The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
Drew Speakership Boomers
Assert Almost a Majority
Is In Readiness to Fight
CLAIM ACQUISITION
FROM ORGANIZATION
Report That Abe Ruef VIII
Personally Protect Slate
Is Secuted by Members
- 60 a. Van Sr11itI1


SACRAMENTO. Jan. 5-The alleged
acquisition OF Assemblyman z. NJ Pyle
of Santa Barbara was today the basis
Of a renewed boom in Drew Speaker
ship stock. The Drew people claim
they have been able to discover that
there is almost q majority Of the mem
bership OF the Assembly. including an
Indefinite number OF organization men.
disgusted with the high handed meth
ods of the interests have quietly de-
cided 70 refuse TO be organized.
The organisation men have failed to
make e like discovery,-snd while most
OF them are inclined TO scout the idea
that Abe Ruef viii appear on the scene
IN person tomorrow TO see that there is
no slip in the slate. through the in
advertence Of the San Francisco dele
cation. they very pertinently suggest
that II the interests cannot orga nize
the Assembly II will scarcely be able
20 loom large in control OF legislation,
all Of which they cannot believe.
Among the so-called organization
, men on whom the Drew contingent
counts are J. P. Transue and p. A. stan
ton OF Los Angeles. Transue is a fairly
good orga nfzation man under ordinary
circumstances, perhaps. but Just now on
the eve OF his appointment as Build
ing and Loan Commissioner by Psrdee
he is almost as good Pardee man as
the organization accuses Drew OF be-
ing.
STANTON Is WARNED
n was conveyed TO Stanton today
that II he choose to quit trifing with
The business end Of the Drew buzzsaw
the organization could still see its way
70 permit him 20 succeed himself as
chairman Of the committee on ways and
means. The communication was couched
IN terms calculated TO convey good
deal more than an intimation that II
he did not promptly listen 10 reason
he would be relegateo TO the Down and
Out Club. Stanton is credited with
disposition to assert his Independence
and he may hold out, but IL is beyond
question that the Los Angeles stick
together agreement has gone glimmer-
ing.
Drew may be able 20 hold the sup
port OF Stanton and Trsnsue but II he
is that will mark the total OF the Los
Angeles strength that was 20 go as
unit on all propositions for the organi-
zation OF the Assembly. Queerly
enough. the fight between steppacher
and Lloyd for the chief clerkship re-
mains in the air. The real word has
not been passed and as & result organi-
zation men are divided on the question
and there is all the semblance OF real
night Some Of them claim steppacher
has It in a walk; others that he hasn't
q look in at IL.
BY this latter element, and It is an
element entitled TO respectful consid-
GRAFTON In matters OF organization pol
itics. II Is claimed that Jere Burke
wants Lloyd elected. but has not yet
given the word. That General George
Stone has told steppacher that he
should at last have the place is an open
secret Stone VIII arrive in the morn
ing. II he tells steppacher to stick #
will probably mean that Burke has
changed his mind. II Stone waves the
white flag Of surrender Steppacher viii
not defy the powers that be, but will
gracefully accept reappointment as
minute clerk.
SEEK LESSER HoEoRs
Captain S. S. Petit OF Lodi, who
served his country IN command OF an
Ohio company OF infantry and twice
served his State as assistant sergeant
at arms in its Legislature, has arrived
TO OFFER his services IN a like capacity
in California Touching the matter OF
appointments. J. p. Transue Of Los
Angeles Is slated for the chairmanship
OF the Assembly committee on attaches.
This portion OF the slate could prob
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