Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-02
PARTY WORKERS
PLAN BUSY DAY
HENEY BIG CARD OF REPUB-
LICAN REVOLT
PURITY OF ELECTIONS LEAGUE
NEW MOVE
caucuses of the Regulars" of Demo-
cratic and Republican Parties
Will Be Held in All
Districts

Strenuous day this for the politicians
of Los Angeles. Strenuous, too, for its
distinguished visitor, Francis J. Heney,
graft enemy and successful prosecutor
of the "higher ups for he will be
on the platform three times for pub
lie speeches and will mingle with the
reform elements privately. First ne
will speak at the meeting to organize
Purity of Elections league. This
meeting is to be at Blanchard hall at
1O:30 in the morning and T. E. Gibbon.
president of the Democratic league,
! and Marshall Stimson, member OF
| the executive committee of the Lin
coin Roosevelt league, will speak with
| him.
Next Mr.. Henry will address the City
| club at it's weekly luncheon at the
Westminster at noon. The attendance
promises to break all records, already
very high.
In the evening Mr.. Heney will ad-
dress the CLOSING rally of the Lincoln
Roosevelt league at Simpson audi
torium.
While the aggressive reform organi-
zations are thus assisting in the cam
paign for purer politics the regulars"
of both parties will be holding their
caucuses in the assembly districts of
the county and seeking to nominate
tickets to defeat the reform elements.
At 1 o'clock the regular" Republicans,
with whom the S. P. machine is at
home. will hold their caucuses made
up of delegates elected-or selected
at precinct caucuses held Thursday
night.
At o'clock the Irregular" Democrats,
many of whom carry spears in the S.
P. chorus, will meet in caucuses COM
posed of the voters themselves, there
having been no precinct caucuses held,
except half a dozen advisory" ones.
The days work will put all elements
in shape for the struggle at the pri-
mary election next Tuesday. In both
parties it will be a fight of the inde-
pendent organizations against the
domination of the Southern Pacific
political domination.
In addition to the Heney meeting
and the Democratic caucuses at night
the Republican league will hold a
smoker at it's rooms, 1924 South Spring
street, where the reports of the district
caucuses will be received.
For Fair Ballot
The first event on the days program
is new. 1t is following the lines of the
Gotham organization that was such a
telling factor when the machine poll
ticians made a fight to eXterminate the
power of William Travers Jerome. 1t
is to be non-partisan and will be mill
tant. The membership will be made up
of men who not only keep the ideals
of pure politics, in mind but who have
the courage and the tenacity to keep
watch at the polling places on election
day and see that the voting is fairly
done. Elsewhere the Drawn of the
young college man has been powerful
in "roughing it, with the bulldozer at
the polling places and in most cases
they have protected a fair ballot.
With this in mind invitations have
been sent to the University of Southern
California, Occidental college, the law
and medical schools and to citizens
regardless of party affliation who be-
lieve in maintaining fair play at the
polls. The plan has received the in
dorsement of leading men of all parties
and the nucleus for the formation of
the league promises to be large and
formidable in character.
Some Democrats not members of
either of the organized elements of the
Democracy, have expressed suspicion
of the caucus called by Eddie" Nor
ris for the Nadeau hotel. They say it
is planned to be a meet-and- getaway
quick affair and that there is no such
room as the number given in the call.
Chairman Schwamm, who has been
apprised of the suspicious, has omitted
a room number from the place of
meeting because, he says, he wants
every one to make inquiry at the
hotel where the meeting will be held.
Schwamm Is Aroused
''I am keeping my eye on this eau
GUS" said he last night. There will
be no unfairness at any of the eau
cuses and if any tricks are attempted
they will only meet with disaster. All
Democrats must have equal rights in
the caucuses and snap Judgment of
any kind will be prevented. If commit
teemen offend in this will personally
seek their removal"
Both the regular parties will have
things their own way in the eau
cuses. The Democratic league mem
bers will not attend the Democratic
caucuses and the Lincoln Roosevelt