The San Francisco call., 1909-04-12
FATE OF MACHINE
IN VOTERS HANDS
Ringsters' Frantic Efforts to
Put Own Creature in
Mayors Chair Futile

ALAMEDA, April 11.-On the eve OF
the most exciting municipal campaign
ever held in Alameda, the election of
Joseph f. Forderer as mayor by a
sweeping majority seems certain. Yes
his election over William H. Noy, the
push candidate, by GOO votes. Today
they say it will exceed zoo votes.
The last few days of the campaign
have seen scores of voters deserving
the cause of the push and lining up
with Forderer and civic decency. To-
morrows election is expected to accom-
plish the complete rout of the remnant
of the corrupt political machine that
has made its headquarters in this city
for SO many years.
Joe Lanktree and Coroner Tisdale.
outlook and are virtually admitting
the defeat tomorrow of their creature
Noy Lanktree was in a rage this
morning and hurting anathemas at the
Forderer forces because they have
shown up the political corruption of
the push. The lovers OF civic decency
have grown tired of having Alameda
branded as a push town and their loyal
support of Forderer should land him
in office with a great majority.
WAGE ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
]. B. Gilbert. president of the Ford
for the good government nominee and
the success that seems so certain to-
morrow will be due to his efforts in
great measure. That the subsidized
press of Alameda treated Forderer
most unfairly did not discourage him.
He went ahead with his campaign and
gained much better publicity than
would have been possible through the
columns of the two discredited news
papers of this city. Forderer circulars
have been scattered throughout the
city and large bulletin boards have
been posted on which were pasted ex-
cerpts from The Call and the campaign
circulars.
The fight for good government has
been won. 1t is now simply a question
Of Forderer's majority" said Gilbert
today. "Alamedans are proud of their
city, jealous of their institutions, and
above all, love fair play. No campaign
in the interest of the people was ever
waged under greater difficulties than
the one which we have just gone
through
Our means Of publicity. outside of
the splendid support given us by The
Call, was confined to circulars and
dodgers. The shameful action of the
two local papers in denying us their
columns, and the strangling methods
of the machine, were clearly proved
to the voters. They will apply the
remedy tomorrow and the organiza-
ton Will be taught that 1t must keep
its hands off municipal affairs"
@THE EYE OPENER,
At an early hour this morning. the
Forderer campaign committee caused
a large circular, entitled THE Eye
Opener" to be placed in each yard
throughout the city. The circular CON
tains full resume of the many things
Forderer accomplished for the city
during the 16 years he was a member
of the board of trustees. The several
campaign lies upon which Mayor Tay-
lor and the push press have laid so
much stress in their fight against For
derer are again refuted and the un-
wholesome influence of Lanktree and
Tisdale on the school department is
discussed.
The circular charges that Mayor
Taylor. at the suggestion of Noy, ap-
pointed Lanktree a member of the
school board last year despite the fact
that the people of Alameda rose
against the Lanktree, Tisdale and Sui
livan ring 10 years ago and forced
them out sof the school department be-
cause pull and not qualifications was
made the requirement for securing a
position as teacher.
MENACE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Should Noy be elected he would be
in a position to name Two more push
men as school directors during his
term and thus throw the school de-
partment into the deplorable condition
it was 10 years ago.
The struggle is clearly defined A
vote for Forderer means a vote for
civic decency while a vote for Noy
means vote for the old Alameda
county push. The baneful influence of
the push In this city has been shown
up so thoroughly in the campaign that
the voters will not hesitate when they
go to the polls tomorrow. The battle
has been fairly waged and 1T is now
up TO the voters to determine whether
or not Alameda shall bow to push
domination or stand forth for the puri-
fication of its municipal government.
ATHENIAN CLUB ELECTIoN-osklsnd
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