The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
DISCORD RFIGNS
IN FORTY-FIRST
Herrin's Men Are at Logger
heads and Language of
Peace Is Unknown

outside without particular leanlnS dIe
all a-chuckle over the sorry plight
of the push" In the forty-first assem-
bly, district Despite the rainbow pro-
phecies of General George Stone, the
machine men in that section are lying
at loggerheads,. with no prospect OF
agreement Harmony has become an
iridescent dream and peace speaks
language that none of the Herrinites
can understand 1t is to guffaw when
the tempest in the political teapot over
there is mentioned.
At one end of this political side
show is exhibited the amusing spec
tacle of William H Jordan calling the
Hon. Julius Kahn all sorts of names.
At the other. end of the circus tent
is shown sspretty a fight as one
might hope to see of summers day,
the principals being Johnny Nelson
and Lester Burnett, both candidates
for the state senate
Jordan is president OF the only simon
pure regular Herrin machine outfit In
the forty first, and Henry George
Washington Dinkelspiel is his lieuten-
ant The forty-first, of course, plays
quite an important part in the election
of the congressman from the fourth
congressional district. Julius Kahn,
who has not yet tired of his arduous
legislative labors and is perfectly will
ing to serve the people once more,
realizes the Importance of the forty
first as well. if not better, than any
body else, and he has seen to it that
some of his friends In the district have
Joined the Jordan-Dinkelspie club.
Congressman Kahn has enemies as
well as friends in the push" club,
however. and among the hostile. ones
may be numbered William H. Jordan,
president of the club. 1t has been
whispered that Jordan himself was not
ayerse to enter the field in opposition
to Kahn, but If he harbors such am
bition he has it buried deep. Jordan,
though. is perfectly willing TO tell
what he thinks about Julius Kahn.
This is how Jordan delivers himself
about the smiling congressman:
Mr.. Kahn has outlived his useful
ness and we need a new broom. He
has been charged by too many people
with riding on the fence and lodging
issues. He has lost the confidence Of
his constituents"
Naturally Kahn's friends in the forty
first district machine club are furious
over this language. and they threaten
to split the club wide open to get re-
venge. So the political amateurs are
holding their sides and chortling over
the fuss.
Meanwhile the goddess of discord has
tossed another troublous apple into
that section of the city. 1t is inscribed
so that all may read: Republican nom
ination for state senator from the
twenty fifth senatorial district
The twenty-fifth senatorial district
comprises the forty-f first and the forty
fifth assembly districts. It was repre-
sented in the last Legislature by John
n.y. Nelson of the forty-fifth district
Nelson was one of Ruef's stanchest
followers. Failing of reelection to the
office of recorder in the last campaign,
he was given a berth in the county
clerks office by Harry Mulcrevy.
Nelson wants to go back to Sacra-
mento next January. and having or
ganized the push in the forty-fifth to
his satisfaction he is now lining them
UP in the Cow Hollow" end of the
forty-arst- Nathan Coghlan, another
Ruef man, is the assemblyman from the
forty-fir and has serious ambition
to do some more legislating for the dis
trict next year. So he has joined hands
with Johnny" Nelson and they are
working together.
But a bombshell has been dropped
into their camp in the ugly shape of an
announcement that Lester Burnett has
the senatorial bee in his bonnet and is
starting out for the nomination. The
machine has promised that he may
have it If he carries the district against
the Lincoln-Roosevelt league.
Burnett is OF the forty-first district
and belongs to the Jordan Dinkelspiel-
Herrin club; also he has this tactical
advantage over Nelson that the un-
written law in these matters gives the
senatorial nomination TO the forty-first
this year.
So Nelson, with Attridge and Barton,
his chief assistants, is wrought TO a
top pitch of excitement. What Nelson
and his aids don't promise to do to
Burnett and the push" in the forty
first that dares to support Burnett is
not worth mentioning. The fact that
Nelson has many friends in the club
adds TO the complication and brings
that storm tossed organization, already
shattered by the Kahn-Jordan feud
close to the rocks.
To the political amateurs this state
of things is cause for laughter; to the
push" il comes near being an excuse
for tears; but to the Lincoln-Roosevelt
league it is only another proof of the
way things go when machine methods
are CARRIED to their logical conclusion
SO the league men in the forty first
with Thomas z. Haven and Sheldon
Kellogg at their head, are going quiet
ly forward, spreading their propaganda
and reporting encouraging returns to
league headquarters.
In a clumsy effort to discount the
work OF the league in the forty first
the push" has hurriedly called a meet
ing for tonight IN Steimke hall. where
the Lincoln Roosevelt league club will
have a rally tomorrow night. The fact
that men of the caliber OF Horace
Davis, Charles S. Wheeler and Sheldon
Kellogg are to speak at the leagues
meeting tomorrow night has evidently
stirred the Herrin men to this abrupt
activity.
To the list of speakers for the league
meeting has been added the name OF
James w. Sweeny, president of the San
Francisco labor council. Sweeny will
speak on the direct primary. He is a
..n--,lo.- nf the diract nrir,a rrr 1anern.