anaheim-gazette 1909-03-25

WHAT'S DOING IN POLITICS THE FIGHT AT SACRAMENTO FOR DIRECT PRIMARY BILL Machine-Free Senators Standing Loyally for Principle—Collar Wearers, Posing as Friends of Bill, are Covert Enemies—Estudillo's Case. Regarding the senatorial deadlock at Sacramento over the direct primary bill, the correspondent of the Los Angeles Express gives the following interesting version: "Pinhead" McCarthy, the discredited labor leader, who was supported by the Schmitz-Ruef crowd for mayor of San Francisco against Mayor Taylor, is the latest recruit to the ranks of the opponents of an effective direct primary. For the last three days he has been hanging around the capital trying to persuade Senator Mark Anthony that Assemblyman Leeds' scheme for testing the sentiment of the people on the question of United States senator by legislative districts isn't as bad as it might be. He evidently was commissioned to deliver the stubborn senator over into the hands of the enemy; but if such was the object of his mission he has made a dismal failure. Neither threats nor cajolery have thus far been able to budge Senator Anthony and Pinhead has given him up as hopeless. Even the local Calkins' newspaper which refers to McCarthy as "one of the great labor leaders of the United States," admits that there is no hope of changing Anthony's vote. One of the amusing things that relieves somewhat the serious side of entering into a combing democrats to defeat the mary: Anthony of San Francisco Pasadena, Birdsall of Plain Black of Santa Clara county of Butte county, Cuttt boldt county, Estudillo county, Roseberry of San county, Rush of Solano county son of Alameda county, The Los Angeles, Walker of the county. Senator Anthony was men who came out for a mary in the early days session, and who has never Tremendous pressure brought to bear to for vote for concurrence, but all. John Lynch, Herrin's litical lieutenant, sat by side during debate up rence the other evening and manner of persuasion to vote with the machine. Francisco senator was not qued by the insistent plea the fellow, and voted in tive "Pinhead" McCarthy better results. Senator Bell's record is on all matters that his name port of a bill is a guarantee is O. K. In fact, he is a man barometer by which who are unfamiliar with gauge their votes. If the member is lined up with th and wants to vote against measures, all he has to do watch how Bell votes and his vote on the other side who want to vote "right" follow Bells' lead. The d mary could have no more able supporter. Senator Birdsall halls fr mountain district and has of being on the right side Even the local Calkins' newspaper which refers to McCarthy as "one of the great labor leaders of the United States," admits that there is no hope of changing Anthony's vote. One of the amusing things that relieves somewhat the serious side of the direct primary controversy is the charge of bad faith that the machine is making against the friends of the direct primary. They are accused of trying to block all action by standing out and refusing to accept Leeds' district scheme. On the other hand, those senators who have all along fought the direct primary, and who now are shouting vociferously for the Leeds plan, are alluded to as the simon-pure, original and only true supporters of a direct primary. Here is the way the local machine organ refers to the senators who are holding out for the Leeds district scheme: "The regulars, assisted by Senators Kennedy and Hare, two democrats who want to keep their pledge to their constituents and give them a real direct primary, have agreed to hold the senate in session until Senator Black shall have recovered sufficiently to take his place upon the floor of the senate." As a matter of cold fact, both Senators Kennedy and Hare have been opposed to the direct primary from the start. The roll call on the test vote in the senate, which occurred several weeks ago in connection with the machine's plan to render the direct primary law unconstitutional by requiring a 40 per cent vote to nominate, shows that both Kennedy and Hare voted with the enemies of the bill. Every senator who is opposed to concurrence in Leeds' district scheme has been a consistent friend of the direct primary from the very start. Every senator who fought the bill from the start and who voted to render the bill unconstitutional is lined up now with the solid twenty in favor of Leeds district scheme. It is breposterous therefore for member is lined up with this and wants to vote against measures, all he has to do watch how Bell votes and his vote on the other side who want to vote "right" follow Bells' lead. The dary could have no more able supporter. Senator Birdsall hails from mountain district and has of being on the right side important measure that has at this session of the le Birdsall showed his colors t ago when the machine, in to defeat the Cartwright bill, attempted to force Birdsall's anti-trust measure would have proved far less than Cartwright's bill. Bird promptly jumped into the defeat his own bill. He is effective direct primary bill would stay here all summer were necessary. Senator Black is the man whom all the present row in At present he is confined to and his physicians declare shall not be moved. He is the most aggressive men in per house and has yet to first vote against a good bill a bad one. It is men of of Senator Black that give acter and dignity to the rep party. PRIMARY BILL PASSE The direct primary bill both houses of the state legislature Monday night. It did not pass the exact shape in which they sent it over to the assembly. Other hand it did not pass in emasculated form to which it, and in which emasculation organization performers of the would fain have had the upper concur. By the adoption in both how the report of a committee once conference all the objectional members made by the assembly knocked out, save that referrthe election of United States fors and that has been modi Every senator who is opposed to concurrence in Leeds' district scheme has been a consistent friend of the direct primary from the very start. Every senator who fought the bill from the start and who voted to render the bill unconstitutional is lined up now with the solid twenty in favor of Leeds district scheme. It is preposterous, therefore, for the machine papers and the machine