The San Francisco call., 1908-08-15
LEAGUE UPHELD BY
OFFICIAL CANVASS
Count by Supervisors in Ala
media County Shows Machine
Beaten, I35 to So
Republican County Committee
Will Arrange FOrmaIities for
Convention in Oakland

OAKLAND. Aug. I4-oficial canvass
Of the primary election returns was
completed by the board of supervisors
today and certificates of election were
ordered TO be issued by the county
clerk TO the successful delegates. The
canvass verified the semioficial returns
as reported Tuesday night, which gave
the anti-machine forces 135 delegates
10 So elected by the machine Seven
appointed degates will be named from
parts of the forty-ninth. fftieth and
ffty-second districts by the machine
county committee, making total OF
80 old liners.
Formalities such as the call for the
convention by the republican county
committee and the naming Of the ap-
pointed delegates will be arranged at
tomorrow nights committee meeting.
At that time the plans for taking care
OF the republican state convention,
which viii meet in Oakland August q.
viii be discussed. The republican con-
gressional convention for the nomina-
tfon OF a representative from the third
district viii be held August 26 in this
city. Representative Knowland will be
nominated.
CHANGE PRESAGES REFORM
There is unusual interest in the COM
ing county convention Of the republican
party owing TO the fact that the entire
machinery of the county organization
will pass from the control of the old
guard into the hands Of the Lincoln
Roosevelt republican league and its al
lies. The defeat Of the old liners Tues
day was so complete that an entirely
new situation has been created. This
viii not be felt Immediately in county
affairs. so far as personnel is concerned.
and there are no county candidates to
be named this year, except the three
judges and three supervisors-one OF
whom is Horner. a machine candidate
who halls from the forty-sixth assem-
bly, district. within which is Horners
supervisorial district.
The moral effect OF the leagues VIC
tory viii be, however, a potent factor
in the shaping of events in county ad-
ministratfve circles. Politicians who
seek TO gain public favor will appre-
cfate the situation quicker than any
one else. They will be forced to reeog-
nize that the people Will have a voice
3n affairs political and otherwise around
the courthouse. Reforms win be in
stituted perforce, which could not have
secured recognition unless the good
government forces had won the decisive
victory that they did
BEST ELEMENTS TO CONTROL
One of the results of Tuesdays
primary will be a compact, solid or
ganization Of the best elements in the
republican party In this county. In
those districts and parts OF districts
where machine interests still hang on
there will be a steady breaking away.
Already the movement IS perceptible
in the forty-sixth district, where for
the first time in its political, history q
strong effort was made TO break down
-
San Leandro. Niles and other points
the anti machine fight has been well
started. Il VIII continue to grow.
In Alameda, a machine center, a
drive has been made into the old line
organization Some Of the results
Tuesday were most significant that the
new movement has gained hold upon
the people. Congressman Knowland's
ward. the second, was carried by the
machine by a majority of only "a in a
total vote of 230. In the third ward
the league was defeated by only one
vote, III to 10. This ward is in the
business section and has always been
an overwhelmingly strong old line
ward. The primary returns show that
the league and its allies have shaken
the control there so badly that the re-
suit was to all intents and purposes
moral victory.
No better evidence OF the significance
of the fight in Alameda county is re-
ouired than the fact that the machine
interests through the controlled press
have been busy since Tuesday night in
attempts TO disparage the result
FIGHT FOR JUDGES PLACE
In Contra Costa county a stif cam
paign is being waged to prevent the
supporters of W. 3. Timing and Fred
V. Wood from getting together to de-
feat Superior Judge Wells for renomi-
nation Wells figures on 81 delegates
fn the county convention, with 40 for
Wood and 81 for Timing. Wells
friends claim the state. congressional
and senatorial delegations. Contra
Costa and Marin counties form the
ninth senatorial district, with Contra
Costa holding II delegates to 10 in
Marin. Unless there has been definite
agreement as to the alternate represen.
tation in the state senate between the
two counties. State Senaor Belshaw car
be renominated, as the delegation will
be for him. Some doubt exists on this
subject. and an inquiry is under way
at Martinez as to the status OF the
agreement which Marin county repre-
Eentatives assert exists.