The Detroit times., 1911-05-03
SAYS MARTINDALE GANG
CONTROLS WOMEN'S CLUBS
(Continued from page H.

This work was hampered and obstruct-
ed. When the committee having this
work In charge last year went TO the
superintendents office TO make ar
arrangements for the years work. after
stating its errand, II was answered
SO you have come for your box OF
candy. have you? Well. how did you
vote In the Treppa matterY
The superintendent had member
and former president OF the school
board present to act as spokesman, for
he always does such things by proxy.
~ possible. so that technically he can
say that he did not do IL. In return
the box OF candy"-the right or the
women OF Detroit TO help In such a
laufable underta king AZ free lecture
course--they were plainly Informed
that they must not crlticisc any action
of the political school administration.
even though saloonkeepers were en-
ployed as principals
This the pressure has been applied
-feaeEatien-ln-t hts-and-ot htr
matters, until those members who are
actuated by expediency have cApitulat-
ed for the time being
Having been able In the manner
above indicated 10 get control TINS
year of the federation. the Martindale
influence first Of all saw 10 II that l
was dropped from the chairmanship OF
the civic Improvement committee ~
has tried TO have my work or last
year discredited. and has succeeded in
having IL characterized in the press by
member OF the present federation
board. the wife OF the superintendent
OF schools as "humiliatinH, torture,
etc And. recently, in connection with
the present matter, the head of the
schools has endeavored TO nave action
taken by the federation calculated TO
humiliate me before the public and
cast a cloud upon my work. and which.
as has been shown. only partially sue
ceeded
OF what may be expected from this
source, and I hope the public, In JudS
ing these matters. Will realize the
source
dds of the school board machine, those
which have recited are characteristic
but very mild activities for that or
ganization, and there Is every expecta-
lion that IL will not hesitate TO go to
any length TO crush opposition. An
evening paper said advisedly In an
editorial during the recent campaign.
There isn't turn known 10 the art
of political manipulation and cunning
ness that the Martindale forces are not
employing in this election to save the
BY those charitably Inclined In their
criticism this activity Of the school
board machine In the various clubs is
uscribed TO the realization that some
thing desperate must be done 10 stem
the public tide against IL, as shown In
the recent election IL realizes that It's
end Is near. and 1t ~ struggling 10
avert the disaster as long as possible
Il
men up for re-clection-Kuhn, Hutton
and Snitgen-went down to defeat
while the two anti Martindale men up
for re-election--Burton and Mumfo-d
were reelected by an overwhelming
vote; that the anti -Martindale forces
held their own In the three wards
which were theirs-the First. Second
and Seventeenth-and added 10 theii
holdings the Third and Fifth, thus
4 making nine staunch anti artin he
inspectors-one- half OF the board-to
Ave avowed Martindale inspectors
with every expectation that two OF the
four Independents elected Will vote
with the ants" on the main issue
with ii out OF Is against II, the Mar
tindale machine IL In desperate straits
and, say these charitable people. II Is
warranted In showing its desperation
IL Is further disturbed by the fact that
no avowed Martindale candidate Ia:
been able TO be elected I'm the last two
elections. with the exception Of Miehn
and Hely, two years ago, who are In
easily manipulated wards. And those
results are In spite OF the fact that the
TWO great political machines, the Re
nublican and Democratic. have worked
together desperately TO elect these
men.
other avowed MArtindale candidate In
our school elections. for IL, has beer
demonstrated that they cannot b,
elected The machine boasts IL car
"win" over some OF the men pledge,
against II and thus remain In control
And this winning" OF men by var
ious rewards Is one OF the saddles
things in connection with the Detrui
sehools! IL IL such a low ideal to Sc
before the young whose characters ar,
being formed In our schools. l do no
believe that there IL an anti Martin
dale man on the new board so low II
manhood as TO be capable OF being cor
rupted In this way, and IL In to b,
hoped that there n not an Independent
!. 40 insensible OF the popular Will tina
he will vote to retain a man as super
intendent OF our schools who IL no
wanted by the peopie.