Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-18
HOT TIME AHEAD
POWWOW TODAY
LINC0LN-ROOSEVELTERS WILL
BE FOUGHT HARD
CONVENTION LIKELY TO LAST
FULLY TWO DAYS
Series of Bitterly Contested Struggles
Is Expected and "the Boys" Are
Reported Down on "the
Attorneys"
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campaign manager, to show his expert
knowledge on just how much irrigation
a country delegate requires. Wright is
a foothills orange grower and has not
missed convention in several decades.
1t is to his finesse that the success OF
McLachlan's campaigning is attributed
and the same skill is being used by
Secretary Wright in handling the cam
paign for Senator Curriers' opponent,
Thompson the machines candidate.
The supervisoral fight will be long
and bitter. Chairman Charles Patter-
son of the board of supervisors, while
proclaiming repeatedly that he has
more than sufficient votes to carry the
nomination, is short at least one, if not
two, of the needful. The situation in
that district has been a subject of seri-
GUS consideration by the Republican
workers since the primary.
In the afternoon yesterday the ma
chine leaders claimed that Patterson
could muster So votes, but at night this
had dwindled till he lacked one or two
of the needed number, 40.
Richard Pridham of South Pasadena
is still fighting hard, and, as Lincoln
Roosevelt leaguers are strong in Prid-
hams district, the battle will be bitter
Parker holds the key, 1t is thought.
Knitting Alexander
| In SuperVlSOT G0OTB0 AIOAduuST y us"
trict the hostilities will be picturesque.
Machine men have received word to
knife "Uncle George" which puts
Henry Lyon, councilman from the
Seventh ward, we'll in the van Of nom-
inees. Last night Committeeman r. H
Fullway said he believed enough votes
for Lyon could be relied on.
Many voters in the Second super
visorial say they cast their votes fol
the machine on the distinct understand
| ing that Alexander was to be permitted
| to run again. 1t looks now as II
treachery were at work.
Bob Hazen, who is handling Lyons
case, has a delegation which has giver
him power to make any trading ar
rangement which will help Lyon.
| However, the Sixth ward, which has
the biggest vote in the district anc
which has put forth no candidate fol
anything, is disposed to insist on the
nomination of H. D. McCabe, con
tractor. This ward sent on a machine
vote for nearly every precinct.
Councilman Henry Yonkin, who was
mentioned early in the campaign ano
| is a friend of Alexander, may be pu1
up as a compromise candidate.
| If Alexander runs Independently
again he will do so on the theory thai
voters are familiar enough with the
ballots now to insert his name on the
| ballot without the cumbersome petltloI
| system.
Supervisor Pete Wilson's manager
Attorney George P. Adams, said last
night that he thought Wilson woulc
carry off the plum. George Bixby o.
the Highway commission has remarked
that the roads in Wilson'S district were
in better shape than in that OF any
other supervisors.
Jacob Helm was making a hard can,
vass yesterday. The machine men fee
grateful to Helm for his valiant worl
at Long Beach Saturday, when ne
helped to increase the badly needed
| quorum of machine delegates in the
! district convention by taking a Lin
n-Roosevelter on a long trip tf I;
find drug store" courtesy that, II
is claimed, kept that worthy away
from the hall until after decisive bal
lot had been taken, ending in a victory
for the machine. :,
Hinshaw. the Lincoln-Roosevelt
choice, will make good showing, as
will Nellis of Sawtelle, on whom the
machine is trying to concentrate Its
| strength.