anaheim-gazette 1908-06-11

WHAT'S DOING IN POLITICS Railroad Push Lining Up for Battle at August Primaries—Attempting to Obpose Extension of Primary Law by Specious Pretext—Clean Men More Resolved Than Ever to Fight Machine In the May primaries the Herrin machine was swept off its feet in many of the counties of the state. Wherever men were permitted to cast their ballots at primaries, Herrin was administered such a jolt that he has been sparring for wind ever since. In San Francisco the clean men of the party elected 80 per cent of the delegates, in Alameda they carried every assembly district but one, in Sacramento and Fresno counties they made a clean sweep. In Los Angeles the delegation of 100 delegates split, 40 clean men to 60 Herrinites. It was the first time in the history of the party that Boss Parker went to a state convention with nearly half of his county's delegates fighting him. He has always had his delegates in his pant's pocket before. In Santa Clara the clean men made a clean sweep, albeit the treachery of Black Hayes turned over 10 of the delegates to Herrin. In many of the up-state counties the clean men more than held their own. It has been shown hitherto in these columns how San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego knuckled legal confusion thus produced defeat the extension of offices. The more this "extension" provided in the primary law the republicans at Sacramento ged themselves over last year understood the more its tru appreciated. The provision makes an extension possible after those asking the elect have carried every precinct tion, if the supervisors' at sustained, and then again c them at an election. Such a terous process is declared a The determination of the three" to require a major precincts is said to be based phrase "lesser political subdivision in the law. Most lawyers political subdivision as an district, but not a district created for the convenience ers. But the supervisors interpretation that meets tion in case the petitions pleted in time, and they energy and persistency can plish it. They will require tioners to show that they majority of each voting pre But this may be done. cinct is a "lesser political" the Lincoln-Roosevelt tions have carried almost ously many precincts. In known that every voter ex has signed. In another over cent have signed. So that may be that official primari established in many of the egates fighting him. He has always had his delegates in his pant's pocket before. In Santa Clara the clean men made a clean sweep, albeit the treachery of Black Hayes turned over 10 of the delegates to Herrin. In many of the up-state counties the clean men more than held their own. It has been shown hitherto in these columns how San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego knuckled down to Herrin, and how nine of Orange county's delegates stamped to the goats. Had the Orange county convention had a line on what was doing at Sacramento, probably an instructed delegation would have been sent north, similar to the senatorial delegates who were instructed against Estudillo. By the appointment of 293 delegates out of the 626 in the state convention (an out-and-out political theft) Herrin was enabled to control that body. Despite the fact that the clean men carried 44 of the 80 assembly districts, and elected as members of the state central committee machine-free men from those districts, Herrin's man Knight, in selecting his state executive committee, ignored these men, and named railroad men who had not even been elected to membership of the state central committee. What is the remedy for this putred state of political affairs? Obviously, the extension of the primary election law so as to embrace every assembly district in the state. In Los Angeles county the Lincoln-Roosevelt league began immediately to circulate petitions asking the supervisors to adopt an ordinance extending provisions of the primary law to all assembly districts in the county. Thousands of signatures have been affixed to these petitions. The petitions were submitted to the supervisors on Monday. At once a new and rascally railroad trick appears. But this may be done. Cinct is a "lesser political sion" the Lincoln-Roosevelt tions have carried almost ously many precincts. In known that every voter ex has signed. In another over cent have signed. So that may be that official primari established in many of the through the work of the le the democrats who believ politics. "The most disgusting f for the entire session was the part played by Walter Park Jere Burke of the Southern railroad lobby. It can be solute truth that they direct majority in both houses and course it should take on ever any importance. This maintained offices in the hotel—the real seat of th ture so far as the passage of bills was concerned." The foregoing paragraph from a review of the legislature pared and published by the geles Times, which is nomi der the same management was then. The same Walter Parker described has just arbitra appointed, according to the geles Express, by George A member of the executive tee of the republican party state, and he is now, as he a mere employee of the South cific railroad. And the Times is now su the very machine it then de operated by the very me condemned as usurping th tive functions of the state. If the Times is not "su explicit and specific," we sh to try again. Or is its little its purpose to be "explicit or specific" merely intended to d constituency? Old Californians will While splendid progress has been made in procuring signatures for the petitions circulated by the Lincoln-Roosevelt league for the extension of official primaries to all parts of Los Angeles county, it is beginning to look as though there were a large-sized colored gentlemen in the political woodpile. While thousands of names of voters have been affixed to petitions asking for extensions of the primary law to districts not now covered by that law, and while doubtless many such extensions will be made, the supervisors of the county, dominated by the railroad