The Detroit times., 1909-03-27
CLEAN SWEEP FOR
ANTS IS OUTLOOK,
SAYS BURTON
SECOND WARD INSPECTOR BE-
LIEvEs FINISHING TOUCHES
WILL BE PUT ON SCHOOL
BOARD GANG ELECTION DAY.

THE outlook Is very promising Tor
the anti-machine candidates for school
insectors." says School Inspector {.
NJ. Burton, who has been the leader In
the fight to GUST the Martindale-George
gang from control OF school AFFAIRS In
the city. Il believe the public Is full
ly awake TO the necessity for
change and II looks as though every
one OF our candidates Is going to win
IL the citizens who have the interests
Of the city and the children at heart
will do their duty on election day.
I'VE are not worrying about me
western wards at all. Tie contests
there were practically settled In the
primaries. The big fight, of course.
will be In the Eleventh. Thirteenth
and Fifteenth wards. | cannot believe
that the citizens OF the Eleventh and
Thirteenth are going TO return Mienm
and Hely. II IL almost inconceivable
that they should permit themselves TO
be represented by such men In the
board OF education, when men OF the
character and qualifications OF Mr..
Dworkowski and DR. Henderson are
candidates against them.
The closest contest, | believe. Will
be In the Fifteenth, between Or. w.
&. Brown and Henry G. Weideman.
understand that Mr.. Weideman. per-
sonaly, Is a very good man. but he's
In bad company. DIR. Brown Is man
eminently fitted for the place and we
will do our utmost to secure his cleo
ton.
"One thing worthy OF attention in
this campaign Is that not one OF the
anti-machine candidates Is seeking
the Office OF his own volition. Myself
and others who are interested In TAX
ing school board affairs out OF politics
had 10 urge them 10 run. and now that
they have been nominated we shall
try our best to secure their election.
1T has not been costly campaign.
We have not contributed one cent to
the saloons, not because We are OPP
posed to saloons, but because We think
they have nothing To do with the edu-
cation OF our children. Nor has 1t
cost us anything for hall rent. The
halls We have used for our meetings
have been contributed gratis. The
only money spent has been for print
ing and few other necessary incl
dentals
IL all who have been invited APP
pear at the mass meeting called for
Friday evening in Fairview hall, JEFF
sorson and Lillibridge-aves., some live
ly doings are sure to follow. The
plan Is TO alternate pro-Martindale
and antiMartindale speakers, and
among those invited To participate in
the discussion are Supt. Martindale
himself. Supervisor Stewart and Sec
go n ...tn
tend remains To be seen. Supervisor
Stewart. when asked, Thursday night.
IL he intended to accept the invitation,
intimated very plainly that he consid
cred IL was none OF his questioner's
business
The anti.maehine candidates of the
Eleventh. Thirteenth. Fifteenth and
Seventeenth wards will unite in big
meeting In Jubilee hall. Mt. Elliott
ave. and Fort-st.. Saturday evening.
The speakers will be c. w. Burton,
II. G.. Goldberg, Geo. VI. Condor. Cor
oner Bennett. DR.. Martinez. Jas. See
ly. Andrew Wetmore. Mrs. A. J. COST
dyk, Milton Baxter. DR.. Donald and
Roy Harold.
A Miehm meeting was scheduled for
Thursday night In the hall over Frank
Bastubba's saloon, Leland-st. and
Mitchell-ave., and those who assem-
bled there. waited In vain for Miehm
until $3.50. when he came from the
board OF education meeting. The
meeting by this time had adjourned
To the bar downstairs, and Miehm was
greeted rather unexpectedly when
he ambled In. He made up for his
hardness. however, by ordering
drink for the crowd. Edward Huber,
chairman OF the Eleventh ward Repub-
lican club. announced the fact in this
fashion:
MIR. Miehm is going to buy every
body drink. He wants you to vote
for him April g.
In an effort to defeat DR. l.. F. Ellis
In the Sixteenth ward, the machine
crowd Is circulating canard to the
effect that if the doctor Is elected all
Catholic teachers are to be turned out
OF the schools. The story was cited
as one of the gangs desperate at
tempts to save its own hide In house
meeting at No. 29S Junction-ave.,
Thursday afternoon.
Serious experiments by a, bevy of
French scientists resulted In figuring
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