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PRESIDENT TAFT IS ANXIOUS FOR REPUBLICAN SUCCESS IN CALIFORNIA
TAFT DESIRES
THE ELECTION OF
HIRAM JOHNSON
President Does Not Countenance
Ralston's Action Regarding
Republican Candidate
Subtreasurer May Lose His Own
Head If Pernicious Political
Activity Is Shown
slaughts" have not even been reported
here, and if they had been the presi
dent would still have desired the elec
tion of the republican candidate.
Johns©n, whether -or not he has
praised the Taft administration, is
considered a republican. As such the
president feel? that he should be sup
ported by all who have the .welfare of
the party at heart.
It can be stated authoritatively that
President Taft today recognizes no
T>reach in the' republican part}-. There
is but one republican party. In mat
ters "of patronage all will- be recog
nized alike.
This is no time for party dissen
sion, according, to President Taft's
view. It . is the; time for all republi
can* to forget - differences . and stand
together for republican success. Re
publicans -in all states had their
chance io express themselves at the
primaries. The men nominated by
the republicans at the primaries arc
'regarded Ivy the president as the
choice of their part>\ Whatever dif
ferences there Avcre had their airing
then. The majority of republicans
have spoken and the majority rules.
As a matter of fact, not once during
' the campaign, direclh or indirectfy,
has Johnson criticised President Taft
cr the national administration. Some
other reason must besought as the real
cause of IV. C. Ralston's grouch and
defection.
STOCKTON POLITICIANS
SEE TRICK BACK OF \
THE KROH CHARGES
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
STOCKTON. Nov. €.— After- a sitrenu-
ous campaijjn- the democrats' and re
publicans of San .loaquln aye ready for
the final f»lrup(B:l« next Tuesday. The
county republican .chairman is confi
dent of victory. . \u0084.
Th*» rf*publican -county, central com
mittee held a special 'meeting- last
nj&bt for thp piirphsp- of taking up the
accusation^ 'tSfec! by the prand jury
Friday a^aijist County Auditor and Re
(•onip| .fames- tl.. Kroh.- who is a can-
Oidato on the repuMic'an ticket to ruc
«<ed himself. Tiie committee adopted
r^poiut ions after heafinc: the case, the
pith of which is ; as follows:
TlifKo ar-cu«a<ior]* ar<> nf 10 months*
«nfl tl:»> porftrtns ti«tv mating "i p "i
hsvi- lic.-H rorr <l«>r«>lli't -in -«h»»!r offiolsl
(liltlrs in nut hflvinp »<-qii»int*<l Ui> -I'epiib
tkan parry of ihr. allpc«-<t mUoondwt pri"*
;i Ib* prfmurr rl^ojion \\r\<\ Auenst 1!> lift.
ATtrr invfstig.itlnn it spjv^jrn to. 'this
<-!nmil»M' ttat th*>SP amis»iJ<ms ate'i yf*
Uri^n! trirk fmi savor of pf l rti«H t ution ratlipr.
t!:iin Jnstifp; Tbrrofort- bf it • • .
R-solv*>il. tbat.jvp l'pptnluitf tho aclion of '
t!i»-«:p at-.-u«*-!-s «iw) >All v.jura nil fair m I tided '
rotrra !\u25a0» fsoor tli^nnfaJr »rtion hy stamrt
:njr thiir fj^aftiirin-nl of Jh«> «om<> "on tbrlr
ballot* stiii Fupportinji Jamfs H. Kroli. .". .
Th resolutions are signed by phair
man Keagle and Secretary- Ed Van
\" ranken. • - •, \u25a0. . • • . \u25a0'\u0084
The labor unions, liaye selected, a
ticket. They have indorsed. Stitt TVil
snn for Kovcmor and candidates Ifom
the old parties for county offices.
TJi-? country precincts 'have g local
ortion election ami -will "vrite" ''wef o"r
"dry" next Tuesday. \u25a0 ~S . \u25a0
BELL WILL BE A BAD
SECOND IN SANTA CRUZ
COUNTY, IS PREDICTION
f Special Dh patch to The Call]
SANTA CRC2. Nov. 6— Although Bell
carried the county by a majority of <>7
over Glilctt four years ago Carl Krat
zpnptein. chairman of the reptibliran j
county centra! commitlee, figures that
Johnson will win by a majority of 800
TufFday over Bell.. Other conservative
politicians pay that Johnson's majority
wHI reacfi 1.500.
