Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-09
SPORTSAlEN DEMAND A GAME WARDEN IN
EVERY COUNTY, TO BE PAID BY STATE

BrdLlIleQ at the results OF the Incense law.
| But in justice to the fish commissioners 1
want to say right here that this associa-
ton should think long before it offends or
| criticlses by resolutions the governing
| powers and state officials. Sportsmen
must use diplomacy If they hope to win
any concessions.
'I have been informed that 105,000 license
| tags have been taken out and paid for
so far, and 1 believe that before the end
| of the. present fiscal year there will be
over 100000 in the fund.
There are two salient points for sports
men to consider. First, to procure, propa-
| gate and preserve game; second, to prose-
cute every law breaker. Public sentiment,
| however, is necessary. / know that never
| in the history of San Bernardino county,
during the last fifty years, has jury con-
victed any violator of the game and fish
laws. Only last week the district attorney
himself went SO far as to advise a man
| to trap quail, and told him he had right
to do so on the theory that the quail were
destroying his property because they hap
pened to get into his peas!
"I defend the fish commissioners. They
have promised me that they will intro
duce wild turkeys and Hungarian grouse
Assemblyman Root of Nevada county
followed Willis and aroused the convention
with an attack on the fish commissioners.
! whom he accused of deliberately ignoring
the sportsmen and allowing law breakers
to continue their murder of game.
"a true sportsman does not go out with
gun and dog merely for the purpose of
coming back to brag to his friends that
he got a bag of twenty-five birds. The
real sportsman goes for sport and clean
enjoyment. and is satisfied to return with
eight or ten birds, even though he may
have opportunity to kill the limit
Warden for Every County
1--WE demand that the state give every
county paid warden and that these game
wardens be appointed not for their politi-
cal pull but for their knowledge and ex-
perience in game and fish.
I'VE demand that the governor of Cali
fornia set aside the fish commission from
politics. We want commissioners who will
really protect game instead of giving up
all their time to commercial fish," said
Root
There was a general opinion among the
delegates that county clerks and their as
sistants should receive compensation for
registering licenses for hunters, and
cents per tag was thought to be the right
pay. 1t was stated that in Los Angeles
county alone it has taken two clerks over
two months of continuous work to regis
ter 1900 licenses.
Riverside was represented by the largest
delegation of sportsmen in the conven-
ton, the following being presents w. A.
Covvell, president; I. S. Logan, secretary;
Supervisor A. r. Kimball, Herman Charles
NJ. T. Cunniff, C. H. Vosburgh, Julius
Hess, c. o. f. Carlson, A. r. Hendricks
and e. B. Collier.
f. A. Monroe of San Jose was elected
a member of the association.
A. r. Orr of Tulare nominated President
HI. T. Payne to succeed himself, and he
was reelected by acclamation. Orr gave
the old executive a touching tribute, and
the delegates sprang to their feet and
gave three rousing cheers for the man
who has done more for game protection
in California than any other man in the
state.
The following officers were also elected:
Vice presidents, Charles l.. Powell, w. L.
Keating of Santa Cruz, M. J. Connell of
Los Angeles, H. A. Greene of Monterey
and I. L. Correll of Riverside; secretary
and treasurer. e. A. Mocker.
A resolution was passed for the en-
crossing of regrets on the association
records for the death of that popular
sportsman and game protector, L. Nc
Daniel of Templeton.
The association also passed a resolution
thanking the chamber of commerce and
the press of Los Angeles for their assist
ance and publicity.
w. u. hSdllilS Oh santa CRUZ mace a
glowing speech setting forth the attract
i've features of that city and it was
chosen unanimously for the next conven-
tion which will be held the second Friday
in November $685. unless the executive
committee changes the date.
Tulare, Alameda and Riverside counties
all put in bid for the 1909 convention.
The following amendments to the con-
stitution were passed:
oil ol,,1,r
annual dues to this association of five
dollars.
g. That the executive committee of this
association be vested with power to
change date of annual convention, when,
in their judgment, they may deem such
change wise and proper
g. That persons under the age of IS
citation without the payment of dues, and
without vote until they attain the age of
81 and pay the regular dues.
The legislative committee reported as
follows:
'.As the legislature does not meet again
until 1890, and this association will meet
again before the convening of the legis-
lature, we do not consider 1t wise at this
time to suggest any changes in the game
laws, believing that to properly be the
duty of the Legislative committee which
will be appointed at our next annual
meeting.
1--WE recommend that the hunting IL
cense fund now available would be better
expended in the protection of our native
varieties of game, rather than the i'm
portation Of new varieties.
''In order to accomplish the, necessary
protection we would further recommend
the appointment of numerous field depu-
ties to patrol the various counties of the
state and enforce the laws now on our
statute books.
1--WE suggest that a committee be ap-
pointed by the president to confer with
the members of the California state fish
commission for the purpose of securing
their consent to expend the hunting Ii
cense fund in the manner previously sug-
gested
''As the labor entailed in issuing the
hunting licenses has worked hardship
on the various counties, we recommend
legislation to be secured to furnish such
compensation for those extra duties, to
be taken from the license fund"
The committee on resolutions report
was adopted, as follows:
'The fish commission is hereby request
ed to consider the following recommended
tions: First we recommend one game
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