Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28
GILLETT SLATED
FOR NOMINATION
BOSSES HAVE "FlxED" IT Al
READY
Abe Ruef Wants to Go to Senate IN
Place Of Perkins-Fine Chance
for Democrats &c Elect
Cole

congressman James N. Gillett OF
Humboldt will be nominated for gov
ernor by the Republican convention at
Santa Cruz next week." said leading
Republican to The Herald yesterday.
Now, don't quote me and will tell
you something else" he continued
"Gillett already has been nominated:
All that the Republican convention Will
do will be to indorse that nomination.
"The order has come down the line
that Congressman Gillett Is to sue
ceed Pardee. Gillett's nomination Vir-
tualy has been made by the bosses,
and the delegates who expect to be In
a hot fight at Santa Cruze over the gu
hernatoritl nomination might as well
remain at home. Their work has been
done for them by their bosses, COM
pletely and thoroughly, and the con-
vention merely will be ratification
affair, at least so far as the governor
ship is concerned,N and the entire ticket
will be arranged throughout before the
convention meets.
objects to Machine Rule
''I am a Republican and have been
for years, but L am bitterly opposed to
machine politics and bossism such as
was witnessed at the late county con-
vention and which is to be repeated at
the coming state convention, and l
still linger with the party in state and
local affairs in the hopes that the COM
ing non-partisan movement, which, as
certain as fate. will sweep this coun-
ty, will bring the Republicans to their
senses and cause them to wreck the
machine and thro won't the bosses.
1.-THE spectacle of such man as Abe
Ruef running the Republican party of
the great state of California is dis
heartening- to all decent Republicans.
OF course, Ruef merely is fgurehead.
There is a power even behind him, and
that power is able to dictate the nom
ination of the entire Republican ticket,
and that 1t will do. OF course, Ruef's
services are necessary in the north just
as Parkers services are needed by the
machine in the south, but the power
behind them is the same.
Ruef After Senatorship
"It is very well known that Ruef's
ambition is to succeed George c. Per-
kins in the United States senate. Per-
kins Is slated for retirement, and a
peculiar thing about the situation is
that Perkins favors Gillett for govern
or, all unaware that Gillett's election
would mean Perkins retirement.
Senator Perkins has been fighting
j. o. Hayes, who has aspired to the
nomination for governor, fearing that
with j. o. in the governors chair and
A. e. Hayes in the lower house of
congress, his seat in the senate would
be jerked from under him. 1t is going
to be jerked away, but do not think
that Ruef will realize his ambi-
tions. At least, it is to be hoped for
decency's sake that he will not.
why has the machine turned Par
dee down? Well, didn't like Pardee
at first, but now that he has demon
strated that he is not a strong enough
man to suit the convenience of the
power behind the machine, my opinion
of him hcs changed. 1 think that
answers the question pretty well.
Chance for Democrats
II see the Los Angeles county dele
cation to the Democratic state con-
vention has indorsed Nathan Cole, jr.,
of Los Angeles for the nomination for
governor on the Democratic ticket.
"Mr. Cole is a fine man, a good citi-
zen and 1 number him among my per-
sonal friends; but he will not be- NOM
mated.
I'm my opinion the nomination will
go to James D. Phelan, who, in my
opinion, is the leading citizen of Cali
fornia, regardless of politics. He is
an anti-machine man, honest in poll
tical as well as in private life; and If
he should be pitted against a machine
made Republican nominee believe the
Democrats would stand an excellent
show of carrying California, at least
for governor.
"Yor may think this is not good Re-
publican talk. but remember it comes
from Republican who is sick and
tired. not of his party, but with ma
chimes and BOSSES"
Information was received in Los AM
geles yesterday that James d. Phelan
has signified his intention not to be a
candidate for governor, but that he
would accept the nomination If it were
rendered him. This information came
directly from Mr.. Phelan in a letter to