Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-05
TRIBUTES OFFERED TO
SPELLACY'S KINDNESS
San Francisco Weekly Relates an
Instance of Candidates Gen.
erosity After Earthquake

Every week at least some person
sends to Democratic headquarters a
tribute to the whole-heartedness or
Spellacy, the Democratic candidate for
lieutenant governor. If the multitude
of persons he has befriended and loaned
money to in time of need makes any
indication of his vote, the democratic
political leaders estimate that he should
be unanimously elected.
An instance typical of Mr.. Spellacy
is related in a recent issue OF the san
Francisco Star, as follows:
But in spite of Spellacys modest
view Of himself, he has been man OF
parts these many years. Born ana
raised in the oil districts OF Pennsylva-
mia, Spellacy has been in the Oil IN
dustry all his life. He has mace nan
a. dozen fortunes, and managed to let
all but the last of them get away from
him. But hundreds prof1ted by Spella-
cys generosity while has vanishing
fortunes lasted.
"Now, sa he nears the age of three
score, Spellacy, younger than most men
of forty. is cleaning up his most recent
ly accumulated fortune, and the biggest
of them all. He has just won sun
which puts him in possession ot Vaiu-
able oil properties. Associated WIN
him IN tne zeal are AuiiiiAoA AN'e''AS ~
other men of prominence.
''Fverv man, woman and child who
knows Tim Spellacy will rejoice In ms
good fortune. Certainly we do; ana
not without cause.
.'In the star of July 81, 1906, we pub
lished an article entitled when the
Hour Was Darkest" In that article
we quoted many letters which had
been sent us after the destruction OF
San Francisco by fire, among them the
following:
"'How is your bank account? or are
vour countless thousands locked in
some Frisco vault? 1 have never yet
paid in advance for the Star. 1 wish to
do so now; therefore, with best wishes
for your health, happiness and prosper
ity. I send you one hundred dollars
"Bear in mind that the above letter
so delicately giving assistance when
most needed-appeared in the Star OF
July 21, 1906 (second page, first column
as any one can see by referring 10 the
files.
"The writer was Timothy I. spellacy
the same who is now a candludte ioi
lieutenant governor.
"Mr. Spellacy could not have written
the letter for political effect, for Ill
July, 1906, he was not even pros
nectiye candidate for office. (Indeed'
he is a candidate now only in obedience
to the wish and will Of the people
within and without his party)
mo; Tim Spellacy sent that letter,
with the money accompanying it, solely
to cheer and help us in the hour OF dis
tress, when this dear old town was IN
ashes. and when--as we discovered lat
er-he himself was not walking on
velvet but was pretty near on ms
uppers.' How many others he helped
similarly we do not know. We tell
of this one incident as characteristic
of the man. He would conceal 1T.
1.-THE star joins the thousands of Tim
Spellacys admirers in wishing good
luck and good fortune to him In every
game he may engage-be it oil or poll
tics. AS lieutenant governor he will be
an honor to the state"
For about five years Tim Spellacy
was the partner and business associate
of the famous Golden Rule" Jones,
formre mayor of Toledo, o. Mr.. Jones
was noted the country over for his
Judgment of men, and his opinion or
rim Spellacy was a fine tribute to the
high standing, sterling integrity and
unalloyed honesty of the Democratic
standard bearer.