Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
PARKER'S
CAMP IN
REV 0LT
Republicans Declare
War on Former
Leader
Blacklisted Men Turn on
Captain General of
RaiIroadites
Fearful Interneclne Strife Bids Fair to
Decimate Once Powerful Tribe
and Leave Clear Field
for Enemy

Another rumpus has broken out in
the local Republican camp.
Indications are that The affair is more
of a revolution than a rebellion.
The previous row was a rebellion of
certain nominees of the Republican
county convention who had been in
dorsed by the non-partisans and the
Democrats against the edict of Walter
Parker that they withdraw from the
non bipartisan and Democratic tickets.
According to report, the rebellion is
still on, or, rather, that Parker has de-
clared the rebels forever to be. on the
blacklist of the machine. He has
termed them political ingrates who
have not shown their appreciation of
past kindnesses on the part of the or
ganization, and that hereafter they
can consider themselves entirely out
side the charmed circle around which
moves the Republican machine.
On the other hand, the men whom
Parker has decreed to be political ex-
lies have accepted the situation, and
they have declared, in effect, that there
might arise another Moses.
Revolution Breaks Out
The second affair is a revolution,
pure and simple, and the indications are
that it results from the recent rebellion
Announcement Of the candidacy of
DR.. Walter Lindley for mayor on the
regular Republican ticket was the shot
which notified Gen. Walter Parker two
Thousand miles away from headquar-
terS, that a revolution was on.
ON his trlIstV Stee6 a Southern Pacific
locomotive, General Parker is fastening
home, determined to train the machine
guns on the revolutionists and defeat
his former friends, the enemy, or die in
the last railroad ditch.
General Parker is said to have sent
to his trusted captains and lieutenants
messages which were so warm that
they melted the instruments at the sig
nal station, declaring that no prisoners
would be taken. ~
AS result of these messages knives
are being sharpened, and 1t is declared
by Parker men that enough good Re-
publican political blood will be shed
between now and the ides of December
to float craftsmanship.
Revolution Breaks Out
Field Surgeon Lindley is said to have
promised, like a good soldier, to ex-
plicitly obey orders, and General Parker
left on a furlough confident that all
would be well until his return and with
a longing desire to get away from the
smell of burning punk resulting from
the incipient rebellion.
Little did he realize what day might
bring forth.
No sooner had his Southern Pacific
stead puffed the MojaVe desert air than
a spirit of revolution manifested itself.
Scouts from the non-partisan camp are
said to have entered the Parker lines,
and malcontents knows as the kid
glove brigade, members of which wear
silk stockings as a distinguishing mark,
and together they induced Field Sur
geon Lindley to become their leader.
With lightning rapidity a rough-rider
regiment was formed, and, with Field
Surgeon Lindley at its head, 1t tore
through the camp. scattering the Par
ker faithful to the four winds.
The revolution was on, and General
Parker a thousand miles away.
Urgent kilograms were sent to their
general by the disconnected captains
and lieutenants. and General Parker
headed his steed homeward, swearing
vengeance at every step.
But the work of the kid-glove brigade
had been we'll done, and wnen General
Parker returns to headquarters he will
find his once glorious camp in sad dis
order, but those who remained loyal
sharpening up their knives, determined
to fight long and hard.
An Interested onlooker
From station to one side of the
impending battle stands a general who
has been quietly gathering his forces
for an assault upon the camp of the
machine.
His band had not been taken into ac-
count by General Parker, although his
following had assumed considerable
force.
This lone general is DR. ]. w Jones,
who has been in the field for some time,
and who now expects to so arrange his
forces as to sweep down when the bat
tie between tn Parker forces and those
OF the kid-glove rough-riders is at its
heaviest and take possession of Fort
CITY Convention before the struggling
hosts realize that 1t is In danger Of
capture.
In the meantime the general public
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