Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-01
LOS ANGELES LEADS
CONVENTION QUOTA
DELEGATIONS LARGEST FOR
THE FIRST TIME
Assembly at Fresno May 18 VIII Have
500 Members--Wlll Elect Dele-
gates to the Denver
Convention

For the first time in it's history Los
Angeles will have the largest delega-
tions in the state conventions of both
Republicans and Democrats. When
the Los Angeles county Democratic
delegates reach Fresno May IS, they
will number sixty-five, and this will
be two more than will come from any
other county. San Francisco, the lead
er of the past, will have but sixty
three votes.
The Democratic convention will be
called to order at o'clock in the af-
ternoon and will be composed of 596
delegates, although the official call Of
Chairman Spellacy for the state CEN
trail committee provided for only 594
After the call was issued it was found
that Imperial county was credited
with only one delegate, when it was
entitled to three. The largest dele
cations outside of Los Angeles and
San Francisco will be those of Ala
media, having thirty-four delegates,
and Sacramento, having thirty-six.
The Los Angeles Republican dele
CATION, numbering 103, will be larger
than any other in the state conven-
ton at Sacramento May IA.
The Democratic state convention
will elect four delegates at large to
the Denver convention and the con-
gressional district conventions, in ses-
sion at the same time, will each elect
two delegates. while the assembly dis
tricts will elect new members of the
state central committee.
Probable Candidates
According to the expectation of both
elements of Democrats, Theodore A.
Bell will be q sure delegate at large
and will be indorsed for chairman or
the Denver convention. Others mem
toned as the probable selections of
the convention are r. M. Fitzgerald
of Alameda and Nathan Cole, jr., or
Los Angeles. The fourth place Is re-
garded as likely to be open for COM
petition, If the McNab contingent has
it's way. If the Democratic members
and their allies should control the con-
vention Bell would not only be a dele
gate at large but the choice of others
would be among such men as Judge
A. M. Stephens, Joseph II. Call, l. h..
Dockweiler, Cyrus F. McNutt and
Henry c. Dillon. Coles chances are
in measure wrapped up in the Los
Angeles contest and league members
declare that Cole is now receiving the
most heroic support of Tom Mccall
ferry and his Southern Pacific lieu
tenants. McCaffery leads the very eie-
hopes to eliminate from control, and is
one which Cole has fought in the past.
Democrats in half dozen precincts
of the city will hold caucuses tonight.
They are OF an informal character, no
provision for precinct caucuses hav-
ing been made by the county COM
mittee, and are merely to organize for
the district caucuses tomorrow night.
While Chairman Schwamm advised
them that he did not issue any call
and they are voluntary on the part of
the several precinct committeeman, it
is understood that two will be held In
the Second ward, one in the First and
four in the Sixth. They have no pow
er to send delegates to the district
caucuses which any Democrat may
attend.
Caucus Discussion
The ''push" Democrats. as the reg
ulars'' are called, will have the
caucuses tomorrow to themselves, as
the Democratic league members will
not attend. This was decided at
Tuesdays meeting. This action has
bred some indignation among the reg
ulars," who declare the caucuses thor
oughly Democratic institutions and a
fair method of giving expression to
the will of the voters.