The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-23
all Municipal Government Offices to
Be Oyerhauled.
REILLY FUNDING BILL CONSIDERED.
A Protest Against Its Passage Will Be
Presented to the Assembly and
Senate.

earnest workers in San Francisco just now.
According to them, the rottenness in
municipal circles must be exposed, the
! State government must be placed on an
| independent basis, and the entire ma
chinery used in the election of Super
visors, Congressman and Senators must
be overhauled and placed on pedestal
| that neither money nor influence can
reach. The Civic Federation of San Fran
| cisco and the committee of eleven ap-
| pointed at the citizens mass-meeting have
| so decided, and the subcommittee desig-
mated by them are now on their way to
Sacramento to see to the carrying out of
their plans.
The Rev. E. R. Ollie, DID,, Rev. H. H.
Irwin and Wallace Bradford of the Civic
Federation left for Sacramento last night
to cooperate with Assemblyman Calvin
Ewing in an attempt to have committee
of investigation appointed. If the As
sembly will not take hand in the move
ment then a request will be made to the
Senate asking it to act alone. DIR. Ollie is
confident and expects to have Lexow
committee at work in San Francisco within
three weeks.
The committee of eleven appointed by
the mass-meeting held in Metropolitan
Temple is also taking action. A most de-
cided movement against the Reilly funding
bill is under way, and the members of the
| committee are working tooth and nail to
prevent the passage of that act.
Henry E. Highton, Joseph Leggett and
| A. w. Thompson were appointed a COM
| mittee to look after the Reilly funding bill
before the Legislature. They leave for
Sacramento tonight, and will use every
means in their power to have the Senate
and Assembly go on record as opposed to
| the obnoxious measure. In this connec-
ton it is well to note that Governor James
| II. Budd has been asked to telegraph a
protest to Washington, but the committee
! of eleven does not expect him to take action
until the Assembly and Senate have placed
themselves on record.
| In order to have the sense of the entire
| State on the proposition the committee
| has sent the following circular to the May
ors and prominent citizens of every town
| In California:
| SAN Francisco, Jan. %, 1895.
Dear Sir: We write you hurriedly to request
and urge that maSs-meeting be called in your
] city for Saturday or Monday night to protest
against the Reilly funding bill. This is the
critical time Congress is about to act ON this
| Infamous measure. Protests should go by tele-
graph from all the principal cities of the State.
| We viii hold a mass-meeting here and expect
an overwhelming Endorsement. few-1000-
! dodgers viii get big crowd together in twen-
/ ty-four hours notice on this important subject.
Men who signed the petition viii generally at
| tend and make it success, and will contribute
| enough to pay the small expenses. We hope
you realize the great importance of immediate
! action on this suggestion, and that you will Sc
! cure the cooperation of friends and push it
| through 10 success. See the San Francisco
morning papers OF the 18th, which contain our
| latest efforts in this matter.
| Speakers will be sent from here if necessary.
| Inform us what you decide to do and please go
ahead without delay. Yours sincerely,
| JOHN NJ. REYNOLDS,
Secretary Committee of Eleven.
| Confidential communications in regard to
| the rottenness in municipal circles are anx-
| iously desired by the committee of eleven.
| Under no circumstances will the identity
of the individual be disclosed, and the
! investigation that follows will be made by
the committee on its own responsibility.
| At the meeting to be held this afternoon
Chairman G. T. Gaden will name Henry
/ E. Highton, James H. Barry and A. w.
| Thompson as the subcommittee that will
handle all matters in this connection. No
attention will be paid to any communica-
| tions except those that relate to bona-fde
abuses. Personal grievances and letters
| that have no general significance will not
be attended to. The subcommittee will in
this manner go through the confidential
communication" and such as in their
opinion are of general interest will
| be submitted to the full board.
From this source all kinds of information
upon abuses in municipal circles is ex-
| pected, and great mum Der of cases will be
presented to the next Grand Jury for its
| consideration. NJ. Lowenstein of the fed
| Grafton has been summoned to appear
before the present Grand Jury and tell
what he knows about the recent election
frauds. He is said to have collected vast
amount of information against ballot
/ suffers, and the result of his testimony
| should be the indictment of number of
manipulators.
The committee of eleven has made all
its arrangements for another mass-meeting
in Metropolitan Temple next Saturday
night. Mayor Sutro has promised to pre-
side, and should the weather be propitfous
another crowd is sure to be in attendance.
''The people as body are with u.s." said
Chairman of the Committee of Eleven
George T. Gaden.yesterday.
"They are anxious to get rid of the
bosses, and nothing would please them
better than an entire change in the State
and local governments. They are heart
and soul for a government of the people,
| by the people, and not government got
up by number of bosses, whose only aim
| is the sack Many people assert that our
! federation will fall to the ground because
we have no representatives Of the mercan-
tile and banking interests in our ranks
however, it is but natural that they should
not rush into the fold. Their social and
| business relations are such that they can
not affiliate with us, but once let the
power of the octopus be broken and you
| will see them all rallying under our ban
ner. 1t will take time, but we will win
1 tSI1ra a G fate ''