politicians to argue that the present deadlock is the result of a combination between the Lincoln-Roosevelt league senators and the democrats to kill the bill if they can't get what they want. No more unfair criticism could be made than is contained in the following attack in the Sacramento Union upon those members of the senate who are demanding that the legislature enact a direct primary law that shall accord with what the people, by a hundred thousand majority, have asked for: "It looks as if the Lincoln-Roosevelt league's senators, united with the seven democrats who have voted with them from the start, are determined that the session shall adjourn without a direct primary law." The character of the republican senators who are thus accused of treachery to the principle that they are pledged to uphold is so well-known that the charges only render their accusers ridiculous. Here are the names of the republican members of the senate who are charged with assembly, by a majority vote, and in which emasculation organization performers of the would fain have had the upper concur. By the adoption in both how the report of a committee on conference all the objectional matters made by the assembly knocked out, save that referral the election of United States voters, and that has been modified such an extent that the insult as those legislators who stood against emasculation of the bill been dubbed, agreed to it rather have no direct primary legislation all. The bill now goes to the go so as it passed the senate with the exception that the clause referring to the United States senatorship as follows: "By nominating petitions and filed as provided by existing party candidates for the office of United States senator shall have names placed on the official election ballots of their respective parties in the manner here evidenced for state officers, proceed however, that the vote for canfor United States senator shall an advisory vote for the purpose ascertaining the sentiment of these in the respective senatorial assembly districts in the respective parties. Provided further, that member of the senate or assessee shall be at liberty to vote either in the choice of his party in his district." into a combine with the seats to defeat the direct pritory of San Francisco, Bell of Ana, Birdsall of Placer county, of Santa Clara county, Boyn-Butte county, Cutten of Humcounty, Estudillo of Riverside Roseberry of Santa Barbara Rush of Solano county, StetAlameda county, Thompson of Angeles, Walker of Santa Clara For Anthony was one of the no came out for a direct prition the early days of the sesand who has never wavered. Indous pressure has been to bear to force him to concurrence, but without availance Lynch, Herrin's chief poleutenant, sat by Anthony's during debate upon concurrethe other evening and used all of persuasion to get him to touch the machine. The San senator was noticeably pirfect the insistent pleadings of row, and voted in the negawinhead" McCarthy had no results. Bell's record is so clear matters that his name in suppension bill is a guarantee that it In fact, he is a sort of humo-meter by which members unfamiliar with measures their votes. If the uncertain is lined up with the machine is to vote against all decent all he has to do is to new Bell votes and then cast on the other side; those not to vote "right" need only cells' lead. The direct priuld have no more loyal ororter. Birdsall hails from the district and has a record on the right side of every expressed at said primary election or for the candidate for United States senator who shall have received the endorsement at such primary election in the greatest number of districts electing members of his party to the legislature." This, of course, is very wide from the state-wide vote originally provided for in the bill. Also there is now no provision for any pledge to be offered a legislative candidate before his nomination. But there is this difference between the amendment as put through the assembly by the performers and that which ended the long struggle: The amendment providing for an advisory vote by districts on United States senators really cut the United States senatorship out of the bill altogether, as its adoption would have resulted to an almost certainty in the members of the legislature coming up to Sacramento with several candidates for United States senator and no one of them with anything like the strength requisite for election. Consequently, after a deadlock, every senator or assemblyman would have felt released from all obligation and left free to vote as he pleased. With the provision which has been added, a plurality of districts names the candidates, according to party, of course. It will be seen that this is elastic enough to suit any legislator with an easy conscience. But, as Senator Cutten remarked, "It's a deal better than what the assembly and our opponents in the senate would have had us accept." Furthermore, the amendment which Grove Johnson got the assembly to adopt, allowing candidates for United States senator to get on the official ballot through petitions signed by themselves, finds no place in the bill as finally passed. the tax list half they wanted it all the time. And so editor Barton bill drawn up providing pervisors instead of that should place this adventure that plan the Enterprise "official organ" of that would be sure to have every year. The tax official who is responsible correct publication of must furnish the copyter the proof reading. fitting therefore that ignate the paper in which should be published; butctor Balmer is too fair and the Enterprise outfit, proposed to take this into his hands. Assemblyman Collier the Enterprise bill, should have been designed to give the Riverside cinch on the printing quent tax list in River and in other respects to interests of that public then editor Barton and "fidus achates," Mr. field, went up to Sacramento after the interests of the senate. Mr. Westerfield as a courteous and tactful and his reputation as one formers" is so wide spread out the state that it seemed as if he could be the affair alone; but the people are accustomed pairs, and so Mr. Barton tinguished presence to tion. Senator Estudillo was introduce the bill in these he refused to do so as could see no good reason the change proposed. The ton commenced to grow Birdsall hails from the