The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
.HEN[Y PETITION
IS WIDELY SIGNED
Work of Verification Deputies
Shows Majority Of Electors
Favor Graft Prosecution
Union Labor Men Respond With
Alacrity to Leaders, Plan
to Form Heney Club

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The work of the verification of the
deputies who visited different parts Of
the city last Saturday to obtain sig
natures for the. Heney petition for a
place on the ballot, affords a good il
lustration of the popular attitude
toward the graft prosecution and the
graft prosecutor who is candidate
for district attorney.
The verifcation deputies inter
viewed in all 74S citizens in various
assembly districts OF these, 612 ex-
pressed themselves in favor of Heney's
candidacy. or these 612, 49, while
willing to help Heney, were disquali-
fed for signing the petition, because
they had voted at the primary, or for
other reasons. The remaining 236
were opposed to Heney's candidacy.
The figures for Saturday show that
more than 80 per cent of those inter-
viewed were in favor of Heney.
The work of checking the signatures
or the voters who signed the Heney
afHdavtts is now progressing at the
headquarters of the Heney league in
the Lick building. So far the workers
OF the league have prepared all the
aff1davits as far as and including the
thirty-ninth district for fling and have
found that only about 4 per cent of
them must be discarded This per
cent represents citizens who signed the
petition after having voted at the pri-
mary election
The work of gathering signatures is
nearly finished. Only six verification
deputies are now kept at work, four
at the registration office and two in
other parts of the city.
The union labor men of the thirty-
third district are responding with alac-
rity to the efforts of the union labor
leaders who are bent on forming a
union labor Heney club in that dis
ftrict. One days work brought out
40 union labor men anxious to enter
such club, despite the fact that their
party nomination has been conferred
on Charles NJ. Fickert.
The campaign committee of the
Hepey league, consisting of Hiram w.
Johnson, Matt I. Sullivan, Henry
Efckoff. Eustace Cullinan and Robert
e. Harrison, will meet at the league
headquarters tonight.
The Heney club of the fortieth dis
trict will also meet at the league head
quarters tonight. The organization
committee of the Heney club of the
thirty third district will meet at head
quarters tomorrow night.
Urge Battle for Right
RESOLUTIONS adopted at the assembly
of the Itinerants' club of the California
conference, with mass meeting of
public citizens addressed by Francis
j. Heney of San Francisco, in Pacific
Grove, CAL, September IL, 1909:
Having heard the Hon. Fran
els j. Heney on The Graft Situation in
San Francisco we, the members of the
Itinerants' club of the California con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, together with thousand citi-
zens In mass meeting assembled in the
Methodist church. Pacific Grove, Cal,
do hereby express our convictions in
the following resolutions:
. Resolved, first, that we congratulate Mr.
Heney on bis wonderful recovery and recupera-
tion OF physical vigor and nervous energy.
resolved. second. that congratulate the
citizens of our metropolitan city on the fact that
Mr.. Heney has consented to become candidate
and has been nominated for the important office
county of San Francisco.
candidate, whatever may be the party fealty v' Of
any political leaders, whatever may be the mo-
tive t Of opponents of the graft prosecution on
other unworthy consideration, this we believe
Is crisal time in San Franciscos career more
significant than the days Immediately following
the great disaster of 1906, and calling for
broader views and worthier action than personal
ambition. petty spite and narrow partisanship
The hour. as we conceive it. with it's present
tremendous necessities and future possibilities of
good In governmental life, demands the ener-
getic and fearless pursuance Of the present prin-
ciples obtaining In the district attorneys office
concerning graft, grafters and original cor
rupters.
This is a matter in which the whole state "a
Interested and Is looking to San Francisco to
continue on these lines, for 1t is seen that their
pursuance depends on the. election Of Mr.. Heney
as district attorney.
We do therefore lift our voice in appeal to
the voters Of San Francisco In the Forthcoming
election to cast their ballots for Mr. Heney and
to give him such an overwhelming majority as
will authoritatively declare by the sovereign
decree OF the people to grafters and corrupters
that the prosecution must be continued. and to
the state and nation that 1t is the settled pur-
pose OF the city to punish higher up Grim
tnals as well as Flower down" thieves Without
this, coupled with honesty in Legislative execu-
tive and administrative office, government is hut
q pretense and farce, while the means. which
justify its existence are destroyed.
Our cry to our fellow citizens in the citv Is.
Let there be no lowering Of the standards of
civic righteousness. let there be no cessation in
the graft prosecution, and let not greater shame
than ina the knowledge OF public corruption. which
but places her in unenviable relation with manv
other great cities, be brought upon San Fran
ciscos head by refusal to authorize persistent
enort TO convict by processes of law those who
In the eyes Of the general public are ALREADY
convicted by evidence produced.
Resolved. third. that we commend the San
Francisco Call and the Bulletin and the CaIifor
mia weekly especially for their continuous DE-
votion to as worthy purpose ever inspired
patriotic endeavor. In this connection. and with
the sacrinces and the patriotism Of such men n
Rudolph SpreckeIs james D. Phelan and viii
liam J. Burns. We shall wait with interest ana
hope the result Of the election looking FOR the
JAMES II. N. WILLIAMS.
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