anaheim-gazette 1908-05-21

LET THE CLEAN MEN OF THE PARTY ROUSE THEMSELVES! Probably never in the history of the country was such raw politics enacted as characterized the recent state and congressional district conventions. Out of 626 delegates in the state convention, no less than 393 were arbitrarily appointed by the railroad machine. This of itself was sufficiently raw, but the segregation of these machine men in the several congressional district conventions in sufficient numbers to outvote the honestly elected delegates, thus defeating the wishes of the clean republicans of those districts, was so unheard of and so despicable that the state stands eternally disgraced thereby. As if this were not base enough for clean republicans to endure, the railroad press from one end of the state to the other exulted in these several machine escapades as "great victories" for the "old guard" and "regulars," and characterizing the defeated men as indecent republicans of San Francisco stand such jobbery. How long will the clean party tamely submit outrages? Do we hear publicans in Orange county they are done with politics, politics are so filthy, so unRouse to action, you men orcy, the state calls loudly for aid. Let this call be not Attend the August primaries tend the convention which low to name presidential and to appoint the new staltral committee. Up, you clean republians them again! CLOSE CALL FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE ELECTED DElegates State convention shows how near the old machine its organization and money to being defeated in the veil skirmish. It had a close As if this were not base enough for clean republicans to endure, the railroad press from one end of the state to the other exulted in these several machine escapades as "great victories" for the "old guard" and "regulars," and characterizing the defeated men as insurgents, party busters and brag-garts. In many counties where these 393 delegates had been appointed, the clean republicans, revolting against the arbitrary action of the railroad, called primaries and elected delegates at an honest election held May 2d—the day on which primaries were generally held throughout the state. These honestly elected delegates appeared at Sacramento on Thursday and demanded seats in the convention. They filed contests against the appointed delegates, but the latter were seated, and the bulk of them voted with the machine. To the honor of a number, be it said, they cast their ballots with the clean party men in the convention. In the Third congressional district, for instance, the clean republicans elected 31 delegates in the primaries, to 21 by the railroad. But the machine arbitrarily appointed 24 delegates, and these, operating with the 21 elected machine men, outvoted the others and elected machine delegates to the national republican convention. Honestly elected delegates, chosen by republicans in precincts where machine men had been arbitrarily appointed by the state machine, contested their seats, but were denied admittance to the convention. Not alone in the Third district did these appointed delegates come to the rescue of the machine, but in It shows, too, what a feel the Southern Pacific has up rank and file of the party, as a spirit of independent man beginning to dominate the ship of the state; for at least five of the appointed de openly defied the machine lined up with the Lincoln velt league in favor of a free Imagine delegates doing the republican state conven Santa Cruz two years ago! the Los Angeles county con at Venice! Why, they say how they were going to those conventions till they "word" from the bosses. It a case of what the people want. But at last the republican state can hold up their and say: "This is our part not the party of the Southern fic railroad." HANDWRITING ON THE W Did our forefathers win first skirmish with the red-bunker Hill? No, but the Bourgoyne's "regulars" tooughly understand that they dead in earnest. Neither did the Lincoln velt leaguers win their first ish with the machine, but have given the Southern "regulars" to thoroughly stand that they are dead in in the campaign which entered upon to free the rep Honestly elected delegates, chosen by republicans in precincts where machine men had been arbitrarily appointed by the state machine, contested their seats, but were denied admittance to the convention. Not alone in the Third district did these appointed delegates come to the rescue of the machine, but in all the other up-state districts except the Fourth (San Francisco), where the primary election law obtained, and where the railroad was swept off the boards. The counties of San Diego, San Bernardino and Riverside disgraced themselves by appointing their delegates to the state convention. The single exception was the city of San Diego, where the provisions of the primary election law were mandatory. In a poll of 2000 votes the railroad defeated the clean republicans by less than 150 votes. These delegates, with those elected by the machine in the Eighth district, controlled the district convention. Collis P. Huntington said twenty years ago he would see grass growing in the streets of San Diego, and yet each election the delegates of that county are turned over to the Southern Pacific railroad, like so many cattle. How long will the Sim Walker caught on to the of the political kite at Sacramento being chosen an alternate Chicago convention from the district. Mr. Walker was dearest wish, by the Orange republican convention, of attending the senatorial district or state convention as a delegate. It was ent with the stuffed state tion, and the bosses had no d in lining up the push for the pets in the