The San Francisco call., 1909-12-24


bonds. have learned this at first
hand, for 1 have spoken TO a great
many people on the subject and have
been present on several occasions when
the topic WIS discussed. The thou
sands of voters in the Mission are for
the bonds and nothing can change
Them. Personally j am heartily in
favor of the Geary street bond issue.
going 10 vote for ii and so are
my friends. There is no logical argu-
ment against it.~-Supervisor oscar
Hooks
p. H. Mccarthy has consented to
1ake the platform for the Geary street
bonds a week ago he announced that
while. he favored the municipal opera
sion of the road he did not believe he
could find Time TO speak publicly in
behalf of the proposition. Since then
his close friends and associates in the
labor organizations have waited upon
him and have convinced the mayor
elect that he should throw all his
strength into the fight. 1t was pointed
ont TO him that an attempt had been
made by the opponents of the bond
issue TO make it appear that he was
secretly against the project. Heeding
the advice OF his friends Mccarthy will
be one Of the principal speakers at the
mass meeting to be held Sunday in
The rooms Of the building trades
temple.
The announcement that Mccarthy
would speak was made last night by
J. B. Crooks, secretary of the finance
committee Of the citizens campaign
body. Crooks had received word to
this effect from Andrew Gallagher, /
secretary OF the labor council.
BIG MEETING SUNDAY
The meeting Sunday viii he the larg- /
est of the campaign There viii be 1
ia attendance representatives from 4
nearly every labor organization in the 4
city. The Geary street question viii /
be discussed by chosen speakers. i
Among those who viii talk on the topic 4
are Mayor elect p. II. Mccarthy, An
drew Gallagher and Judge Mcguire.
The women Of the city gave the
Geary street project fresh impetus yes
terday at a conference in the headquar-
ters in the Kamm building They
pledged themselves TO make an active
canvass, district by district. among the
voters in behalf of the bonds.
AT the same time they will devote
themselves between now and the date
of election TO the sale Of tags for the
purpose of raising funds to carry on
the Geary street bond issue campaign.
Several hundred dollars worth of tags
have already been sold, but it is the
aim Of the women TO place ZOO be-
fore the end of next week The en-
D. Y he !
mittee's Offices, room SOL, Kamm build
ing, III Market street
Mrs. Lillian Harris Coffin presided
at yesterdays conference The district
leaders who met with her were: Mrs
A. G. Sparks, Mrs. r. Albrecht. Mrs
J. J. Pratt. Mrs. Cashamba, Miss Emma
Stehlin, Mrs. William s. Wells, Mrs
William /. Hall, Mrs. A. Young Mrs
Helen Moore, Mrs. J. Kirtley and Dr. A.
G.. Johnson
WOMEN As ACTIVE WORKERS
Each woman was given district Of
the city TO canvass. She viii in turn
appoint her assistants, and thus ii is
hoped TO reach nearly every voter in
the city Personal appeals will be
made to all citizens.
We have already begun our work in
The Mission" said Mrs Albrecht yes
terday. and we have found that a large
ma 5oritv favors the bond issue Here
opposed TO the project. Where we could
we have made him see the situation in
2 different light The arguments for
the proposition are so sound that we
are able TO answer any contention ad-
Vanced by the other side Once in a
while we run across a case Of seIf-in-
terest. and then, OF course. nothing can
change an opinion. I feel after my
personal observations. that the Mission
district VIII give the bonds very large
majority"
Mrs. Coffin was greatly encouraged at
the work already accomplished.
While we are selling tags we are
also making votes" she declared. The
women understand the Geary street
question thoroughly and are able TO
present the arguments for the munich
pal road In a most convincing way We
are going TO put the tags out now as
rapidly as we can. We can still use
some more volunteer workers Any of
the women who can assist us in dis
tributing the tags should call at the
headquarters in the Kamm building.
There is plenty TO do TO keep all hands
busy. We expect to sell 25.O 600 tags
during the next few days
HOOKS WORKS FOR BONDS
Supervisor Oscar Hooks declared him
self yesterday strongly in favor of the
Geary street bonds. Hooks is one of ! {
the leaders in the Mission promotion ,
association and he asserts that his ser /
tion OF the city may be relied upon To I
roll up great majority for the bonds :
There is a united sentiment in the Z
Mission in favor OF the Geary street / :
bonds, said Hooks. Il have learned ,
his at first hand, for have spoken TO a ,
great many people on the subject and ,
lave been present on several occasions ,
when the subject has been discussed
There is only one active influence in the
Mission Oposing the bonds That is 1 !
Walter Graves. Why he opposes it, 7
don't know. No one knows. Graves is !
alone in his opposition and he has been i
very busy. The thousands OF voters in
the Mission are for the bonds and moth !
ing can change them.
Personally ] am earnestly in favor 9
Of the Geary street bond issue. 1 am :
going to vote for it and so are nv
friends. There is no logical argument
2 gainst IL. The question has been de-
5ated before the people so thoroughly
hat they are familiar with the false
issues raised against the proposition
7 have met many men who have
been regarded as friends of the United
but I find that they will not