The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-06
SULLIVAN ASKS
WHY HE SHOULD
BE MADE MAYOR
Answers Question by Pointing
TO His Birth and Reputation
as San Franciscan
Declares He Is a Candidate Be-
cause He Can and Will
Be Elected

You have chance TO vote for q
Vote for me. Think Of my reputation.
Think what have suffered in the /
Mutual saving bank. 1 was monu-
ment Of strength that the depositors
could look up to and say, Thank God. |
We have one honest director Fran !
els J. Sullivan. candidate for union
labor nomination for mayor.
Sullivan started his speIlbinding cam
paign in the Mission last night The
spielers Of the Lyceum theater in Mis-
sion street near Twenty an
Eounced loudly that IL was a free show
and the place was fIled with men,
women and children. Moving pictures
OF clowns opened the bill; then the cur
tain went up and Frank J. Sullivan
was discovered sitting behind a
valise full of speech.
4 have been the victim of three at
tempts at assassination declared Sui !
Ivan, advancing TO the foOtlights. /
The first was when some one tried /
10 inveigle me into an apartment AT
Fell street and Van Ness avenue Then /
] was struck down % feet from my
office by a thug and DR.. Gibbons said 1
10 me. i don't believe in guardian an
gels, but if / did. 1 would say that a
guardian angel saved you; it is provi- |
Dental that YOU are alive today.
ASKED TO SPEAK LOUDER
The third attempt
SPEAK louder, Mr. Sullivan inter 1
rupted a voice from the middle of the
right aisle.
The third attempt" continued Sui
livsn in a louder voice, was while /
myself and q certain editor were sit
ting in my Office; sudden shot of
brick came in and demolished my door. 1
il was intended TO strike me-
Why don't you get protection the
same as Heney2" asked d voice from
The middle of the right aisle.
Because I am only an unpretentious 1
citizen who seeks SURFACES, and in
the terrible financial condition of San
Francisco If you don't elect a man who /
VIII put his hand on the wheel and
hold il fast the city viii drift to hope /
less bankruptcy answered sullivan
DON'T DEPEND ON ARMED MEN
But 1 am glad yoa asked that ques-
tion. 1 don't depend on armed men.
Who can say aught of the record of
Frank J. Sullivan"
NOBODY answered a voice from the
middle OF the right aisle.
We don't want any more thugs en- |
ployed in San Francisco continued |
sullivan we don't want any more /
automobiles. All the thuggery and 4
extravaganza must he done away with I
The. proposition 10 be considered is 4
Who shall be mayor"
Frank J. Sullivan" cut in voice /
from the middle of the right aisle.
who was the man that defended the /
park laborers2"
Frank J. sullivan" shouted voice /
from the middle of the right aisle. |
AT this point dog ran barking /
My motto is. do unto others
continued Sullivan.
Bow. WOW, WOW" interrupted the |
dog.
WORD IN FAVOR OF SCHMITZ
What was the record of Frank sui
liVan at Sacramento2 1 voted for low
freights and low fares / thank God /
for those votes. One of the proudest 1
moments OF my life was when 1 voted /
for the working man. When I was
stricken down by that thug 1 was about |
TO make three speeches, and before 1
next week has ceased TO be / will de- /
liver one Of them 1t is on the living
wage.
WHO was the man who tried to
stay the hand OF the destroyer of the 1
City hall2"
from the middle of the right aisle
Yes. sir acknowledged Sullivan. I /
aid not intend TO refer TO il tonight /
Let me say something in favor of Eu-
gene f. Schmitz- He improved the hall |
Of records
and created A momentary diversion.
When they had literature about the /
ne center" resumed Sullivan, they /
never said a word about Ocean Shore, /
The Two got together. The man 4
who owns the hidden hand talks of the /
civic center and OF Paris and Berlin. |
where there are no civic centers, for /
know them as well as know San Fran 1
cisco. That civic center was an in 4
famous real estate swindle.
TALKS OF BOGUS REFORMERS
And then the banks, yes. the banks
savings banks-the Mutual savings
bank-when they have an honest direc- I
tor they let him out at two days no 1
tee They are reformers, but let me i
tell you that the angels have no Boards /
as the little girl remarked to her /
mamma, and certain reformers with 1
boards wiz go to heaven by close
shave
I don't know how it is that we have
such a bad board of works appointed |
by my friend-oh, my friend-the poet /
Taylor. They are all bogus reformers.
Let US hope that the prayers of the /
faithful VIII have good effect upon
their lives.
Why am ] a candidate for mayor /
Not for the little salary, but 20 show 4
you that there is one man born and 4
raised in San Francisco who can dedi- I
cate himself to the wishes of the peo-
pie; to raise the city from the slough i
OF despond; 10 give wage workers good 4
wages. to give the teachers and the I
stsblemen what they are entitled TO.
am a candidate for mayor because 4
can and viii be elected"
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