push as they are, stand as a stumbling block to progress in the way of clean politics. The "solid three" of the board have ruled that the petitions must show a majority of the vote of each precinct before the primary law can be extended so as to embrace such precinct. To demand such segregation would be to nullify much of the work of the league, as the petitions are not signed with reference to precincts. To overrule the supervisors a suit for a writ of mandate would be necessary and the Old Californians will rise the popular uprising in this early 70's, which led to the formation of Newton Booth as the state with a rod of iron. Now, it controlled conventions its own creatures in office, dominated the legal sneered at public opinion, ed the people with the that masters usually have show toward those whom gard as inferiors. Then, a company subsidized new hired orators and spent more water at primaries and But, in spite of all it could prevent it, the people of rose up in rebellion, just as rising now, against their usurpations of the railroad Booth was nominated for. Then all the railroad forces ing to the Oakland Enquiried him and supported his cratic opponent. In announcing that G.Knight and other tried yeomen of the Southern H Inclusion thus produced would be extension of official prizure this "extension" process in the primary law, which Republicans at Sacramento hugselves over last month, is said the more its travesty is used. The provision really is an extension possible only because asking the extension used every precinct by petithe supervisors' attitude is bad and then again carried by an election. Such a preposcess is declared a travesty. Determination of the "solid" requirement a majority of all this said to be based on the lesser political subdivision". Most lawyers regard a subdivision as an assembly but not a district merely for the convenience of voting the supervisors have an institution that meets the situation the petitions are comtime, and they will be if and persistency can accomThey will require the petishow that they have a lot of each voting precinct! It may be done. If a pre- "lesser political subdiviLincoln-Roosevelt peticarried almost unanim-ly precincts. In one it is that every voter except one. In another over 90 persigned. So that the result that official primaries will be used in many of the precincts take the stump for the republican campaign in California, the Chronicle says: "These speakers will talk republican politics and that alone. If any Lincoln-Roosevelt leaguer, or member of other political alliance, attempts to take the stump it will be with the distinct understanding that he talks republican doctrine and not secession. The state central committee, acting under instructions from the republican national committee, will not permit any other course to be pursued under the guise of making a republican campaign." No Rooseveltism; No opposition to Herrin and railroad control of California! No treason to Southern Pacific rule! And to make all this richness still richer, the Chronicle unblushingly declares this program of the railroad machine, in charge of the republican campaign in California, is in accordance with instructions from the national committee and the wishes of Secretary Taft. says the Sacramento Bee. Arthur J. Pillsbury, former editor of the Tulare Register, and under the Pardee administration secretary of the state board of examiners, delivered a speech before the Lincoln-Roosevelt league at Berkeley some evenings ago, from which we quote the following. Mr. Pillsbury is one of the foremost men in the state, and is an enthusiastic champion of the doctrine of clean politics now sweeping over this state and nation. In part he said: "It is a lasting shame to this state most disgusting feature of the session was the prominent review of the legislature pre-published by the Los Angeles, which is nominally unname management now as it goes. Walter Parker therein has just arbitrarily been asked according to the Los Angeles, by George A. Knight of the executive committee republican party of this he is now, as he was then, employee of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Times is now supporting machine it then denounced, by the very men it then used as usurping the legislations of the state. Why? Times is not "sufficiently and specific," we shall ask it again. Or is its little boast of use to be "explicit and specifically intended to deceive its audience." Californians will remember the Pardee administration secretary of the state board of examiners, delivered a speech before the Lincoln-Roosevelt league at Berkeley some evenings ago, from which we quote the following. Mr. Pillsbury is one of the foremost men in the state, and is an enthusiastic champion of the doctrine of clean politics now sweeping over this state and nation. In part he said: "It is a lasting shame to this state that its governing power lies not even with a subservient legislature but in the hands of a few corporation lords, not even claiming it for their residence. Think of it! Those few corporation lords, who could all meet together on 15 minutes' notice in their New York offices, hold your liberty and mine in their hands, simply because they were allowed in the first place to gain political power on the strength of flagrant promises that they would not interfere with our liberty. "We have reached a crisis in our national affairs, a point where, under the name of a democracy, we are laboring under a sordid plutocracy. I only wish that another name could be introduced into the Lincoln-Roosevelt title, and that is the name of Jefferson. Although the sturdy democracy under him may have made a thousand mistakes, it certainly did infuse into the breasts of an encouraging majority a love for pure democracy that we see in the Jeffersonian democrats to this day. Let us fight alien interests in our civic affairs. Let us fight the men who sacrifice justice to law." Ralph Thompson, a prominent attorney of Santa Rosa, who recently met defeat at the hands of the machine in a local