The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
THREE SIDES AGAIN
CLAIMING VICTORY
Mccarthy Break for "Open
Town. Pledge Credited to
Both Other Aspirants
District Attorneysnip Holds Key
to MayOraity With Election
One Week Away
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

With al least an assumption of sD-
preme confidence in each of the
three political camps. the republican,
democratic and union labor campaign
managers were in readiness yesterday
Tor the whirlwind last week cam
paign, which VIII be opened with a
ASrrah tomorrow morning.
The confidence and alleged confidence
with which the managers of the sew
eral fights enter upon the last week
OF the campaign is Of the same gem
eral brder as that which characterized
The statements Of Crocker, Leland and
Mccarthy made the day after the pri-
mary election.
Nrocker's supporters assert that their
man is steadily gaining strength; that
ne VIII win by comfortable plurality
over Mccarthy. and that, aside from
The machine and public service cor
poration controlled vote. which has
been ordered to Mccarthy, there has
been no appreciable republican break
BOURBONS SEE CROCKER Loss
The most insistent Of the Leland
supporters are out with claims rang
ans Trom pluFalities Of 600 up 10 the
contention that Crocker VIII run
shird ia the race with fewer votes than
were polled by the republican nominee
Two years ago Their insistence is as
matter Of course, that the fight is
oetween Leland and Mccarthy and that
Sne independent republicans and repub-
steah businessmen generally have got
behind the democratic nominee TO in
sure the defeat of Mccarthy.
Not the least interesting and bv no
means the least bOmbastic are the re-
sounding claims Of the Mccarthy men
ano mccarthy himself They know
AilaL McOarrlN has made promises more
Than sufhcient to purchase 40 per cent
81 the vote, II even a small propor-
non OF those promises can be turned
-huo votes before the Promises have an
opportunity to check promise against
promise Mccarthy has gone the limit
or assertive confidence He has de-
ciared from the stump that Crocker
and Leland need not trouble about
1iguring which VIII be second. since
when his votes are counted neither
~rocker nor Leland VIII have votes
1st out Of second place.
Analyzed, The grounds for the homes
and fears OF the several mana gers are
5uil OF interest rather than conclusive
OF lansiDle Information foT the SIN
cent Of things political Thar rbe ee-5.-
aI not the dominant factor IN the COR
5est is no longer denied by the repub-
1lcan managers. That has been the
contention Of the democratic mana gers-
from the start, and upon the HeneVt
vote they have builded their homes of
.zjetory for Leland. That the disTrict
orneyship fight is the backbone of
G Mccarthy campaign none pretends
10 deny, save for publication.
aATTORNEKSBIP HOLDS KEY
Men at the helm in the Cracker
Tight declare that while the deveIon-
ments Of the week have convfnced
them that Leland can not ride into
-Tict0ry upon the Eeney vote. CrocISer.
would be elected by a plurality Of
from 10000 TO $4,000 and by an actual
majority il Heney were on the re-
publican ticket The democrats admit
the same general results upon that
Hypothetical statement and contend
that the admission proves their con-
1ention Of a plurality OF at least 5000.
with Crocl1er running third.
The republican mana gers contend
that the Leland supporters are whist
ling TO keep up their courage and dis
tract public attention from a set of
very cold feet They do not indulge
themselves in any of the inspired
newspaper bunk" about Leland pre-
pairing to withdraw. but they do insist
that the best informed Of Lelands