The San Francisco call., 1908-04-30
PLEDGE VOTERS TO
OPPOSE BOSSISM
Lincoln Roosevelt Club Leaders
Cause Enthusiasm in Sac
ramento Meeting
Hundreds Join Movement for
Clean Politics Through
Primary Election
SPECIAL DISPATCH 10 rHE CALI

SACRAN EMO. April 1s-AE = well
attended meeting % the L4zcol1-Eoose
velr republican club n It's city to
ztEhe stirring actresses were made kF
Mayor Clinton L White. STATE T-eEa-
grer Williams STATE Con-rcIIs- n 3
Nye and Colonel Z l. Forbes Urging
The members % the club 20 vote for
clean politics and snrt-hcsstsU 81 tAe
primary election next Tuesday TIE
nesting was presided over by Attorney
a = Shsnn- one Of the leaders o. tie
local LkncoIn- Roosevelt club. s1t Eas
held II the new pavilion Ths e1rE1-
stss- Was remarkable and the speak
srs were all loudly applau1et-
Mayer White said that for EanE
years IN the past the politics 0f the
state have been 81 controlled that TIE
rank and Ele 0f the repuhIIca1 party
has had nothing 70 say as 10 z1s
1srry management. The party has
been domfn2se5 by the Southern Pa
ct6c machine and controlled by W 2
Eerr1u a democrat wko has bee1 viz
taaIlr dictator The p@opI. az Sac
r@elro which "a normally Republican
by about s.s8a. got wise two years
ago and gave Theodore A Ball = teCzo-
c-zr. = majority of s.1se rather than
vote t0r the boss rid6s1 republican
ticket To discipline SacrzEe1to ire
=
through the legislature 20 remove r1s
capital from Sacramento Tie S2a--a-
Ee1t0 county central committee 3 q
branch o. that same UzchtEe-
The MAYOR roasted rhe county
central committee for turning do-r
III. petitions from the country tfs-
t-tcrs asking that Z primary election
be held IN the nfzereench assembly dis
rrfcc- which comprises all that part ct
Sacramento county not Included II th-
city He declared thar this vas n d.
central c0uzftree- which directed S17'
primary be held He declared t1a'
the league would go ahead and hold
primaries OF it's own and contest ths
seats Of the delegates 1t the state con
ve1tton- He predicted that the 1s1'
legislature will he composed % Lhe
a5Isst men thar have ever sat II :
California Legislature because II Ehe
Lincoln Roosevelt leegze - not sue
cessfuE II will az least cause the ia
chtnz 10 select = better class of Ee-
than {. has in the past
State Treasurer Williams said ths
election next Tuesday will be one Q.
the mast important ever hsId IN tht
state. because the people VIII show rhe'
they are not 10 submit any longer x
boss rule
Colonel z A Forbes who hzs fUs'
returned from = trip 20 southern Cal
tfoFuIa. predicted victory for rhs LIN
coin Roosevelt forces south 0E Tenzcl-
apf- He t1oughz the nachize you'd u
beaten in every precinct IN The scErh
He declared the movement vas zIEs
gaining strength In the Saeransnk I:
valley and thought that the LtEsol1-
Roosevelt club would have IS PEI
cent OF the delegates IN the state con
Z verrtor
State Controller A & Sye declares
the organization IS declaring rAz
there Is 10 fight Ter ~ the SANE tim.
1t Is doing all IL can 70 Try 20 co1tro
\ the primaries next Tuesday The rez
son fr did not call ; primary in IN
afaetee1rh assembly district = b=czux'
II needs the delegates
After the meeting Lfacolu-R0oseTei -
clubs we're formed and hundreds Joined