The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
GREAT OVERFLOW
GATHERING HELD
Crowd Unable to Gain Entrance
. to Theater Assemblies at
Marshall Square:
Theodore Bell and Hiram john
son Urge Candidates. OF
Heney and Leland


Marshall square, in front of the old
city hall lot, at Eighth and Market
streets, was the scene of a monster
outdoor political meeting last night
that was not on the schedule of an
nounced gatherings. 1t was the over
flow crowd from the Heney-Leland in
dependent republican mass meeting at
Central theater that jammede the square
until there was scarcely breathing
room within earshot of the automobile
from. which half dozen speakers adj
dressed the crowd.
At quarter before O'Clock the
Central theater auditorium was packed
to its capacity and the doors were
closed against thousands who attempt
ed to gain entrance to the building. 1t
was then that the open air meeting was
arranged for the benefit of those disap-
pointed at the Central .theater. An
automobile was drawn up in. the cen
ter of the street at the east side of the
square for the speakers, and around it
the crowd pressed for more. than two
hours, listening to the half dozen ora
@tors who spoke in behalf of -Heney for
district attorney and Doctor Leland for
mayor :.
The crowd that surrounded the auto
mobile formed solid mass of human
tity back nearly to City Hall avenue and
from the building line at the east of the
square far into the plaza itself. AS far
in every. direction as voice could be
heard every. foot of available space
was occupied At one, time during the
evening a carriage containing several
Mccarthy speakers drew up at. the op-
posite side. of the square md for a. time
attracted a small gathering. but the
great bulk of the throng stayed by the
Leland -Heney orators and the counter
| attraction. was discontinued within "a
few minutes for. want of patronage.
|. Assistant District Attorney Robert
Duke was the first speaker " He was
followed by Theodore Bell and Hiram
w. Johnson and later both Leland and
Heney appeared and were given tre-.
mendous ovations. There was practt-
cally no turbulence about the; open air
meeting; the few questions shouted by
Mccarthy sympathizers from the body
of the crowd being taken good natured-
ly: by the speakers and answered with
a. running fire of argument. There were
al few scattered cheers for Mccarthy at
g..
and Leland were. cheered repeatedly
Assistant District Attorney Robert
Duke denounced F'ickert as a coward
for circulating anonymous circulars
attacking Heney. He declared that
Fickert was responsible for a wholesale
circulation. of malicious lies. Bell spoke
earnestly in behalf of Doctor Leland
asserting that Crocker had been elimi-
mated from the race and that the issue
had resolved itself into fight for de-
cency against fndeceney. as represented
by Doctor Leland and p. H. Mccarthy,
respectively. He won the cheers of the
crowd by quick. decisive answers to
number of questions shouted to him by
persons in the crowd.
. Hiram w Johnson attacked Crocker,
whose campaign he termed one of eva
sion, and called upon all voters to give
their support to Leland and Heney
DR.. Leland and Heney also spoke on
the salient issues of the campaign and
several other speakers participated.