The San Francisco call., 1899-03-06
GILLESPIE AND
K|NNE On THE
FIGHTING LINE
Peace Hath Fled the
Populist Camp.
V0LLIES FOR DR.. GRISW0LD
a SHOT OR TWO FOR MR.. MON
TEETH IN PASSING.
George H. C1ough, the Municipal
Convention Secretary, Suffers
From Some Warm Long
Range Firing.
voLLIES FOR DR.. GRIsWOLD
a SHOT OR TWO FOR MR.. MON
TEITH IN PASSING.

Gentle peace hath fed the local Popu-
/ lIsJic camp. The war broke out during
the last political campaign and has ragged
with fervor ever since. The factions are
Dr. GriswoId, George H Clough and their
fellow members of an investigating COM
mittee on one side, and the Purity Of
Elections Committee of the party, promi-
nent in which are George D. Gillespie and
A. 3. Kline, on the other. A few days
ago DR.. Griswold published the report of
his committee, in which he arraigned the
Purity Committee for much political i'm
purity. This has brought Messrs. GIL
lespie and Kinne again up to the fighting
line.
1T is quite refreshing" said Mr.. Gil
lespie, "to hear DR.. GriswoId talk about
corruption since he was openly convicted
of stuffing the ballot box at the election
of officers in the Peoples Party County
Committee in 1892, and narrowly escaped
being thrown out of the window He
trained with the middle-of-the-road wing
of the party in 1888 till they ignored him
in making up their slate for delegates to
the State convention. He then Topped
over to the fusion side and was elected a
delegate on their ticket, and by them
made chairman OF the delegation He be-
trayed this trust the first opportunity by
voting against fusion in the convention,
in what was considered a test vote. Since
then we have never trusted him, so he
is now attempting to rule or ruin the
party in this City, and is ably assisted by
George w. MOnISlIn. WHO DeIIdyeu MS
party in 1896 by defeating our candidate
for Congress in the First District. Mon
teith wanted TO be nominated for Con-
gress in 1898. but was rejected because of
his treachery in 1896, and was compelled
to resign from the State Central Commit
tee, State Executive Committee and Fu-
sion Committee. Hence, sore-head No. 2.
George H. Clough was never heard of un-
I'll Mr.. Kline and myself made him sec
retary of the County Committee and sec
retary Of the municipal convention.
''Whenthe Purity of Elections Committee
was appointed he thought he should be
made its secretary, but the committee
tent for the place and elected him to do
the work. This made Clough mad and he
has since been trying to get even on the
Purity of Elections Committee, notwith-
standing the fact that the committee al
lowed him $50 for his services as secretary
Of the municipal convention, which was
the only extravagant expenditure that we
made during the campaign.
In regard to the charge of paying our
selves salaries: In previous campaigns
the secretary Of the Purity of Elections
Committee received $25 per week. Last
wear we only paid $18. The purity com
Tnittee was investigated by the executive
committee and eXonerated OF every charge
to the satisfaction of all parties, with the
exception of few persons OF the Girls
void stripe.
A. B. Kline also rakes the Griswold
party fore and aft with several not vol
{ lies Relative to DR.. Griswolds s printing
patronage charges he says as proprietor
of the party paper he, of course, got much
of the printing, which amounted to $3.50.
DR. Griswold used a large portion Of the
space paid for out of the party funds.
/ George D GriswoId received $50 for his
entire summers labor. Then committee
men. who gave their entire time and SER
vices to the campaign, were paid S3 per
day. Mr. Kline speaks as follows:
''The suggestion that any member of
the Purity of Elections Committee received
money or solicited money other than the
/ legitimate contributions which are ac-
/ counted for, is an Infamous attempt TO
1 bIacken the character of honest men with
! out incurring the responsibility therefor;
/ The statement that Mayor Phelan and
/ myself had any understanding before cleo
/ tion with reference TO my position in the
| Health Office is on a par with the rest
| of their statements, and also absolutely
without foundation. The subject was
| never mentioned between US