The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-04
DR. LIVINGSTON IS MAD,
He Claims That the Civic
Federation Has Grossly
Libeled Him.
VIII Cause Warrants to Issue for
DR.. Ollie, Truman, Gaden
and Dexter.

| DR.. Marc Livingston is hot on the trail
of the leading officials of the Civic Fedora
| ton. They also are camping somewhat on
| the spoor of the doctor. Each sWears-
though the federation really doesn't swear
it viii get the other, and some very in
teresting, not to say horrifying, details
the society weeklies.
It's all about the very pointed things
committee of the Civic Federation said to
Governor Budd about DR.. Levingston.
That committee was composed of I. J.
Truman, president of the federation,
and Rev. DIR. E. r. Ollie, George T. Gaden
and D. Gilbert Dexter. They forwarded
to his Excellency two memorials against
the appointment of DR.. Livingston to the
San Francisco Health Board, both of
which were printed.
To the first of these DR.. Levingston made
a public reply. When the second appeared
he resolved on a sterner response, and in
in pursuance Of this resolve was closeted
with his attorneys, Reel B. Terry and
Lansing Miner, for a full five hours yes
terday. This morning. as result of their
labors, DR.. Levingston will swear to war
rants in one of the Police courts charging
Messrs. Truman, Ollie, Gaden and Dexter
with criminal libel.
"And that is only the starter" said Dr.
Livingston at IL o'clock last night;
"there's more coming, and it will be de-
| cldedly interesting. l propose to show
these people few things, and think I
| shall succeed before I have done with
them. The warrants will be issued to-
morrow morning, / suppose, from some
one of the Police courts, and the matter
| will then start from there. The present
| complaint is based on the charges made by
| Messrs. Truman, Ollie, Dexter and Gaden
in their first communication to the Gov
ernor. What other steps / may take I
am not as yet prepared to state"
| Early yesterday afternoon the gentlemen
| who will be wanted under the warrants to
| be asked Tor to-day we're aware that some
| move was to be made against them. It
| did not seem to disturb their equanimity
to any appreciate extent however, and
| they went about their ordinary business
| with unwrinkled fronts. None of them
had had any premonitions that they would
| spend any time behind the cruel bars and
seemed not to dread such cruel fate
| might even be in store for them.
NO" said Mr.. Truman, when asked
concerning the matter. 81 have not been
arrested and do not fear arrest. There is
| nothing in particular to say about the
| matter that l know of. 1 do not know DR..
LeylngstOn, and never have met him that
l know of, and were he not up for an office
| in San Francisco the Civic Federation
would not have interfered with him.
Everything in the charges presented to the
Governor is and has been public property,
mostly contained in the newspapers
SIN regard to the Fair matter, that in
formation came to the federation through
Mr.. Wright of n. Gray IL Co., the under
takers, and was publicly told to Mr.. Gavin
Mon n oY,1 les
Lastly, the Civic Federation does not
consider DR.. Marc Livingston a fit man for
San Francisco
DR.. Dille's remarks apropos of the rumor
were IN the same general vein as those OF
Mr.. Truman.
Gas far as DR.. Livingston is concerned"
he said, 81 have not the least thing against
him personally. In fact, do not know
him and have never met him. There's no
personality in the matter. Nothing but
principle.s
.'The Civic Federation would never have
taken hand in the matter had not DR..
Livingston been put forward for an an
pointment on the Health Board of San
francisco. Then a committee from the
federation represented to the Governor that
1t did not think DR.. Levingston was the
man for the place. The Governor asked
Tor something more specific, and we told
- 'nC 1peS1iiGdIlou. MOSL OF what we
did furnish had been printed in the news
papers, and that portion on the Fair mat
ter we got from Mr.. Wright, with N. GRAY
d Co., the undertakers.
For myself, | am prepared to stand by
the report of that committee and I am
positive the other members are also. am
not IN the habit of saying or signing any-
thing that am not prepared to stand on. u
Now, while the lines Of battle are being
carefully formed and the air is full of defianf
breathing, the wondering public looks on
and figures where it will get off. WAS 0i