At tiie primary election Jolinson, out
of a total of 2.260 republican votes
received* 1.858. while Bell only rojled
;ip 523 on the domocratio ticket. Even
with increased registnition since the.
primaries* ISell -n-ould still be a bad sec-!
ond. KrafzenMcin also predicts that
t!ie entire stale ticket will be elected
with Johnson.
The democratic county chairman, D.
C. Clark.. claims that Bell has a srood
chance of carrj'ing the county by a
small, majority and also predicts that
Neodham's majority will be cut down
by Cowell. He also predictsthat Aikln,
republican nominee for assemblyman,
will, be- defeated by Ma her, \u2666/.•^
JULIUS KAHN SHOWS
VITAL IMPORTANCE OF
PANAMA EXPOSITION
Peveral republican candidates- lor!
Ftate and local offices appeared at an
enthusiastic meeting of republicans of
the thirtieth district at Bauer's liall at
Eighth and . Natoma streets . Friday
evening. Among the speakers were B.
Grant Taylor, nominee for clerk, of the
supreme court: A. T. JBarnett, candidate
for justice of tlve peace, and. George HIT.
Banns candidate for superior judge.
The principal speech of the 'meeting
was made by. Congressman Julius Kahn,
v ho. discussed the", issuesof the cam
palgn ah<j also the paramount import
ance of. securing the Panama-Pacific
exposition to. San Francisco. .He was
Riven a hearty ovation.- The subject of'
ilie exposition .was "also discussed Rt
length by M. l£/Runkle.
In' addition to the. speeches made by
f-andldatrs there n-«re addresses in he'
half <>t Alfred Roncovieri for superin
tendent of school?. 11. D. Loveland for
vflilroad commissioner, Henry A. Melvln
*rd M. C SlosS for justices of - the
M:preme court and Judge Thomas Len
non for the appellate court.' -Ous W.
IJayr^tithfr presided and T. W. Chand-
Jcr acted as secretary.
GET TOtiISTHKH OX AME.\DME.\T.«
• <3Pt tosetljpr!" • Votft^ycs, on' all con
stitutional amendmont!-. Bring.the ex
position ty Calilorhia.' - ggf:
STATE NEEDS JOHNSON
GALLAGHER TELLS WHY
ANDREW J. GALLAGHER
I am.going to vote in this election for Hiram Johnson for. governor
of California. Besides other issffes, there is onegreat, big issue wrapped,
up in the solving. of this contest. It «is. a promise that the Southern
Pacific, its agents.-'lieutenants and political bosses will be driven out
of California politics once and for all. If this is done, then California
has indeed made a tremendous step forward in her- political- history.
Legislatures and legislators have been-Jor jears bought and sold
the bargain counter of this company's political bureau ; like so many
dolls in a. toy shop. Right now the campaign expenses of many can-,
didates.arc being paid from the Same source.. No law is enacted if
there is obiection from the Southern Pacific political bureau. As *a
citizen, I should be very proud of the day that .this condition is
remedied. . \ i r ' , \u25a0
Hiram Johnson embodies, to my idea, the best cleireints of fightinc
strength necessary for this work. I think he has the ability and deter
mination to carry out the things he has promised tp do. My personal
acquaintanceship with him has led me to believe that if elected he
will undertake -the large task to which he has pledged himself and
will accomplish it. will be no child's play. It will be a man's
work, and will not be consumated without some "of. the most stirring
scene's that our legislative halls have known. _ "
It is not so much the laws that the Southern Pacific wants that
need attention. The governor who undertakes to curb .the activities
of the Southern Pacific's political bureau will have his- real troubles
when he reaches into the statute books, and cuts from them t^ie laws
that the Southern Pacific by its. political machinations has placed there,
and which remain like a cankerous growth on the' state's progress.'
