The San Francisco call., 1908-09-27
DEMOCRATS DESIRE
REMOVAL OF CASEY
Executive Committee of Club
Proposes to Present Charges
TO Mayor Taylor
Violations of Charter Provisions
and Political Activity Are
Resented

Charging that Michael Casey presi-
dent OF the board OF public works, has
been recreant in his duty the San Fran
cisco democratic club will ask Mayor
Taylor 10 remove him from. his posi-
tion.
The executive committee OF the demo-
cratic organization TO which Mayor
Taylor has given his support held an
executive session on Thursday night
with David l. Mahoney in the chair and
Harry Bocchio acting as secretary, and
passed a resolution debating that 1t
was the sense of the committee that
the mayor should be requested to hear
charges looking to Casey's removal .
This resolution was passed without
a dissenting vote. Next Thursday night
II will come before the club for ap-
proval. and such is the sentiment of the
members of the organization that there
can be no doubt as TO the action which
will be taken.
Following the favorable action of the
club as a whole a committee viii be
appointed to wait upon the mayor and
70 lay before him the charges upon
which will be based the demand for
Cssey's removal
These charges will cover Caseys ac-
tions as a public official as well as his
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casey has violated the civil service
provisions OF the charter regarding the
Airing OF men and that he has violated
the charter provision which requires
THAT work necessitating an expenditure
lof more than $500 shall be done by con-
tract.
ACCUSED OF OPPOSING DgNNE
IN connection with Casey's political
activities IL viii be charged that ne has
allied himself with Tom Finn and W.
r HsEgerty TO do railroad politics
p gainst the interests OF good govern
ment and that he was instrumental in
securing the defeat Of Judge Dunno
Tor union labor nomination.
when the local union labor conven-
tion was nominating candidates for the
superior bench Public Works Commits
sioner Tom Eagan placed Dunno in
nomination. but Dunne's name was
Missed and hOoted and he mustered only
Is votes.
"The is men who voted for Judge
Dunne, Tom Eagan has declared.
were friends Of mine whose names I
could easily repeat In addition to
those rs there were In that convention
enough employees OF the board OF works
appointed by Michael Casey to insure
the nomination OF Dune But all those
Casey men voted against Dunno"
II is expected that other political and
civic bodies VIII join with the San
Francisco democratic club in demand
ing the removal Of Casey.
CASEY PIEASES TAYLOR
President Casey of the board OF
works has given most able and efficient
services TO the city in his present posi-
tion." said Mayor Taylor yesterday
and ] know of no one who has ad-
vanced any good or sufficient reason
why he should not remain at his post
DR.. Taylor was referring to published
statements that the head Of the presi-
dent OF the works board was in danger
This the mayor denied absolutely. Il
have no thought Of making such a
change" he said. Referring to the fact
that he had removed one commissioner
mario BollO OF the fire commission
FOR doing politics DR. Taylor assented
20 the view that the charter only gave
the mayor authority to remove mem
bers Of the fire and police commissions.