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VOLUME CIL— NO. 156.
REGUIN WILL
BE BEATEN
BY RYAN
Taylor First, With
McCarthy Next,
Is Forecast
Langdon fo Sweep the
City by Huge Majority
McGowan's Grafter
Cohorts Are
Hopeless
Voting Guessers Pick
Ticket of Clean Men
George A. Van Smith
Taylor, McCarthy, Ryan
and Reguin is the order in
which the mayoralty candi
dates will appear on the re
turn sheet when the judges
of election have finished their
coiint Wednesday morning. '
Mayor Taylor, District At
torney Langdon and an al
most exclusive majority of
the nominees on the good
government ticket will, in
my judgment, be elected by
votes ranging from a hand
some plurality for Mayor
Taylor and the candidates for
administrative offices up to
Dvcnvhelming majorities, for
Langdon and several of the can-
The election of Taylor and
Langdon can be forecast with
gl much certainty this morning
as can attach to anything in
politics. As usual, none of the
ihree principal candidates for
mayor and neither -of the candi
dates for district attorney is able
to sec how he can lose. That is
a form of blindness epidemic In every
campaign. It disappears only under
the treatment. of the ballot.
Ujan's managers think he will win
• with approximately 23.000 votes out of
a total poll of 57.000. They give Mc
, Carthy the post of runner up with 17,
•OOO. put Taylor in third place with 45,
000 ar.d estimate P-eguln's vote at 2,500.
McCarthy refuses to see it that waj\
He thinks that he will poll something
.approximating a clean majority of a
total poll of 55,000 to 57,000; that Tay
.lor. will have something: like 15,000,
Ryan H5.G00, Kcguin the remainder.
Mayor Taylor fully expects to. be
and by a very handsome plu
• rality. He has not permitted himself to
Indulge in a mathematical dissection of
the estimated poll, or if he has amused
himself •with pencil and election figures
lie -bag not taken the public into his
confidence. Scores of Taylor supporters
really believe that Taylor will receive
a majority. of the whole vote cast- Even
that is possible, but scarcely probable.
EVery surface indication goes to
rtrengthen the idea that Mayor Taylor
win receive more than one-half jof all
the votes cast, but surface indications
afe not by any means Infallible Indices
of election results. Frequently they
arc quite the contrary.
MrCOWW GRAKTCnS HOI'KI,KSS
That District Attorney Langdon will
get a tremendous majority over Mc-
Gowan twms. beyond dispute. The peo
ple who most <!cslre tlie defeat of the
district attorney have given over
• liope. Tho interests that have thrown
all their influence against the district
attorney and tlie voles mat will be
affected by those influences -and- that
will be naturally cast against Langdon
• are not difficult to locate, nor especially
difficult to estimate roughly. Langdon
was. subjected to a-symstematlc whis
pering campaign that looked danger
our, but as the interests opposed, to
him came Into the .open a landslide
to the district attorney was started
and for more than a week he. has been,
a 1 to 2 favorite in the betting, with
no takers. The landslide to Langdon
will have a beneficial effect both on
the vote polled by Mayor' Taylor and
• the entire good government tickets. I
think • McGowan will get several
thousand more votes than McCarthy,
but I also think that It is conservative >
Continued on Pace 25, Column 1
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARSY S3
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE WEATHER — San Francisco, west wjnd;
clear; maximum temperature 68, minimum 54.
ro RECAST FOR TODAY— Fair, light north
west wind. Page 49
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
EASTERN
Hull of British yacht supposed .to connin
(150.000 fonnd in Texas rirer bed. Page 40
Oocserratlre financial leaders request Trebl
dent Boo6erelt to call extra session of
congms. Pass 40
Campaign in New York city tne Quietest in
recent yean. Pare 49
Kary department announces find plans for. the
erulee of the battleships that come to ' the
Pacific coast. . Paare 49
Root to retire from cabinet It administration
gossip that eeema more imminent of realisa
tion thin other mooted changes. Pose 29
COAST
Bloc eyed Indian boy. fl«e« from Sherman
school to escape black eyec bestowed on him by
classmate's fists. Pace 41
Tacoma to haxe largest building in world,
according- to promoters, vho plan structure of U
stories on water's edge. Page 40
It is legal to lend state's fends on holidays is
decision of. attorney general, which 'will .put
earns in circulation. . ' Pagre 29
EDITORIAL
Labor's hope lies & the success of the good
government ticket. Page 32
German Justice vindicated. Pass 32
Morals with a limit. Page 32
POLITICAL
Taylor, strong In his support of Lansdon.
sajrs city owes district attorney deepest fiebt
of (tratltude. Pase 28
Mayor Taylor. District Attorney Len?don.