I know something of the accusations .made against candidates. I
know something of the eleventh hour statements and I' know how
everything is said and done to make the anti-railroad candidate in this
battle look' like all that is bad. Butthc people can well afford to pay
no attention to the sources from which these things come, because
in every campaign this source has always been found doing the very/
same thing. I feel confident that California is sure in Hiram Johnson
of an honest governor. . • 5
LOVELAND'S GOOD
WORK APPROVED
Seth Mann and Attorney Oen«
eral Webb Tell What Railroad
Commissioner Has Done
If the California public needed addi
tional proof of the loyal and valuable
services rendered by Railroad Commis
sioner Harvey D. Ivsveland it could not
go to two better sources than^ Seth
Mann, recognized the nation over as the
shippers' champion', and Attorney Gen
eral Webb, whose services for the peo
ple won him the distinctive honor of
the Herrin machine's opposition in the
primary campaign.
The administration rate bill present
ed to the last legislature was prepared
under the direction of Attorney General
Webb. On behalf of the state he asso
ciated himself with Railroad Commis
sioner Loveland "and Seth Mann in the
preparation of the measure, which was
fought bitterly by the railroad political
machine. Recent "correspondence be
tween Attorney General Webb and Seth
Mann touching the worth and services
of Commissioner Loveland furnishes
conclusive evidence for the imperative
necessity of ' Loveland's return to the
commission that has' been made an ac
tive and effective adjunct of govern
ment by him. .
In a letter addressed to Attorney Gen
eral Webb and dated November 4 Seth
Mann said:
"I am familiar with much of the work
that has been accomplished by the pres
ent railroad commission of the state of
California, and I do "riot hesitate to say
that this work has been largely initiated
and carried out- through the efforts of
Colonel Loveland. Immediately upon the
appointment of Colonel Loveland the
state railroad eomfnission assumed an
active participation in the traffic af
fafrs it is organized to govern. Colonel
Loveland determined to make of his of
fice no sinecure, but to make it fulfill
as far as possible the duties and obliga
tions laid upon it by law. > *, * T
think you will agree with me that
Colonel Loveland has brought the rail
j-oad commission of the state of Califor
nia into a prominence in public affairs
which for 10 years or more prior to his
appointment it never occupied. I am an
earnest advocate"" of the election of
Colonel Loveland."
Referring to the work done by Colonel
Loveland. Attorney General Webb /in
his letter to Mann said that J^oveland
was the first member 6f the state rail
road commission to co-operate with the
attorney general's office, that the suc
reesful prosecution of cases against the
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe were
made possible by, Loveland and^that it
was largely due to Loveland's efforts
that a general public interest in . the
fight for adequate railroad legislation
I was aroused and crystallized.
Webb wrote:
"After Colonel Loveland was appoint
ed as a member of the railroad commis
sion for- the first time in many years
this office was visited by a member of
that commission for the purpose of as
certaining, what could be done by the
commission In behalf of the shippers of
this state. That member was Colonel j
Loveland. Since ColoneliLdveland's ap- |
polntment not a week, has passed that j
he Jias not advised with this office with j
respect 'to,.the v dutieß. and work of his
commission. Until March;<l9o9,' by rea
son of the fact 'that there-was no rail
road regulation law InV this, state, '-it
Beemed that little could be done, and
yet every" exertion was made by Colonel'
Loveland 'to 'bring, about many 'better-.,
ments in' conditions that there. .existed
and to render such services to^he ship
pers'of the t state as was possiblel. Dur
ing this time the commission investi
gated and tried the cases against the
Southern Pacific company, the Santa Fe
company and the Los » Angeles, San
Pedro and Salt iLakV dompany;* upon
'charges of discrimination, in- rates, and
rendered .tlielr,' judgment in those cases.
Imposing; in "on«S instance a fine of
$5,000. If personal honor and fidelity/to
official duty- play their Ypart | in.the. the j
recommendation jof a man 'for office,
these mustbe accorded to Colonel Love
land." -y \u25a0-: ' \u25a0 \u25a0;-.:-/ j
EMPLOYERS: GIVE MEN
VOTEFORTHE
FAIR AMENDMENTS
All employers are requested' to give
their employes ample time to go to the
tolls on election day,', without any de
duction from their pay— whether it be
in San Francisco, or in^any of ' the
cities or^.towns ; surrounding .the * bay.
