The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12

herrln heelers planted themselves
nfazenly at the doors of many polling
places throughout the city yesterday
Snu all day, as voters appeared. forced
sne push tickets into their hands
open and fragrant violation Of the laws
lorpldoing electiOneering within loo
leet OF a polling place was evident
everywhere The police stood supinely
by and refused TO take action.
IN the thirty-eighth and fOrtieth dis
Arlcts the push" was most bold. At a
polling place at Franklin and OFarrell
streets, In the thirty eighth, Sam Gold
tree, prominent push" disciple
handed out ~stickers'' for the Herrin
ucket from early morning until late
IN the afternoon within the very
shaoow Of the election booth.
Hello, friend" he would hail a voter
entering the booth. Let me show you
where 10 find your name in the register.
nope you're goin' TO vote right Here,
nave regular republican sticker. Just
paste this on your ballot and the right
boys VIII run this town hereafter"
At Pierce and Sutter streets, in the
1ortieth, William Schoheld, who was on
Nhe Kahn ticket, used similar tactics.
standing just outside the door of the
polling booth he buttonholed all
passers by. urging, DO right by Julius.
now, friend"
Al N--N -DLL. district auto
mobiles secured the North beach and
Day part OF the district, carrying loads
OF plug uglies" and ignorant foreign
ers TO vote for Kahn. Coghlan with
Joe Crowley and J. J. Allen herded the
push voters in early.
In all the Western addition districts
the citizenship turned out in force early
IN the morning before business hours.
During the day the push" workers
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IN the evening just before the polls
closed another rush Of the better class
OF voters began.
There We're few disturbances OF
clashes in the Western addition. due
not TO the strict police regulation. but
because the Lincoln Roosevelt league
watchers were peaeeably inclined and
drew away from the rowdies when
trouble was attempted Within the
booths. however, watchers permitted no
interference with the election officials
Between the watchers. put out by the
Herrin organization and the Lincoln
Roosevelt league workers there was
nothing IN common. The league watch
Prs were for the most part Intelligent
citizens unused to the ways of the
tricky heelers. Usually the watchers
cOngregated in groups on either side
OF the street.
thirty-hfth districts the vote was well
east by noon. More than half the regis
tratlOn had been voted by the middle
OF the day. The Lincoln Roosevelt
league seemed 10 have the unanimous
support OF the decent element OF the
community in this district
Intimidation Of the Lincoln Roosevelt
league watchers by Herrin thugs was
attempted early in the day in the thirty
hfth district. A crowd of push" roughs
congregated around the polling booth
at Guerrero and Market streets were
particularly beligerent- They made
frequent attempts 10 start trouble with
the league men, who refused to be
taunted into mixing in a row.
The doodle dee ticket was a standing
Joke throughout the city. The average
Of its strength was one vote to each
800 or more cast in a precinct. In many
precincts there was not a single doodle
dee ticket voted. The prohibitionist
party ran ahead Of the Hearst organiza-
lion, and the socialists developed similar
comparative strength. The union labor
vote was very light.