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movement The Los Angeles men were
nightly plea%ed. regarding him as
an important acquisition
II was Incidental of course. but the
congressman wanted to know what
the league was going to DO about the
United States senatership. No policy
had been considered and then Hayes
explained that in his experience in
politics he had learned that it was
best that a movement like the league
should definitely present candidates.
he argued that the popular mind
would not rivet its attention on alb
stract principles as it would on the
men who stood for them.
This was a suggestion deserving OF
serious consideration. said the Los An
geles men. But, they explained, north
ern California was entitled to the SEN
atOrship this time, and as they were
hardly familiar enough with the pollt-
teal situation in this end Of the state
they wanted TO know who would be
available as the leagues candidate
There are plenty OF good men,"
said Hayes
Wei suggest some Of them was
the rejoinder
HAYES FOR HAYES ONLY
wen. now. how would z. A. Hayes
strike YOU as the man the league
should rally around for United States
himself without smile
The Los Angeles man explained that
only one preliminary meeting hau
been held and that there had been no
consideration Of the senatorship. They
were much pleased to have the sug-
gestion from the congressman. and
thus It was that Hayes went home re-.
5oicing fn the hope that the seed sowed
So far from horne would take root.
The next day he was in San Jose TAX
ing stems TO begin the organization OF
Lincoln - Roosevelt league clubs
throughout Santa Clara county
At this point begins the story OF
Charles r. Derrick of Palo Alto, who,
together with Assemblyman- Marshall
Rlack. convicts Black Hayes OF the
most despicable double dealing Cali
fornia's political historian has ever
had to record, and shows the falsity OF
his published defense.
when Congressman Hayes returned
from Los Angeles" says Detrick, who
Is an earnest worker in the Lincoln
Roosevelt league. he came to me ana
sslzed me 40 take up the work of or
ganizing' league clubs in the county.
he had obtained the printed forms
necessary for organization work from
the men he had seen in Los Angeles
know nothing OF his interview with
!hem. however. He was enthusiastic
tbout the movement and delivered quite
a discourse TO me on the need OF driv-
ng the Southern Pacific from political
power IN the state.
e. o. HAYES APPROVES
"T proceeded in a preliminary way
ana later had a talk with j. Q. Hayes,
who approved OF what was doing.
Il must be understood that the Hayes
brothers are to be regarded to all in
.ents and purposes as one, for they and
.heir families live together in the
same mansion. their business interests
are in an Identical partnership, they
preach from the same pulpit on sun
SAYS and they act together in politics.
Matters progressed favorably and
then il was decided not TO organize
league clubs because of the impending
municipal campaign IN san Jose In
stead. il was agreed that the county
committee, which was practically unan-
lmous for the league. should pledge the
delegation TO the Lincoln Roosevelt
cause At the frst meeting Of the
county committee there were eight
present and fl was decided not to take
snap judgment with so small an at
tendance.
At this meeting VIII P. Lyon, broth
er in law Of ]. O. Hayes, argued that
Il was best not to take any action al
that time. He spoke IN Endorsement
Of the league, but he thought action
should be deferred. But the sentiment
iOr anti-railroacism was so strong that
IL was decided TO have another meet
ing Of the central committee.
I6 TO 3 FOR THE LEAGUE
In the end I6 Of the Is members
IF the committee had expressed their
views and the sentiment was over
whelmingly to support the league.
Tickets favorable to the league were
put ia every district for the primary
f-a1a
antf-league forces could have put I'D
rival tickets had they wished, 10 ar
bitrary tactics being used 10 put our
tickets through. Two men. D. o. Druf-
tel and C. n Yates, were known 10
have been affiliated with the machine,
but il had been expected that the
majority OF the delegation would rule
When Congressman Hayes came
home to attend the Shortridge libel
trial he expressed approval Of what
had been done. and we thought every
thing was well as far as the Hayes
brothers were concerned.
Just before the convention came
the reports that some OF our dele
gates would vote with the Herrin
men. Marshall Black, the state sena-
tor, called UP J. o. Hayes by telephone
from Pslo Alto. Hayes was somewhat
UnsaisfactoTy in his answer. The
most he would say was, I'll see you
AT the capital We could see moth
ing OF the Santa Clara delegates Only
Druffel and c. NJ Yates, the machine
men, were present, and under the rule
Of the convention they could vote all
the 10 delegates for the organization
as they did subsequently, There was
nobody present at all from the fifty
fifth. Drafel told me that Hayes had
the proxies for all of them. foolishly
thinking be could vote them in the
convention. altheugh ne was not a
delegate. We began 10 get busy on
the telephone to ask our delegates TO
come and managed to have Tracy
Lernard appear on the scene OF con-
fict
HAYES RANK TREACHERY
I'VE met Hayes that night and he
said the delegates We're not coming
He complained that Druffel and
Yates, the two machine men, were the
only men on hand from the one dis
trict He did not know about Ler-
nards coming from the other and
condded 70 us that George A. Her
bert was on the way.
"As 7 was talking with Hayes again
later IN the evening a man came up
l.