Give them an. opportunity- not alone
to votei for candidates of choice/
but'to be sure and not^forgetjto
for. senate constitutional-: amendment
No. ; £t ''\u25a0 and assembly.' constitutional
amendment No. 33, both. _for,, the Pan
ama-Pacific international* exposition. >
« We want'as iargeVa majority "as; is
possible for both; amendments. ' Help
to accomplish this. :.' \
|8| RAYMOND PEXJAMIN,
Chairman " Special \ Campaign Coramit
. tee;*.: Panama- Pacific * Exposition.
THE SAN FRANCIBOO QALL t ; MONDAY; 7, 1910.
REED QUESTIONS
THE INDIANA "?"
"Did You Beat Your Wife ?" and
"Were You Arrested for Kiss
ing a Girl on Street?" h
CHARLES WESLEY REED
Before the late Senator Dolliver died
he said that flamboyant oratory was
no longer tolerated because the Ameri
can people now demanded siniplicity
and sincerity in the handling of pub
lic questions, and the speaker who
could patiently, fairly and truthfully
analyze political subjects was the man
who could hold his audience and influ
ence voters in a campaign. — \
On the eve of election day we have
developed a campaign in California so
slanderously vicious that ;>Rabbi Nieto
truthfully said last Saturdaybefore the
CommonwealtJvclub that If he_ were to
take the estimates, of the rival candi
dates, for governor furnished by. them
selves ,Tio should.: conclude .that both
were totally unworthy. . :"
And we have in San Francisco an Im
ported professor of languages from In
diana \flkillfully; I waviijg .• sHoft the
mighty Interrogation^ point in an intel
lectual cahc^an of questionable sincer
ity. \u25a0 We are taking ourselves too seri
ously arid especially taking Frank E.
Hering too- seriously. . :
Observe the mechanism of his ques
tione. First, the statement is .made
that Hiram W. Johnson "sat silently
by" when William lloff Cook asked
that J. Dalzell Brown be sentenced to
IS months on' a promise that he would
griveNinformation leading to the .return
of ?1.000,000 (o the depositors of the
California safe deposit and trust com
pany. (Cook never made the promise,
but thai is only another story.) Next
Mr. Johnson "has pledged the court,"
"forgot his promise," "had been a
party to the pledge." Speech Is silver^
but silence is golden." Here, however,
silence is speech — nothing 1 less than
"aypledge to the court."
With silence-as the basis of all .these
pledges and broken promises, Mr. Her
ing then asks a multitude of ques
tions about Western Pacific stock,
money had from the United* Railroads
and what not. that become in the edi
torial columns of one of the newspa
pers an "astounding indictment."
May I not ask a question _of. Frank
E. Hering, professor of questions, not
really /wishing for an answer, but only
desiring to show the viciousness of his
system and possibly raise d laugh at
hi.s expense? '".\u25a0":
\u25a0 "Frank E. Hering, do you not beat
jour wife?" Toirmay not'have a wife,
but such, an insignificant detail: is of no
consequence. If -you, refuse to answer
my. question 1 will say. that _ silence
gives consent (you . can _turn silence
Into a "pledge," "promise," etc.) and
that you admit that i you beat your
wife. .Thereafter I will refer to you
as an admitted wife beater who de
serves the whipping post.. I repeat,
therefore, "Are you I not a. most noto
rious wife beater? .Dare you refuse to
answer: this plain question?"* .
It iyou .t'akeTmy ; dare^nd. caJl m% an
Impertinent busybody and a retailer of
lies and' slander I will reply,- "Shake
not thy gory locks at me."> -I only
asked a question. I never -charged you
with being a wife. beater. •\u0084;.\u25a0
- Or to Illustrate in another 'way the
essential cdwardliness of Mr. -Heringr's
questions of <Mr.'f Johnson I will, ask
Frank E. Hering, professor of ques
tions, 'of : Indiana; : ;the. following:
"Were you not arrested'on July. 6,1909,
by the chief ; of , police of /Jndianapolls
for kissing a girl "on the street, . and
,were you not * released from" custody
only , after promiping never to-" do it
again ?" . Dare ' you -ref use \ 'to; 'answer?
