The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-28
Anti-Gang Fight in
Santa Clara.
PLANS FOR THE CAMPAIGN
GOOD GOVERNMENT LEAGUE IN
THE SADDLE.
County Ticket Will Be Nominated
and the Support of All Re
form Forces Solicited in
It's Behalf.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 27.-The Good Gov
eminent League delegates, who were
deprived of their seats in the county
convention through the disreputable
tactics of the Rea gang, reassembled
in convention at Rutherford Hall to-
day ]. R. Johns was chairman and
E. w. Conant secretary. majority
of delegates was present and the meet
ing was an enthusiastic one.
1t was decided to take an active part
in the campaign and put up ticket
including men who would command
the respect of the voters of the entire
county.
1t was stated that no steps had been
taken looking to amalgamation with
the Democratic and Populist forces,
and. although a conference committee
had been appointed, it had not yet met
with other like committees. The COM
mittee on platform reported as fol-
lows, and the report was unanimously
adopted:
The Republicans of Santa Clara County
in convention assembled and represent
ing the movement for good government
indorse the entire State Republican tick
ct headed by that stalwart republican
and leader Henry T. Gage.
We heartily pledge our support or ana
will work to secure the carrying out OF
every provision Of the platform OF the
Republican State Convention at Sacra-
mento.
The following plank from said plat
form, which we especially indorse, mas
able array of evidence Of fraud and cor
ruption paraded before the credentials
committee of the Republican state Con,
vention by the representatives OF good
THE purity of elections is the salvation
of the country. All parties willingly
submit to an election fairly conducted
and in which the ballots have been hon
estly counted; no other election should
be tolerated or permitted. The founda-
ton of all selections of officials is the
primary of a political party; sucn PR,
as general elections. No partisan is
bound by the decision of a dishonest prl-
mary"
the Republican State platform, which
states that no partisan is bound by the de-
cision of dishonest primary, and owing
to the fact that the primary election OF
convention was carried by fraud and
corruption, as proved by affldavits of our
most stalwart Republicans Of Santa
Clara County, the delegates voted for
by the workers for good government
are declared the regular delegates 10 this
convention without reference to the re-
The burden of taxation is resting very
heavily upon the citizens or santa cara
County owing to the unexampied PROOF
gality and wastefulness in the expendl-
ture of our public funds that has char
acterized the administration or the man
cial affairs of the county in the past
All candidates nominated or tndorsed by
this convention are hereby pledged TO a
thoroughly honest, business-hke ana
economical administration OF our county
roHt of
the lowest possible limit consistent with
the public welfare.
We view with the most profound regret
and alarm the making OF our puplic
schools a part of the political machine IN
We commend the pupils of the High
School Of San Jose for the fearless ana n1
litical Interference In school aHairs
which is demoralizing our boys ana girls
and Gripping the efficiency OF our schoois'
committee of eleven shall be appoint
ed by the chair to confer with all other
persons or organizations that are work
ing In ,Ie interests OF good government
for Santa Clara County, with a view 70,
ward making such arrangements as will
further the cause of good government
and tend to the overthrow of corruption
rings and BOSSES
vote of thanks was rendered tc
the Ministerial Union for its action In
sending a resolution to the State con-
vention protesting against the seating
Of the Rea delegates.
resolution protesting against the
appointment of John D. Mackenzie, one
of Rea's lieutenants. as postmaster OF
this city, was adopted and ordered for
warded to President Mckinley.
The following were appointed con-
ference committee to meet all parties
and organizations working in the In
terest of good government: w. III
Wright, Mitchell Phillips, ]. r. Lewis
San Jose; E. A. Hayes, Oak Grove; b
G. Hurlburt, Campbell; ]. M. Days
West Side; G. H. Briggs, Mountain
View; /. Bingham, Evergreen; G. .
Walker, Los Gatos; J. ]. Miller Santa
Clara; J. M Powell, Gilroy, and j. r
Johns, Saratoga.
The convention adjourned to meet
next Saturday, when a county tickle,
will be named.
The Populist County Central Com
mittee this afternoon called its county
convention for next Friday. The con-
yention will consist of $50 delegates
and. working in conjunction with
these. will be 100 Silver Republicans.