The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
OLD GANGS LIES
FAIL TO DECEIVE
Circulate False Rumor That
Alameda Delegates Oppose
KnowIand
Political Tricks Fail to Hood
wink Voters Who Seek Free
dom From Corrupt Rule

ALAMEDA, Aug 1O.-The regular
Herrin republican machine men per-
sist in circulating the false statement
that the Lincoln Roosevelt republican
league nominees from the forty-seventh
assembly district to the third congress
sional district convention are opposed
to the denomination of Representative
Joseph r. Knowland despite the fact
that the leagues nominees are all per-
sonaI friends of the congressman ano
are pledged to vote for his nomination
If they are elected
The transparent trick of the manip-
ualtors of the Herrin political machine
to use the local popularity of Know
land in their desperate efforts TO pull
the regular machine primary tickets
through tomorrow is not deceiving the
republican voters. ALI know that
Knowland is not an issue in the pri-
mary fight here, notwithstanding the
frantic endeavors of the Herrin hench-
men to make him appear so.
In a circular issued today by the
forces that are laboring to free the
republican party in California from
the corrupting and demoralizing dom
ination of Herrin and his Southern Pa
cific machine, the following appears;
The Lincoln-Rooseyelt club of Ala
media has indorsed the candidacy of ouI
fellow townsman, Hon. Joseph r.
Knowland, for congressman. We desire
his nomination by the republican vot-
ers without the assistance of the reg
ular, machine, regular Job chasers
all his friends to vote the Lincoln
Roosevelt republican ticket"
The A nominees on the Lincoln
Roosevelt republican primary tickets
are all representative men. There is
not an office holder or a machine man
on the list. The congressional pri-
mary ticket is headed with the name
of Arthur 6. Mason. The state pri-
mary ticket is headed with the name
of Frederick Z. Mason. The county
primary ticket is headed with the name
of George E. Plummer.
The Lincoln Roosevelt republican
club managers declare that the league
was given no recognition by the county
board of supervisors in the selection OF
election officers. A list of members OF
the club all stanch republicans and
anti-machine men, was presented to
Supervisor William Bridge, part OF
whose district lies In this city, with
the request that the league be given
representation on the election boards
Bridge is said to have assured the
league representative that he believed
in fair play and that he would see that
some of the leagues men were named
on the election boards.
But you know Joe Lanktree and DR.
Tisdale always pass on those election
board aspirants," Bridge said to the
league men, "and they will have to see
this list"
After Lanktree, who is the recognized
broker of the county courthouse ring
and DR.. TisdaIe. the coroner politician
had got through with the list of the
republicans submitted by the Lincoln
Roosevelt club, all were turned dowr
and jobs were passed out to men who
were known to be In sympathy with
the machine and who would recognize
the Herrin toot-toot as far as it could
be heard.
Because the Lincoln Roosevelt repub-
licans were denied representation or
the election boards they have deter
mined TO watch the proceedings at eacf
booth carefully Any transgression OF
the election laws or crooked work will
result in trouble for the offender. The
league has looked up the standing OF
some of the election officers selected
and will be prepared to make arrests
tomorrow as soon as any law breaking
fs detected