Silence gives; consent. VNext. day v you
are an-admitted street "masher." -You
have been asked if i: you are; not V a
"masher. .'and: you do -hot deny the
charge. Did ' you | » ot , get '. away, .with
the girl's bag of candy- while she was
looking the other way?- -Dare you re
fuse to I : answer? it," \u25a0 . '.; : ' --:'^'. ' ••;\u25a0' '\u25a0 ' '\u25a0 :^-i
'\u25a0- What right, by the way, has Mr.Mler-.
ing '. to ; predicate his political attacks
on Mr. 'Johnson because of -.his^beirig'.' an
officer of :tl\p Eagles the? Eagles
are opposingiMf.^ Johnson^ as -an, order?
Is he not bringing the Eagles.into poli
tics authority,^ because.las.: is
well known, "the? Eagles^ never roili the
filthy pool of politics.^ \ r . -
The people of. the, west-are a- manly
race, ,but :: asking - "question s that v are
not -meant to 'be answered is. riot manly~
Insinuating ' criminal rconduct; in a?way
that* enables the: interrogator ' to 'say
that he never made?the-indictment is
cbwardly.v 'And- saying- ; tthatt t Johnson
has "promised,"; "a greed,"", "pledged- the
court/: when Jie' did :, nothing f of." the
kind is /perilously ; near ; to' falsehood.'
Are^thV people of *San Francisco, living
up to their ;own • reputations,! for, open
hand Ted fair pla jv in- pay ing. attention to
the unmanlyjattacks,of ' the question
mark; from Indiana?
- Really," it -is; to laugh.
: DO\T MISS EXPOSiTrOX' BOXOS
Look; out!;- Avoid missing exposition
A'ote yes i on all amendments ;-!
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Mollie B. Johnson,^. ,
v Winning Campaign
WOMEN EDUCATORS
RACE FOR OFFICE
Vigorous Fight for Superintend*
ent of Schools of Sacra*
mento County x
Keen Politicians Concede Vie»
Tory for Miss Johnson Over
: Mrs. "O'Neily incumbent
. One of the most interesting and vig
orous fights of the 1910 campaign' has
been r developed by two women. The
prize is the berth of county superin
tendent of schools in Sacramento coun
ty. The contestants are Miss; Alollie
B. Johnson, republican, and Mrs. M. R.
.O'Neil. the democratic incumbent.
Miss Johnson, the/ republican candi
date, and whose election, is- conceded
by the keenest Sacramento politicians,
has , been associated with^the schools
of Sacramento and Yolo counties for
22 j'ears. -\u25a0'.'She : -has' taught in the' Sac
ramento city' schools for 20 years, arid
for many- years: has* been vice principal
of one of the largest in'the
capit&l city.; „ : • - ".' '\u25a0\u25a0'.'\u25a0\u25a0 "'\u25a0 .
Afiss Johnson csraes from a familj',
that lias been -.'closely- identified with
the politics nf California" and the .Saq-.
ramento \u25a0i'alley. ;- Jlprl'father,- "William
E. Johnson, was^oheJ'Of the- leading
men "of Placer cmirity.'r— The : late 1 A.' J.
Johnson, state printer,; was her .'uncle,
as was David Johnson, who was-prom
inent in the political arid professional
life of Sacramento. :'\ • \u25a0 ' v '•
Miss Johnson was urged int v o the pri
mary race for the republican nomina
tion, which she entered reluctantly, but
which, after her entrjv became, a genu
ine race. L Iler general election cam
paign. -it is said,, has TJVen in keeping
with her primary campaign.
Throughout her teaching, career Miss
Johnson has kept * in'- the front rank
of progressive, educators and has been
prominent in the activities of the Sac
ramento.county.and state teachers' as
sociations.: She is a past g^and presi
dent of, the Native Daughters of: the
Golden West and an active member of
the Tuesday a»d Saturday clubs of Sac
ramento, both of which she has served
in official places. V^' ;
In .herfirst'essay atf an aspirant for
public office, Miss Johnson- has exhib
ited the same, ability and energy that
have won honor and preferment for her
in her professional and social life.
