The San Francisco call., 1909-10-13
.CROCK[R FIGURES
IN THREE MEETINGS
Republican Candidate Declares
for Administration Run by
Business Methods

Republican mass meetings, at all of
which William Crocker, candidate for
mayor, was the chief figure, were held
last night in three widely separated
districts. The standard bearer of the
republican party in San Francisco
made the swing from the Potrero
through the Mission and almost to the
edge of the Western Addition toward
the end of Polk street.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
All of the republican meetings last
night were well attended and developed
hearty enthusiasm. Crocker was not
the only speaker at any of them. but
shared the platform with other re-
publican candidates for Office. Charles
NJ Fickert, candidate for district at
torney, spoke at the Alta club at 1886
Folsom street, and also at Monviso hall
of 2124 Polk street. Fred Eggers, can
didate for sheriff; H. G. Mathewson,
candidate for auditor; John I. Dare.
candidate for police judge, and several
republican nominees for supervisors
were among the speakers at the various
places.
The first meeting attended by Crocker
was at Tennessee hall in Tennessee
street between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth, where a crowd of over 800
greeted him. He assured his auditors
that his ambition was not that of
seeker after a few paltry dollars from
the public crib, but was directed
toward giving San Francisco
straightforward business administra-
ton on honest lines. He spoke of his
own rise from that of poor boy to
that of a elf-made man, declaring that
a man who had received his education
by personal effort and study at night
might be as well fitted to guide the
destinies of city as a more fortunate
man who had received the benefits of
college or university training.
INTERESTS ARE IN CITY
TT does not necessarily take a man
educated in college or university to be
mayor of San Francisco he declared
IF it did, what chance would the poor
boy stand of ever attaining such de-
sire or ambition? Do we have to look
to our millionaires' sons to run our city
government? If we do 1T would mean
a great misfortune for u.s. When L
spend dollar no man can come to me
and say it symbolizes drop of sweat
wrung from some mans brow. 1 dare
any man to make such charge. / am
not a candidate asking votes that may
get from the public crib the few paltry
dollars / might receive. San Francisco
is my home and it is here that my in
terests are bound UP. l want simply
clean business administration, and
want it economically run so that we
may all have the benefits of needed
improvements, yet without our taxes
being doubled or trebled.
Crocker spoke at the Alta club at
1886 Folsom street, where L. II. Ander-
son presided as chairman, and later at
Monviso hall at 2124 Polk street AT
ali three of the meetings which he
need of the Hetch Hetchy water supply
for the future interest of the city and
declared for public utility rates which
would give to the public service cor
porations only a fair return on their
actual investment, which is all, he said,
that any business or businessman
could honestly demand. The water
supply he termed the most vital Of all
subjects to be dealt with.
URGES IMPROVEMENTS
In line with general city improve
ments Crocker urged the building of
new sewers, better lighting, street i'm
provement and the immediate construc-
ton of a city hall. The latter, he said
he hoped to see well on its way to
completion before the end of the COM
ing administration. He urged the
building Oh class A SCnOOl Du1lQ1nSS
exclusively and the taking of the
schools out of politics.
Assemblyman Nate Coghlan presided
at the Polk street meeting, where
Crocker made his final address of the
evening His talk there was also in
favor Of economical methods and
business principles in city administra-
ton, and he touched upon the need of
reorganization of the fire and police
departments in order to give their
members some time for rest and leisure.
Crocker declared his belief that San
Francisco should have a more liberal
form of administration than some in
land cities on account of it's peculiar
situation and the cosmopolitan nature
of its residents, but said that he did
not mean by this an open city" To
such thing he insisted he would never
subscribe.
Union Labor Central Club
Permanent headquarters have been
established by the union labor central
club of the forty-second district in
Neergaards hall, 804 Larkin street near
O'Farrell. Officers and committees
have been chosen as follows: Lawrence
Glennon, president; william Matthews
first vice president; A. Stappenbach
second vice president. Harry Feighery,
third vice president; S. T. Kohlman
recording secretary; George w.
Schmitz, corresponding secretary; John
Roberts, financial secretary; David
Bloom, treasurer; E. T. Burke, Frank
and Chris Karsten, campaign commit
tee; Frank CALI, Frank Neergaard.
Andy Hughes. John Onions. Matthew
Gaynor, James Millin and Edward