The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-28
A NEW PHASE
of ALAMEDA
SCHOOL WAR
Lie Passed at a Pub
lie Gathering.
SULLIVAN WILL DO POLITICS
BROWN STIRS UP A HORNETS
NEST AT LAST.
a Bitter Attack on the Board of Edu-
cation Brings Out a Reply
That Was to the
Point

ALAMEDA, March 27.-Brainard G.
Brown made another bitter attack on
the Alameda School Board this evening
at meeting Of the Municipal League.
His remarks were directed particularly
to School Superintendent Sullivan and
Director Lanktree. A sensation was ere
ated when Sullivan, who was in attend
ance, received permission to speak and
during the course of his address called
Brown liar. 1t had been rumored
around town that Brown was going to
continue the controversy that has so
wrought up Alameda, and a tremendous
crowd greeted him when he commenced
to speak. Briefly he said:
THAT our Board of Education has long
been dominated by Messrs- Lanktree,
Tisdale and Sullivan is notorious. Mr..
Sullivan though not a member, is no
doubt much more dominant factor than
Is Mr. C. A. Brown, who is member. .
During the last two years the board
has been run by the chairmen or the
three most important committees-Lank-
tree of the finance, Tisdale Of classifica-
ton and Brown of buildings and grounds.
Lanktree's appointment gave him the
placing of the insurance on the schooi
buildings This has been placed at tulI
rates, Notwithstanding the fact red, 5na5
rate could be obtained. Nor has Lang
tree ever been accused Of rebatIng 10 the
city any portion OF MS 10 VI ~ Pc! ~ -
to which, as broker, he is. entitled as a
Commission from the insuring company.
Being an agent for line Of companies
holding an influential position IN the
School Department and having the gen
eral reputation of being in the pun, GER
tainIy his income as an insurance pIohet
has not suffered quite haIuianS h0
sireS reelection. ,,so.,o,, ~
THAT he possesses any qualification OF
mind training or experience which makes
him desirable as a member of the BOARD
no unprecedented person Will ann IN, III
smooth 10 Lanktree never opens ms
mouth in a rude or offensive manner. % Ut
the influence of his fine ItaIan manu- -
felt to be a power, and the pollucal ma
chine of this city would lose the master
mind which controls 1t were he to abdl7
cate By removing him from the Doaru
his power in the department can be de-
stroYed for thus will he be taken from
his vantage ground, from which Tor
twelve years he has been able to do poll
forced to remove it's blighting hand from
our public schools, which must not De al
lowed to suffer while politicians thrive
Sullivan was white with rage when ne
arose to reply on behalf OF himself ana
I,anktree and Tisdale. He said:
burden and you must carry It. what ne
saws about me is utterly false. When
man deliberately lies about me consider
il nv duty to tell him to his face tnat ne
is a falsfier. I have been accused or DO
ing politics in the school department, and
I deny the charge, but from tonight untlI
election day Sullivan will do politics and
Brown will feel the effects of 1T"
Crowds are discussing the affair on
the streets tonight, and friends of the
principals are on the alert to keep them
from clashing