The San Francisco call., 1908-11-03
PARTY'S INTEGRITY
IN DIRECT PRIMARY
Judge John F. Davis Addresses
Closing Rally of Republican
Campaign
With New Law Organizations
Have Chance to Thrash Out
Their Differences

That the direct primary is the key
stone to party integrity and the foun-
dation Of lasting party organization
was the contention Of Judge John F.
Davis, former code commissioner, who
presided at the closing rally OF tho
republican campaign in Dreamland
rink last night.
SO strongly has the spirit of party
organization been aroused by the prob
lens that confront the nation said
Judge Davis, that in many states con-
stitutional amendments have been
placed before the people providing for
direct primary laws so that they may
choose their own public servants and
have no complaint to make.
Such an amendment is before us In
this campaign. AS a party man, am
supporting it. Every party organlza-
tion that hopes to survive in the favor
OF the people is supporting 1t.
With four other men I have been on
a committee formed for the purpose
of preparing a direct primary bill for
submission to the legislature. That
committee is committee of partisans.
I give my word to the republicans that
there is nothing in that bill that any
OF them can object TO. 1 give my word
in that bill that any of them can
object to.
1T Is measure calculated to pre-
serve party integrity. With direct
primary law in operation we will no
longer see men with half a dozen nomi-
nations because they were able to
dominate half a dozen conventions.
Judge Hunt under the presidential
nominee. the noblest Roman of them
all. under a handicap because he has
not a full quota of nominations.
With the direct primary law every
party organization has chance to
thrash out it's differences, and then we
can all get together after the primary
to carry the republican ticket on to-
victory"
LAW is NECESSARY
Speaking to a large assemblage of
republicans who gathered for the final
meeting of the campaign in Dreamland
pavilion, Judge John +. Davis, one of
the trainers of the direct primary bill,
refuted the charge that direct primary
legislation destroys party integrity.
Judge Davis clearly showed that direct
primary legislation has been rendered
necessary by the development of party
organization. and that 1t tends to pre-
serve that organization and to direct
public will.
Judge Davis presided at the meeting,
and in introducing the other speakers
took a rapid survey of the political sit
uation which proved emtnently salts
factory to the audience.
when we read tonight" he declared,
that Union Pacific went UP four
points on the New York stock market,
and that other securities had advanced,
and that the betting on Taft had
changed from 6 to l to to /, we had
no occasion to be fearful of the result
of tomorrow's election"
Judge Davis declared that it was not
apathy but the determination OF the
voters arrived at a month and half
ago, to vote for Taft which gave this
campaign its peculiar character and
started the talk of apathy.
The supreme wisdom of President
Roosevelt's administration, he con-
tinued, lies in the fact that the presi-
dent said that II great abuses were not
corrected. the rising tide OF socialism
would have certain great compelling
forces to urge 1t on"
PAYS TAFT HIGH TRIBUTE
Judge Davis mentioned some of the
great achievements of the present ad-
ministration, and after telling of the
part Taft had taken in some of the un-
finished projects of the nation. paid
him a high tribute as the man best
qualified to finish what he had helped to
start. And then, after telling of the
high plane to which politics has been
elevated the speaker proved the i'm
portance of the direct primary as a pre-
server of party integrity in the words
already uoted.
Davis was followed by Edward H.
Hart, who dwelt at considerable length
on the tissue filched by Bryan from
the freak constitution of Oklahoma"
the guaranty of bank deposits.
why" he argued, does not Bryan
advocate the extension of this guaranty
to life insurance companies, building
and loan associations and fidelity COM
panies?'
HEARSTs NAME KISSED
The chance mention of Hearst's
name by the speaker called forth an
immediate storm of Kisses and boos for
the doodle dee.
Bryan" Hart said, placed Hearst
well up toward the top of a list Of ten
men available for the democratic nomi-
nation for the presidency
That brought forth the audible ex
preston of the audiences disapproval
Of Hearst.
Supreme Justice Melvin followed
Hart and told some capital stories.
Then julius Kahn told how the demo-
Gratis in congress refused to follow the
wishes of Bryan when voting on the
| currency bill E. A. Hayes made
speech on the tariff.
Judges Sturtevant, Cook and Golden
made short speeches and Judge Hunt
offered some stories which compared
we'll with Judge Melvin's Judge Van
Nostrand, prostrated by death in his
! family, could not attend the meeting.
Milton Schmitt, candidate for the as
sembly in the fortieth district, made
| few remarks and the last meeting of
the national campaign in this city was
| brought to an end.
BOTH CONFIDENT