The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
UNION LABOR RALLY
IN THE RICHMOND
Mccarthy and Fickert Address
Large Meeting in Clement
Hall on Campaign Issues


About 1000 residents of the Rich
mond district gathered. in. Clement hall
in Clement street md Sixth avenue last
night. to hear P. H. Mccarthy. and
Charles NJ. Fickert voice their views
on the. issues of the campaign. There
was a. large number of women and
children in the audience. which. was a
noisy. one. and the union labor candi-
dates were loudly cheered Several
of the lesser union labor candidates
and some Mccarthy workers not iden-
tilted with the ticket addressed the
gathering before the arrival of the
standard bearer and Fickert.
The. meeting was opened by z. A.
Yoell. who introduced DIR. George Lee
Eaton as chairman. Fickert and
George Benham were the first speakers.
Benham scoffed at the claims. of the
opposition candidates. and attacked
Francis j. Heney, saying that the graft
prosecutor was anxious to have the
prosecutions continued so that he could
wax fat financially. and closed with the
anna zing assertion that Heney was the
successor of the notorious George D.
Collins as the legal representative of
the worst elements in the community.
Fickert's speech followed generally
the line of argument he has used since
the campaign opened. He promised
businesslike administration Of the af-
fairs Of the district attorneys office
and intimated that the exodus of gum
shoe" men that was to follow imme-
diately after his election would de-
populate the city. While Fickert was
speaking Michael Casey entered the
hall and took a seat on the platform.
There was not handicap or word
Of recognition as Casey wended his way
through the crowd and. up the aisle
toward the platform.
Theodore Savage of the law firm OF
Dorm, Dorm & Savage followed Fickert
and announced himself as lifelong
republican, who loved his city more
than his party, and for that reason
could not refrain from supporting Nc
Carthy. The people of New York,
Savage said, believed that San Fran.
cisco was a great city. but that 1t
would not progress until the fierce civil
war that was being waged here was
over and the people had ceased fighting
IKE Kilkenny cats. In euTogizing the
head of the union labor ticket Savage
said that Mccarthy was a man capable
of handling big projects with Justice.
.magnihcence. liberality and success.
McCarthy's voice was hoarse and
showed the effects of his stranuo,,e
campaigning. when I am elected >,
Mccarthy said. ''and / am as certain
that i will be as man can be OF anv
thing, ! VIII be. the mayor of all the
people and of no special interests
stand before you as a citizen and a
tax payer, with the best interests Of
the city and of the people at heart
and 1 assure you that the success of the
union labor ticket will give San Fran
cisco the best public official IL ever
had in the present speaker
Mccarthy paid his respects TO his
opponents. INDUCED in the usual crfti
cism of the incumbent municipal ad
miHistration and made a strong plea
for the success OF the entire union
labor ticket. He closed BY assuring
his hearers that the Richmond district
would benefit greatly by his election
and promised new and better streets
for all parts OF the city, together with
. period of prosperity unequaled in the
history of San Francisco.
Andrew j. Gallagher said that the
good government promised by Nc
Carthys opponents was a good for
nothing government and he accused
Doctor Leland, the democratic nominee.
of being backward in paying his saloon
bills. Michael Casey said that the most
of the newspapers of San Francisco
were scurrilous and vallainous sheets
that should not be tolerated. Brief
addresses were made by Harry l. Null
crevy and nearly all of the other candi-
dates present.