The San Francisco call., 1908-04-04
GENERAL STONES AMUSING GRIEF

FNFRAI GEORGE STONE his luncheon the
faithlessness who would not stand
for Herns unofficial primary, which was to have
used for the purpose of delivering the California rePu
ican delegation enemies of Taft and Roosevelt
Il never heard of bad faith in all the years
have politics. redoubtable general to the sympa
Examiner The republican state convention declared io
the direct primary At that time the reomers SO
called shouting for and the organization controlling the
convention objection to It.
The Organization controlling the convention happens have
organization that still controls General Sonehe oan
cation primary of control OF everything
And General Stones Organization ne says with regret saw
Obviously several objections now and
why General Stone and his ern controlled state centa
and the Hen controlled Examiner are trying 70 MAKE
appear dscedied and rejected unofficial primary was
designed direct primary The cold fact is that this unoca
primary clever political loo II was III erect
invitation to political without fear OF punishment
nasnluch could be held under any law 1t is only in the
last few weeks hencfmen have been calling this
offspring of his perverted genius direct primary It's chief
pose deliver the convention vote OF California to the
aries whom Herrn ervese reactionaries Roosevelt
Harrians chief personally record
yet Harrmans chief surgeon California has officially
informed his subordnates ngency the Roose
set panic personally avoed the amebeef Judge then
what Hartman thinks
But listen o the lachrymose general:
the Expressed s1 s9s9 desire. sh @ Of 6sae
b the or" all w 1 ssd viii these s. s % @ @ the he
pledge ton sod5S abide By
ynton whom the people OF California
That's not legislature and fight for
the of direct primary law We all want IT. and wen nave II
General Stone amusing in his grief well before the
next state legislature sob and fight for the OF
direct primary and we II have can The
hchness OF this appeal to those who did
not keep of what General Stones I'VE did in the last egsa
tre keep primary amendment from getting before the
people the organization which, General Stone truth
mv Cruz convention that assemblage
Of memory At that time we, according to General
Stone objection the direct primary it something
e "refomers play with Now we going to fight
for passage direct primary law According to the sorrowu
general I'VE all want we'll if cam. What swift
and singular conversion
may significant that General Stones favore
organ Examiner day when reported fully his
grief turning of his fake unofficial primary
fully uppressedas other organ the Cronthe
of the formation of nonpartsan direct primary league by
men of all parties and all parts Of California
may significant that in the column the Exam
iner General Stones wall appear that he
organization the Herrin machine called holds strong cards
that Herrn have been asleep and that the older
hands carried day And finally, the
same column with Stone this:
republican this of 62o delegates only
800 be
by the reformers
all the what will they do
the forces the remainder?
friends OF the direct prmaryGenera Stone I'VE"
and Examiner And yet what argument they unconcousy
present in favor of legal and genuine direct primary