The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
REA AND HIS
 MEN AT SEA Tn Its Desperation the "Gang" Makes Itself
 Ridiculous. Mistake of the Boss In Ap- pointing "Canpaign
 Committee"
Names Members Without Consulting Them and Many Refuse
 to Serve.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

DAN JOSL, MdrCn Ao.-ENSiy ocS sees added strength given to the cause of rood and economical government as represented in the candidacy or the New Charter Club ticket, and added desperation given to the efforts or the gang" and its members in behalf Of the peoples municipal ticket.
 The latest indulgence of the gang in ways that are dark" is the an- nouncement in the gang" organ to- day of what is termed a general cam paign committee" In the list Of names published are those of few who are known to be notoriously under the con- trol of the boss, but also many who have hitherto not shown any traces Of his collar. No facts are given to show by whom, when or where this commit tee was selected or appointed. can vass among a number of the men men, tioned as comprising the committee elicited the information that they had never even been consulted in the mat. ter and had absolutely no knowledge of their selection other than the publica- tion in the Mercury this morning.
 Quite number of them stated that they would certainly decline to serve or support the gang" ticket, dubbed the Peoples Municipal Ticket, or any of the candidates thereon.
 There was also published in the gang" organ what is alleged to be the platform of the gang" ticket. The first plank in this reads as follows:
 Having given our undivided support to the adoption of the new Charter from it's inception, we now pledge our selves, if elected. to faithfully carry out its provisions in spirit and letter"
 There is also a significant failure to inform the public where this platform was created and who created it. It is a fact. however, that many, if not most, of the candidates on the so-called Peo- ple's municipal ticket were most stren- uous in their opposition to the adoption of the new Charter.
 Not the least important circumstance connected with. the present campaign are the worse than star-Cnamber pro- ceedings that have characterized the placing of the gang" ticket before the people. The only definite fact known is that secret meetings have been held in the office of c. D. Wright and pro- gramme adopted that has been pre- scribed by Jim" Req. These facts have not been given publicity, for reasons that can easily be appreciated, through the columns of the Mercury. But that Req and Johnnie Mackenzie compiled the Peoples municipal ticket and gave it to the public as a list of candidates selected at an alleged meeting of busi- ness men is too generally known to be discussed Not one of the candidates named in that ticket even attempts to deny that his candidacy is supported by Req, Mackenzie and the men who fol- low the dictates of these bosses.
 While the boss is calling into play all kinds of devious political tricks to deude and gain support for the candi-
 Nlc- 1nr01 he will more thoroughly control lf they are elected, the New Charter Club Is putting forth strenuous, open and manly efforts In behalf of it's ticket. In &C., cordance with the frank and coura- geous methods that have marked it's course heretofore it is holding a series of tent meetings at which the public is welcomed and at which the clubs can didates, it's plan of campaign and it's objects are fully and freely discussed. One of these meetings was held at the corner of Fifth and Empire streets to- night. The tent was filled to overflow ing. Addresses were delivered by J.. Adam Riehl, w. G. Alexander, pr. H. J. B. Wright, Colonel Hardy and c. l.. Written.
 In anticipation of a promised sensa- tional statement by Councilman George B. Dittus, the Council chamber was fill GU lO-HlSill lo llle pOllll
 At the last session of the Council, in the course of charges and counter charges between Councilmen Dittus and Nolting. of responsibility for ex- travagant expenditures, Dittus threat ened to make a statement tonight, taken from the official records, that would show where the responsibility rested for the nresent depleted condi- tion of the city Urea sury
 Nolting defied Dittus to make such a statement and significantly remark ed that if it were forthcoming he would have something to say on the same subject
 Dittus and Nolting since the last ses- sion, evidently thought it better to set l tie their differences in private, for no statement was forthcoming tonight, much to the disappointment and dis gust of the large number of citizens present.
 When Dittus was asked why he had | not made good his threat he said that he preferred to wait until after the cleo 1 tion. Dittus Is in the field as an inde- pendent candidate for Councilman l from the ward which he now repre- l Sents.