election, was the next speaker. He flayed the venal press, which dared question the motives of the graft prosecutors in San Francisco and was trying viciously to influence public opinion against Prosecutor Francis J. Heney and his associates. Concerning the Lincoln-Roosevelt movement, Mr. Thompson said: "I had the misfortune to buck up against the machine in Sonoma county, but I assure you I am still in the fight. I hope the day will soon come when Sonoma county will see the Lincoln-Roosevelt league." Dr. Lyman Allen, in a stirring appeal for the promulgation of the policies of the league, also took a fling at as usurping the legislations of the state. Why? Times is not "sufficiently and specific," we shall ask it again. Or is its little boast of ease to be "explicit and spearly intended to deceive its authority? Californians will rememberalar uprising in this state in the 1970's, which led to the elecnewton Booth as governor. Now, the railroad ruled them on a rod of iron. Then, as controlled conventions, nominees own creatures for public dominated the legislatures, at public opinion, and treat-people with the contemptsters usually have for and regard those whom they re-feriors. Then, as now, the subsidized newspapers, voters and spent money like primaries and elections. Despite of all it could do to suit, the people of the state in rebellion, just as they are now, against the politicalions of the railroad, and was nominated for governor, the railroad forces, accord-e Oakland Enquirer, opposand supported his demo-ponent. Announcing that George A. and other tried and true of the Southern Pacific will Heney and his associates. Concerning the Lincoln-Roosevelt movement, Mr. Thompson said: "I had the misfortune to buck up against the machine in Sonoma county, but I assure you I am still in the fight. I hope the day will soon come when Sonoma county will see the Lincoln-Roosevelt league." Dr. Lyman Allen, in a stirring appeal for the promulgation of the policies of the league, also took a flung at the subsidized press, making mention of the Oakland Tribune and the San Francisco Chronicle, as unprincipled sheets, open to private interests and ready to damn by faint praise the desires of the people in language that furthered the wishes of the corporations. Wm. R. Davis, Lincoln-Roosevelt candidate for chairman of the recent state convention, closed the addresses with an appeal to get the confidence of every fair-minded voter in order that the machine influence might be overthrown. "Just so long as the Southern Pacific political bureau holds the whip hand, just so long will we continue the fight until victory rests on our banner," declared Mr. Davis. Clement C. Young, who has been prominently identified with the league since its inception, presided as chairman. The big hall was nearly filled with league partisans, and the speakers were received with enthusiasm. To Berkeley has been given the honor for taking the initiative in an organized fight against the machine. The North Light cigar is only two weeks old, but has won the reputation of being the best 5 cent smoke made in Anaheim. In the recent Sacramento Riverside, San Diego Bernardino turned their absolutely over to Herrnof these counties were the state convention el manner sanctioned by save in the single exce-city of San Diego, where 2000 votes the railroad fraction of something one of one per cent. These ties are in mood to do bidding again and applates will probably be a state convention to w clean men of the par-Orange county. Riverside offers Orange candidate for state senate structs its delegates to a special convention to vote for last and all the time." side consider us imbecil deal with us so? Underures can Orange supported candidate? Not and self-respect. San Diego, the pere-offering us a candidate Truly, that county has bob up with a candidate for a time whereof the most oldest inhabitant runne contrary. But San Diego pointed delegation to th vention to defeat macha from this county in th Plan for Summer Comfort Don't add the heat of a kitchen fire to the sufficient comfort of hot weather. 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Surely political quarantine awaits the San Diego candidate in this county this year. THE REVER HERRIN'S DOMINATION The recent Sacramento conventions riverside, San Diego and San Bernardino turned their delegates totally over to Herrin. In none of these counties were delegates to the state convention elected in the other sanctioned by clean men, in the single exception of the San Diego, where in a poll of votes the railroad won by a percent of something over one-half per cent. These three counties in mood to do the railroad's going again and appointed delelaws will probably be sent to the convention to vote against men of the party sent from the county. Riverside offers Orange county a candidate for state senator, and insists its delegates to the senatorconvention to vote for him "first, and all the time." Does Riverconsider us imbeciles or fools to with us so? Under such measument Orange support its proffercandidate? Not and maintain its respect. Diego, the perennial, comes up with a candidate for congress. that county has not failed to do with a candidate for congress time whereof the memory of the inhabitant runneth not to the library. But San Diego sends an appared delegation to the state convention to defeat machine-free men this county in their effort to rid the party of the Herrin collar. Can San Diego fairly ask our votes for its candidate, these things being true? Let it heal itself of this political sinning before proffering one of its kind for this important position. Surely political quarantine awaits the San Diego candidate in this county this year. San Bernardino remains true to its tradition, "now you see it, and now you don't." Its delegates wore the Herrin badge of servitude at Sacramento, yet San Bernardino is for Smith for congress. That countty has always been true to Smith, but Herrin seems to have stolen a march upon it. 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