Ae- -DAfitA-SAl III Tie 1iueI
trial.
II am conscious said Penney. that
the verdict given was not an honest
one. The why's and wherefores of that
verdict know nothing about. There
were men who sat on that jury with
me for six weeks, but at the end of
that time they could not speak intellf-
gently upon the case. yet they knew
how TO vote when they cast their bal
lots. and they cast them in opposition
10 the right It is urgent that San
FranciscO's good citizenship interest.
Itself in these trials. 1t matters much
whether a courtroom is filed with men
siised 10 the corrupt side or with the
intelligent, honest men Of San Fran
cisco.
When asked to speak again at the
close Of Penney's talk Sweeney. assent
ed and in an impassioned tone criti-
cised the notification Of the Schmitz
conviction.
1T was the presence of Mr.. Hartman
in San Francisco that had a great deal
10 do with this decision declared
Sweeney. He prophesied that whoever
was elected district attorney of this
city. the lower courts decision would
be reversed And we know how true