The San Francisco call., 1908-05-19

look - delegates away from, McNab in
san Francisco are strong sympathizers
with the graft prosecutions. and any
thing thar had the appearance TO the
contrary VIII hnd scant favor in tha
upstate counties. where a broad.
healthy spirit 50 enphatically demands
the enforcement Of the law
ANFI-NEEDHAM MOVE AIDS
Another element that contributed to
AcNab's elimination from control was
The enthusiasts development OF state
Senator George W Cartwright OF Fres-
no as a candidate for con ngress against
Nsedbam in the sixth. The democrats
think they see a chance to win a con
gresham because OF the detection OF
the republicans. owing 10 the fact that
Needham's men in Stanislaus joined
with Warren Porter in defeating Ches-
ter A ROa ell OF Fresno for national
fact. Needham did his utmost when
appealed 70 on convention day 10 save
ROwel. but the kilograms were de-
layed in transmission This Is not
generally known and a big boom has
been started for the senator whose
antitrust bill Of the last legislature
put him 10 the fore
FRESNO HEALS BREACH
The convention today was thersfors
distinctly Bell and Cartwright affair.
everything being shaped 70 their inter-
est For example. Fresno extended
the olive branch 10 the Coalinga oil
district. with which il has been in Bit
ter conflict over county division. BY
honoring s. r Bowen Of that section
with the convention secretaryship. On
the same issue there Is a feud on with
Kings county. and Fresno Is trying To
help give E E Bush Of Hanford dele
gateship al large.
All OF the san Joaquin valley was
lined up with Bell in the interest OF
Cartwright. who made himself hunter
in chief for votes for his colleague.
Senator sanford. This made the forces
shouting gainst McNab formidable and
one after another Of the delegates were
won over through the excitement
WOULD AVOID FIGHT
It was reported last night that Nc
Nab was certain OF victory He had
then done his utmost 10 avoid a fight
and had offered TO give everything elsa
10 the opposition II he would be per-
nitted 10 name Harper as chairman.
But the Bell men fought so aggres-
sively and efectually that with the
lining I'D OF the delegates that arrived
on the late trains they had mastered
the situation by > o'clock At that hour
McNab and Thomas ". Hickey SAT
total showed that they were nine votes
short They then virtually gave NJ
the fight that had looked 50 promising
10 them throughout the day and even
ing
However. McNab kept on nghting.
He concentrated all his efforts on
southern California Up TO some days
ago Nicholas Bowdea OF San Jose was
his candidate for chairman. but with thu
tottering Of his strength in the north
he switched the deal and brought out
Mayor Harper OF Los Angeles Besides
the chairman. he was going 10 give ths
southland two delegates at large
Il was only last week that McNa5
charged that Bell had brought out san
ford as a candidate against the organ
ization. He summoned the Napa man
70 him Bell said that such was ths
fact But II you defeat me you viii
discredit me-. said McNab. not IN =
pleading manner exactly
REMOVES HERRIN STIGMA
Bell was merciless in his aim 20 havs
the stigma Of bossism removed from
the party. True. he and McSab had
been friends and personally there was
nothing 10 quarrel about Bell appar-
emily went 70 the extreme OF not want
ing the party forces organized at all.
At any rate. Bell was doing good poll
tics even II his friend McNab got the
worst Of IT, McNab was ready 70 de-
clare war. but he kept on IN his crafty
way. hoping for a peaceful solution.
At midnight last night this hope was
blasted. ard then came the almost
fierce struggle to clip the wings OF the
unruly young Napan- The fight was
short and quickly the McNab regime
had fought itself 70 pieces
Is the state committee % be organ
tied against McNabg' Al McCabs was
asked tonight
You bet il IS" was the reply OF ths
energetic young politician who started
the movement against McNab IN San
Francisco and Is rejoicing tonight