The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
WHERE DO YOU STAND, MR. REPUBLICAN DELE
GATE? CALIFORNIA WANTS TO KNOW

Sacramento questions be asked,
earnestly often Cafornaqu which
answering of which hangs the political future OF this
Here the questions:
Mr. Delegate for whom and for what do you stand-are
YOU Heriu Southern Pacific YOU for free
party a California?
Republican, Watching YOUR delegates
watching to whether they for Herrin and the South
Pacific for free party and free California?
The question addressed every the o29 republ
who will sit the convention is asked by the col
ecve OF the republican party California 1t be
parried juggled with Itdemands frank Straightforward
categorical On depends largely political
salvation damnatjon OF California.
The popular republican party California
made manifest in the sweeping victory
the forces OF political When the LinconRoose
routed Herrins railroad machine Tuesday it was the
instrument Of tremendous popular sweeping reentlessly
the country leaving shattered political machines
wake The league embodes in principles the demand for free
conventions honest and capable legislatures and the destruction Of
the ingenious apparatus buded by bosses trick the electorate
Of rights Popular of
reforms direct ratio the poed by the LnconRoo
Ye league Tor NOBODY could desire them and cast his ballot Tor the
Herrn candidates The Lincoln Roosevelt league
the length and breadth of the
regime in the republican party
behooves delegates the convention whether
primaries chosen through appointment by county committees
TO consider the gigantic proportions OF this political upheava The
poed by the league numbers the republicans
who their delegates hand final
the railroad politics booves all the delegates
realize that fact 1t behooves them say where they
they part OF the represented the league they
repubicanism2 in inaien
able right of be his boss in politics? Or do they
prefer stand aside while the battle RACES? Do they
by implication corrupt practices which boss
welt Herrn men? Do they the yoke of the railroad
the badge OF free republcanism
While the delegates the standing face
face with this interrogation the republican rank file of
state have the second question
Il IS thing victory from the machine in the pri
election quite another thing perpetuate victory
against destruction from the camp OF the enemy With
majority OF the delegates the convention known
league the league still whether all
gates of the stuff that rebus temptation
coor the last There is nothing show that the
not OF that kind there everything in the fight against
seemingly hopeless difficulties which waged
that they be relied absolutely the convention
But there another of delegates ordinarily go
do the bidding Of Hen these
ordinary times be the OF clean politics by
aggressive methods These may grasp the significance
the Lincoln Roosevelt victory yet They may have
political change without realizing that it political
they may regard lucky game and
with the future These be enlight
ened The force of public be brought
them They be made feel that their choice
and the league expency regarded
e by outsiders They understand that
they affiliate with the league there future the republican poll
tics OF California for them They will understand these things
the mighty voice Of republican opinion responding the
the second question says that watching deegatess
watching whether they Herrn Southern
Pacific or for free party and free California