Walter Maearttmr and other champions of good
government address great mass tneetlngPaße 21
Taylor first. McCarthy second, vrlth Ujnn de
feating socialist candidate. Is forecast of Tues
day's results. Page 21
Prosecutor Heney In a Bpeech delivered at
North Beach calls MeGovan an infamous liar
and'eowardly cur. Page 21
citY
Franklin P. Bell, the man whom Ryan wanted
to nominate for city attorney, figured as a Job
broker and spoils collector for Crimmlns and
Keilx. Page 28
, Meetlns of depositors of the California safe
deposit and trust company breaks up without
taking any action after showing a decided sen
timent apalnst any steps being taken until the
bank commissioners have made a public re
port. Page 29
Four strike breakers who 6bot at policeman
held for trial for assault to murder. Page 51
Ueutenant Thomas A. Jones, whose recent
accusations of Sergeant Grindley faiind, must
face court martial at Presidio. 'Page 36
Native Daughters unveil bronie tablet on Lonrd
cruiser Ctlif ornla, which accepts through Wcu
tenant Commander H. A. McCullv. Pane 20
Samuel Adelsteln protests against city's nc
'. ceptance cf evidence furnished by"Californja title
insurance and trust company. Page 36
Clearing house certificates for public circula
tion will be Issued to aid city's financial jttua
tion and wJU b* accepted In llea of. "coin fey.all
businessmen as well aa for city taxes. Page 29
SUBURBAN
Charles Gaylord. identifled as. hlguwnvraen
who held up travelers in tunnel irld in. daylight,,
faces eight charges. Page 42
Towerman throws Oakland local engins off
track to prevent crash and engineer who warned
htm stays at post as locomotive Immps
tics. Page 42
State university farm at Davlsvlllc is reportoj
to be in good shaiie and courses in agriculture
will be given .there nert -year. Page 42
German women's relief society ready for an
nual charity ball. Page 42
Photographers end convention with election of
officers and banquet- Page 42
Berkeley gardener produces a walnut the- fixe
of \u25a0, lemon rfnd creates Banksla rose with gret-n
leaves in cenW. Page 42
Student Edgar S. Smith falls with Ms aero
planr- ard the machine Is wrecked. . Page 43
SPORTS
Kverythlng Ss in readiness at EmeryvlUo f.>r
Academic athletic league directors pass iipou
controversies between the high 'school
teams. ; • . Page 39
Stanford and California football teams nre in
good form for intercollegiate match. Page 38
Interesting competition assured in race for liie
association football champlonKhlp.. I'nge 89
Stanford defeats Vancouver in Rugby match.
5 to 3. Page 37
San Francisco and Lea Angeles win Coast
leagce baseball games. Page 37
Brookdale Nymph leads from start to flnltli In
the Aqueduct handicap. * Page 38
California university track team carries off
first place honors In the Pacific athletic as.<ocla
tion handicap meet. Page 3$
B«xer Jack Johnson outclasses Jlin Flynu and
knocks him out in eleventh round: Page 37
Irish-American athletic club members will be
the gunstn of Cbarles TV. Clark today gp bis
at Palomar, San Mateo. "Z Page 39
Printers prepare a new scale for ma
chine trnder apprentices; hotel help and
bar tenders wUI not berime separate Inter
national bodies. Page 33
MARINE
Captain Til ten of whaler Bowhead, which ar
rived yesterday, says that there !s no oconslon
for alarm over safety of Arctic fleet. Page 49
MINING
, Hcsvt day drags Goldflpld Consolidated Mines
down to ?3.73 at closlcg and Florence t<>
$2 20- Page 51
MAY AVERT STRIKE OF
ENGLISH RAILWAY MEN
LONDON", Nov. 2.— The prospects
that the "president of the board, of
trade, Lloyd-George, may bo able to
avert thfi general strike by arranging
a compromise we're brighter today. A
full meeting of the executive commit
tee of the amalgamated society of rail
way servants was held this morning
and decided to postpone all action on
yesterday's resolutions until after the
conference with Lloyd-George^ Novem
ber 6, to which ho has invited the so
ciety's representatives. Richard Bell.
&L P., probably will head the delega
tion.
\V. T. lIELI* DIES IX EAST
COLUMBUS. 0.. Nov. 2.—Announce
ment is made that William T. Bell,
formerly circulation manager of the
San Francisco Bulletin and with the
Now York World, died today at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Thomas > F.
Dolan, of cancer of the stomach. Bell
was born in this city.
SAN- FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, - : NOVEMBER 3, \ 1907— FIFTY-TWO > PAGES.