several congressional districts. In the Eighth district counties of San Diego, San Bernardino and Riverside sent stuff egations, aggregating 47 de and all of these supported th ed Prophet of Buena Park. Republicans of San Diego jobbery. Long will the clean men of Orange county tamely submit to these demands? Do we hear clean reelections in Orange county say alone with politics, because there are so filthy, so unclean? Action, you men of decent calls loudly for your this call be not in vain. The August primaries. At convention which will follow presidential electors point the new state committee. A clean republians, and at last FOR THE MACHINE results of the recent prime analyzed the Lincoln-republican league finds encouragement to gird up its the August 11th prima- it seems certain to state for reform. The league had a large ma- the elected delegates in the convention shows how the state will vote when a chance. That a change thirty votes—in a conven- which half the delegates pointed instead of being primaries—would have league a majority, shows the old machine with all station and money came defeated in the very first It had a close call. THE SENATORIAL SITUATION The Orange county republican convention instructed its thirteen delegates to the Thirty-ninth senatorial district convention, which meets at Riverside July 11th, not to vote for Estudillo for state senator. The Riverside county republican convention instructed its ten delegates to the senatorial district convention to vote for Estudillo "first, last and all the time." Now comes the rumor from Riverside that by corrupt means that county proposes to debauch two of this county's delegation into supporting Estudillo, thus giving him the nomination. Is this the sort of politics Orange county is to expect from her sister county in the Thirty-ninth senatorial district? Can Riverside succeed in no other manner than by the use of corrupt means to secure the nomination of her candidate? Orange county concedes to Riverside the right of naming the senatorial candidate this year, but it insists upon the time-honored practice of demanding that such candidate must be acceptable to republicans of this county. Let Riverside name such candidate, and Orange county stands ready to nominate him. But such talk as this which emanates from Riverside will serve to embitter republicans of this county. Let Riverside name a clean, unpurchasable candidate for the senatorship or Orange county will... NOW FOR AUGUST PRIMARY The state convention is a thing of the past, and Herrin stands a defeated and disgusted political boss in California. The clean republicans forced the withdrawal of Gov. Gillett as a candidate for delegate at large, and defeated H. G. Otis, electing Jacob H. Neff in his stead as one of the four delegates at large to the Chicago convention. In the fourth congressional district the Lincoln-Roosevelt league elected the two district delegates to the national convention, and in three other districts its candidates ran those of the regular machine a very close race. In the up-state districts, especially in the Third, the election of machine delegates was encompassed by the appointment of delegates to the convention, instead of choosing them by primaries. A new state central committee was appointed, in which the names of George Stone, Frank Hatton and Walter Parker, the three big railroad lieutenants under Herrin, do not appear. From this time on the Roosevelt republican levy work with redoubled envious of its strength and ble power in the public that is behind it. The party in California is composed of large majority, of independents who rejoice at the opposing hold up their heads like American citizens and self-selves; instead of being hang their heads in shamms mit to being governed by the Southern Pacific railroad. With organization of the state with the public thorough ed regarding the issues, the question of self-growth brought right home to every assembly district many supervisorial and tricts, there is little doubt result of the next primary. But eternal vigilance work from now till August be the price of liberty for lican party. Every friendly party should lend a hand. Of what use is the direct election law, which is only in the twelve larger states, when the railroad c understand that they were bornest. did the Lincoln-Roose-vers win their first skirmish the machine, but they in the Southern Pacific to thoroughly underthey are dead in earnest campaign which they have won to free the republican in the yoke of the Southrailroad. machine understands, too, next engagement, which night at the ballot box all mine from Tia Juana to almost certain to be its result. That was the handthe wall at Sacramento. Kicker caught on to the tail of a kite at Sacramento, seen an alternate to the convention from the Eighth Mr. Waiker was denied his wish, by the Orange county convention, of attending special district or state condelegate. It was differthe stuffed state convene bosses had no difficulty to the push for their puphe several congressional In the Eighth district the San Diego, San Bernariverside sent stuffed del-gregating 47 delegates, these supported the Stuff- of Buena Park. regular machine a very close race. In the up-state districts, especially in the Third, the election of machine delegates was encompassed by the appointment of delegates to the convention, instead of choosing them by primaries. A new state central committee was appointed, in which the names of George Stone, Frank Hatton and Walter Parker, the three big railroad lieutenants under Herrin, do not appear. That the jolt administered Herrin was a crushing one is admitted on all sides. The vote for chairman of the