anaheim-gazette 1908-07-16

THOSE APPOINTED DELEGATES As foreshadowed in these columns some weeks ago, the republican county central committee, at a meeting held at Santa Ana on Friday, arbitrarily appointed delegates to the state and congressional district conventions. When this journal announced three weeks ago that it was the purpose of the machine to arbitrarily usurp the power of the rank and file of the party, collar-men at Santa Ana and elsewhere in the county averred there was "no authority" for such statement, and that the matter had not been discussed by the executive committee. As a matter of fact there existed abundant authority for our making the statement, and, moreover, the executive committee had had the matter up for consideration. Not only that, but it resolved a month ago to bring about this infamous usurpation of the authority of the party. When the committee, dominated there existed abundant authority for our making the statement, and, moreover, the executive committee had had the matter up for consideration. Not only that, but it resolved a month ago to bring about this infamous usurpation of the authority of the party. When the committee, dominated by Doc MacMullan and the other petty snipe-shooters of the push, forced the appointment of these delegates, what did it do? It simply said to the republicans of Orange county: "You shall not have a voice in the selection of these delegates; we are going to do it for you." In a word, the 2500 republican voters of the county were disfranchised and booted out of the party. And by whom? By 22 members of the republican county central committee, some of whom are on the payroll of the Southern Pacific railroad, others itch for office and covet the support of the machine and its tools, and a few putty men in the hands of as designing and crafty a lot of subbosses to Herrin and Parker as ever went unhung in the state. Why was this slap in the face dealt the party by these machine men of the committee? Because the railroad machine is being hard pushed in all sections of the state, and it cries for help. Its minions in Orange county have heard, and —O, shame be it said!—the county is bound hand and foot to the political bureau of the Southern Pacific railroad. The republican state central committee—dominated as a rotten borough by this selfsame railroad machine—"recommended" that primaries be held; it voted down a motion that such primaries be made mandatory in the counties; railroad boss, who will forget tomorrow, but the contempt people of Orange county will tach to them forever. They denied the republicans of the city the right of choosing their representatives in the state constitution, saying in effect: "You not be permitted to exercise rights of citizenship; Mr. H will do it for you." Against these 22 were 12 men and true, who stood for right. Included in these 22 six proxies held by machines and sympathizers, which should have been voted for maries, inasmuch as the conteemen issuing them are on reas are also the precincts with they represent, as favoring prizes. Had these men been present at the meeting and voted acceding to their honest conviction result would have been 18 for maries to 16 for appointed gates. The 12 men voting for maries have the support of party throughout the county. Others have not. The railroad call this a victory, but it was r a close call. Doc McMullan never be permitted to pull off other such a shameless poli job again, for the county will placed under the primary law. At Riverside on Saturday of the thirteen Orange county gates to the fake senatorial convention, who had all along referee caucus with the six clean on the delegation, showed railroad affiliations by first vote with the Estudillo men for a single ballot. These men are Job Morrison and Kellar Watson Orange, Ralph Fuller of El M The republican state central committee—dominated as a rotten borough by this selfsame railroad machine—"recommended" that primaries be held; it voted down a motion that such primaries be made mandatory in the counties; and this is the way the county committee sets at defiance the recommendation of the higher authority. The recommendation of the state committee is mere tricky subtifuge; the action of the county committee is political theft. In the May convention Herrin had more than 300 of these branded delegates—appointed by subservient county committees instead of being chosen at primaries—a larger number than he elected at the primary election, and thus controlled the convention. Since the Sacramento convention, voters of Alameda, Contra Costa and other counties have voted to include these counties under provisions of the primary law. Herrin will be swept off the boards next month in every county where honest primaries are held. He needs help. And this is how Orange county comes to his assistance. The machine wins; decent men hang their heads in shame. But there is a remedy. Let us invoke the primary law, and make this first assault upon our liberties the last. THE RAILROAD WINS Southern Pacific railroad has ruled the politics of California for many years, but an acquaintance with its shows that its hold upon it is secured mainly by and downright political force within the week have minions do its uncleanidding, thereby earning apt of the decent men of At Santa Ana on Friday MacMullan, chief collarerrin in Orange county, assistance of a few others the railroad collar, delivery's fourteen delegates the convention over to the vote of the county committee was 22 for apogees, to 12 for a prison. What have Mac-Mullan his associates profited Do they flatter them will be stronger with when they come to run—for nearly every one or has been a job-chaser. earned a smile from the s, who will forget them but the contempt of the Orange county will at once forever. They have republicans of the coun- of choosing their rep- in the state conven- in effect: "You shall fitted to exercise your citizenship; Mr. Herrin na, Johnny Forster and Jack Landell of San Juan, Harry Whitaker of Buena Park and George Bird of Olinda. On the eleventh ballot four of these men, hiding their disgrace under the mantle of the secret vote, disobeyed their instructions and voted for Estudillo, the railroad candidate, for state senator. It matters not whom these four traitors are; all seven are tarred with the same stick, and all have forfeited the confidence and respect of their fellow-men. Whether their pockets hear the jingle of railroad gold, or whether their reward for this base treachery will come in some other way, matters little. They wear upon their foreheads the brand of Cain, and they will carry it with them to their graves. So it will be seen the railroad has won in each of these two cases by debasing the manhood of the men they dealt with. The railroad achieved no clean moral victory, one to which it might point with pride and exultation. No, it has won by contemptible scullduggery in each case. Upon such flimsy foundation as this is its boasted political machine erected. But the morality, the conscience of the party is aroused throughout the state. The first skirmish came at the May convention, when in the initial grapple with the railroad, a change of a few votes would have given the clean men control of the state's political organization. Orange county is the only county which, having elected delegates to the May convention, now sends appointed delegates to the August convention. Other counties in which the railroad was in control for the May convention have thrown off the yoke and instead of appointed delegates will send delegates chosen by county conventions composed of delegates honestly elected by the party. This is advancement. Orange county has retrograded. Johnny Morrison gets a salary of $100 per month, and expenses, to fulfill the onerous duties of the position of deputy fish and game commissioner. Johnny's principal duty is to stock the Trabuco creek with trout, and when the season opens the collar boys go up into the mountains and fish out the trout. The republicans of the county ought to open the season on Johnny as chairman of the republican county central committee. No closed season for Johnny. LOUDON'S" DRY GOODS STORE set Phone 1061 ANAHEIM, CAL. White Lawns and Oxfords, Stripes and very desirable for Shirt-waists quality, a yard ... 12½c R lot of French Val Laces, Edges and ons, matched sets, 10c to 12½c kinds, they last, a yard ... 6c Swiss Ribbed low neck wide lace Yoke, no 5c kind at ... 12½c Muslin Underskirts, deep lace inserted and with dust Ruffle and full width, $2 kind at $1.69 Sinene Skirts, plain, gored and strapped, very well made, good value at $2.50. 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