The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12
Leagues Reform Rapidly Spreads the
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body Of Lincoln -Rooseyelters in Fresno
city and clubs at Fowler. Selma, Alngs-
burg, Clovis and Sanger. Every popu-
lous center, therefore, as far north as
Fresno is in active array for - battle
al the primaries.
Proceeding farther north, Stockton
has q very successful club. Its mem
bership has been growing very graft
fyingly and ex-Mayor W. r. Davis OF
Oakland helped the good work along
there last night with an address to
large assemblage. Between Fresno and
Stockton there are Merced and MADEIRA
still to be organized. The machine
finds very scant favor In that section
and the only reason that clubs have
not already been formed is that State
Organizer Roweil has been unable to
get around to them.
OBJECT LESSON AT CAPITAL
Sacramento was the scene of one Of
the first conflicts that the Lincoln
Roosevelt league had with the organ
ization." From time immemorial the
capital city has been ruled by the rail-
road push" and municipal regenera-
ton seemed utterly hopeless until the
league came along ana boldly under
took the task Its success was strik-
ing object lesson for the whole state.
ne lEGE uc CUuL-uaNt 4OA may VI I'm
ton White, was elected and Sacramento
has been having a character Of city
government that must drive all pes
simism Of the discouraged patriot
away The attempt Of the Southern
Pacific to shut out the Western Pacific
from the city by arbitrary action Of
the city council and its scheme TO COB
bic up valuable river front property
are matters OF recent history, and the
manner IN which il was checked In
these greedy projects by the men the
Lincoln Roosevelt league elected to Of
fee is q new page that stands out in
strong contrast with the past.
The enthusiastic Lincoln Roosevelt
ers OF Sacramento are not content.
however. They are working TO build
up an organization of the people in the
outside districts such as has already
been established IN Fresno county.
Local elections have interfered' with
the leagues organization work in some
OF the northern towns. However, Chico,
Marysville Yreka. Davisville and other
places viii be organized next week
WORK IN sIsKIYoU
The work IN Siskiyou county is IN
charge Of Organizer II. r. Raynes and
W. ". Barham. committeeman for the
first assembly district This assembly
district comprises the counties Of Del
Norte, Siskiyou and Trinity. and the
work OF organizing viii be pushed rap
idly In all three. Yreka has already
shown itself enthusiastic about the
league platform. and Organizer Raynes
s confident that the county will be
captured from the machine. To do this
il viii be necessary to force the county
committee TO hold primary elections
and lively war viii be waged on il.
Assemblyman Charles P. Cutten is
leading the forces OF the independent
republicans in Humboldt county. They
are sorely beset by the machine, Eu-
reka being the home Of Governor Gill
lett. Cutten and his friends attempted
to capture the county committee re-
Gently, but were defeated. Their zeal
has not abated, however, and there is
hope Of their breaking through the
lines OF the organization" before the
campaign of the year IS over.
In many other communities the good
work Is going on. It will be seen that
the league is already well intrenched
at all the dominating centers Of popu-
iation. The only city Of consequence
that remains unorganized is San Jose,
and hands are being kept off there un-
til after the present city campaign is
over
To effect organization Of a club In
every district Of California before the
May primaries has not been aimed at.
To accomplish this was a physical i'm
possibility. For the fall primaries and
election, however, it is expected to go
into every town and county TO crusade
for higher ideals Of government