The Detroit times., 1909-04-03
GANGS CAMPAIGN
OF SLANOER FAILS
Silly Attacks on Anti.Martindale
Men Turned Aside-Goldberg
Neatly Nails Lie.

The school board gang Is becoming
!. frantic in its effort to save its hide
In the coming election. Fresh Walls
OF vituperation are being uncorked
almost hourly. and In the EFFORT TO
cast aspersions on the candidates OF
the ANTS" some OF the purveyors OF
scandal seems to have lost their rea-
son.
Gang methods were well illustrated
In meeting In Bohemian Turner
|, hall. Tillman-ave. and Assist. Thurs
day night. called In the interest Of
Herbert Bush Inspector Goldberg
opponent In the Tweith ward Or
the score or more present. about IL
were Goldberg supporters and Gold
berg did not want for defenders. At
one stage OF the proceedings II looked
as though the meeting were going TO
break up in a fist fight. when Bush
urged as one reason why Goldberg
should not be elected that he has no
children.
!. This aroused the lighting blood OF
the Goldberg adherents, one of whom
pointed out that the inspector Is prac-
brothers and sisters and widowed
mother and that. in addition TO looking
out for their interests. is raising the
family OF his deceased brother, Louis
Goldberg and educating the children
in the public schools.
Bush also asserted that Goldberg
and the other anti-Martindale candi-
dates were practically in league with
Secretary Anthony Pratt, of the Mu-
nicipal league. and others TO down the
saloons. and claimed that Mr.. Pratt
had tried to induce him TO sign
pledge to put the saloons out of bust
ness.
The anti-machine press got theirs"
from Frank ID. Eaman former assist
ant prosecuting attorney. who has
ebeen pressed into service by the Mar
tindale crowd The Times in partic.
ular came in for scoring at his
hands for it's active support of the
"antis" in the interests OF cleaner
school board. James " Cunningham.
former chief deputy in the sheriff's
office, was another speaker on behalf
OF Bush
Secretary Lee. of the board OF edu'
cation. who is fighting TO save his
sjob. and Saloonkeeper-lnspec Trer-
pa. defeated for denomination in the
Ninth ward. have been canvassing the
saloons OF the ward il is reported. in
the interests OF Bush. They struck n
snag Thursday, however. when, 1t is
said they were ordered out OF one sa.
| loon for making remarks derogatory
| to Goldberg. The proprietor happen
ed to be good friend Of the inspector
aud took exceptions to the statements.
g hA tes
| 10 attack the citizenship of the anti
machine candidates and Inspector
Goldberg is the latest victim" The
gang is proceeding cautiously in this
. instance, however, for Goldberg has
rolled mp his sleeves and dares tho
crowd to come on.
Il am citizen OF the United States,
as was my father before me-" he
says. And il anyone thinks he can
disprove ii, let him come right ahead.
| was born In London. Eng. May 6.
1876 and came To this country when
was two years old. with my father.
who afterwards took out naturaliza
ton papers. The gang has scrutiniZ-
ed the records Of the United States
courts. the Wayne circuit and the re-
corder's court and reports that IL can
find no record OF the granting OF citi-
zenship papers TO Morris GoldberG.
The simple reason is that the papers
were not taken out in this city. The
gang knows where they were taken
out. though. and has sent TO invest.
gate | expect To have the papers. or
copies OF them in a few days"
The gang has also circulated the
report that u. Dworkowski. Inspector
Miehm's opponent In the Eleventh
ward. Is not n citizen. The records
show that Mr.. Dworkowsk was adj
mitted to full citizenship Nov g. 1905.