The San Francisco call., 1909-11-01
ISSUES FORMAL
STATEMENT OF
HIS POLICIES
CrOcker Says He Is in Honor
Bound to Support the
Entire Ticket
Considers Announced Detection
of Independent Leaders
UnimpOrtant

Denying that he had at any time
since the opening Of the campaign de-
olared himself in favor of the election
OF Francie J. Heney. and declaring that
he was IN honor bound TO support the
entire republican ticket. William
Croker republican candidate for
mayor, issued last night a formal state
ment Of his policies and his stand on
fhe principal issues of the campaign.
Croker declined to concede that the
formal espousal Of Leland's candidacy
by the independent republican leaders.
announced yesterday was Of sufficient
political Importance TO require direct
answer or discussion. John McCa1lum,
chairman of the recent republican
county convention; Rona V Watt,
chairman Of the convention of munich
pal league of independent republican
clubs; ". d. Fennimore. Marshall Hale
and Thomas z. Haven. former president
Of the independent republican clubs,
formally indorsed Leland's candidacy
yesterday and called upon Independent
republicans TO support the democratic
candidate because Crocker had signed
formal statement advocating the cleo
iion Of the entire republican ticket.
Croker said last night: Il do not
attach much Importance to the declara-
Sions Of a few individuals. They rep
fesent no large interests or following"
Here is Crocker's formal statement:
have not said since the begin
ming OF this campaign that am in
favor Of the election of Mr.. Heney.
/ have never been obligated to
make such statement. I do say,
however, as I said the other even
z 9 TE-if1 NJ he =
Of san Francisco is expressed by
the election of Mr.. Heney. and | am
also elected as mayor. then I shall
aid Mr. Heney in every way possi-
bic, and in the event that the super
visors pass a budget for the main
tenance OF the district attorneys
oflce shall In no way obstruct it.
AS 10 the public criticism which
has been made of me for having
urged the republican voters to elect
their ticket from top 10 bottom, L
fail to see wherein I could reason
ably be expected, as the head Of
that ticket, TO do anything else. 1
have been nominated by popular
vote for the Office of mayor and the
others on that ticket have likewise
been nominated by popular vote
at direct primary election If /
were TO do other than to urge the
election Of the ticket which 1 head
/ would stultify myself 1 have
done only what in decency and
manhood ] should do.
have endeavOred TO meet every issue
sQuarely. 1 did not seek the nom
ination. II was offered TO me under
circumstances that did not exact
any promise or pledge from me. I
am under obligations to no man nor
body of men, and am today as
when I entered the fight, absolutely
free from promises of any kind.
Believing that I had been selected
could lead a ticket to victory in a
fight Of public decency and clean
government against the forces of
corruption, I accepted the nomina-
tiOn and entered the fight, deter
mined 10 win.
I have said that I would give
San Francisco business admins
tratiOn in the event Of my election,
that / would apply to the city the
same business methods that ] had
10 my own business. It has been
said for years that a businessman
would not accept the mayoralty
nomination. ] have accepted il and
I have made a great personal sacri-
fee in so doing. but / have been
willing and am now willing TO
make a further and greater sacri-
fee bT devOting two years of my
time 10 the government of this city,
which j believe is sorely in need of
administrative methods based upon
Is business principles AS the day of
election approaches l am absolutely
Attle faith in the recalcitrant move
laent and do not believe that il is
the result Of the election one way
or the other
NJ last word is to get out and
WORK for the republican ticket and
a btsiness administration. / am
uneoEirocally in favor OF the Hetch
Hetcly water supply. and II elected
viii ufe my efforts to bring about
a Development Of the Lake Eleanor
and Hitch Hetchy sources under
the Garfield grant I reiterate that
am IN favor of new city hall on
the old ste, a building that will be
q credit = city many times larger
than San Francisco I am irrevoc-
ably in faFor Of a boulevard down
the peninsula and the Improvement
Of the streets in the outlying sec
tions Of theAcity.
Here is the FORMAL statement issued
by the independent republican leaders
TO which Crocker referred
In the newstapers of October 80.
and 81, Mr.. William Crocker re-
publican candidate for mayor of
San Francisco, over his signature.
has urged everF good republican
the republican tieket from top to
bottom As that ticket contains
the names Of several candidates
whose election. in the judgment of
the undersigned, would be a seri-
Gus misfortune to our city we can
not allow such appeal to stand un-
challenged. In view OF that signed
statement. and all that it implies,
we can not longer support the can
didacy OF Mr. CrOcker
We therefore urge all republi-
cans who believe in the principle of
citizenship above psrtisansh hip'
10 support the candidacy of DR.. T.
B. ". Leland for mayoAs who in
our judgment, is the strongest can
didate and whose election we be-
lieve viii serve the best interest OF
our city.
MARSHALL HALE
ROLLA V. WATT
W D. FENNIMORE,
J. II. McCALLUM.