going on." He admitted giving copies of the resolution to his lawyer for use in Wolden's campaign, and said he was horrified by sex deviate conditions in San Francisco, and indignantly opposed to the Mattachine, which he called racket, with three functions: to publish and sell books and to receive pay-offs from so-called gay bars in the city. He said he didn't think it was fair to smear him or Wolden for doing a public service. He said he had documentary evidence to be presented at the proper time to a grand jury. “Anyway, it sparked up the campaign-don't you think?"

"How was it that you took Brandhove into the Society?" this reporter asked officers of the group.

Harold Call said, "He came to us with small donations and big promises at a time when we needed money. We had no reason to believe he had ulterior motives. We take in people referred to us by probation authorities, and we don't ask for character references, as long as a person is adult, and expresses an interest in our work. We are an open society and must rely on trust and good faith."

"You say you accepted the resolution because he told you it would improve your relations with the local police. What sort of relations have you had with the police?"

Don Lucas said, "Without implying any special favor, this city has long shown more understanding in dealing with these problems than many other cities. The sex detail here hasn't used provocateurs for years."

Call added that the Society was first investigated by San Francisco police in 1955, and has conferred with them on occasion since. "We have sent them every copy of the REVIEW and of our local NEWS-

LETTER. It has been our policy to work within the framework of existing law enforcement agencies. We would never show our mailing lists to the police and they've never asked us to."

"Were any members of the Society afraid of reprisals when this thing broke?"

"None that we know of," Call said. "We realized that a lot of dirty accusations might be made, but the Society has engaged in no illegal activity." Don Lucas added, "Every member we have contacted has praised us for snapping right back with a slander suit.'

The columnists had a field day with quips and cracks that you can read about in ONE Confidential.

Wolden returned to the air Oct. 14th, on three stations, and howled he was being crucified by the press, that the Mayor was trying to cover up his expose, and that the papers were suppressing public opinion polls that showed he was in the lead. "San Franciscans, if they destroy me," he wept, "we will never have another free and open democratic election in this city in your lifetime, or in mine . . . then, Russian-type elections have come to San Francisco." The shrill attack continued in the PROGRESS, but Wolden's blasts had become bleats.

Said the NEWS-CALL BULLETIN: "The last resort of a politician without an issue is to don the guise of a martyr. That is what Russell L. Wolden has done in claiming that the three San Francisco newspapers are out to destroy him. Destroy him? Ridiculous. We simply don't believe he is fit to be mayor, and we recommend against his election. Mr. Wolden asks whether he is not the same Russell Wolden whom the newspapers have indorsed in the past for the job of County Assessor.