convention stood 351 for Knight to 275 for Davis. Take away the upward of 200 appointed delegates who supported Knight, and replace them by delegates chosen at an honest primary, and the convention would without doubt have been overwhelmingly against the machine. The wound is not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a barndoor, but it is enough. Now for the August primaries. Let clean republicans rally to the standard and let them wipe the last vestige of Herrinism from domination in California politics. The convention instructed for Taft, and rightly so, for the machine long since discovered the people were for Taft, and while it did all in its power to hamper the state from endorsing him. and prevented the state central committee from taking such action in January, it realized all along defeat stared it in the face, and gracefully wheeled into line for the war secretary. Now for the August primaries! Let us have done with railroad domination in this state, and let honest primaries be held in every county in the state. But eternal vigilance work from now till August be the price of liberty for lican party. Every friend party should lend a hand. Of what use is the direct election law, which is only in the twelve larger states, when the railroad coa majority of the delegate convention from district, the primary law does not have 626 delegates to last week convention 393 were applied Herrin. Of what value is the vaunted primary election its provisions be made to every county in the state shall see what an honest state convention looks like. Caeser had his Brutus, his Wellington, Charles his Cromwell, and Gen. O Red Fennessey. Sure he Now what becomes of G his informal primary and tion that California would for Roosevelt? To the w Stone! The democratic state conference at Fresno this week the Southern Pacific yokes the republicans do the same August convention. 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With its organization of the state completed, the public thoroughly informing the issues, and with question of self-government right home to every voter assembly district, and in supervisorial and other districts is little doubt what the next primaries will be. External vigilance and hard work now till August 11th will price of liberty for the republicry. Every friend of a free would lend a hand. Riverside sent a stuffed delegation of ten men to the state convention and turned them over to Herrin. It has selected a stuffed delegation of ten men to the senatorial district convention, and instructed them to vote for Estudillo, the Herrin candidate, "first, last and all the time." Orange has a delegation of thirteen free men, nominated by a convention which wore no railroad collar, elected to attend the senatorial district convention, and they are instructed not to support Estudillo for state senator. Riverside retorts that, being in a minority in that convention, she will BUY TWO OF OUR DELEGATES. Was ever more dastardly infamy piled up and compounded? What the democrats did at their state convention at Fresno, republicans must and will do at their August convention. The party must be freed of railroad domination, or California in 1910 will elect a democratic governor. The state gave Roosevelt a majority of 125,000 four years ago, and will give Taft 150,000 majority this year. Gillett crawled in with a scant 8000 plurality two years ago, with Langdon drawing 45,000 from Bell, the democratic candidate. Had the democratic party not been hopelessly split in two, Gillett would have been beaten by 37,000 votes. Here is a change in two short years of external vigilance and hard from now till August 11th will price of liberty for the repuberty. Every friend of a free should lend a hand. What use is the direct primary law, which is mandatory the twelve larger cities of the when the railroad can appoint city of the delegates to a state union from districts in which primary law does not apply? Of delegates to last week's state lection 393 were appointed by Of what value is this greatly primary election law? Let passions be made to apply to county in the state, and we see what an honestly elected convention looks like. Mr had his Brutus, Napoleon Bellington, Charles the First Cawell, and Gen. Otis had his Nanessey. Sure he did! What becomes of Gen. Stone, normal primary and his assertion California would instruct Estudillo? To the woods with democratic state convention, in that Fresno this week, threw off northern Pacific yoke. Now let publicans do the same at the convention. The railroad major power, but an aroused and people is infinitely more Railroad domination, or California in 1910 will elect a democratic governor. The state gave Roosevelt a majority of 125,000 four years ago, and will give Taft 150,000 majority this year. Gillett crawled in with a scant 8000 plurality two years ago, with Langdon drawing 45,000 from Bell, the democratic candidate. Had the democratic party not been hopelessly split in two, Gillett would have been beaten by 37,000 votes. Here is a change in two short years of 162,000 votes. Does the railroad push read the handwriting on the wall? Rev. Markle is an old-fashioned minister, and has set notions about introducing new-fangled ideas into the pulpit. He expresses the opinion that Dr. Ireland went about a mile and a half out of his way to introduce Estudillo to the congregation of the Presbyterian church the other evening. So do we—about two miles and a half. Riverside county appointed its ten delegates to the state convention, and at Sacramento turned them over to the Herrin machine. These ten delegates are supporters of Estudillo. 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