The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
REPUBLICANS IN
RALLY OF 5000
OPEN CAMPAIGN
Great ThrOng of Voters Crowd
DreamIand Rink to Hear
Candidates on Issues
William CrOcker Pledges Square
Deal for the People From
Service Corporations

the Hetch Hetchy municipal water
project and for the enforcement of a
square deal for the people on the part
OF the public service corporations,
William Crocker. republican candidate
for mayor. formally opened his cam
paign last night before an audience
OF more than 5000 enthusiastic repub-
licans at Dreamland rink
Denouncing the graft prosecutors as
defamers OF CalifornIa's courts in
citers Of civic strife and betrayers of
the peoples confidence Charles NJ. Flick
ert, candidate for district attorney,
launched his campaign as a republican
with substantially the same speech
that he delivered at the formal open
ing OF the campaign with p. H. Nc
Csrthy, as a union labor candidate.
GREAT THRONG TURNS OUT
Despite the fact that Governor James
\. Gillett was unable TO be present
al the opening OF the republican cam
palgn II was a great thrOng that turned
out last night TO cheer William Crocker
and the republican ticket on to vic
tory in November
1t was q throng OF voters, serious,
thinking men. that filled all the seating
noor and nearly all of the seating in
the galleries Bigger crowds have been
packed into Drea inland rink, but never
were there more voters at a political
meeting held in the big auditorium.
The number OF women in attendance
was unusually small, reaching a total
OF not more than $50, instead of the
1000 to 1900 representatives of the
fair sex usually at the big Dreamland
rallies
LAUDS REUNITED PARTY
The meeting was called to order by
William Il Jordan, chairman of the re-
publican county committee, who intro
Guced Walter r. Bacon as chairman of
the evening with a speech which run z
with purpOsefuI enthusiasm and was
prophetic of the victory which awaits a
reunited republican party.
Owing 10 the fact that President Taft
had requested Governor Gillett to ac-
company him on his trip through the
Yosemite and the further fact that pre-
sidenual requests are in effect com
manos, the governor was compelled to
f0reEO the pleasure OF inaugura ting the
campaign for Crocker. Chairman Bacon
read letter from the governor, con-
graduating san Francisco upon the
fact that the republicans were lighting
together for the common good of all
San Francisco and expressing the hope
that he might be able TO take part in
4 public meeting before the campaign
closed
The three principal speeches were
p made by William CrOcker, Charles VI.
Ffckert and John i. McNab of Ukiah
who fully justified his popularity as an
orator throughout the state CrOcker
talked about the issues of the campaign
from the standpoint OF d mayor and
told The people Of san Francisco what
WAS elected mayor Fickert talked
about the graft prosecution and the
graft prosecutors, denounced them as
betrayers of the people and self-seek-
ing politicians, and declared that he
would. in the event of his election.
prosecute every pending graft case in
which he found sufficient evidence to
warrant prosecution.
McNab talked republicanism and bade
the republicans .of San Francisco be
true 10 the demand Of the people of the
state. that San Francisco be redeemed
TO the state and to the republican
party
PLEDGED FOR HETCH HETCHY
Croker declared that as mayor he
would prosecute the work of securing
10 san Francisco the Hetch Hetchy
water project, for which the incumbent
supervisors and city attorney have
success; that he would fight to secure
Eas and electric rates that would re-
turn the gas company fair interest
on its actual investment. and no more;
for class A school buildings; for the
elimination Of politics from the public
school system; for liberality of govern
ment and against wide open town.
Fickert declared that the graft pros
ecution had arraEed friend against
FrFa Taf1Fr1aH the hfU hrRnflf2-
tion of the courts and through hired
newspaper muck rakers had injured the
reputation and credit Of San Francisco;
and that every industry save that Of
the imported gumshOe detective had
suffered from the graft prosecution.
he declared that the graft prosecutors
had been Judged by their acts and ut
terly condemned by the people of San
Francisco. is clique of self-seeking
politicians, fighting to perpetuate them
selves in Office and make the law the
handma iden OF their private purposes.
in response to A gallery auditor who
raised a laugh by demanding What
are YOU knocking Schmitz for?" Fickert
replied: I am knocking Schmitz be-
cause he received favorable considera-
ton from Mr.. Heney.
William Jordans short opening ad-
dress was an able appreciation of the
new republican harmony and the splen-
Qlu prospects OF ail ONtAM At4IiAAS re-
publican victory. Jordan said that for
the first time in two score years the re-
publican party confronted its adver-
saries as a unit, behind a ticket not
made Up by a boss, any set Of bosses
or ytrading convention delegates, but
by the republican electors themselves.
CREDITS DIRECT PRIMARY
Walter R. Bacon was a graceful pre-
siding officer and in his short speech
accepting the gavel declared that while
in the past there may have been some
excuse for nonpartisan tendencies
among republicans the adoption OF the
direct primary election Law had wiped
out that excuse and done away with
the necessity for nonpartisanship.
Crocker was given a splendid recep-
ton when he entered the rink shortly
before $50 o'clock, accompanied by
Colonel Henry George Washington
Dinkelspiel, Clifford McClennan, chair
man of the campaign committee. and
Walter Dyer. county committeeman
from the fortieth district.
CrOckers Introduction was the signal
FOR a genuine ovation The republican
standard bearer expressed his gratifi-
cation at facing such fine audience
and praised San Francisco for its
fortitude in surmounting the adversi-
ties with which the city was beset