The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
GANG, DESPERATE,
.SL|NGs MUCH MUD
Silly Roorback in Seventeenth
Ward Attacks Schultz and Burton
Ants" Confident.

In last, desperate effort TO win
the Seventeenth ward. William j.
Crudder, machine candidate for school
inspector in that ward, opposing In
spector Herman Schultz. is circulating
a circular letter among the mothers
OF the district attacking Schultz and
those who are furthering his candi-
dacy. His charges are about as near
the truth as most OF those made by
the gang in Its campaign of mud-sling-
ing and viturperation. II Is charged.
among other things. that Inspector {.
NJ. Burton has repeatedly and VIC
iously attacked the school Fairgrounds
and declares 1t TO be wrong TO tax the
people for places for their children 10
play
On the contrary, Mr.. Burton was
the originator of the playground move
ment. He was at work on the project
long before the club women OF the
city took il up. and an inspection OF
the proceedings of the board oil edu-
cation will show that he has always
stood for the establishment OF play.
grounds within reasonable limits.
When the board. In it's last meeting.
ordered the old Houghton school torn
down, Mr. Burton had an idea fha'
the building could be converted into
"A bath house or branch library for the
benefit OF the children In the neigh
borhood. but other members argued
that the building was too old, and the
board decided TO simply level 1t of
and fence II in for the present.
The charge that | have been op-
posed to Fairgrounds iC absolutely
false, as the records will show says
Mr.. Burton. Il have opposed only TO
the expenditure OF money where II
would be wasted, or where. for some
other reason, II would not be proper
for the board to expend 1t. am heart
lily in sympathy with the playground
movement, and believe they are an -
cellent feature OF our school sytem.'
In the circular Inspector Schultz Is
blamed, by implication. for the fact
that there are no Fairgrounds In sew
eral of the Seventeenth ward schools.
though persons familiar with board
affairs know that, II the Seventeenth
ward has not been properly taken
care of by the board, IL Is because the
gang Is merely trying TO spite Inspec-
tor Schultz for his opposition TO gang
rule.
Coroner Bennett, who Is also men,
toned In Cudder's circular. says:
Il am not the least bit disturbed
about the circular distributed thu ough-
out the ward by Crudder. My fight
for the good of the schools and the
school children of the Seventeenth
ward for the past 10 years Is sufficient
evidence that | would not recommend
any one for the office OF school In
spector whose heart and soul are not
for the best interests of the schools
and the 1858 school children In this
ward who attend them. | have no hest
fancy in recommending Herman
Schultz as the right man to give an
honest and fearless administration or
school board affairs
The ants are not in the least wOr-
ried about the outcome of Mondays
election They have put up clean,
active campaign In the interest OF a
cleaner school board. In view Of their
remarkable showing In the primaries,
they are confident of success in the
coming battle. The gang is on the
run, and as the campaign nears its
close il is resorting to ali manner OF
low-down practices. OF which the
Crudder letter is a sample. in an effort
TO save its neck.
meeting OF the supporters Of Geo
NJ. Condor, anti-machne candidate for
school inspector in the >Eourteentt
ward. will be held in Mr. Condor s
home, No. 597 West Grand Boulevard
Saturday night Charles s. Hampton.
a Democrat. who Is supporting Mr.
Condon Coroner Bennett InsDectOr
Goldberg and others will speak.