FLOOD'S POPULARITY
MAKES RE-ELECTION
ALMOST ACERTAINTY
Bernard J. Flood, present presiding
justice of the local^ustices' court. h»i.
the unanimous endorsement of the bar
and • benchj of' San Francisco for re
election as justice of the. peace." Justice
Flood's popularity and- his reputation
as a court official were well illustrated
at the primary election. \u25a0 when he, re
ceived the nomination : of b,oth the re
publican and democratic, parties, the
good government league and the : inde
pendence league. -Later he was given
the unqualified endorsement^ of -the bar
associatlon'of San Francisco.- ;
Flood's record as a r justice of the
peaces, is an enviable one. '.'.'His -court
has been,, conducted on .strict; business
principles : and th^' cases before -It~^have
been 'handled. with'a-';falrriess? and dis T '
patclv,that;lias.-w.on";liim.'the; unanimous
support of -:litlganta,' and. attorney^
alike.S-He Is ifirimfinselyJ popular jper
sonallyln San Francisco and is a.prorn
irieht-member of ! a number -of .fraternal
organizations. . "'._ ;'\ \u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0:''.': \u25a0//" "•,"\u25a0 > ' : i rt< '-\u25a0'
'."Flood is 6ne..of ."the -men whose elec
tion Is'-practically • a coriclu
"sion.'; It is confidently 'expected by those
who have; taken, a ; close -interest in his
campaign that heVwillJpoll>one of :the
largest popular votes of; any /man •run
ning for any state or local office on any
ticket^
Club Gives Aid ;
.'-• At the. last regular, meeting of .the
Argonaut ;clubthat*orga.nlxatiqn unan
imously, indorsed' Charles'E.TA:,Creigh
ton!for justice of the peace.; A special
meeting qf^.theiclub was [".held -Friday,
evening, at^which a^distritC; organiza
tion, was "formed, in/ Creigh ton's behalf,
and members were assignedto.the yarl
ous v polllng places; throughout .the city,
to ; work-Tuesday /in Creighton's r inter
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REV. CROWLEY'S VIEWS
INDIA BASIN IS NEEDED
.Editor, Call: The voters of, Cal
ifornia are* vitally interestedin the
three harbor bond propositions to be
voted "on* tomorrow. ' These thre.e
bond; issues include the San Fran
cjsco- harbor, .improvement act.; the
India basin act. and* the San Diego
seawall act..-: If "these, issues receive
\u25a0a majority "ot. the. votes throughout
the state it means. an expenditure of
$11,500,000 in this state.
Although..* this great amount of
money., will be "distributed'; largely
among; the workingmen of the state,
the people of California- are not
called , upon jto contribute a single
dollar .in direct taxation to pay
either the Interest or the principal
on these 1 bondsT?" .. . "
The revenues : of. the -.California
harbors are steadily increasing and
therefore able ! to | meet the interest
any pay the principal of these bonds
before their- expiration. The entire
principal and; interest, under the
terms, of the acts, will be paid out
of the "regular state harbor revenues.
Therefore,' it Is to the interest of
the entire state, and especially to
the laboring classes, to favor the
passage ;of these; bonds. ;
Important among, these issues is
the. acquisition by the state of the
lands ; adjacent to- the India basin
and the Islals creek channel.. /The
development of an Inland harbor
there will add from five to seven
miles of wharfage room to the pres
ent facilities , of the port of San
Francisco. v •
| According to the best authority,
there are times even now when the
wharf room of our .city Is inade
quate to accommodate the commerce
of our harbor. Tlfat being po at the
present time, how much more need
will there be for such facilities after
the completion of the Panama canal?
On this account we need the India
basin. and the Islais creek lands for
an inland harbor and the state
should not lose this opportunity of
acquiring it. . ' ; .
All the natural basins of the city
have been filled up at great cost to
the harbor, except the India basin
and the lands adjoining: it. Sad and
costly experience ought to teach us
better than to fill up the only site
for an inland harbor -which remains
on our water front.
