The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Schmitz, Eugene F.

SCHMITZ, Eugene F., American politician: b. San Francisco, 19th century. He was elected mayor of San Francisco on the Union Labor ticket in 1900 and was twice re-elected. In 1907 he, with Abe Ruef (q.v.), was tried on a charge of extortion in connection with the sensational graft scandals then uncovered. He was convicted, but succeeded in having the judgment set aside. Later he again became active politically and he was his party's candidate for mayor in 1915, but was not elected.