The San Francisco call., 1908-04-10
LEAGUE DFNOUNCES
STEAL BY MACHINE
LincOln-ROosevelt Mass Meeting
Appoints Men to Demand
Fair Dealing
Delegates Must Be Elected,
Not Appointed" Is Last
Word to Herrin Gang

BERKELEY. April s.-Strong denun-
citation of the third congressional dis
trict republican committees action In
attempting to disfranchise voters by
appointing delegates instead of hold
ing primaries throughout the district
was followed tonight by energetic ac-
tion on the part of the Lincoln Koose-
welt league of this city to compel
change of tactics.
A committee, composed of Fred w.
Foss, c. L. Hedemark, E. E. Newton,
Arthur Ellston and Christian Hoh was
appointed TO wait on the chairman,
secretary and Berkeley's representative
on the third district committee TO de-
mand that the recent decision TO ap-
point "a out of the rs delegates to the
district convention be rescinded and
that a general primary be called.
At & mass meeting of the league
held in Armory hall this evening
strong speeches were made condemn
ing the appointing scheme as an out
rageous attempt on the part OF the
Harm machine TO capture the district
The move was denounced as viola
tion of the cali of the republican
national committee, the call OF
tho republican state central COM
mittee and Of the political rights OF
the republican electors Of the third
congregational district.
CALLS TT "RAW DEAL"
State Senator Charles NJ. BsIshaw OF
Contra Costa county, which will be rep
resented, II the job goes through, by IL
appointed delegates, declared that the
people were being bamboozled by the
gang He declared his belief that IL he
could reach Congressman Knowland
the program of appointed delegates
would be changed. He did not think
that Knowland would stand for so raw
a deal
THE people, however. are responsible
for this condition" said Senator Bel
shaw, for they Will have the govern
ment that they want The people of
San Francisco, for business reasons. did
not care how much Schmitz grated
until an awakening of the public con-
science turned the tide and the people
selected the man they wanted, who is
now in ONCE. I predict that the move
ment of the lincoln Roosevelt league
will result in the overthrow OF the ma
chine and the return OF government
for the people, by the people"
Assemblyman John w Stetson OF
Oakland declared that the direct pri-
mary by the people was a solution OF
such difficulties the attempt Of the
machine to gain control OF the majority
/ of delegates from the third congress
sional district.
ct have served in three county oon-
ventions." said Stetson, but none OF
/ them was deliberative body. We
were there to record the things which
had been mapped out for US. There Ia
no such thing as a broken slate unless
it is due to poor management
URGES DIRECT PRIMARY
The direct primary is a step in the
right direction OF placing the govern
ment back into the hands of the peo-
pie, where it was IN the days Of Abra-
ham Lincoln"
Max Thelan. local secretary of the
league, presented strong resolutions
! covering the third district job. anC
/ after explaining them in detail h
] called for their adoption. which was
lows:
Whereas, the call issued by the national re
publican committee December Z. 1907. for th,
| holding Of conventions in the states and terri
delegates TO the national republican convention
provides that ''the delegates at large and thei
Df 4S.r ss an
no state shall election be held SO as TO pre-
triet and their elternstes from being selected b!
the republican electors OF that district; and
whereas, the call OF the republican state cen
4 tral committee of the state of California 70
state and congressional district conventions 4
be held May IA 1905 provides that the dele
| gates 10 state and congressional district conven
| primary election law Is not obligatory shall b
! selected at primary elections TO be held by thu
respective county committees Tuesday. Ma,
g. 1908 to be conducted as far possible Il
accordance with the primary election law: and,
district leo Committee of the republicsu psrty .
| the third congressional district Of the state 0
California provides that the delegates to th
third congressional district convention to be belt
in the city Of Oakland May L.. 1905 from thos
portions Of said district in which the primsr.
election law is not mandstory, shall be ap
( mittee instead Of being elected by the republi
can electors IN said portions OF said district: ant
Whereas. By this method Of selection "a on
! Of Is delegates TO said congressional distrtc
convention viii be appointed by said congres
sional committee and the power 70 select tn
portions of said district, to whom said powe
rightfuily belongs; snd
Whereas said petition Of said congressiona
district committee Of the third congressional dis
| trict violates IN respect to said provisions tn
I said call Of the republican national committee
violates the said call for state and congress
| sional district conventions by said republica-
! state central committee Of the state of Cali
fornia. and violates the political rights of tn
republican electors OF said portions Of the sai'
Now. therefore be It resolved by the Berke
| ley Lincoln Roosevelt republican club in publ
1
tests against the said provisions Of the sal,
petition Of the third congressional district com
mittee and demands that the said third con
| gressionai committee tske such action that tb
republican electors Of each portion Of said thIri
congressional district shall themselves select tb
! delegates who shall represent them IN said con
| ventton OF the third congressional district: an,
Be il further resolved. that the president o
! the Berkeley Lincoln Roosevelt republican cIu
be and he is hereby empowered TO appoint
committee Of i've members OF this club. of whicl
said committee he shall be the chairman Z
Z interview the nrpSidenf o,A 81
Berkeley representative and other represents
tiFs on said third congressional district con,
/ mittee, and respectfully tn urge said committe
to take action IN accordance with the term
I OF this resolution.