The San Francisco call., 1908-08-05
EXPOSES JOB IN
NAMING WOOLSEY
LincOIn-ROOseveIterS Show Cam
didate for Supervisor Runs
With Machine
Clubs VIII Hold United Meeting
Friday in Battle for Civic
DecenCy

BERKELEY. Aug. 4.-The Lincoln
Roosevelt republican league has ex-
posed the job in the candidacy Of Wal
-er p Woolsey for supervisor, which
has been launched by the Herrin po-
Iitical ring in an attempt to capture
delegates from the league in part
Of the hfty-second assembly district.
The North Oakland and Berkeley league
clubs have united TO hold big mass
meeting Friday evening at Lincoln
hall. in Alcatraz avenue, when the
people Of that portion of the district
viii hear addresses by men of the
highest standing in the community,
men who are concerned for civic de-
cency in the great battle against Her
rinism. Among the speakers viii be
Mayor Frank X. Mott of Oakland and
Chester Roweu of Fresno.
Following is a statement issued by
the league clubs which Will interest
every voter who believes IN the re-
compton Of the republican party from
the control OF Herrin and the corrup-
tfonists OF Alameda county:
IN inviting you to the above meet
ing, the Lincoln Roosevelt republican
clubs of the ffty-second assembly dis
trict wish 10 make a few frank and
straightforward statements:
PRINCIPLES OF THE LEAGUE
The Lincoln Roosevelt republican
league stands for an honest, econom-
icaI government of the people, by the
people and for the people in state and
county. II stands for a direct primary
law and for the abolition of boss rule;
Il stands for the direct election of
United States senators; it stands for the
complete over throw Of Herrin's state
machine and Of his Alameda court
house ring. These are the leagues
principles. Are they yours?
The issue of the present contest in
Alameda county is this: Shall the Ala
media county courthouse ring control the
coming county convention and its nomi-
nees. or shall the rank and file of the re-
publican party who believe in honest,
economical Embossed government, con-
troll the convention? Delegates on
tickets masqueraded as regular repub-
hcan' Will all vote for the courthouse
ring and a continuance Of the present
county extravagances. Delegates on
Lincoln Roosevelt republican tickets
viii all vote against the ring Which
viii you have?
The courthouse ring is making a
desperate fight to gain control of the
coming county convention. First il
cut our assembly district to pieces in
order to split up our delegation. And
Walter P. Woolsey. personally a very
estimable gentleman, but politically a
close friend Of the ring and a member
Of its organization. Mr.. Woolsey is a
popular man, and the machine is using
his popularity as a cats paw to secure
votes TO keep itself in power. This is
an old organization trick, to put for
ward a popular man as a candidate in
order to befOg the real issue involved.
And in this case the issue is not only
the nomination Of a supervisor not tied
up with the machine, but also the Sc
lection Of Embossed candidates for as
sembly and senate, as well as the over
throw Of the ring that has been
sCus ndering our money These issues
are infinitely more important than the
candidacy Of any man.
POSITION REGARDING wOOLsEY
Mr. Woolsey voluntarily linked his
fortunes with the machine. His dele
gates viii be named by the machine
they viii vote with the machine in the
county convention; every vote for them
is vote for the county ring. II
these delegates are elected they viii
vote to give to this assembly district
a machine assemblymanA and a machine
senator who will do Herrin's bidding
at Sacramento and who viii vote for q
machine United States senator. Mr.
Woolsey voted against the interests OF
this district when he, as a member OF
the republican county central commit
tee. voted for the infamous gerrymandel
TO the destruction Of the power and in.
fUence of this district. He has no-
yet explained that vote. The people
p of Berkeley and this assembly districi
cannot permit any man to deliver theil
delegates TO the county ring We mus
smash that machine.
The Lincoln Roosevelt republican
clubs Of this district propose TO senC
to the county convention an absolutel,
unpledged delegation, as far as candi
dates are concerned. The delegation
viii then be in a position to vote 70
the best men as candidates. 1t doe
make this pledge, however: That
VIII fight TO the last ditch to get recog
milton for this district; and that It viii
be IN the forefront of the battle to pu
the courthouse ring entirely out o
business. and to make Alameda count.
one of the best governed, instead o
one Of the worst governed, counties Il
this state"