The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20

mously the guilty one was expelled
forthwith.
Warner charged that Goings had so
manipulated democratic politics below
the Tehachapi that the election OF
Theodore Summerland, Herrin's rail-
road commissioner. might be insured.
Also was il alleged that State Senator
Savage. another good railroad repubn-
can programmer, was favored so far
as opposition from the democratic
party was concerned. In other words,
Walter Parker was running both par
ties in the south, just as Abe Ruef
used TO run three or four Of them in
san Francisco. The state is too big
for the north TO know enough about
the southland's troubles. Warmers
attempt to show that Goings was the
J, o. Hayes Of the democratic party,
virtually failed before the impatient,
uninformed delegations.
BELLS WORD Is LAW
Then came Bell He pronounced the
word guilty" The Los Angelenos
who had been battling in Going's be-
half were silenced. In absolute
obedience 10 the command Of the lead
er the name Of Goings was ignomin-
iously stricken from the list of dele
gates
The feeling had run high and there
was even a fist fight on the floor OF
The convention before Bell put the
clamps on all protest.
Bell undoubtedly did good piece of
work, even if he acted as dictator, but
II he means TO be so aggressive there
is other work for him to do. The
democrats can hardly boast that their
party is now cleansed. For example
there Is Tom Fox, railroad democratic
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elected a delegate 10 the national con-
Vention from the second congressional
district So energetically did Bell take
hold of the reins that he was as much
chairman of the convention as was
Chairman Sanford himself. Bell open
" assisted Sanford in the selection of
committees The new leader doesn't
dodge an issue; he has taken hold of
the whole works of the democratic
party, and as a benefcent leader IL
is TO be hoped there will be good
things done.
NJ T. Cochrane, that impulsive editor
from San Rafael, has already been fum-
ing around with reflections that Bell
was doing dirty politics" and some of
the Los Angelenos have been CRYING
out against Dictator Bell. So will
there be discomfort when one man IN
oertakes to lay down so precisely a
program for the Bourbons.
WILL CLEANSE PARTY
7 don't care what is said of nv
course" declared Bell in an interview.
am going ahead to do what L think
is right to make the democratic party
stand clean before the people,"
A delegate wanted to have the con-
Nention declare Bell the party's candi-
date for United States senator, but
crusader like, the young Napan thrust
aside the honor. He asked mat a clean.
capable and democratic legislature be
elected, TO which should be committed
the choice for the high Office Again
the convention obeyed
Bell was demonstratively chosen a
delegate at large to the Denver con-
vention. The united support of the
state delegation was pledged for his
candidacy for the national convention.
lie and State Senator Sanford. Can't
netu and Cartwright had everything
their way, except as to that little
boom Of Cartwright's for congress.
Yesterday everything was framed in
the interest of that foolish idea that
Cartwright could beat Needham, but
today there came a slip up. Cartwright
and his fellow San Joaquin valley Bour-
bons took wild hope because some of
Needham's men in Stanislaus had con-
tributed TO the defeat of Chester II
Rowel of Fresno, the Lincoln -Roose-
welt league leader, as a candidate for
national delegate before the Stockton
convention. and they depended on re-
sentiment of the strong pro Rowell
sentiment here. But this morning the
Republican. Rowelrs paper, published
kilograms that had been sent by Need
ham 10 the Stanislaus delegation i'm
mediately after he was appealed to.
too late, at Washington, asAlng IL to
support Rowell. RoweIl himself was
just contending that there should be
no resentment toward the congressman
who had won his way to the ways and
means committee and was able to serve
California signally.
BOOMLET PUNCTURED
The Cartwright scheme had been to
make Z. Z. Bush of Kings county a
delegate at large and thus head the
breach between Kings and Fresno
counties over county division. But evil
IDENTIFY the statement of RowelI, clear
ing Needham of the charge of ingrati-
tude for the Republicans powerful sup
port of him in his congressional career.
punctured the Cartwright boomlet. for
Bush's name was not even presented
to the convention.
Missed from the convention today
was Gavin McNab, for he and Tom
Hickey trekked home to San Francisco
last night It was with fine magnanim-
ity today that the convention so warm
ly applauded Tim Spellacy. who has
been McNab's chairman of the state
committee the last four years, when
he arose to second the nomination of
Nathan Cole Jr. for delegate at large.