The San Francisco call., 1906-08-10
Rival San Jose
Political Clans
in Conflict.

proportions OF general interest
The Hayes brothers are asking
for more than even their enterprising
public. The brothers, black and red.
are deservedly looked upon as men OF
public spirit and private advantage, but
their demands upon the body polite are
being resented in the interest of Justice
Lorigan. who believes, in company with
his friends, that Santa Clara was not
created exclusively for the benefit of
the Hayes family.
A correspondent, judging, with some
excitement the condition of affairs in
the county. reports to me in what fol-
lows. He is willing that his name
should be used, but for variety Of pal
pable reasons he shall be nameless. His
summary of the county conditions is as
follows:
There VIII be a spirited contest at
the primaries next Tuesday over the
selection. of the delegates to the Repub
llcan County Convention This hight
grows out OF the fact that J. O. Hayes
desires delegation that he can abso-
lutely control in his fight for the
nomination for Governor by the Repub-
lican State Convention. All the power
% the Hayes machine and the Hayes
newsl 1pers are being used in TINS
Judge william c. Lorigan and his
friends object to being sacrificed in
order that the honor OF being voted for
in the State convention may fall TO Mr..
Hayes. They are willing and even
anxious that Mr.. Hayes may get the
nomination for Governor, but they do
not want Judge Lorigan slaughtered
in order TO secure it
AT the suggestion Of Mr.. Hayes, Judge
Lorigan met him in conference in an
effort TO agree upon delegation, but
IL soon became evident that Mr.. Hayes
wanted not only TO name seventeen
HAYES delegates himself but he would
delegates named by Lorigan were
equally as strongly tied up for him
self
You will bear in mind that the nomi-
nation for Governor probably viii come
before that Of the Supreme Judges in
the order of business of the State con-
Vention. It can readily be seen that
after Hayes had used the delegation in
his hopeless fight FOR nomination, they
would be Of little use TO Lorigan and
the one State Office now held by Santa
Clara County would be lost.
At a meeting of the county central
committee held on Tuesday last, j. Q.
Hayes appeared in person and urged
the committee to select and nominate
delegates TO the State convention. AS
Judge Lorigan was not present the
committee by a vote Of nine to seven
declined to do the bidding OF the
would-be boss.
This is in no sense a fight of Mac
kenzie against Hayes or of the old fac
toes, as the Hayes, newspapers would
have the public believe; but one that
is being made by loyal Republicans
who do not want to see the party
wrecked in order TO carry out the am
bition Of ]. o. Hayes, or again have the
party dominated by one man.
1t is a matter of history that j. o.
Hayes, by his vain fight for the nomi-
feated Judge Lorigan and the county
received nothing for the party.
desire TO be Governor of the State of
California He was candidate before
the Republican State convention that
nominated Governor Pardee four years
ago. With what seemed the tenacity
Of despair the Santa Clara delegates
with one exception, voted Tor hayes on
the very last roll call of the conven-
tion after Pardee had received enough
votes to nominate him. The logical
result of this action of the Santa Clara
delegation at that time has been 70
prevent this county from securing any
State patronage and from welding any
influence in the executive branch or the
State government. Since the conYen-
tion J. o. Hayes has continued his ef-
forts, directing them chiefly toward q
thorough understanding with Abe Ruef
and Mayor SchmitZ Of San FraScisco..
Judge W. G. Lorigan was appointed
an Associate Justice Of the supreme
Court in December, 1902, by Governor
Gage just before the beginning of Gov
ernor Pardee's term, TO succeed Judge
Jackson Temple, deceased. We need
not dwell long on Judge Lorigan's fit
He occupied the Superior bench of this
county for twelve years, and during
that time his administration Of his du-
ties. both from the standpoint of ability
and integrity. was never questioned by
either the bar or the laity. In Judge
Lorigan's appointment Santa Clara
County secured her first representative
in the State Government since Judge
Rhodes incumbency of the Supreme
bench, which terminates in 1880. In
deduce that if Governor Pardee had
had the appointment of the successor
of Justice Temple he would not have
come to Santa Clara County after the
convention experience above noted.
Judge Lorigan's appointment, how
eyer, did not assure him bed of roses.
he was compelled to seek the nomina-
tion for the unexpired term Of Justice
Temple and to be a candidate before
however, he was elected for the unex-
pired term by majority larger even
than that of President Roosevelt, an
proximating in the whole State the
enormous figure of 100000. As Justice
Temples term. expires in this year.
1906. Justice Lorigan is again com
PEELED to seek denomination and cleo
tion at the hands OF the people Of CAL
It would certainly seem that it is
nothing but simple justice that Judge
Lorigan should be rendered the nomi-
nation for Associate Justice for the full
term Of twelve years. He has given
the best years of his life to the service
of the people on the Superior and Su
preme benches.
Judge Lorigan and his friends desire
1 it TO be distinctly understood that the
delegation selected by them viii be
/ friendly TO ]. o. Hayes and will advo-
cate. his nomination for Governor They
are for L. A. Hayes for Congress. They
Z do not however, intend to be ruined
/ IN order to satisfy all the ambition of
( the Hayes family.
Judge Lorigan will present a. ticket
Z of reputable Republicans for delegates
to the State convention and asks his
friends throughout the county to sup
port them.
FIGHT on IN THE FORTIETH.