Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-03

Sufficient non-partison sentiment de-
veloped in the Republican city conven.
ton yesterday to cause the delegates
after having turned down the ticket OF
the non-partisan committee, to nomi-
nate the present members of the board
of education
Even this result was not accomplished
until the delegates were completely
worn out by the wrangling resulting
from efforts of Organization men to
cause the convention to discountenance
all idea of on-partisanship in con-
nection with any Office in the gift OF
the people,
Seven Republicans, all of the dyed
in-the-wool order, were put up for
nomination; but the non-partisan SEN
timent making it's appearance to some
extent, 1t was thought best, in order to
nip in the bud any effort to spring upon
the convention the non-partisan nomi-
nees for members of the school board,
and to run the chance of their indorse-
ment the members of the present
school board were put up as morsel
for those determined upon having a
non-partisan board and as a bluff
toward non-partisan action in school
affairs.
Steered Clear of Non-Partisans
The convention was told how wicked it
was in the sight of the true-blue Re-
publicans-and incidentally the great
local boss-to worship at a non-parti-
san shrine. Also it was told that it
might be perfectly proper should Re-
publicans and Democrats representing
the organization of each of these par
ties get together and select nomi-
nees from among those organizations
for members of the school board; but
that if it was absolutely necessary for
the delegates to nominate non-parti-
sans, for goodness sake take the pres
ent board
Three of the incumbents are nomi-
nees of the non-partisan committee,
but this fact was ignored because be-
ing on the present board they would
mot be indorsed as n-partiSanS-that
is. not as the candidates of the nom
partisan committee of one hundred.
Machine AocompIshes Its Object
With this bait to lure the delegates
away from the hated non-partisans,
practically the entire convention - or
what remained of it at this time-was
perfectly satisfied, although many
delegates clung to the straight Repub-
lican plea to the last.
Much bitterness was shown at times
before the ballot was taken, and for
more than an hour the convention hall
was worse than a bear pit.
The main object of the machine was
to prevent the nomination of the can
didates of the non-partisan organiza-
ton, and this was accomplished.
Deep-seated antipathy to the nom
partisan committee and feeling even
of personal resentment to the menu
bers of the committee and individual
nominees of the non-partisans were
plainly shown by organization men
throughout the proceedings of the con-
Vention.
Charges of fraud in connection with
one ballot were made in ante-rooms
by machine men, although the affair
was not brought to the attention of the
convention, while many delegates OF
various Republican hues declared that
dirty work" was openly done in sew
eral ballots and that altogether the
convention was the most disorderly
that they have ever attended In the
history Of local politics.
Very Smooth on the Surface
Many delegates were absent and the
crowd In the gallery was very light
when Chairman Black called the con-