The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
LELAND CONFIDENT
OF HIS ELECTION
Bell Refers to Mccarthy as
Last Lingering Putrid REM
nant of Ruefism

At four we'll attended district rallies
DR.! T. B. W. Leland congratulated the
supporters of the democratic ticket on
their answering loyalty to the cause
OF civic decency and assured his hearers
that victory for the ticket headed by
himself on election day was certain.
The meetings Were held in Union hall,
near the foot of Fillmore street; Dru-
ids han. in Hayes valley, and at Menlo
and Sunset halls The democratic can
didate was also the principal speaker
at meeting held under the auspices. OF
the Good Government league at Gle
ment hall in the Richmond district.
Doctor Lelands talks were brief, but
pointed and he was loudly applauded.
Now that the campaign is about: TO
close" said Leland we have reason 70
be proud Of our work, for we have
fought the good fight and victory must
certainly be hours. We have been the
friends Of the people and we have met
every issue fairly and sQuarely. and |
feel that we have Won because We have
deserved TO win.
FOUGHT CTTY's DEBAUCHERs
We have fought those people who
disgraced the fair name of San Fran
cisco three years ago, and who are now
shamelessly before you, asking for a
chance TO do SO again. We have fought
too. the corporate villianies combined
with the representatives OF political
indecsncy.
Never before IN my memory has
there been a more important campaign
for the home life of San Francisco. In
our city righteous men and women are
IN the vast majority and you have only
10 show them that you are for the right
10 win. We have convinced the people
that we are sincere and that our prom
ises mean progress. With the people
feeling that the success of the demo-
cratic ticket will be for the common
good, victory is certain
Among the prominent democrats who
addressed the several meetings We're
Theodore Bell, Frank Gould Thomas
Hickey and Ralph McLeran. Bell con-
tinued to excoriate p. II. Mccarthy and
severely criticised the methods with
which he secured the union labor nom
ination and the Endorsement of certain
business and political interests. He
likened Mccarthy to shadow that
was hanging over the city until IL wa as
removed by an indignant and aroused
people.
MCCARTHY rs FLAYED
Mccarthy he said, ehas been at
temptin gto use the votes Of organized
labor. as a trading asset for years. He
has gone to the public service corpora
tions and to the corrupt leaders of ma
chine politics and asked, How mufh
am j bid for the votes of organized
LAHORE All thinking voters know this
to be true, as VIII be proved next Tues
day when.Ile goes down TO defeat at the
Bell then went on to eulogize Doctor
Leland and reviewed his public record.
saying that. the democratic candidate
had proven his worth by all ef' his
official acts. In ciosings however, ohe'
again referred to Mccarthy and asked
itfhe voters. were going TO sstoop and
pick up this last, lingering, putrid rem
nant of .Rue6sm and restore the CON
ditions that prevailed before the city
was purified by the graft prosecutions.
Sydney Van Wzsck spoke of the city's
progress under the incubent admins
fration and refited the statements to
the effect that business and labor were
suffering from hard times
Thomas w. Hickey dwelt upon the
necessity of electings Doctor Leland and
the democratic superyisorial candidates
in order to assure the success OF the
Hetch Hetchy water system project.
The ohter speakers spoke in the same
strain. eulogizing the Incumbent sn-
peryisors as public benefactors.9