The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
CLUBS ALE CLAIM
CROCKER VICTORY
Republican Candidate Is Rushed
From One District 0rgani-
zation TO Another
Everywhere He IS Assured That
the Fight Has Been
Safely Won

william Croker made no speeches
last night. hut instead visited nearly
all ot the district organizations. where
rousfng receptions were rendered him:
At every CROKER club none but. the
most encouraging reports. were given
out and many of them claimed sum
cient gains TO warrant The prediction
that she republican candidate would
win. i. H.. :.
Starting from the Crockeg residence.
e55 Oak street. six automobiles mace
the rounds Of the xarinus clnps' &c
cdnpanying Croker were CilHofq Nc"
Clellan and a large number nj -tfienus.
From the ocean shore Ia tIie;-eNtf ems M
northern end OF the city and many ou1e
lying districts the Croker procession
wended its way, many pedest an 5
stopping TO cheer this. republican cahaI9 .
date when his Identity became known
Al but one place was the name: OF an
opposing candidate Haunted IN 'he Iece
Of CrOC ker+ and that was when the pLp-
cession Of automobiles passed tnF"ug Il
The Barbary coast en- route SO Jhe loF .
18TH district club. Here Mccarthy s
. name was yelled from the caEp:
AT. Sixteenth and Market streets IN
the thirty-four1h district. Mrs j. G
Huffman, niece Of the republican can
didafe- rushed through she CROWD. ana,
throwing her arms. about Cf"cker ;
neck, kissed. him. and wished MN sue
cess. over at Twenty fourth street atis
-Po1rero. avenue n strong Mccarthy gene
ter. the crowd held a street feceps.ci1
and cheered CrOcker 80 the echo.
ALI. CLIBS PACKED ..-..1:. =. .z
Renorfs. from almost every district
showed ,saflguine. hopes for the success
81 the republican candidate and eacfE
sitibrOofll-. was: packed 60 the doors oY
those who are iabcring for his eiectlon.
= -Nfls loyie=. was more enthusiast site. than
.C'T0cKeT| himself and his presence
seemed 20 add 90 Che enthusiasm az
tendant. spofs his com: &: = =,
The FIRST Doin; vistted-was the Thirty
,,fIfh. gsisYrict- Crocker club. 1878 Ninth
avenue Here VI. W: Allen claimed bet
fe4:.t ti,asi an even break for .Crocker.
Ar. sixth avenue and Clement street
4 ~. BurgTea. president Of. THE club.
was. even more san.gulne. Inc cohel .
tIons are excellent Tor victory Ile e
SAID. we expect TO poll nearly 5000
for Croc iler. -. '~'
Ar tlre. &rcfs!eth District Crocker club
Albert Castle claimed that the repHh-
.licar~. ca niidate would carry the. dis
iT5ct wit Ii. the. largest majority ever
given = candidate for uayor. - :.
f.ths. Forty first district club y. ;.
FLllIiDS gL-tss.4rSlcN a
for. CCoelle r. =. e -E:e. :.
HIGH HOPES EVERYWHERE
Nick .Alraiovich estimated r that
Croeker would receive i 200 votes in
the forty second district. - - -.
8 p: Fr. William J: jackson claimed: l,eoe
p for .Cr6c lSer IN the forty third district.
George NJ. PeErine IN. the forty
fourth district claimed fer Croker.
Frank Marirs in the forty~tifth
aimed 500 for erockers Willie DR..
Henry ABRAHAM or the. thirty-eighth
conceded s 1000 cut OF 1000 to Crocker.
At the :Tllirty-s seventh District: club.
j.. Quinlan claimed the outlook. was
never. better for a. republican victory.
while Joe. Taaffes in -s}le thiFty-fourth.
declared Crocker would carry. the dis
irict by 1000 ma joritys. *-..
The same optimistic claims were
made in the thfrty-siXth and thirty fifth
districts. Cairrnan T. r. Huiing of the
'thirty-third- district Crocker club. a
Mccarthy district. claimed 1t would. go
for Croker by LOCO and the thirty
second was equally optimistic. -;
At all points the voters turned out
10 greet the. republicans candidate and
assure him. of the excellent: state of the
districts. ~--
Just. before the tour. was closed Nc
CTelIan expressed himself as entirely
satisfied with the outlook and predicted
a sweeping victory for the republican
candidate 1906 --- :'-~-