The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
FRAUD FOUND IN
MACHINE TICKET
County Ring Politicians Attempt
to Deceive League Voters
in the FOrty-eighth
Names Of Mayor Mott and
Others Used in Scheme to
Defeat FeeIey

forty-eighth assembly district on the
part of a county ring bunch of politi-
clans from the seventh ward who are
behind the Herrin machine republican
ticket in the forty-eighth was exposed
today.
BY one of the rankest and crudest
tricks known in dirty politics ma
chine ticket was sent out to deceive
the republicans in the district who Will
vote the anti Herrin ticket.
Realizing that defeat is upon them
the machine workers arranged ticket
and placed at the head Of the state
delegation the name OF Mayor Frank
X Mott. They also took from the anti
machine tickets the names Of other
delegates pledged to James 7. Feeley
and arranged them cunningly on the
state and congressional delegations.
This was followed by another set of
delegates on the county ticket, which
was TO be buried on the general
"paster" so that it might be overlooked
by the unsuspecting voter and cast as
an anti-machine ticket. AS a matter
OF fact, this fraud was intended TO
carry the county machine ticket
through.
TICKET Is REPUDIATED
Not only We're the names used at
the head or the machine ticket entire
ly unauthorized. but they were delib-
erately stolen from the anti-machine
ticket and transposed in the hope OF
concealing the county machine delega-
tion on the ticket. This ticket has been
repudiated by Feeley. by the good gov
ernment candidate and by every dele
gate on his ticket.
The job was put UP by some Of
County Clerk Cooks gang who have
broken into the forty-eighth district in
an attempt to deliver the county con-
vention delegation to the machine in
the contest to control the organization
OF the convention, the real issue be-
tween the Herrin ring and the anti
machine forces.
TICKET TO FAVOR FEELEY
The following is the only ticket in
the forty-eighth assembly district
which is favorable to Feeley's candi-
dacy:
For delegates to the republican state eonYen-
tion-O. D. Hamlin, Ralph I. Fisher, W. N.
Fltznsurice. r. }. Calaghan, Floyd Cray,
For delegates TO the third congressional dis
trict republican conventional. D. Hamiin,
". ]. Baccus R. J. Csllsghan, D. W Doody,
". p. Hurll. George B0ssOn-
For delegates TO the local lcountyl republican
conventions Frank h. Mott, Dr. Hennlng no
ford. Dan OBrien. A. l. Beber Robert Cal
laghan. o; r Wood. W J. kleferdorf, l. TO
briner. Ed Barrett, Stewart Gemmell: H. T..
Iempstead, Harry Duncan. J. 7. Brennan,
4. II. oConnor, i. T. Durham, Frank E; Dowd
Charles Stulz John MulTey, William Denahy,
W NJ Fitzmaurice. Earle s. Beatie, c. Z.
Wade. y. Ainsworth, James Bailey
Every voter in the district will re-
ceive a letter warning him Of the at
tempted fraud and signed by Mayor
Mott, Dr. o. D. Hamlin. William ]. Bac-
Gus. J. II. Kelley. w. NJ Fitzmaurice
and r J. Callaghan.
Out in Eden township the Lincoln
Roosevelt republican league closed an
active campaign tonight with a big
open air meeting at the plaza in San
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lotted TO Eden township in the gerry
mander. which was framed by County
Clerk Cook and put through by the
Herrin controlled county committee.
These II delegates have been named
together with the allotment of state
and congressional conventions delega-
tions. The men selected are strong
representatives of the new type of pol
iticians, the kind that work in the open
and fight for the redemption of the re-
publican party
MACHINE TACTICS IN EDEN
The league has every promise of
electing its delegations despite the
fact that machine influence has been
eXerJed to an extraordinary extent in
the township. Assemblyman Strow-
bridge was browbeaten into putting a
machine ticket into the field for de-
livery to the county convention of the
he did after he had been given abso-
lutte assurance that the league would
support his candidacy for state sena-
tor from the thirteenth district. Strow-
bridges action has aroused the inde-
pendent voters, who declare that they
viii support the league ticket, which
has no fight with Strowbridge's can
didacy. The milk in his political cocoa
nut is the delivery Of the Eden town
ship delegation to the machine
Supervisor Bridge will be visited by
a delegation of his constituents before
Tuesday and win be asked to go on
record one way or another as to his
intentions regarding the county infrm-
airy vote. There are so or so county
wards there. The san Leandro people
viii want TO know whether Bridge pur-
poses to colonize that vote for the
machine. District Attorney Brown will
be requested to give a legal opinion as
10 the status Of these infirmary in
mates.
LEAGUES EDEN TICKET
The completed and revised Lincoln
Roosevelt republican league ticket in
Eden township follows
For delegates to the republican state conven-
D. J.. Ely. George BonteIho. Justus Overacker
J. x. GIL John Callahan.
Toy delegates TO the third congressional dis
triet republican convention-wiam German.
A. C. Vargas. Harry Smythe. L. II. Stevenson
J. I. Rose. J. II. Durham Walter J. Schween,
FOR delegates to the republican county CON
renton-A B. Cary. J. Peery c. o. Rideout
Harrf Smythe. J. smith. NJ. 3. Weleh s. C.
Smith. J. ". Soares, c. Mohr ". c. Themes
il. Meninger.
Attempted dragooning OF railroad en-
ployes IN West Oakland to vote the
machine ticket in the forty-ninth as
sembly district has met serious rebuff
Agents from the Herrin railroad DO
litical bureau in San Francisco have
been scattered throughout the district
demanding support of the ticket. ac-
cording TO every report that comes out
OF the district, the sentiment is vfr-
tually unanimous that the machine has
made no headway against the good
government forces, headed by John f.
Mullins and John w. Mott. Both men
are pledged TO support the interests
OF the people. TO fight corruption and
To help in the work of cleansing the
republican party. The machine will
lose in the forty ninth district Tues
day just as il lost there in the May
primaries.
LEAGUE TICKET IN FgFTY-SECONu
Here are the Lincoln Roosevelt re.
publican league delegates in that par
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