It is better to have in that locality
good, clean and deep water for ship
ping purposes. than poor and shaky
land. ' \u25a0 \u25a0 . .:.'\u25a0' ' ; - >
. it is claimed by a selfish few that
these lands should be filled in for
ISLAIS SENTIMENT IS
SWEEPING CALIFORNIA
Giyic Workers Tell of the Support Given .to the^ Bo^ids by
The Residents of Interior of State -
' . Half a dozen civic workers who have,
been. busy, in the interior, of the state
\u25a0fipreading the sentiment in favor of the
India: basin bond issue reported the re
sults of their, work to the Mission pro
motion association at a meeting yester
day afternoon. Each declared that the
people and the press were in favor of
the bond issu.e and that*t. will be car
ried. \u25a0 * . - • ' -
' Chambers of commerce throughout
the state have nidorsed the project, and
advices from the south are to- the effect
that that section will vote for the bond
Issue almost solid. According to John
T. Flynn, harbor engineer of, San Diego,
Imperial and San Diego counties will
give 1 9,000 votes in favor of the issue
out of a total of 20,000' votes cast. All
of the reports were greeted with cheers.
I.OS AXGEI.ES IX liI.XE 7 Q
'George L. Center, who was made tem
porary chairman, stated that -Los An
geles had given him a royal welcome
and that thebonds would be given a
big majoTity there. Patrick Broderlck
told of obtaining the Indorsement of
the commerciarbodies of-San Jose and
Stockton, although the opposition rep
representatives were before the Stock
ton chamber of commerce in advance of
him. All the newspapers, he said, were
favorable: J. Magnin of Alameda coun
ty predicted a victory there. .
Franklin Hichborn, secretary of the
harbor Imprdvement committee, stated
that the outlook -over -the state, was
good. • \ >",v ; : "#^
Rev. 4 D. O.Crowley. made a report
upon- the visit of himself and Senator
Welch to Sacramento. Vallejo and Xapa.
All of these places, he! said", were sup
porting the Indla"basin act through the
chambers' of commerce, mayors and
newspapers. From his canvass h« be
lieves that the entire northern part of
the- state will return a big majority.
He stated that editors of Napa and Val
lejo papers had -been offered rßten- f6r
reading matter ! adverse >to the issue,
but the, off er'had been declined.
OPPOXEXTS USBMOSEY
Bernard Burns and A. G. Schulz re
ported that .several of the improvement
clubs.which at first ;had been won.ovefr
by! the/opposition had at last enteredj
the i ranks of the proponents: and. were
now' working, hard' foj the success of
the bonds., -•; . * „
ki That..the" many workers -of the Ship
Owners* association and other opponents
.of -the ponds are being. paid' for. their
\u25a0efforts was revealed by Father Crowiey,
who;told of a meeting last Thursdayin
the office of James ;H."' Barry at which
John .E. Pope.i-an :' engineer, : admitted
that- the Ship-owners' association was
spending aiMarge* amount of money and
was payinV the_men' who are out ,work
\u25a0fng.to defeat" thebbnds. .:;*..
\u0084 During the'last; day of thft fight for
the- success of tfife India, basinbdnd.iis
sue the Alihprovement '\u25a0; clubs'; and | divlc
'organizatldns ;/of r .Francisco "will
not relent" In 'their campaign. The
Misslonpromotion association will hold
a big- meeting at r its '^ hall in'^Valencia
street near Sixteenth tonight arid plans
will ; be -completed 5 for the
city'so' that: every polling, place -will; be
lumber yard sites, and that these
sites are necessary for the develop
ment of San Francisco. They should
not forget thaVln the near vicinity
of the India basin-harbor' site- there
is a large territory; better adapted
for factory sites and lumber yards
than the x Mands immediately border
ing on' the Islais channel. .
' Anent the contention of the op^»
ponents" of the India basin act I
would say . that until .the state
fought Ho acquire the 63 block 3of
submerged land for" an inland har
bor, nobody spoke- of improving
them, if the opponents ©f this act
be in good faith. I beg tp suggest
that the land values there will not
justify the promised improvements.
There are about 50 feet of mud and
water over the [ solid ground
throughout the 63 blocks. "If filled
in it would, be" very, unstable land
on which to locate heavy buildings
for factory purposes, especially In
an earthquake zone. Besides. ; such
action would be reversing the prac
tice and policy of all modern marl
time cities. London. Liverpool and
Antwerp are digging inland harbors
out of solid land. Why should we
fill up good water to make bad land?
Especially when the commerce of
San Francisco, on the completion of
the- Panama canal, will demand
every bit of space .along our water
front.
