Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-07
THE SCHOOL ELECTION.
Director Alsip Speaks-Democratic Meth
/ DDS To Defeat Republicans.


EDS. RECORD UNION On my return from
San Francisco on Saturday evening my
attention was called to card published IN
the Bee, asserting that Mr.. Avery and had
stated that we were told by Silas earle that
DIR. Lame had asked of him 800 for serv-
ice in assisting earle & Croly in procur ing
the contract for building a school-house. /
wish to state in unequivocal language that
Mr. Avery and / have both so stated, and
also that Mr.. Garlic did make the statement
to Mr.. Avery and myself in my office
Dr. Lame having stated that there were
certain transactions which, II stated, might
demand of Mr. Avery and myself explana-
tons, and intimating something wrong In
the transactions of the Building and Re
pairs Committee for myself, DIR. Lame
will greatly oblige me by making state
ment of anything that | have done as
member of the Board of Education that
was not strictly proper. stand by my
record, and am not only willing, but Will
be glad 10 have the public know OF It.
EDWIN X. ALsIP.
Sacramento, December 6, 1885
On Saturday we published cards from
Dr. Lame and Silas Garlic, fatty and en-
against the Republican candidate for Super
intendent of Schools. These charges were
based upon a statement said to have been
| made by Directors Alsip and Avery, that
Mr.. earle had told them that DIR. Lame had
demanded of earle & Croly certain money
for certain favors in relation to a contract
for the erection of a school-house. The
original statement that Mr.. Garlic had SC
| told AlSip and Avery was published in the
| evening Bee anonymously, in connection
! with other letters against the Republican
| nominee. These statements and letters
were given to the Bee by Charles r. Par
sons, Chairman of the Democratic Contra
| Committee. Since the cards of denial ap
| terview with Mr.. earle by a re
porter of our contemporary make!
him say that Superintendent Lame haC
never demanded money from him, and haC
never intimated or suggested that he de
| sired or was entitled to any money in refer
| ence to said contract.
/ An interview with Director Avery make
| him say that he had never made the re
marks attributed to him, and furthermor,
| he remarked This is Alsip's fight lie
him attend to it,"
Garlic & Croly, in their card, said eth
| statements and reports are without founda
| ton IN TACT. NO money has been demanded
! of the firm by DR.. j. X. Lame, or any othe
person, nor have we ever offered him, o
any other person, money tor such pur
poses"
Mr.. Alsip now appears with a card, ant
! asks its publication in the RECORD UNION
We are disinclined to give place to cards rela
tive to charges on the morning of an cleo
ton. But Mr.. Alsip is entitled, under tn,
circumstances, to be heard. This leave
the matter wholly between Mr.. Alsip OF
one side, and Messrs. earle, Croly AM
Avery on the other, and entirely relieves Dr.
Lame from all connection with the story
1t is probable that the whole matter grey
out of some misunderstanding of language
| and is not therefore worthy further consid
Grafton. 1t may be added that on Thurs
day evening the attention of A. Abbott
Chairman Of the Republican Central Com
mittee, was first called to the matter H
Informs us that he Immediately entere
upon an investigation of the charges, an,
| satisfied himself that they were false. II
adds that he examined Mr.. Croly on tn
subject, and received from him emphati
denial that there was the slightest founda
ton whatever for any such charges agains
| DR.. Lame.