The San Francisco call., 1909-11-04
TWO CLOSE FIGHTS
DEVELOP IN COUNT
Sheriff and Police Judgeship
Offices in Doubt Near
Final Tally of Votes
John ]. Sullivan Captures Seat
on Bench and Finn Gets
MarshaI's Powers

Only one error of forecast, outside of
the list of supervisors, crept into The
Calls announcement yesterday morning
of the probable winners in the munich
pal election. The name of Charles T..
Conlan was given instead of John j..
ships. In fact, it was not until near
the end OF the completion of the unoffi-
eial returns that there was any indca-
tion that the union labor party nominee
would defeat the democrat.
Another fight that held attention al
most up to the time the returns were
received at o'clock from the last pre-
cinct, the third of the twenty ninth dis
trict, was that for sheriff 1t was a pretty
struggle between Finn Dolan and
Eggers. Although Eggers; the repub-
lican candidate, had been 2 to / favor
ite against the field in the betting, he
finished third, Dolan, the incumbent
topping him by 165 votes. The three
men were neck and neck according to
the returns up till noon, but Finn then
began to draw away, and f1oated in
with the union labor party ticket with
a lead of 1888 over Dolan.
McCARTHY,s LEAD GROWS
McCarthy's majority for mayor grew
steadily throughout the day. when the
last precinct was heard from he had
%. 437, while Leland, who polled 1862,
came second. Crocker, who had been
picked by the betting fraternity to fin
ish ahead of Leland, was third with a
vote of 1877.
Fickert's vote for district attorney
IL @~Ix.N 1cxr
his total going beyond the estimates of
all except his most sanguine support
ers. With a vote of 36,197 he led Heney
10205
Thomas F. Boyle, nominee of the
union labor party and the democrats,
scored a substantial victory over II. g.
Mathewson for auditor, polling 34,1S5
against 1886.
Out of a total vote of 64,93f, John
McDougald, republican, democratic and
good government nominee for treas
urer. polled the highest vote OF any
candidate, receiving 40,S14 against
1854 FOR Alexander.
Thomas F. O'Nen, favored by the
unen labor party wave, made the race
for tax collector exciting, losing TO Da-
vid Bush with 25,055 against 27,347 for
the incumbent.
The fight for recorder developed into
a struggle between Edmond Godchaux.
the democratic and good government
incumbent, and Harry ID. Pohlmann or
the union labor party, GodchauN receiv-
ing % 023 against 22,009. while A. u.
Boggs the republican, was bad third,
with 1883.
The reelection of Percy V. Long has
been conceded by nearly every one
throughout the campaign. He received
32,194 votes, while William G. Burke.
the union labor nominee, received
21,S07, and Robert L. Mann, nominee
of the democrats. received only 1889.
P. j. Kelleher. union labor party NOM
inee for public administrators. dropped
in at the Office of Registrar Zemansky
during the afternoon and admitted
that a melodious voice was a better
vote getter than a pair of lively feet.
Hynes was an easy winner with 28,206.
Kelleher polled 1896 and Mansfield
1851.
John ]. Greif. republican nominee,
made a strongf bid for the office of
county clerk, but he could not stem the
food of union labor party votes, Null
crevy defeating him 30,69s to 26,005.
Thomas J. Glynn. the democratic NOM
inee, received only 3,523 votes.
Dr. William J. Walsh, the union Ia
Dor party coroner at the time of the
fire in 1905, won out handly over DIR.
c. C. O'Donnell and DR.. Frank T. Fitz-
gibbon, the vote being Walsh. 2S,933;
O'Donnell. 1886; Fitzgibbon. 17.1S2.
Although Shortall and Sullivan We're
chosen as the police judges, Judge Con-
Ian appeared to be lively competitor
until more than two-thirds of the vote
was completed.
The liquor ordinance was voted on
by only 1892 persons out of the total
of 64,931. The friends of the measure
secured its passage by vote of 22,966
to 1926.