The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24

or board of supervisors. after the fling
of such petition.
MAJORITY SHALL RULE
The ballots used at such general or
special election shall contain the words
for the primary law and against the
primary law. Such election shall be
conducted, and the notices thereof shall
be given and the returns canvassed in
all respects as provided by the law for
the canvassing the returns thereof In
case majority of the votes cast at
such election on such question shall
be for the primary law, the provisions
of this chapter shall be in force and
take effect forthwith in said city, city
and county, county, or political sub
division Of lesser population. and shall
remain in force therein until rendered
inapplicable thereto by similar vote
The following is the form OF petition
that lis being circulated in Los Angeles:
ITO the Honorable Board OF Super
visors of the County of Los Angeles,
State of California:
The undersigned electors OF that por-
ton OF Los Angeles county, state of
California, situated outside of the
boundaries of the city of Los Angeles
and the city of Pasadena, in said
county OF Los Angeles, and equal in
number to more than half of the total
vote cast therein. respectfully petition
your honorable board and demand that
YOU make and issue a proclama ton
submitting to the vote of the electors
of that portion of Los Angeles county
outside the boundaries OF said city of
Los Angeles and said city of Pasadena
the question whether chapter Ia of
title of the Political Code of the state
of California. relating to primary elec-
tfons. shall be IN force and mandatory
within that portion of said county of
Los Angeles outside of the city. of Los
Angeles and the city of Pasadena. and
we demand that you submit such ques-
ton at q special election to be held
within 80 days after your first regular
meeting after the fling of this petition,
as provided in section 1872 of the Po-
iitical Code of the state of California
WILL AID MOVEMENT
Many letters are being received at
the state headquarters of the lea que in
this city from the interior asking for
information as TO the movement 1t
appears that the gags that State Com
mittee Chairman George Stone and
applied at Sacramento have redounded
TO the great advantage of the league,
for many citizens in the upstate coun-
ties are writing to express their indig-
nation and offers of assistance in the
movement.
IT can be stated authoritatively that
United States Senator Perkins recently
wrote to friend in San Francisco to
inquire about the Lincoln Roosevelt
league and that he was advised that 1t
would surely triumph in what it set out
to do and that if matters did not shape
themselves differently he would not be
elected. While the Lincoln Roosevelt
league has made no war on Perkins and
has taken pains to declare that 1t was
not against him nor against or for any
man for the senatorship, Perkins has
been making active war on it, trusting
to the railroad machine to give him his
post again. 1t was Perkins appointees
in the federal brigade and his campaign
manager, George r. Hatton who con-
tributed chiefly to the defeat. of the
league in the state convention How
ever, there has been no movement in the
league, SO far as known. to stand
against the senator. despite his power
fui hostility to the movement.
The senator's agents have been busy
developing legislative candidates
throughout the state who will vote for
him in his candidacy for reelection.
He is by no means asleep on his job
and has accomplished much more al
ready than is generally known
MAY GET DOUBLE CROSS
Among a large element of republi-
cans there is a suspicion that the rail-
road regards Perkins as having out
lived his usefulness for it and that he
may in the end be given the double
cross" with which Rerrin is so free.
J. o. Hayes Of San Jose was used as
cloak down through the state two
years ago behind which the candidacy
of Gillett for the gubernatoriaI norni-
nation was carried forward, Hayes
having a brief season of rejoicing
while being in the belief that Herrin
was for him for governor. There is
as yet, however, no evidence to sup
port the suspicious entertained as to
Perkins. for the railroad push seemed
all to be striving for him at Sacra-
mento.
The Lincoln Roosevelt league viii
continue organizing clubs in the in
terest OF promoting good government
Many new bodies are to be formed
now that the sentiment has been Sc
strongly spurred to the need of casting
out the railroad bosses. and as soon as
Chester H Rowel1, the state secretary
returns from Illinois, where he was
called by the death of his father, the
work will be taken up very actively
| In the democratic camp there is a
new resolve on the part of the anti
McNab forces to wrest the control OF
this city from the boss.
With the prestige of the victory ir
the state convention, it is believed that
his complete elimination from the Local
party councils can be accomplished. II
is understood that McNab will now re-
tire completely from state politics, but
that he will continue to be active in
San Francisco $50 long as the needs
of good government demand it." accord
ing to his friends So far as the state
is concerned, 1t is admitted that he
has been made too notorious as a
boss" and that after 10 years of serv-
ice he must go his way, ending the
! short lived career of all bosses
A contract has been entered into will
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