Show UNION lABOR MEN AGAIN IN N CONTROL Reform Given a Black Eye by bythe bythe bythe the Voters of San Francisco HENEY FALLS BY WAYSIDE REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS BOTH GO DOWN TO DEFEAT San Francisco Nov 2 ZArter After three years of a reform government which followed the sensational disclosures In the union labor administration In re returns returns returns turns from municipal election UD uj to midnight indicate that the city has again chosen a ad administration administration administration ministration by the election of P H McCarthy for mayor and Charles M 1 Fickert for district attorney Opposed to Fickert was Francis J Heney who attained national fame as asI I government prosecutor in the famous land fraud cases in the northwest and who for three years has conducted the dramatic prosecutions in inthis Inthis inthis this city which have become historic Mr defeat apparently is de decisive decisive decisive the vote for him running behind either that of W V F F Crocker the Re Republican Republican Republican publican candidate for mayo maJor or of or Dr T 1 W B Leland Loland the Democratic candidate One Issue While many issues of local Importance Importance importance tance entered into the campaign the continuance of or the graft prosecutions which has centered national interest on San Francisco and brought about civic division of or sentiment that has hg obliterated all party lines was wu the dominant one Mr Heney went before the people frankly frankl on this one Issue issuS appealing for vindication by election of or his course in the trials growing out of the exposures of or municipal tion in the board boar of supervisors He promised from the stump that if elected he le would carry carryon on the graft prosecutions with vigor Mr Fickert asserts that he will prosecute only such of these cases as after care careful ful investigation he is convinced can be carried to a successful result The Successful Candidate Mr is a young oung man and a anew anew anew new figure in local politics He was for four years assistant United States district attorney Except as a member of the charter commission and civil service commis commissioner commissioner commissioner P H McCarthy has never held public office He was a candidate for mayor at the special election follow following followIng ing lug the conviction of Eugene in 1907 being defeated by the incumbent Incumbent incumbent bent Dr Edward B Taylor whom he now succeeds As president of the San Francisco Building Trades Tradel council for forthe forthe forthe the past thirteen years he has been a prominent and influential figure in municipal politics where organized labor has played so 80 potent a part He was fought bitterly by the regular Re Republicans RepUblicans Republicans publicans and Democrats and charged with accepting and seeking the support of the tenderloin element The opposition opposition l tion to him rallied around his own statement from the stump that If It elected he would make San Francisco the Paris of America This declara declaration declaration declaration tion was seized upon by his opponents as meaning that he stand for fora a return to the town and the evils of the notorious days das of and Ruef and their adherents This McCarthy has stoutly denied He has categorically repudiated the charges of sympathy with corruption in any an form or promise of protection to illegal interests Twice Opposed He twice opposed the election of as mayor but in 1905 him because he declared it became necessary for every laboring man in inthe Inthe inthe the city to espouse the cause of ot by reason of the fact that the indus industrial industrial Industrial trial peace of San Francisco was men menaced menaced menaced aced and warfare was impending at atthe atthe atthe the time He asserts that he stands for a city government along liberal lines Jines In la the campaign he has vigor vigorously vigorously vigorously attacked Heney stigmatizing him as a political fakir Mr McCarthy Is 46 years ears old He was born In Ireland and came to this country In 1880 and six years later re removed removed removed moved to San Sen Francisco where he has since resided Sacramento Cal Nov 2 M U R B Beard Democrat and former mayor has been elected mayor over Chief of Police Pollee John E B Sullivan Republican by about majority A Democratic board of trustees Is elected The re reform reform reform form saloon ordinance the only bitter feature of the campaign c was de defeated defeated defeated |