The San Francisco call., 1908-05-22
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HAYES ENTAILS
HEAVY PENALTY
Brothers Lose Control of Santa
Clara County Through
Double Dealing
Congressman RED" Will Re-
turn TO Find 'BIack" Editor
Has Made Sorry Mess
Denials of Mercury Disproven
by Witnesses to Treachery
in Convention

The revolt against the political
power of the Hayes brothers in Santa
Clara county as result of the laying
bare of ]. o. Hayes hypocrisy and his
delivery to the Herrin machine of
delegates that had been pledged to the
cause of the Lincoln Roosevelt repub-
hcan league in the battle at the recent
Sacramento convention has practically
accomplished the complete disinte-
grafton of their forces. Hayes treach-
cry, as shown in dealing with the anti
railroad movement, contributed largely
TO the defeat of the local ticket which
he and his paper. the San Jose Mercury.
were supporting in the San Jose cleo
tion last Monday. Samuel G. Tompkins,
the candidate for mayor. highly esti-
mable citizen. was sacrificed in the in
tense expression of contempt for the
double dealing Of Hayes, who was max
was his candidate.
IN Los Gatos and other sections OF
Santa Clara county a strong sentiment
IL llAdulAtsA III 4dNOl u pQltill6 q PO4AA-
ical Quietus on the Hayeses Eecause OF
their trickery. This general uprising
means the end of E. A Hayes congress
sional career, for the only positive
strength left him is railroad ridden
San Mateo county.
MAKES FRANTIC DENIALS
J. o. Hayes has been making frantic
denials to save himself from being ut
terly discredited. Among other things
he denies that his brother, the con-
gressman. suggested in conference
with Lincoln Roosevelt league leaders
in Los Angeles that he should be made
the candidate OF the league for United
States senator. In this matter the
record is again complete against J. o.
Hayes.
The conference at Los Angeles was
arranged by former State Senator Cald-
well at the request of Congressman
Hayes and was held at the Westmin-
ster hotel last November. There were
present Hayes, Caldwell. Lee c. Gates.
II. w. Brundige, Marshall Stimson and
Myer Lissner. Hayes expressed much
eagerness to assist the league move
ment and urged Immediately that il
ought to have a man to rally around
for United States senatoR When asked
whom he would suggest he suggested
himself. The Los Angeles men did not
commit themselves. but the congress
man evidently felt encouraged, for on
his return home he precipitately in
augurated a local league movement
The two attempted defenses which
]. o. Hayes has published are full of
misstatements and he is now deep in
the mire. His perfidy appears blackest
in the light of further testimony by
Charles r. Detrick of Palo Alto, who,
with State Senator Marshall Black, is
determined that the people shall know
the truth about the San Josean
BETRAYs TRUE STAND
'Mr. !. o. Hayes expressed grievous
disappointment at Sacramento" De-
trick said yesterday, because of the
failure OF the Lincoln Roosevelt league
men on the Santa Clara delegation to
show up in sufficient number to over
come the two votes the railroad ma
chine controlled 1t was not until the
eleventh hour that he betrayed himself
and made US aware that he was work
ing in the interest of the machine.
ID. o. Druffel was one of the or
ganization' men. He has a high sense
of fair play. evidently, for he came
and told me that inasmuch ass the
delegation. had been pledged to the
league he and his colleague would vote
the eight absentees for the league If
J. o. Hayes would say the word On
the convention floor. just before the
assembling. 1 saw Druffel again He
said that he had spoken to Hayes. who
had said not to cast the eight votes
for Davis, the Lincoln Roosevelt can
didate. but to follow the usual course
and vote the entire 10 for the ma
chine"
In other words, a machineman who
desired TO live up to a commendable
code as TO "a square deaF' was pre-
vented from doing so by Hayes.
In every detail the evidence grows
stronger OF the perfidy of Hayes. At
every turn he is~confronted with the
record or several witnesses.
HAYES PLEADS IGNORANCE
When asked in Washington last
night what his attitude was toward the
Lincoln Roosevelt league and the pro-
posed organizing Of the movement In
Santa Clara county Representative E.
A. Hayes said:
Il supposed the league had organized
in Santa Clara. 1 have been SO busy
here that have not tried to follow
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