PURIFYING A CITY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 12 October 1907, Page 3

PURIFYING A CITY

THE CHANGE IN SAN FRANCISCO. San Francisco, August 30. This city ha» "purified" its government, the former mayor, Eugene E. Behmits, being now in gaol, convicted of extortion and sentenced to serve five years in the State prison. The Schmits Board of Supervisors, having severally confessed their "bondling," has been deposed, though granted immunity in return for evidence given against Schmits and against officials of corporation' charged with having bribed the administration.

The new Mayor, Dr. Taylor, i- a poet and scholar, an eminent lawyer and physician, but never a politician. Histanding in the community is limpics. tioned .and his appointments have thus far given satisfaction. Dr. Tay! u i- a man who would only have gone into \\\>- political arena at his ripe age with the pope of improving the condition- of th : - city. Election time is approaching again. though the conventiorv of the several parties have not ycWssemblcd. ft ; s as yet uncertain whether Dr. Taylor will be the candidate of the KepiiM-an party, or whether some more astute politician may capture that plum, l'uufic opinion seems to be r-ntmi-i-mi-ally fa Dr. Taylor's favor, but as a matter if fact the conditions in San Kran-t-o are so exceptional in every respect tint the Wnts of a dav can hardly be prognosticated. . L , The Australian ballot system is to ie n»d at the election, instead of voting "arMnw, which have proved themselves capable of strange things in strange lands.

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