The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
EEAGUERS Want
$4,000 AYFAR
FOR THE CAUSE
Purpose Raising Large Perma-
nent Fund TO Carry on
Work of Reform
May Collect $4,000 Immediately
for Recount OF the Vote
for Supervisors
Ru GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

Bv GEORGE A. VAN SMITH
Perturbed by rumors of abandon
nent OF tie promised Sullivan -Conlqn
police Judge recount. good government
leaguers and others prominently iden-
1ided with reform movements are con-
templating the promotion of sub
scription fund TO defray the expenses
Of recount on behalf of Supervisors
Payot and Booth.
Another and greater fund projected
by the good government leaguers j.
one by popular subscription to aggre-
gate at least $4,000 year. which
may be drawn upon 10 make all man
ner Of good government fights and for
the dissemination Of advanced propa-
ganda Both schemes are in proc ess
of incubation. The recount fund,
(which need not exceed $1,000. may not
BE started for q week or more The
permanent fund scheme is to he
launched at d conference set for
Wednesday afternoon
HAVE HOPE FOR HILMER
The good government lesguers have
investigated the alleged mistakes OF
election officers in the matter of re
counting the supervisorial vote. cs
published exclusively by The Call
some Of them are Of the opinion that
q recount would result in seating Fred
J. Hilmer as well. as Supervisors
Payot and Booth.
The original plan involved taking a
snap tally on supervisors when the
ballots were opened for the proposed
SuIIivan-Conlan recount. The sug-
gestion of a subscription fund TO de-
fray the expenses of recount was
first made by Adolph Uhl 10 a party Of
san Eranciscans in attendance on the
Lincoln Roosevelt league conference in
Oakland The good government
aguers fear now that the public dis
cussion of the supervisorial matter has
resulted. or is to result, In an organi-
zation order for abandonment of the
recount by Sullivan. If their fears are
realized they purpose to have fund
SUFFICIENT 10 defray the expenses Of a
80 days recount and TO demand that
the ballot boxes be opened
WHAT 1T COSTS PER DAY
Basing their calculations on the
expenses of the Heney- -Fickert recount.
the proponents of the supervisorial re-
count are of the opinion that they cab
get along at the rate of $50 a day.
They also believe that at least four
precincts can be recounted daily and
that for $1,000 they can get through
virtually half OF the whole vote. An
examination Of the ballots in 120 to
$50 out OF 300 precincts would establish
the ratio OF the mistakes, If any there
be. and the recount could then be
= abandoned or more funds readily se-
cured. if the allegations Of the pro-
ponents were borne out by the ballots
examined.
The big public fund. which viii proo-
ably be called the public welfare fund,
and which is to be a companion to tne
Los Angeles good government fund, IS
10 be launched at conference of good
government leaguers and others next
Wednesday. The local promoters OF
The fund insist that il viii differ from
the Los Angeles fund in one important
particular. The man charged with the
duty of dispensing the fund in San
Fra ncisco viii not be the man with
whom the application for funds oriGi-
nate.
MONEY AT ONCE AVAILABLE
NJ. Lssner, head of the Lincoln
Roosevelt league and the good govern
Tnen4 organization in Los Angeles. told
the Lincoln Roosevelt league confer
ence in Oakland that he was the secre-
targ- of the trustees of the Los Angeles
fund and that the application for SlO,-
600 for a ca ampaign fund presented by
another of his organizations was al
lowed" and the $4,000 made available
Immediately
The idea contemplates big sub
scription fund to be placed in the hands
of trustees charged with using the
funds for the assistance of any work or
movement designed TO benefit the whole
r-1blic For instance If the good gov
el-nment league desired $1,000 to defray
fhe expenses Of a recount or the league
of Justice. direct legislation league or
any other civic organization desired
funds with which to prosecute fight
or defray the expenses of speakers, they
might apply to the trustees Of the pub
die welfare fund. II upon investigation
the application We're approved the
money would be turned over, TO the ap-
plicants or their drafts honored by the
trustees who would have no hand in
The immediate disposition of the funds
slIotAd-
EXPECT 5000 SUBSCRIBERS
The Los Angeles fund is said to be
SIS. 900 a year. contributed by COM
raratively small number of subscribers.
The local good government leaguers ex-
pect 10 provide for a fund OF not less
than $4,000 and possibly twice that
amount from a total Of 3,00e subscrib-
ers. According TO their leaders the To-
cal good government league has 40 sub
scribers who are paying in individual
monthly subscriptions Of from SO to
SIS which means at least $4,000 year
They purpose to turn this money into
the public welfare fund and add TO their
40 subscribers a sufficient number TO
bring the total up TO at least 5000.
Some OF the added number may sub
scribe only so cents or s. month and
presumably 81 will be the average
which viii give them the $4,000 mini
mann which they set for themselves
hrhe Lincoln Roosevelt leagues state