Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-01
PRAISE IS GIVEN
MARSHALL 0IGGS
REPUBLICAN KICKER TALKS
OF SITUATION
Kind Words Spoken for Those Men-
toned for Democratic Nominee
for Governor and Machine
Men Denounced

"I see that my old friend Senator
Marshall Diggs is being boosted for
the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor," said q Republican yesterday.
This particular Republican is known
among his close political friends as the
G. o. P. Kicker, whose principal COM
plant is the manner in which the ma
chine rules the Republican party in
California.
"If It Is true that Marshall Diggs
is being boosted for the nomination."
continued the Kicker, 'it is safe to
say that IL is 81 voluntary action on the
part of his friends because Marshall
Diggs Is not enough Of q politician to
put himself forward for anything. His
friends had to fairly drag him into the
senate. When he got there he did
splendid work, but he continually ex-
pressed a desire to get back to his
ranch and to his business. Marshall
Diggs is business man, pure and
simple, and as governor he would give
the state a business administration.
Praises Mr.. Cole
Nathan Cole, jr, of Los Angeles,
who has been indorsed by the Los
Angeles delegation for governor. is a
man great deal on the order of Mar
shall Diggs-a good business man,
above machine tactics and not in any
sense politician, and he would make
a good governor; but it is a moral
certainty that q southern man will not
be nominated by either party for gov
ernor this year.
while 1 have the greatest admiration
fod Marshall Diggs, believe that he Is
not sufficiently well known throughout
the state to- draw the anti-machine
Republican vote.
"The Democrats have one man who
could do this, and 1 firmly believe that
he would give the Republican machine
nominee a run for his money. This
is James d. Phelan, whose reputation
as statesman and foremost citizen
is not confined to his own state.
Phelan is an anti-machine man and he
has the respect and admiration of all
classes of citizens. 1t is well known
that he is not seeking the nomination,
but see it is stated he will accept
the honor If it is given him voluntarily.
Gillett a Corporation Man
"Gillett of Humboldt county has been
chosen by the machine as the Repub-
lican nominee for governor. Well. they
can't even lead me up to the trough.
All know about Gillett is by what he
has done in congress. His actions
have proved that he is a corporation
man, and that is the sole reason why
he has been taken up by the machine,
which is run by the Southern Pacific. 1
can't for the world see how any good
Republican can enthuse over any man
who is practically unknown outside of
his own baliwick and who has been
taken up by the bosses merely because
he is known to be friend of the cor
porations and avowedly for the ma
chine.
Warren Porter, the Watsonville
banker, who was brought out in order
to make certain the downfall of Par
dee and who will be given the second
place on the ticket with Gillett, is
another corporation admirer, and as
president of the senate he will be de-
pended upon to control that body In
the interest of the Southern Pacific in
particular and all other corporations
in general. In all the state the ma
chine could not find more SUBJ
servient man for the nomination of
lieutenant governor than the banker
of Watsonville.
Would Succeed Perkins
"Porter's ambition it to go to the
United States senate. He would be
right at home in that millionaires'
club, and it would not surprise me in
the least to see him succeed Senator
George c. Perkins two years hence.
II see that Mayor Schmitz of San
Francisco is threatening to come out
as an independent candidate for gov
ernor. This, undoubtedly, is an effort
on the part of Schmitz to frighten the
bosses into taking him up as the candi-
date for first place on the Republican
ticket, but the machine can't be
frightened away from Gillett. If the
bosses want to make the defeat of the
entire Republican ticket certain all
that it will have to do is to nominate
Schmitz could carry county in the
state outside of San Francisco.
Ruef Wants Patronage
IN my opinion, the Schmitz boom
WIS started by Abe Ruef to compel the
bosses to turn over to Schmitz-or in
reality, to Ruef-all the fat plums that
go to San Francisco, and are always
doIed out by the incoming governor.
This would give Ruef an eternal grip
on the throttle of the Republican ma
chine in San Francisco. have no
doubt this will be done, which will be
to the everlasting shame of the Repub-
lican party of the great state of Cali
fornia.
well, what can we expect, anyway,
when the destinies of the party are
in the hands of man who Is in the
employ of the Southern Pacific railroad
and a Democrat at that? Just think
Of it! The Republican party run by
a Democrat. No wonder the Democrats
are hopeful Of electing their ticket next
November"
The G.. o. P. Kicker sorrowfully
picked up his hat and went out to get
some fresh air.