New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-22
SCHnITz Still IN,
But POWER is GONE
MAYOR GIVES WRITTEN AGREE
MENT TO CARRY OUT RE-
QUESTS OF ADVISERS.
TO PROBE ENTIRE
CITY GOVERNMENT
President Calhoun of Traction Com
pany Asserts Ruef Lied About
Franchise Bribery-Latter Tells
of Huge Conspiracy.

standing many contradictory stories
told about the scope and power Of the
committee of seven, it is now general
ly conceded that the administration of
municipal affairs in this city is to some
extent at least in it's hands. In a writ |
ten agreement Mayor Schmitz has
bound himself, it is said, to carry out |
any request which this committee, |
made up of representatives of the five
leading commercial organizations of
the city, may make of him.
Already the committee has begun an
investigation into the conduct of the
police department and will gradually
extend the scope of it's actions to the
works board, street department and
other branches of the municipal gov
eminent
It's purpose it to make a thorough
inquiry into the conditions that exist
in various branches of the city gov
eminent and to make such changes
in personnel and methods as shall be
judged necessary.
Promise by Mayor Sweeping.
1--WE hold Mayor Schmitz' written
promise to carry out the wishes and
instructions of the committee in ad-
ministering the affairs Of the city,"
said F. w. Van Sicklen, member of
the committee of seven, Friday. 'The
committees agreement with Mayor
Schmitz, in short, embracing barely
ten lines of writing, contains his
sweeping promise to act absolutely
and completely as the committee may
| direct. Mayor Schmitz has not re-
| signed. All reports to the contrary
are erroneous. The only writing be-
| tween him and the committee is this
| ten-line agreement.
eff we demand the removal of the
chief of police, of any commission or
any official connected with the city
| government he must remove those
whom we designate or go back on his
written promise. The only hold we
have on him is his promise. If he
| disregards that we can do nothing, but
I believe he will do anything the COM
mittee asks. believe that he is not
only willing but anxious to do what we
want"
Mayor Schmitz denied the statement
of Ruef before the grand jury that he
(the mayor got $4,000 bride for the
street-car deal.
Calhoun Says Ruef Lied.
Patrick Calhoun, president OF the
United Railways, in a statement de
clares that Abe Ruef lied if he told the
Il i,,,,1 bot tho T1nitn6 RAILWAYS
distributed 100000 in brides to Sc
cure a new franchise. Mr.. Calhoun
further declares that the whole bribery
investigation is part Of conspiracy
in the interest of the men who organ,
lied rival street-railway system more
than year ago. He names the men
who are interested in the rival com
pany.
New Disclosures by Ruef.
Abraham Ruef, in his second ap
pearance before the grand jury, testi
fed regarding the Parkside Traction
company deal, by which, according te
the line of attack laid down by the
prosecution, the directorate of the
Parkside corporation paid to Ruef thu
: sum of 100000 to secure franchise
to enhance enormously the value o
the lots composing the Parkside rea
= estate tract. The information in thu
possession of the prosecution is tina
r of this sum $1,000 was to be paid t.
: each of the Is supervisors for votin;
e the franchise, and that the remainder
}. $4,000, was to be shared equally b.
Ruef and Schmitz.
Among the directors and stockholc
= ers of the Parkside company were "
> H. Croker, one of the foremost cap
: talists of San Francisco; Charles
!. Green, manager of the Croker estate
Il G.. H. Umbren, wealthy real estat
\ man; Douglas Watson, the same;
4 W. Tillman, wholesale grocer; We
lington Gregg, an officer of the Crocl
er-Woolworth bank, and Joseph Greer
capitalist, who was president of tn
Y corporation. All of these men wer
called before the grand jury.
n No Immunity for Schmitz.
4 District Attorney Langdon Wa
A asked
D Accepting as correct the stateme1
4 that the mayor has endeavored
b make terms, would the district alto
q ney's office accept confession fro
u him."
Y eve will accept the confession
a any criminal he replied.
would an agreement to accel
\ carry the proviso that no 'immuni
n strings be attached?'
Absolutely" he answered.
The grand jury has adjourned t
u Monday.
Rich Haul fer Robbers.
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