Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-27


delegates and therefore representative
was ruthlessly ruled out of order.
Mr. Wallace made an appeal to ex-
tend the primary election to the coun-
try districts of Los Angeles, and ridi-
culed the process provided for such ex-
tension by the ''best legislature that
money could buy"
I'VE came back from Sacramento"
said Frank G. Tyrrell, with only
cause to rejoice. We are all still in the
ring and only few of us are slightly
disfgured. We are out of the first
skirmish and ready for the big battle
with courage, tenacity and confidence"
He said they rejoiced because they
knew that, despite power that arbi-
trarily named 800 delegates to the con-
vention, the machine could only muster
majority that a change of less than
forty votes would have turned around
Near to Victory
Just think how near to victory we
were, onls- forty votes would have
emancipated the Republican party and
the state of California from railroad
domination. The convention was a
POLITICAL Bunker Hill and the emanci-
patton movement would sweep the
state in August" t.tt ..-
Mr.. Tyrrell said the league did not
arrogate to itself all the virtue of the
party. 1t had faults and grievances,
but subserviency to the railroad ma
chine would never be one. of them.
His mention of Spreckels was another
signal for cheering for the San Fran
| cisco man.
| Lee c. Gates was received with as
much applause as the mention of
Spreckels had evoked. Mr.. Gates said
the Sacramento convention was in the
| ~, 1,a1 nor
troll at Santa Cruz two years ago, and
! 1t was not their fault the Santa Cruz
rule permitting the machine to perpet-
Uate itself in power by appointing the
| temporary chairman was not inforced.
Tie abrogation of that rule was the
first victory for the league The ma
chine was afraid to make that fight,
but after the first test the gag was APP
piled mercilessly. The gag was neces-
| sary to prevent the league from cap
| turing the convention.
Tells of "Shame"
Speaking of the famous photograph,
1.-THE Shame of California showing
the group surrounding Abe Ruef at the
Santa Cruz convention, Mr.. Gates said
the central figure of that picture was
| not at Sacramento, and the league
means that he never will be in another
| Republican council.
Gates said it would have repealed the
Lords Prayer and the Golden Rule If
| Walter Parker had said so. 1t was that
| legislature that gave primary election
| law to half the people of the state.
| This law Is unrepresentative, unrepub-
| lican and un-American, he declared. Ii
the league controls the next legislature,
as it surely will, he declared, there will
be real primary law for all the people.
| Speaking of Tom Dozier of Shasta,
who was in the chair part of the time
at the Sacramento convention, he said
Dozier said: Come on, Gates. let's
forget this fight and get together and
elect Taft"
Will Not Forget
"Yse," I replied, lets forget; but
what we do to you next August Will be
something you never will forget. -,
well, that means that the state Will
go Democratic" said Dozier.
"And this reminded me of late may
| orally election in which l had some IN
terest," said Mr.. Gates, where the ma
chine, fearing that non-partisan can
didate would be successful. threw its
strength to a Democrat and elected
him. did not misunderstood. It's rule
or ruin with the machine"
Mr.. Gates said it was dangerous to
approach the judge of a court with any
effort to dissuade him from his duty,
| but the lobby had absolute freedom at
the last legislature to work on the floor
among the members. He said there
must be a law that requires lobbyists
to register so they may be punished for
violations of the law, just as men are
punished for contempt of court
Character Inspiring
In conclusion he declared that the
character of one great man, Roosevelt,
was inspiring a sentiment of indie
pendence and honesty in politics that
will put the Republican party back to
where it was in the days of Lincoln.
When Mr.. Gates ended there was an
other demonstration for Mr. Spreckels.
| The audience rose and shouted his
name. He arose and stepped to the
front of the platform, thanking the
audience for its interest in the league
movement and the kindly personal sent
| iment toward him.
You ought to think what those men
represent who stand with the machine.
They represent the bidding of the Grim
inal rich. They are the ones who are
bringing about unrest, and revolution
is in the air. You must support with
your voices and support with your votes
| the men who will truly represent you.
| Il now pronounce ana declare tnat
those who have accepted Office from the
machine are traitors to their country.
You must resent this and cast those
men out of your community. They
should not be associated with honest,
God fearing people"