The San Francisco call., 1913-09-27
CITY NEEDS Low
IN TAX OFFICE
SAYS TAYLOR
Former Mayor Urges Re-elec-
ton of Collector as a Very
Efficient Official
HAMMERSMITH IN RACE
FOR SUPERVIS0RSHIP
Olympic Club Man Has Hearty
Support of His Fellow
Members

Former Mayor Edward r. Taylor
has come to the front with ]. o. Low,
who is seeking reelection. and ex-
presses the hope that Low will be
victorious because he believes that
MIR. Low has been an extraordinarily
efficient ofheial-one that the city
having been fortunate to secure,
be wise enough to hold on to-" Tax
Collector Low received the highest
praise in the report of the last grand
jury
Z One of the leading members of the
Olympic club. Familiarity known TO
his friends as Johnny" Hammer
smith. has declared his candidacy for
supervisor, and his fellow club mem
bers are working diligently for his
success Hammersmith is a native of
San Francisco and is engaged in
the diamond brokerage business He
has taken a leading part in civic
affairs and was one of the organizers
of the Downtown association.
with two big meetings today the
candidates indorsed by the union
labor party will finish a week of
strenuous campaigning tonight be-
fore an audience at the Empire Ath-
letic club, 1110 Bryant street. Be-
sides this public meeting at the EN-
pire club many of the speakers will
appear for a few minutes at some of
the public dances and socfals. The
same message conveyed to the voters
Of the relief home district at noon to-
day. concerning home industry. mu-
nicipal ownership and the relief of
the outlying sections of the city. will
be delivered at the meeting tonight.
WARD A BUSY MAN
Louis H Ward, candidate for Judge
of the police court, was a very busy
man yesterday, he addressing nine
meetings He appeared by invitation
and spoke TO the members of the
Builders exchange and also to those
of the General Contractors associa-
tion in the morning; at noon he had
two meetings at the Union Iron
Works; he attended two socials in
the evening and three open air. meet
ings in the Western Addition
EMIL HoGBERG SPEAKS
Emil Hosberg. independent candi-
date for supervisor, addressed several
large open. air gatherings last night
in the North Beach District COM
mittee of 100 prominent Scandinavian
citizens was formed to : urge Hog
bergs candidacy, at a meeting held
in the Holbrook building. Charles
6. Johnson is chairman of the COM
rnittee Hogberg is indorced by the
Scandinavian Civic league and the
Swedish-Ameriean Political league
CAMPBELL AGAIN INDORsED
AT a meeting of the Coal Dealers
association held Tuesday evening at
ST Helens hall, Arthur G.. Campbell
was unanimously indorsed for super
visor and a committee appointed to
further his election. This makes the
seventh Endorsement received by Mr..
Campbell His other Endorsements
are: Regular republican (progressive)
county committee. San Francisco
Democratic club, Non Partisan Munic-
ipal league Women's Municipal Gov
ernment league, San Francisco Non
Partisan organization (the Improve
Inent club organization), Italian
American league
HEBREW LEAGUE ENDORSEMENTS
The United Hebrew League of San
Francisco has indorsed the following
candidates: City attorney, Percy V.
Long, treasurer, John E. McDougald; !;
tax collector, Edward F. Bryant; re-
corder, Edmond Godchaux: public ad-
ministrator, NJ J. Hynes; police judge,
Edward p Shortall; police judge, John
= Sullivan; supervisors, A Gallagher,
John o. Walsh, Charles A. Nelson,
Adolph Koshland, George A Connolly.
Edwin G. Bath. Joseph ]. Phillips,
Fred Suhr Jr. and Isaac Leipsic.
SENATOR BRYANT PRAISED
An overflow meeting was held in
behalf Of Edward F. Bryant, candi-
date for tax collector, in Judge Mo-
gan's courtroom, Assemblyman ]. J.
Ryan chairman and Assemblyman /.
A. Richardson secretary. Mr.. Doyle
of the Longshoremen's union spoke in
behalf of Senator Bryant, of how he
had worked for the cement bill and
the hatch tenders bill, and what he
had done for the men on the water
front Assemblyman Mcdonald. AS
semblyman Scott, Senators Finn and
Beban and Assemblymen Canepa and
Richardson also spoke. Miss Power
and Miss Burke addressed the meet
ing and praised Senator Bryant for
the work that he had done on the
teachers pension bill. the nurses
eight hour law, the women's general
eight hour law and the mothers pen
sion bill.