The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
STATE Is ABLAzE
WITH RESENTMENT
LincoIn=ROOseveIt League Fire
Spreads Despite Efforts
of Herrinites
AT Counties Prepare to Cast
OF Shackles of Southern
Pacific Machine

and LaLllEQ . AALE NAAeAS Wa
noe 20 out The interior Of the state Is
abIsze with resentment of the Southern
Pacifc's domination OF the republican
marty and the government Of Callfor-
MIA The people are awake at last.
How thoroughly aroused they are has
already been manifested by this attl-
rude toward legislative candidates IN
many districts.
EYhle the season is somewhat early
fof the development OF candidates eA-
cent those that Senator Perkins man
ayers are trying to line up IL his inter-
ost there is on every hand oiSposl-
ZION to scrutinize carefully and to pre-
vent ihe nomination. OF men who VIII
take orders from the railroad machine
III Sacramento. The interest that the
people and the newspapers throughout
California are already taking in the
legislature has surpassed the eNpecta-
ti0n OF the league
One Of the most significant develop
ments as TO no the league movement
is succeeding is the headway It has
made in Humboldt county. the home oil
Governor -Gillett and the long distance
voting residence of George a. knight
LINCOLN Roosevelt clubs have been
formed throughout the county and the
battle for clean politics is being waged
vigorously and successfully against
machine that has been intrenched there
fer many years
CUTTEN TO BE SENATOR
Assemblyman Charles P. Cuttcn is
-egarded as certain of the nomination
Tor state senator against George Rol-
ley. since CuLten has proved to be one
- the pIuckiest fighters in the state
against the railroads bureau He be-
zan the battle under heavy odds, but
now victory IS assured him. No doubt
remains but that Humboldt viii be
represented in the state convention by
d strong anti-Herrin delegation
The congressional candidacy of Judge
Hunter OF Eureka figures largely in the
impetus that the league has recently
received in the governors home county.
The sorriest men in California after
The Nay convention at Sacramento were
the Humboldt delegates who took the
railroad program and voted for Knight
Tor chairman. Cutten and "a few others
stood out for principle, regardless OF
The threats that were made as 10 the
candidacy of Hunter
Now IL rranspires that after Hun
ter's friends had voted for knight in
he belief -thst they were aiding the
landidacy Of the judge for congress
they found the machine ungrateful.
The help that was expected to come to
Hunter has not been delivered. Herrin
wants Englebright Of Nevada City re-
nominated and the cold shoulder. has
been turned on the Eureka jurist
Practical politics" did not avail and
the judges foolish friends frankly admit
The error Of their way. They have
come 10 the conclusion that they were
grievously hoodwinked and have now
turned on the railroad machine with
all their vigor.
AT present it looks as # the division
of strength between Hunter and Engle-
bright is close. Epglebright, claiming g
tum mbermen and dsirymen OF Humboldt,
declares that he has all the mountain
counties OF the first district lined UP
-sor him. There are signs, however,
- a break from him. Nevada. his home
51ounIy, is not as serenely secure as it
was before Francis J. Heney delivered d
fourth Of July grafton there.
A casting up of the figures shows
that Siskiyou county may have the
deciding vote as TO who shall be the
couE EressiOnal nominee. II was in this
colhty that gross frauds were perpe-
Irated on primary election day. The
L.incoin-Roosevelt league had the fight
won by a majority of-l26 when Weed
precinct was reached. The railroad
Ia
unnaturalzed Greeks from the section
gangs 10 the polls and overcame the
majority for the league in the rest of
the county. The delegates chosen at
This primary are to serve as the coun-
Ty's representatives in the congressional
gathering. They are, of course. ex-
pected to take orders and vote for En-
gIebright.
Better success may be achieved also
in contesting before the congressional
convention the. fraudulentiy elected
delegates from SiskiyOu than at the
state convention, where the gag rule
was unmercifully applied 70 prevent a
proper hearing. Thomas Dozier OF
-Redding. spokesman for the machinists,
admitted on that occasion that the pri-
mary al Weed was fraudulent.
.PETALUMA To ORGANIZE
= Petaluma has taken up the Lincoln
Roosevelt league with much enthusiasm.
One hundred and fifty names have been
signed to the roll and organization of
e club VIII probably be effected tomor-
row night The following declaration
WAS signed:
We the undersigned, desiring to as
slst in the-work Of freeing the repub-
-llcan party from the domination of the
southern Pacifc machine, do hereby
subscribe ourselves as members of the
luna under the constitution and by
laws OF the state convention"
The victory OF the league at the spe-
cial election, making primaries nanda-
tory IN Contra Costa county was Of
great significance as to the temper. of
the people and is expected 10 result in
The election Of an assemblyman and a
senator who VIII not obey Herrin's men
ID the legislature. E p. Martineui of
Marin county is the machines candidate
for senator. but Contra Costa county.
If It's delegation stands solid, has two
more votes than Marin. The league is
confident OF selecting all OF Contra
Costa's II delegates and thus will be
able 10 prevent the nomination of a
machinist. With an open primary ii
also VIII be easy 70 nominate an anti
railroad assemblynaan.
The machine is making a desperate
effort 10 save itself in Sacramento, but
the Lincoln Roosevelt men under the
leadership Of Mayor Clinton L. White
arc lighting them hard. The machin-
ists are afraid 10 so before the people
10 q primary election and are still put
ting on the screws TO hold the arbitrary
power Of appointing delegates from the
outlying sections OF the county
May INVADE Ell DORADO
Favorable reports as TO the interest