The San Francisco call., 1898-08-24
Evidence Showed That the "Gang" Ticket Was EleC=
 ted by Fraud.
Fight of Good Government League May Not End With Action of
 Credentials Committee.

tion to prove that the primary in Santa Clara County was carried by Req and his ring by means of ballot-box stuff fing and wholesale repeating. The Com mittee on Credentials will be asked by them to unseat the Req delegates, and if that course Is not taken there will be a struggle made to have the committee report rejected. One of the strongest documents being used against the Req delegation is the following circular eX- pressing the views of the San Jose Min isterial Union:
 SAN JOSE, August 22 1898.
 To the Republican Convention of California Sacramento. Cal.-Gentlemen: Whereas it has come to our knowledge through the untm- Peachaple testimony of some of our own mem bers that at the Republican primary election i.1 neta m santa Clara County August 10 1SsS intimidation, irregular voting and gross frauds were perpetrated by the political ring under the lead Of the boss" James W. Req. whereby republicans in the opposition were prevented from voting, large number of Democrats were permitted to vote, and In other ways the vote or the delegates put up by the ring was very largely increased; and whereas. this procedure Is in keeping with the spirit and methods of said boss and ring In the past whereby our public schools in San Jose nave been prostituted for political purposes the officers of our city and county made sub servient tools, and many business interests in- timidated; and, whereas the continuance in power of this body or corrupt politicians Is menace to the integrity and success of the Republican party In this county, a danger to good government, and jeopardizes every moral
 
 seating of the delegates to your convention, elected by the corrupt methods above desg mated, will not only sanction such practices fore.
 Resolved, That we the Pastors Union of san Jose, representing the Protestant Min isters of this city and it's suburbs in public meeting assembled, this 22d day of August lssS, do enter our most solemn protest against the recognition of said delegates as the repre- sentatiyes Of the Republican party of Santa Clara County.
 Adopted by the unanimous vote of the Pas tors Union. seventeen members being present,
 T S. YOUNG, President.
 Attest: JAMES BEAN. Secretary
 w.. H. Wright, chairman, and Samuel G Tompk1ns, secretary of the Santa Clara County contesting delegation had the following circular printed yesterday for circulation among the delegates:
 The eontesting delegates of Santa Clara Sounty hereby present to the delegates to the state Convention brief resume in part of the iacts upon which they ask the convention 10 held in Santa Clara County, and to seat the contesting delegation. who we claim are enti- tied to seats in the Republican State Conyen- ton, for the reasons hereinafter set forth:
 First1Ihat ballot boxes were, stuffed is Barnhart and others.
 Second-That ballots of Republican Good Government League were changed by 'Rea" or gang, officers to gang ballots is proved by affdavits of c. J. Cornell. w. P. Lyons, H. C. keesling and H. J. Scott.
 Third-That lifelong Republicans were re- fused the right to vote Is proved by affidavits Of Cyrus Jones, Ernest Tompkin, R. R. May, F. E. Trone and others.
 Fourth-That large numbers of Democrats were brought to primaries and voted Is proved by affidavits of A. L. Jones, C. H. Toy, James Dwyer II. F. Lewis, J. J. Miller, NJ. D. Bur gess and others.
 Fifth-That gang candidates for delegates were sole officers of election at most pre- cincts Is proved by affidavits of L. N. Hobbs A. l.. Jones, T. c. McChesney and others.
 sixth-That representatives of the Republican Good Government League were removed by force from positions from which they might peaceaby watch the balloting. Is proved by affldavits Of H. J. Edwards, Mitchell Phillips A. L. Jones, James Dwyer and others Seyenth-That the conduct of the election off, cers was openly and notoriously pre3udiced un- fair and partisan in favor of the ''Rea'' or Good Government League candidates, Is proved by affidavits of E. H. Hazeton, Harry War ren. Cyrus Jones, H. E. Lewis and others
 Eighth-That actual fraud was committed in counting the ballots is proved by affidavit of George McCarty.
 Nnth-That in many voting places no Great Register used officers of election swor1 See afidavits of J. J. Miller J. H. Moelering and others.
 Tenth-That the Repph"~-- Good Government League ticket claim, overwhelmingly elected had said election been fairly con ducted proved by afhdavits of George L. Fitzgerald. George Grove, William Topham, J. J. Miller and others.
 Eleventh-That gang judges refused to put any test oath to gang voters Is proved by afn davits of NJ B. Burgess Simeon Holland, Clyde Reynolds, Isaac Bingham and others.
 Twelfth-That tramps were colonized and voted by the gang Is proved by affidavit of G. c. Rodell.