The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
MACHINE ADOPTS A
TRICK IN BERKELEY
Remnant of Ring, in Secret
Meeting, Names Delegates
to Defeat League
Persons Not in Sympathy With
Herrin Resent Use of Names
as Nominees

BERKELEY, Aug. S.-Driven to the
wall by the tide of popular sentiment
In favor of the clean ticket of the Lin
colin Roosevelt republican league. a
remnant of the machine ring gathered
IN room in the Fink building in Gem
Ter street last night and in secret
meeting chose delegates to the state.
congressional and county conventions.
The last remnants of the machine
organization in this county which in
the past has controlled Berkeley poll
tics adopted the subterfuge indorsing
the Alameda county judges in an effort
TO stem the tide of popular demand for
clean management of political affairs.
The trick has been exposed and many
of the so called delegates are indig-
nant that the machine ring used their
names without permission in hope OF
forcing them to accept the dubious
honor of nomination in a closed back
room convention of six men.
RESENT MACHINE PLOT
The men who refused to be party to
the machine plot were angered by the
methods of the push" and declare that
If they represented any ticket they
would be chosen in open convention by
all the party in the manner of the big
caucus of the Lincoln Roosevelt repub-
lican league in Armory hall Thursday
night.
L. H. Lewars. precinct leader of
the Lincoln-R Roosevelt forces in West
Berkeley, declared that it was an out
rage to use his name on the alleged
ticket. He said:
My name was used without my con-
sent and / certainly shall take steps to
have it stricken off the list of state
and congressional candidates where it
appears. / am not in sympathy with
the machine way of doing business and
before / would consent to run for an
office in their name there would have to
be lot Of house cleaning. The men
and their methods are known and 1
will refuse to have anything to do with
them.
1T is a political trick to win votes,
but the people will not be deceived by
such a move.
Prof. R. P Boone declared that he
had not been consulted about the use
of his name. 81 don't care to serve on
that ticket and 1 will ask that my
name be taken off," Boone declared.
FAVOR LEAGUE TICKET
W. ]. Mortimer and John X Orr,
whose names appear as delegates of
the machine, are out of town, but their
friends said that the machine ring was
trying to force them to run by a trick.
Both men are said to be in favor of the
Lincoln Roosevelt league.
The Lincoln Roosevelt leaders an
nounced that they are glad of the op-
position, as it will give the league a
chance to show its strength at the pri-
mary next Tuesday. Arthur Elston
said that the only persons deceived by
the move were the machine men them
selves. He said:
The machine has hidden behind the
judges in an effort to get votes and
As far as Judge w. H. Waste is con-
hind him, and he need not have any
fear. that he will be opposed. Our dele
gates were not pledged to oppose any
thing but the Herrin machine"
JUDGE WASTE HAS NO TICKET
Judge William H. Waste, whom the
machine hoped to involve in the fight
in this city between the leaguers and
the Herrin crowd, said:
80 far as the Berkeley situation is
concerned, l did at one time feel that
it would be better for me to put an
independent ticket In the field, but
after mature deliberation and consulta-
tion with number of my friends, per-
sonal and political, 1t seems not only
unnecessary but unwise. Since the
caucus of the Lincoln Roosevelt club
Thursday night 1 find that nearly all
OF the Is delegates favor my candi-
dacy and are in favor of those of the
associate judges.
Il am, therefore, not personally back
ing any ticket or any set of delegates
which might be put in opposition to the
league ticket"