The San Francisco call., 1908-04-02
DECLARES WAR ON
STATE COMMITTEE
GncOIn-RoOseveIt League Be-
gins Organization of Dis
tricts of the City
Republican Machine Will Be
Beaten in Selection of
Delegates in May

War was declared on the present state
central committee OF the republican
party BY the Lincoln Roosevelt league
last night The declaration Of hostili-
ties came from Chester H Rowen OF
Fresno. general secretary of the league
in his address to the central committee
Of the San Francisco branch. which held
a well attended and enthusiastic meet
ing in its headquarters in the Kamm
building.
The serious and sincere crowd of men
did not waste much time in outward
signs OF enthusiasm. but responded TO
the spirit OF Rowell's speech by imme-
diately starting TO organize Lincoln
Roosevelt republican clubs in the Is as
sembly districts Of the city. It is ex-
Iected that this work of preparation for
the May primaries viii be well under
way before the end of the week.
Rowells address dealt largely with
the conditions in the politics OF this
state which caused fhe organization Of
the league. He read the simple plat
form Of principles to which the league
is committed. laying special stress on
its intention Of emancipating the repub-
lican party from domination by the po-
litical bureau OF they Southern Pacific.
In explaining how this was to be done
Iiowell said that the present state CEN
tral committee must be superseded by
one truly representative of republican
ism.
This must be done" he said, through
the state convention. II the convention
does not think it ought to be governed
by George Stone. Walter Parker Abe
stop to their rule. But to do this 1t is
necessary to get proper delegates to the
convention"
REVIEWS LEAGUES WORK
Rowen then exhorted the committee
men TO take a hand in the selection OF
proper delegates through the May pri-
maries, and for their couragement re-
viewed the work which has been done
by the league all over the state.
Already" he stated, Los Angeles
city and county have been thoroughly
organized and all the other counties
in the south except Santa Barbara and
San Rernardino are thoroughly or
ganized. North of Tehachipi Bakers
field IS organized; so are Kings, Fresno
and Tulare counties; Stockton is orr
ganized; Sacramento was organized for
and won the last city election; Eureka
is organized: Berkeley is thoroughly
organized; Oakland and the rest of
Alameda county are well under way
RoweI also pointed out the neces-
sity OF insuring a trustworthy delega-
tion for Taft in the national conven-
tion. and insisted on the extreme eau
ton which must be exercised to keep
out OF the league men affiliated with
the. Southern Pacific machine.
MACHINE NOT STRONG
The machine organization" he con-
cluded ~has never been as strong as
il "a vtends Ia be II is an organiza-
ton only at election times. At other
times il consists of Walter Parker,
Jere Burke and George Hatton, who
are hired 10 do politics all the time.
and Jake Steppacher. who keeps lists
Of names in his head for use in the
campaign We have a better organizs-
tion now than the machine will have
On the eve Of election. The very term
organization which usually denotes
The machine, has a sort of hypnotic ef-
feet on people, but we hope to be the
organization soon
The meeting was called to order by
First Vice President Byron Mauzy. who
announced the following revised list of
committeeman for this city:
First vice president. Byron Msuzy.
Executive conmitteemen-Fourth congressional
district. George l. Center. ". D. Fennlmore;
fifth congressional district, DR.. Hugh Lagan,
sssemblv district eonrnitteemen-Twenty
eigl d. A. Murphy; twenty ninth. John J. Cass;
thirtieth. Gus Siemann; thirty first. Charles r.
Adams, thirty second. Fred Cosgrove; thirty
Beasiey. thirty fifth. William II. Brace; thirty
sixth J. A. Curry, thirty ty-seyenth. 7. p Martin:
fhirtv-e ghth Henry Day; thirty ninth, Charles
s. Wheeler. forfieth. Walter J. Dyer; forty first.
W f. Hammer; forty-second, John Magee;
forty third. A. O. Boggs forty-forrth. Charles S.
stewart: forty y-ffth, Antoine ]. Garlbsldi.
Committeeman al large-Dr. Albert Meyer, DR..
Shsdrick O. Beasley, William Metzner. Thomas
Dunn Frank Green. Edward L. Baldwin. Thomas
Sc0ble Samuel A. Clark II. s. Allen Charles
/. Field George Uhl. Thomas T. Haven. Ralph
:. Hlthorn. John Flsherty. John Giollson. John
Ralph Wilson. Joseph E Cutten. William II.
Hazel. Frederick Saneorn, John II. AcCallum.
After impressing upon the committee
men the Importance of making careful
selection OF five or ten men in each
district as the nuclei of the district
clubs, Mauzy adjourned the meeting to
the call of the chair. The officers of
the district clubs viii consist OF a
president, a secretary treasurer and
three vice presidents.