The San Francisco call., 1903-01-17
Member Of the Bubonic
Board Of Health Is
Very Angry.
Claims He Was Defeated for
Chairman as Result
of a Deal.
Says That Chief Whitman Admitted
That the Mayor and Newhall
Made Combination to
Elect Ward.

DR.. Vincent P. Buckley. one OF the
leading spirits Of the notorious bubonic
plague board, smarting under the disap-
Pointment OF having been unable to Sc
cure enough votes TO be elected chair
man Of the Board Of Health has made an
6noayit I'm which he charges Chief Of Po-
lice Whitman, Mayor Schmitz and Police
Commissioner NeWhal Of having en-
tered into a political combination 10 turn
hum down and effect the election Of DR..
Ward as chairman of the board. Both
Chief Whitman and Mayor Schmitz siren
u0usly deny Dr. Buckley's wild charges.
which are contained in the following af-
udaKit.
State of California, City ana County Of san
Francisco, S..
T. Vincent r. Buckley being first duly
sworn. deDose and say That i physi-
clan ana surgeon and member Of the Board
of Health Of the city and county Of san Fran
cisco- tnat 4 know George ". Whitman, Chief
- Police ot said city and county, ana have
known hin tcr about twenty years; that on
Thursday. January :, A. D 1903 j met said
George N. Whitman in his Office at the Hall Of
Justice az lU minutes before O'Clock in the
evening met him first on the steps OF the
i1al of Justice. and i went with him into his
SAID office ] went 10 see said Whitman for
tue purpose of asking him Tor his vote ana
support O. elect me president of the Board OF
Health. After some preliminary talk I asked
said Whitman about his vote and suggested
t1ar as We had been friends 50 long il was al
n.oSt an insult 90 ask him, especially as there
Vas no doubt that he would cast his vote on
tne right side; said Whitman then replied 10
fer me- / asked HIM vns. and he said the oh
s-aCles were almost iuSurmountable. tie said
John ID. spreckels and Michael De Young have
D1tn INSISTED on tln casting hls vote Tor
Ward. other people Of the greatest influence
mere il tne city also urged MIN 10 so vote
He salQ ne could possibly vote contrary 10 the
wishes OF these people On the ground Of his
friendship FOR me. but when Mr. Newhsu, the
Police Commissioner. 10 whom ne went FOX
L a
had been urged &C do by the others already
mentioned, he said il was impossible for
teen stanch friend. that 10 him he
Nss greatly obligated for many favors-
J jeopardize my position. Mahoney was a
damned dlsturber on the commission and Mr.
Aewhali was sick and tired of him. Il was
irg as TO prevent AEahoney and Hutton get
ting together and electing Mahoney chairman
~ tne commission. i then SAID 10 the 'hlei
suppose that now there viii be a deadlock in
the Police ccmmissicn- Hutton and Drlnkhouse
chief replied, Not AZ all. there is not a partI-
r.c Of doubt that Newhau viii be elected presi-
dent oi the commission by three votes told
ln the Boara Of Health ne would be arraying
himself against men who had been steadfast
3D. The interests of truth ana justice and in the
Ier. orDance Ct their duty. Said Whitman then
ra5d- Doctor. / cannot help g. Mayor
Police 6Cru-nissI0r 1 said tfFer .-Cbjef II
IS a barter between Schmitz and NeWhall by
which NeWhal gets the Police Commission
freed of Mahoney and. Schmitz secures control
the Board OF Health The Chief said
MAJOR Schuttz has carried out his agreement
with NeRhaN and it Is absolutely Impossible
fHr him Whitman % give me his vote ] then
tod chief Whitman / sympathized with him:
he cid not need nay sympathy now h. would
reed ir later
VINCENT p BICkLET.
subscribed and sworn Do before me this 10th
cay OF January. 1903
fNDrsrial Seal X =. II. SMITH.
Notary Public in and for the city md Count