The San Francisco call., 1898-04-08
Many Tricks and Surprises Will Be Sprung Upon the
 Unsuspecting Citizens.
DEAD MEN TO BE VOTED.
Members of the New Charter Club Tell of Corruption That Must
 Cease.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


 SAN JOSE, April 7.-Some of the most sensational statements made in the present campaign were delivered at the meeting of the New Charter Club tonight by O. o. Felkner. He made the direct charge that one teacher at least in the public schools of San Jose had been held up for an assess ment of SIP 50 a month, and that this amount had been regularly paid since the teacher in question had secured his position. He also made public a num- Der of important facts that had come to him, he said, from a reliable source concerning the proposed plan of cam paign of the gang"
 These showed that the boss and his followers were evidently in desperate straits and were about to resort to the most despicable tricks to secure the de- feat of the Charter Club candidates According to the assertions made by MT Felllner, the gang was to go to even the length of false swearing in attempting to prevent the election of Sanford E. Smith. the candidate of the New Charter Club for Mayor.
 In the course of the remarks made by T. A. Carroll, chairman of the ad- Visnry committee, it was shown that victory for the entire New Charter Club ticket was assured. This conclu- sion was drawn from the reports of the canvassers who have been and are now in the field making a house. to house canvass of the voters on a thorough and systematic plan.
 At the last meeting of the members of the committee who have undertaken the canvass of the precincts in behalf of the New Charter Club" said MT Carroll, reports were submitted. These were very encouraging. Indeed, they showed a splendid line of work They showed the work of 400 men devoted entirely to asCertaining the probabili- ties of the election on next Monday. l must say that l never saw a better exhibit of work in this line Almost every precinct showed us close up with our opponents. and in most precincts the reports showed that the candidates of the New Charter Club would get two votes to one If the other candidates.
 No precinct showed us more than a mere fraction behind our opponents. I think these reports ought to encourage us to renewed efforts on Monday; to bring our people together and show the gang that the patriotic work of the New Charter Club and tn. other organ izations that are assisting us is appre- ciated and understood by the people of the community. We are going to win this fight and win it good" Applause. l
 Colonel Hardy reported that on Sat urday night grand ratification meet ing under the auspices of the New Charter Club would be held at the cor ner of First and San Carlos streets. where able speakers will make ad- dresses.
 O. o. Felkner made the address of the evening. He began as follows:
 This Is the time to look along the line of the enemy to see what his plan of battle is to be. I have a few things that want to say to you, and 1 hope that every one here will make it his particular business to bring this infor- nation to the knowledge of every one he knows"
 ton be taken to inform the voters that they were to vote for all five Council men. and that they must not by any mistake vote for more than fourteen members of the appointing board, as tc do the latter would invalidate the bal lot, at least so far as the appointing board is concerned.
 
 enemy, as was to have been expected are pursuing their usual line of tac- tics. All sorts of mudslinging is be- Ing done and much more is to be done until the votes are counted All sorts or surprises are being prepared to be sprung at the very last moment when II Is expected we will be unable to re- ply 10 them in manly way, as we are disposed to do.
 The school trustees of San Jose have challenged the citizens to produce proof that they have been bribed to place teachers in positions. That is nothing but bluff They stated that they would give a reward of $500 for infor- matlon that money was paid by the teachers. That particular resolution is sald 10 have been passed because of a statement that was said to have been made by one of our candidates. He has since denied making that statement Now. ] never make q statement that I GO not believe to be true, and that I want every one to believe is true I now say that I was informed on the dav preceding that night on which I ad- dressed the tent meeting at Tenth and St John streets, by a perfectly honora- Die gentleman. that one of the male teachers employed In the public schools or this city told him that morning that before he received the appointment 10 Hl9 ii eScIt position, ne was made tO sign a written promise that he would contribute out of his salary the sum of $f2 DO monthly. This teacher added that he had so contributed ever since. He refused to have his name disclosed be- cause it would result in his removal and ne IS man of family.
 The school board was by no means included in this charge of bribery. No stand was made as to who received fhH money from the teachers. But I