Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-16
MACHINE WILL
SUPPORT .PARDEE
DELEGATES COMPELLED TO.
OBEY ORDERS
Leading Republicans Express Dissst-
lsfseton, but VIII Heed Crack
Of Bosses Whp-ResuIt
Of Primaries

Now that primary elections have been
held all over the state, interest in the
governorship contest has been renewed
ana there Is a good deal of speculation
as TO the probable alignment of dele
gates at the Republican state conven-
tion. It seems to be generally con-
ceded that at the moment Pardee and
Gillett are the leading candidates, and
the friends of each claim that they
are satisfied with the primary returns
and each faction expresses the utmost
confidence in the ultimate victory of
its favorite.
That the members Of the local ma
chine Will line up for Pardee there can
no longer be much doubt Those who
are keeping In close touch with the
situation say they can see many evil
dences of move Of this kind Indi-
vidual members of the machine are
free to express their dislike for Pardee
as a candidate, but for all that they
admit that they expect him to he the
nominee. The Inconsistency of their atti-
tude In this respect Is taken as an Indi-
cation that orders have been received
from source which the machine dare
not disobey; hence the members are
likely to do as they are told and swal-
low their chaErin as best they may.
Are Opposed to Pardee
Leading Republicans Of Los Angeles,
and men whose views usually carry
great weight with the party, have not
hesitated to express in private their
opposition to Governor Pardee and to
say that they believe his denomination
would be a political mistake The
Parker following is understood to have
given him no encouragement on the
occasion of his recent visit to Los An
geles, and yet there appears to be no
doubt that unless conditions change
greatly In the meantime every member
Of the Los Angeles delegation to the
state convention will cast his vote for
Pardee.
Pardee's friends claim that they can
confidently count on 359 votes in the
convention and that the chances are
that at least half the doubtful votes
VIII be swung to him at the right time.
On the other hand Gillett's supporters
say that Pardee will not be able to
control more than 25O votes in the con-
vention, Alb being required for a choice.
The San Francisco delegation, which Is
believed to be friendly to Gillett, was
captured by Ruef. If these delegates
go to Gillett he undoubtedly will be
placed in a strong position
Machine In Control
Candidates for the various local
offices were busy yesterday dissecting
the results OF the primaries held in Los
Angeles and Pasadena last Tuesday.
Probably the most important fact in
connection with these. primaries is that
the machine will control the conven-
ton. Notwithstanding this, the sup
porters of DR.. W. A. Lamb, candidate
for supervisor in the Third district,
say they are confident of the nomina-
tion of their man. Lamb captured
several of the county precincts in that
district, and he Is counting on the sup
port of several Of the delegates from
the city precincts. The machine is
back of Graham, however, and it may
be expected to do its utmost to nomi
nate him.
So far as the shrievalty is concerned.
Hammel is generally believed to be In
the lead at present. The betting odds
favor him. and there seems to be a
growing disposition on the part of
those who are looking for favors to
get into his band wagon while there
still is time. At the same time. the
other candidates are keeping up the
fight and none of them is disposed. ap-
parently, to give up lust yet. The
Werdin- White combination is not sup
posed to cut much figure any more,
for next to Hammel good many per-
sons are inclined to pick Burr as the
leader in the race
The Republican congressional con-
vention will be held in the rooms of the
Republican league next Saturday
morning. AS Congressman McLachlan
will be the only candidate, the pro-
ceedings are not likely to prove
especially exciting.