The Detroit times., 1909-02-20
GOLDBERG. likely
TO DOWN GANG
IN TWELFTH
THE MARTiNpALE CROWD SEEKS
DOUGHTY INSPECTORS SCALP
BUT MOST OF THE VOTERS ARE
WITH HIM.

With a Goldberg club in every pre-
cinct and Richards organizations COM
batting them In every election dis
trict, the school inspectorship fight In
the Twelfth ward may be said to be
the hottest ever known In that local
meetings. A public anti.Martindale
meeting was held Friday night in Or
likowski's hall. at T!llman-ave. and
Linden.st., which was we'll attended
and enthusiastic and In which the
friends OF Inspector Goldberg urged
all voters to get out and slam the
Martindale forces by renominating
and electing the man who has been
most obnoxious to the organization
The fight in this ward Is not based
on personal issues as far as the "antis"
are concerned, although the Martin
dale workers are using everything
they can dig up against Hiram Z.
Goldberg, the present inspector.
Or Richards. my opponent. Is
good man but he is In wrong" says
Goldberg. Il have nothing to say
against him personally. but he Is be-
ing used by corrupt ring that IL
trying to drive me out OF the school
board so that IL can put through its
deals with less trouble.
The Webster school is being used
as a political headquarters and the
telephone is used 20 bring In citizens
who may be under obligations to the
school board. The supervisors force
has been laid off and Is working
against me. am told and | have not
heard that their pay was cut off while
they are doing IL.
Miss Katherine Flanagan is not the
only teacher working against me.
understand that other teachers have
been delegated to cover certain dis
tricts. making a house-to-house can
vass. The gang Is out to beat me but
is finding that my friends throughout
the ward are inclined to stick by me
and some OF the teachers have re-
ceived cutting rebuffs"
Goldberg Is very anxious TO have
James A. Robson. former assistant
prosecutor. make good his offer to pc
tition that the grand jury investiga-
tion testimony be made public.
L
satisfied and more than satisfied" de-
clares Goldberg But would not
want to have only portions printed.
They must give ont the testimony Of
SuDt. Martindale and Inspector Hely
If any is given out. The testimony
that was taken would open peoples
eyes"
Whether Prosecutor Robson had
friends and relatives employed in the
schools or not, am convinced that he
was not the proper man to prosecute
that investigation.
II develops that an effort was made
at one time to have Robson removed
from the position Of inquisitor during
the grand jury hearing. Two men who
had taken an interest in the case saw
member OF the school board stop 4
witness who had testified before the
grand jury and after accusing him of
lying strike him twice In the face In
an effort 10 make him tell everything
that he had said In his testimony
Complaint Of this lack OF protection
to a witness Was made 10 Prosecutor
Ycrkes and the latter was asked to
detail another man in Robison's place.
but he did not do so.
The men who have studied politics
in the Twelfth ward for years say
that Goldberg Is an almost certain win
nei The cry that has been made
against him. that the ward Is practi-
cslly unrepresented by having an anti
Martirdale nan, is said TO be making
very little impression.
DR.. w. II. Mariner, who IL running
against Inspector Henry Meihm, Mar
tindalist. In the Eleventh ward. Is max
ing a quiet campaign In that he Is
not holding meetings. but Is going
from house 10 house and personally
telling rhe voters of his beliefs in re-
gard to management OF the schools.
He has met with assurances OF sup
port wherever he has gone 80 far. He
is irdorsed by the Women's Independ-
ent Voters league.