Figures From The C alVs Ble cti on Gues sing Contest:
•Pick: Taylor to Win •\u25a0 • ........../••• ••••••• • • •• • ....:...,.... . 4652
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Tota.l of guesise-s f f orn city T*ea.cier*s • -.-.. — 6002
THIS Is What the Boodl&ts Want
Champions of Good Government Cause OyerwMm
Forces of Corruption With Ringing Speeches
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Ihousdnds Cheer far "Taylor, Langdon and
MaWirthur at Great Mass Meeting
Fitting as a close of the wonderful campaign, which has been waged for purity in
municipal government was the mammoth ni ass meeting of good government, adherents
last night in the Pavilion rink at Sutter and Pierce streets. An: audience so vast that, it
taxed the utmost capacity of the great hall listened to the speakers who pleaded the cause
of civic righteousness and with its cheers pledged overwhelming \ victory to Mayor Tay
lor, District Attorney Langdon and the V ticket which they "„ lead. . !
The enthusiasm which has swept !in ever increasing vigor through the ranks of the
voters of San Francisco since the begin-*
ning of the good government campaign
readied ja. magnificent climax in the
boundless expression, of earnest sup
port given by the thousands who made
this final meeting, just before election
eve, one of the greatest the; city has
ever known. • The audience was typi
cally American and typically repre
sentative of the best citizenship of San
Francisco. It was composed or those
people who lovo San Francisco,-; who
are willing to fight and sacrifice j for.
San Francisco's good and, . whOj .'think
earnestly and long they, pledge
theii* support to any cause. „ /
In tlie great, blocks of chairs that
surrounded the speakers", stand at^ the
center of one side of the hall there
was. notoa vacant, seat. .The crowd
swarmed out into the ; open spaces ) at
each end -.of r the: long' floor, s jammed
into • the aisles and packed every .avail
able foot; of standing-room under the
arcades at the opposite : side."*
v. In every part -of the' hall .where, the
voice of a speaker -could, be:. heard
were closely packed s masses of listen
ers, stretching eagerly forward .to
catch the* words of the men who spoke
in the cause of clean- government.
,_\u25a0 Every . mention of 1 the *. names >of
Mayor Taylor "and District \u25a0 Attorney
Langdon signaled' a;.- thunderous out-
Continued on Psge 22, Column '.'\u25a0 1
Heney in His -Speech at North Beach
Styles McGowan % Cur and a Liar
Graft Prosecutor Bitterly Jfssdils] the
Opponent of Earigdon.
North beach; theold stronghold of Abe Ruefr cheered District
Attorney Langdon lasts night; it also cheered Francis V J .Heney;
it j cheered William" J. Burns, -who sat beside rHeney ; : ;it cheered
Hiram W. -Johnson, and, all of* its cheers were giverkwith the vim
that tells of;; earnestness of purpose. Knights of ; ; Eythias hall '\u25a0 at
.1524- Powell street was crowded'to its utmost capacity. with) people,
; came early and : stayed -until He-«J>- —^— — - "' -\u25a0•»\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0-\u25a0--\u25a0• - '' -' ~ •' •' »
ney's last wojd was spokon. ':!.-"./.
Heriey was at his best. \u25a0• He told;plain
truths and drove r them home. Never
have the "higher. ups" or San ' Francisco
and their; defenders and' tools been
given a more, vigorous lashing. The
schemes' of the corruptlonists were laid
bare." In detail . Heney recited the : story
of -the' graft prosecutions, and he gave
the credit jof the upheaval not to him
self >r to William J. Burns, but to
District Attorney Langdon. , This . was
Uistributa" to Langdon:
• "It reaulres greater - moral courage
for- an official to prosecute hisipoliti
cal-associates, the jvmeh'vwho'" were
elected on the ticket with 'him, than,
wuu ever .required in any of the fights
I" have made." The great figure of the
prosecutions in progress is William H.
Langdon. ;. He-is a \u25a0 man of high'prin
ciples,.. a .man- who ''dared to do. right
because ( it 71 Was right."