The lumber clique promises a
large expenditure of money and a
great deal of employment in the
improvement of these lands. The
expenditure of ten millions of dol
lars for <the Improvement of our
harbor front Is more than this little
cabal could muster up to pay out
in wages for the next 50 years.
If we need the Panama-Pacific
exposition, we need the Islals creek
inland harbor. \By voting for this
and the other harbor bond issues,
we shall demonstrate to the country
at large that we know what we
want and are united on every issue
which involves the ; betterment, and
prosperity of our state.
"This fiFpull together" spirit will
convince the senators and congress
men at" Washington that we are a
unit on every important proposition
and worthy of their, support In our
efforts to bring the exposition to
our state, in :i915. Every vote cast
for the India basin act tomorrow is
a vote, in the direction of develop
ment and progress.
D. O. CROWLEY.
Nov. 6, 1910.
covered by workers in the- interests of
the India basin act.
JIISSTATEMENTS CIRCULATED " "
The. opponents of the act, driven .to
desperate resources, have -opened .a
iire: of literature and .untruths. Tons
of literature have been sent out under
the name of the Ship Owners" associa
tion for distribution In the smaller
cities. San Diegxf was flooded with
this literature Saturday. Los Angeles
almost simultaneously was covered
with placards making the false an
nouncement that the passage of the
India basin "act would thrust a burden
of extra taxation upon the farmers,
small merchants and wagrfe earners.
The proponents of. the act are utilizing?
every means of counteracting: the ef-.
feet of these untruths.
In: San Francisco, in addition to the
old custom of distributing placards and
pamphlets, the .ship, owners yesterday
hired numerous wagons and sent them
about' the (*ity bearing: signs adver
tising against the bonds and asserting
that the improvement clubs of the city
had declared against the act. These
statements were proved false at the
meeting yesterday, at which it was.
shown that almost every improvement
club in the city had indorsed the India
basin act bond issue.
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JOHNSON REFUTES
UTH HOUR LIES
Check Displaced by Hering
Proves the Link Between
Bel! and Calhoun
Continued from Far* 1
his innuendoes. Johnson's concise, di
rect statement is his answer.
The United Railroads' voucher cheeK
which Hering flourished vith an air
of triumph Saturday night was a re
ceipt for the payment to Johnson Feb
ruary 7. 1907. of $1,500 in full of serv
ices rendered to that date. Those serv
ices, as shown by* Johnson and as not
denied even by his detractors, were
services as an attorney rendered dur
ing the year 130«. when Johnson was
employed by the United Railroads in
several of its cases having nothing in
the world to do with the graft prosecu
tions. It was. the only amount ever
paid by the United Kallroada to John
son in any capacity.
On March 19.M907. more than a
month after this belated payment had
been made to \ Johnson for his serv
ices, the Schmitz-Jtuef supervisors
made their first confessions of the ac
ceptance of bribes. .Then for the first
time th* United Railroads and Patrick
Calhoun became the objects of accu
sation in connection with the graft
cases. ' The first indictments ajrain-«t
Patrick Calhoun were, not returned un
til May 20, 1907. more than three
monthsafter Johnson's connection with
the company as an attorney had. been
finally severed and several months
after his work as an attorney had been
accomplished.
several times after he was patd in
full on February 7. l»07. fnr^hfs former
services as an' attorney for th« com
pany was offered employment
by the United Railroads in other cases,
but he repeatedly declined to take such
employment.
Such are th» facts concerning th<*
voucher cherk which Hering flourished
as "proof of Johnsorr's_ perfidy." The
check has proved only the on* thing,
and that is th* undfmiaWe connection
existing In this cajnpaign between
Theodore A. BelJ. the democratic nom
inee for governor, his frtendai and th*
United Rai>roads and other special in
terests which hays» <Jeft>auehed. and pol
luted the government of Callfornts.
The check which Hering presented
Saturday night earn** from the flies of
the United Railroads. It wa. refurnished
to assist in bringing about the election
of Theodore Bell and the defeat of
Hiram W. Johnson. It is the link that
shows the connection between Bell and
Calhoun. It in no wise reflects upon
the character or integrity of Hiram "W.
Johnson.
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