district and has a record on the right side of every measure that has come up session of the legislature. Showed his colors two years ago in the machine, in a frenzy in the Cartwright anti-trust attempt to force through anti-trust measure, which he proved far less effective. Birdsall very jumped into the fight to own bill. He is for an direct primary bill and here all summer if it necessary. Black is the man over the present row is about. He is confined to his bed physicians declare that he be moved. He is one of aggressive men in the up-and has yet to cast his against a good bill or for it is men of the type Black that gives charisma to the republican ESTUDILLO AND HIS MAN FRIDAY The wicked Deacon Clarke of Riverside speaks thus in his paper, the Press, of the reason for the strained relations subsisting between Senator Estudillo and his $$500 beauty Man Friday Barton. Really, Barton should be characterized as only a $250 beauty, for, if memory is not at fault, he had to refund half the money paid him to whoop her up for the candidate for senator: Some information from Sacramento which has just reached the Press office shows the real reason for the recent attack of the Enterprise on Senator Estudillo. It has been understood for some time that Estudillo has not been "performing" to the satisfaction of the machine. One special grievance which the "organization" has against him is his action as chairman of the committee on elections in supporting a genuine direct primary law instead of a fake one such as would serve the purposes of the railroad politicians. And in other respects Estudillo has shown a disposition to co-operate with the "reformers" in a way that has been exceedingly disappointing to the people who were largely responsible for his nomination. The Enterprise people are naturally "peeved," therefore, over Estudillo's general course at Sacramento; but they also have a pri- Legislation is pending, be pressed to enactment during the special sessiongress, intended to confer upon the president full authority the canal zone and lister its affairs according to cretion. It is difficult to sejection can be made to suction. It seems to be desirably every point of view, that dent should have such power there is already precedent a course on the part of case the case of the Louisiana for example, and again what was annexed to the United States' materials during James with those of the two previous renewed activity is recording to the figures prethe bureau of statistics. tity of wool, for example, in January, 1909, was more 000,000 pounds against 9,500 in January 1908, and 18,000 in January 1907. Of lumb was imported in January 785,000 feet as against 30,744 in January 1908, and 44,744 in January 1907. a majority vote, reduced which emasculation the orperformers of the senate have had the upper house option in both houses of of a committee on free all the objectional amendments by the assembly are save that referring to of United States senatthat has been modified to ent that the insurgents, isslators who stood out recupulation of the bill have agreed to it rather than act primary legislation at now goes to the governor the senate with the exthe clause referring to States senatorship reads eating petitions signed provided by existing laws states for the office of Unisenator shall have their on the official primballots of their respecthe manner herein prostate officers, provided, the vote for candidate states senator shall be vote for the purpose of the sentiment of the vorespective senatorial and districts in the respective divided further, that each the senate or assembly property to vote either for his party in his district as would serve the purposes of the railroad politicians. And in other respects Estudillo has shown a disposition to cooperate with the "reformers" in a way that has been exceedingly disappointing to the people who were largely responsible for his nomination. The Enterprise people are naturally "peeved," therefore, over Estudillo's general course at Sacramento; but they also have a private grievance which is quite sufficient to account for their recent inconsistent and flamboyant tirade against him. Barton and Westerfield wanted the county government act amended so as to help out the Enterprise, and when Estudillo refused to stand for their "raw" work, they got mad and tried to whip him into line for their little "joker" bill. The state law at present provides that the county delinquent tax list shall be published by the tax collector in some newspaper in the county at a rate fixed by the board of supervisors. The plan of the present tax collector in this county has been to pass this business around among the different papers of the county, and the list has been published at different times in a number of county papers. That seemed to be a very fair arrangement, and the provision of the law was satisfactory to newspaper men, public officials and taxpayers throughout the state. But it did not suit the Enterprise. That grasping organ of the railroad machine was not satisfied with getting cording to the figures prethe bureau of statistics. tity of wool, for example, in January, 1909, was more 000,000 pounds against 9,500, in January 1908, and 18,000, in January 1907. Of lumber was imported in January 785,000 feet as against 30,744, in January 1908, and 44,744, in January 1907. tax list half the time even; it ted it all the time. and so editor Barton had a little drawn up providing that the susiders instead of the tax collector would place this advertising. Under the plan the Enterprise, being the social organ" of the supervisors, had be sure to have the tax list any year. The tax collector is the special who is responsible for the direct publication of the list; he furnish the copy and look afthe proof reading. It seems very therefore that he should despose the paper in which the list could be published; but Tax Collecwalmer is too fair a man to please Enterprise outfit, and so they posed to take this matter out of hands. Assemblyman Collier introduced Enterprise bill, which really had been designated "an act have the Riverside Enterprise a on the printing of the delintax list in Riverside county, in other respects to promote the tests of that publication." And editor Barton and his partner "fidus achates," M. J. 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