The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
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William Crocker: republican candle
date for mayor. was entirely confident
last night that he would receive nog q
vote less than $4,000 and was prepared
FOR a vote .of 81. eco q: a clear majority
OF ali the votes cast. He based HIS pre-
dictions on personal observations in ali
parts OF the city and the cordially ot
the receptions given him and on the be-
lief that the people appreciated his
clean campaign. and his promises 10
give the city an efficient business ad"
-sninistration.
Dr. 7. B. ". Leland was sure that he
could not fail 10 win. His forecast
involved q TOte OF approximately SS.~
600, since he contended that he would
win by q majorit. large or larger
Khan shat given Mayor Taylor twd years
go. Taylor received a vote Of 2S.166
cut Of a total OF 5S,0Sss and an actual
majority Of the votes cas-; for the
rnayora8t candidates OF the three
principal parties. LelanG's prophecy
was based on the theory that his cause
deserved 70 win. that the issues were
the issues Of two years ago and that
he had the same nomination which
swept Taylor into Office ~
p. H Mccarthy. union labor randi
date for mayor. declared tiiat he
would be elected bv a little less than
Two thirds OF ali the votes cast tor
mayor, he fixed his minimum vote at
10000. and declared shat Crocker and
Leland might possibly divide something
like 22OOe or 23.00G between them. He
also declared that 4he entire union
Ia Dor party. ticket would be elected by
pluralities from le.006 so $4,000. Nc
S'arthy's ranging estimate was based on
The contention that lie was 'more d3se
1inctively representative ot go per cent
aof all the people" than his opponents
whom ne characterized as corporation
representatives.
Francis 7. Heney declared that he
believed ne, would be elected by an
overwhelming majority and thag he
would receive approximately two sat
of every three votes. east for district
attorney. He based his forecast ON the
contention that the great majority OF
the people 81 SAN Francisco would vote
for the graft prosecution as duty
they owed TO San Francisco.
Expects Big Majority.
Charles NJ. Fickert. republican and
union labor candidate for district attor-
ney. estimated his total vote AZ somes
thing like 4l.eae. He arrived at his
conclusions by a system Of percentage
deductions He declared that he believed
he would receive "a per cent Of the
republican vote s5 per cent Of the
union labor vote and so per cent Of
the democratic vote.
Students OF the situation who have
tried TO get an unbiased yfeSv of the
hopelessly tangled: situation were uns
able to agree with any of the force
casts given out for publication by
either candidates or their mana gers.
That there had been. an apparent
change in the comparative strength Of
the mayoralty. candidates within As
hours was undeniabie. But there were
no surface indications OF a landslide
in any direction.
The only changes in the betting odds
last night were the iengthening OF the
prices on Mccarthy. and Fickert.. Nc
Carthy went TO az To l. faYoTite and
Fickert was reported a 10. TO : Z IA
vorite. which was an advance of half
point in the odds which had. prevailed
since Saturday.
The betting prices. like the forecasts
OF the candidates. were not justified by
any surface Indications. Registrar Ze-
Inansky estimated =. the probable total
vote at approximately 81, 900. and keen
students OF the situation We're of the
opinion that 5000 votes would amply
cover the difference between the high
and low man when the count is COM
pleted some time tomorrow morning.
Candidates, managers and profes:
sional forecas asters have had their oppor-
tunities-have made their guesses. The
people viii decide today. ;: