The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
CROCKER SPEAKS
AT BIG MEETINGS
Republican Candidate for Mayor
Addresses Gatherings in
Southern Part of City
Reiterates Pledges of Support
for Hetch Hetchy and Other
Public Improvements

William Crocker swung last night
through the outlying districts in the
southern section Of the city addressed
three enthusiastic republican meetings
and received a hearty reception at
each. His speeches were all brief, but
he put intO~them all a summing up of
the principles for which he stands and
gave assurances of a clean, honest,
business administration of the city's
affairs in the event that he was chosen
mayor at the coming election.
In each of the three halls where he
spoke Crocker's announcement of his
determined stand for the Hetch Hetchy
water supply for San Francisco and his
belief in gas and other public utility
rates that viii be as low as consonant
with a fair return to the corporations
involved on their actual investment,
We're received with cheers. He spoke
also on various public improvements,
particularly schools, street and sewer
improvements.
CROCKER MAKES PLEDGES
The first of the meetings was in Ex-
celsior hall, at Russia avenue and Mis-
sion street, where A w. Detwiler pre-
sided as chairman. Crocker called at
tention TO the need of the new Mission
viaduct and pledged himself TO urge its
time as a connecting link between two
important sections of the city. His
promises, he declared, were not those
of a politician, to be unfulfiled after
desired Office was attained, but pledges
that would be kept He explained that
his own interests were thoroughly
wrapped up in San Francisco, and de-
clared himself a man of all the people,
with all the people and for all the peo
pie, believing in equal rights Tor all and
special privileges for none.
Crocker's arrival at Graham's hall,
at Precita avenue and Alabama street,
was heralded by the cheers of nearly
LOO children, who had gathered outside
the hall. where other candidates were
holding forth, and ii was not until
after he had stopped TO talk to the
boys and girls that he entered theAhall.
He was introduced by Chairman Ed
ward N. O'Reilly and made a brief
speech, outlining some of the salient
features of his platform. He declared
for a just and equitable division Of i'm
provements among all districts of the
city that the product of taxation might
be fairly distributed. He urged the
building Of at least three good roads
out of San Francisco TO the south to
tap the peninsula, and again reverted
TO the securing of the Hetch Hetchy
water supply as the vital thing TO be
accomplished during the next two
years.
ADDRESSES BIG MEETING
The meeting at Twenty-fourth and
Castro streets was the largest of the
evening and thoroughly representative
OF the western end of the Thirty
fourth district. Crocker was called
upon here to answer several questions,
promulgated in letter form and read
10 him by Chairman Lincoln Z. Hack
EFT. who presided The first and most
important dealt with the prohibition of
blasting by Gray Brothers, which was
carried on until stopped by ordinance.
and which the contracting firm has
since attempted TO revive by means of
special permits.
Crocker unqualiied1y announced his
sympathy with the residents Of the dis
trict and said that their interests in
this regard should and would be pro-
tected by him. He also spoke in favor
OF the Improvement of Corbett avenue
and other outlets TO Ingleside, and for
good schools in class A school build
ings, good fire engine houses and efh-
cient fire protection.