. A' :; . great, cheer,- followed; the tribute
to "Langdon. There were other cheers, 1
scores of them in fact,- for the crowd
Continued -on Page S3, Column ; 1
PAGES 21 TO 28 I
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Gall Guessing Contest Puts
Mayor Taylor in Lead, With
McCarthy Running as Second
Public Sentiment Can Be Gauged by
Sweeping Majority Which Is
Given for Honest Rule
The figures given above have been gleaned from the
answers in The Call's guessing contest as to what plurality
will be given the man who is elected mayor of San Fran
cisco next Tuesday. The Call offered $100 in prizes for the
three guesses coming nearest to the plurality received by
the winner, and more than 12,000 answers had been re
ceived up to midnight Saturday. These figures show the
number of coupons that were received from the people of
San Francisco, no account being taken of answers from out
of town. '
These are interesting and significant figures, showing
an overwhelming public demand v for'
Edward Robeson Taylor for - mayor,
and not' only a demand for him but
belief in his success at the polls next
Tuesday. They show that all over
the city exists a strong desire for the
; continuance of the decent . government
San Francisco has had for the last few
months and a deep disgust with the
reign of graft that disgraced the mu
nicipality for more than five years.
The people who sent these predic
tions to The Call were not swayed by
'sentiment but by belief in Taylor's
success. Money prizes were the in
centU'e and naturally . each 'one \u25a0 who
sent in a guess had In mind the money
to be awarded to the most accurate
forecaster. The most ardent supporter
of McCarthy, or Ryan would not, with
at cash "prize 'involved, send In his fa
vorite's name; unless, he thought' that
favorite should win. So the figures
published above show that a large per
centage;of the San Francisco readers
of The Call have, 'a'f terttaoklng -at the
matter from all standpoints, after cal
culating the chances of; the different
candidates, concluded .that Taylor, is to
be the victor. They * have observed
the size of his meetings and the en
thusiasm , attending them; they have
talked with their neighbors; they have
heard on all sides a . demand 'for de
cency. Seeing and hearing these
things they have picked Aha present
mayor as the logical favorite..;
There will probably be nearly 60,000
vote's cast at the coming election, so
that -the coupons received by The Call
represent approximately 10 per cent of
the, voters of the city. Of 6,000
expressions • of opinion registered, it
will be perceived that Taylor received
1,652, McCarthy 1,030 and Ryan 300.
This gives Taylor . about 77 ; per cent,
McCarthy about 17 per cent and 'Ryan
about 5 per cent. "While such figures
are by no means; conclusive, they are
a fair indication, a contest of this sort
being as fair a means of gauging pub
lic feeling as could be * devised, all
classes and # conditions of people being
Watch The Call's Election Bulletins
On Tuesday night The Call vrill flash the most
complete and earliest election returns' by stereopticon
on huge screens at .the following points in San Fran
ciscq:
At the main office of The CpU, Third and Market
streets, in front of the Claus Spreckels building.
.At the Mllmore street branch of The Call, Fill
more street between Post and Geary.
At 'the '"Mission agency of The Call, corner of
Twenty-second and Valencia streets.
In Oakland -The Call will display election returns
by stereopticon at its Alameda branch office in the
Bacon. block, Eleventh street between Broadway and
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fatch The Call s Tower Sipajs
Colored searchlight flashes from the" tower of The
Call building will tell the story of the election on
RED. flashes will indicate the probable election of
GREEK flashes will indicate the probable election o£
WHITE flashes will indicate the probable election of
PRICE^EWE CENTS.
represented. The Call has an all class
circulation, being read in the Mission
as extensively as on Pacific Heights,
and on the water front as well aa In
I the Western addition. This is shown
:by the classification of the predictions
that came In. Every section of th«
city Is represented, from th« water
; front to the ocean beach. And. more
. than that, most of the guesses are from
bona fide voters. —
The proportion of nonvoters Is very
small But even these wars not sent
at random. Naturally, women who en
tered the Contest did not go it blindly.
They consulted their men friends and
relatives In order to ascertain the trend
of . public sentiment, and mada their
predictions accordingly. Wbjlo - there
were individuals who sent In a number
of guesses, moat of the coupons came in
•In sly. each. representing: one person's
opinion.
.Fully as many guesses were received
from the country as from the city, but
only • the figures from city contestants
are. included In the computation, as they :
are the real indications of local feeling. \u25a0
The city people aro on the ground,
where they are able to observe the con- '
dltlon of public* feeling:. ThY country !
guesses are. as regards the preference
for the different candidates, in about
the same proportion as the city vot?a.
The flgirres are cheering ones, show
ing, in both city and country, a healthy
condition of the public mind and a de
sire for decent government.
LIVELY FIGHT IS NEW JERSEY
TRENTON. N. J., Nov. 2— Th» cam
paign in New Jersey practically closed
tonight. The only important contest
is that of the governorship which has
been hard fought. John Franklin Fort,
republican, and Frank Katscnbach, the
democratic - nominee, conducted a vig
orous campaign. New Jersey *1» nom
inally republican, but the Democrats
hope to profit by the republican dis
\u25a0ensions and a German vote in favor of
Katsonbcch.