The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-14
ASK TO HAVE THE
GANG MEN BUSTED
The Good Government
League Acts.
AFTER REA'S ADHERENTS
POWERFUL PLEA TO THE STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Unless the Ringsters of Santa Clara
County Are Put Out of Power
Republicanism VIII
Suffer.
AFTER REA'S ADHERENTS
POWERFUL PLEA TO THE STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Special. Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, Sept. ia committee
representing the County Central Com
mittee of the Good Government League
will walt upon the Republican State
Central Committee at their headquar-
tiers in San Francisco Wednesday and
ask that they be recognized as the Re-
publican County Central Committee OF
Santa Clara County. This step has be-
come necessary in order to keep Santa
Clara County in the Republican fold
and secure the election of the Republi-
can legislative ticket.
The Good Government League COM
mittee agreed upon this action last Sat
urday, and appointed E. A. Hayes, j.
r. Johns, J. r. Lewis, w. H. Wright
and S. P. Sanders a committee to ap-
pear before the State Committee.
The Good Government League is not
alone In this fight for the removal OF
the Rea County Central Committee. Re
publicans all over the county demand
It. The committee is in Rea's hands.
and the people are afraid they Will sell
the party out The personnel of the
committee is enough to dishearten the
most enthusiastic Republican. and I'M
less the State Committee interferes
there will be a general landslide TO the
Democratic party this fall. J: d. kei-
sey and Matt Anerich, Rea's candi-
dates for the Assembly, are also bitter
doses for respectable voters to swallow,
and their names may drag the ticket to
defeat. The Democrats and PopunstS
will fuse on the legislative ticket, ana
unless the Republicans put forth the
very best men they will not be repre-
scented at Sacramento TINS winter.
Central COM
tee is the boss himself, two blood rela-
tives and John d. Mackenzie, a lieu
tenant of Rea's. The rest of the COM
mittee are also gangsters. How diff
ferent is the committee of twenty five
elected by the Good Government
league. The latter are all honest and
intelligent men from different parts of
the county and in whom the respect
able Republicans have the greatest
confidence.
Something must be done, and done
quickly. Unless the State committee
recognizes the Good Government
League county committee the Renubli-
can legislative ticket will be defeated
IN this county.
This may also affect Gage. Republic
ans are averse to rallying to the aid of a
party managed by henchmen of Rea;
this is also true of a large class of in
dependent voters, who have turned
toward the Republican party since the
present war. The Democrats may get
all this vote, which would mean success
to them. The Reaites are sore because
Austin did not secure the nomination
for Secretary of State and are indif-
ferent as to the success of the party. AS
an instance, the county central COM
mittee has not yet held a mass meet
ing to ratify Cages election. How diff
ferent is the Republican Good Govern
ment Club. They held an enthusiast
tic ratification meeting Saturday, and
are hard at work for the State ticket
throughout the county. But with Rea
in command of the central committee
in the county they have a heavy handi-
cap and prejudice to overcome. The
Republican county ticket will surely be
defeated. The nominees are all gang.
and the reform forces Of the county
have fused to beat it. The only thing
that will save the legislative ticket
now Is to remove the committee and
put in men who will work honestly for
the advancement of the party.