The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
VICTORY CHANGES
POLITICAL MAPS
League Vote in Alameda County
Eliminates FOrty=sixth and
FOrty-seYenth From Party
Many Important Changes Will
Follow Capture of Alameda
County Convention


view is the elimination OF the forty
sixth and forty-seventh assembly dis
tricts Of Alameda county as factors
In the reorganization OF the republican
party as a result OF the Lincoln Roose-
welt republican league victory at yes
terdsys primaries. The controlling
elements in the party will be the Oak
land districts. that is 10 say, the forty
eighth. forty-ninth and hfueth solid.
with a strong showing from the hfty-
FIRST and the dfty-second- comprising
Berkeley. Another and most impor-
tant phase OF the contest Is the abso-
lutte crushing Of the old line railroad
machine. which for many years had
handled the forty-ninth and had its
grip on the forty-eighth in municipal
affairs OF Oakland All this has been
swept aside. The municipal situation
IS firmly under the control OF the pow
erful organization headed by Mayor
Mott, who has for the third time dem
onstrated his ability to meet and de-
feat the old line machine. now down
and out His administration has been
further strengthened by the result OF
yesterdays fight in that his strength
was thrown unreservedly to the good
government, league and anti-machine
forces
BERKELEY STRONG FOR LEAGUE
Berkeley stood so strongly with the
league that the two factors, the city
OF Oakland and the league, in the col
lege town swept the field. It was
cleancut battle. The issue was sharp
y defined between the combined coun-
" machine and Herrin organization
against the reform elements. The VIC
tory was so decisive that there are no
ends left 10 take up.
Out OF the smoke OF contest a third
elimination is 70 be noted. This is the
close OF County Assessor Henry P
Dalton's political career For reasons
largely personal. Dalton elected last
May 70 join his strength with the ma
chine in the forty-ninth district He
headed the machine delegation to the
state convention This ticket was
made up largely of Southern Pacific
politicians. It was opposed by Mayor
Mott and was defeated, the Lincoln
Roosevelt republican league carrying
the district Some surprise was ex-
pressed in political circles that Dalton
should have gone into the open against
the mayor and that which the mayor
represented. for in the old days Dalton
had fought the railroad hard. But
those who were on the inside knew
that the assessor had ambitions to be-
come dictator in municipal affairs and
that he had seriously objected to a
move made two years ago by the city
government when the charter was
assessment by the city.
COMFORTABLE FEE WITHDRAWN
For years the city had paid the
county assessor a neat fee of about
$1,000 a year for a copy OF the county
assessment roll upon which the city
assessment rolls were based. This
handy bit Of a perquisite was cut of
and Dalton did not like the cut
Dalton. after the May primary, let
had gone on the machine ticket by
mistake. But along came the August
primaries and again Dalton's name led
the machine ticket IN the foTty-ninth
district Not only that, but the rotund
assessor was a prominent figure yes
terday in the thick Of the fight in this
hitherto Hsrrin stronghold.
The machine was smashed a second
time and once more Dalton was beaten.
His political doom was sealed. With
his defeat goes his ambition to name
q candidate for mayor next spring
against Mott
So far as its bearing upon state or
national matters is concerned, Ala
media county's fight was productive of
one interesting political result. No
fight was made against Congressman
J. r. Knowland by the anti-machine
forces On the other hand, Knowland
'exerted himself 10 the utmost in his
effort TO save the old time organization
from defeat. He paid especial atten-
stion to the ffty-first assembly dis
1rict, where the battle was terrific, to
win the block of y delegates from the
seventh ward.
FIGHTS HARD FOR HERRIN
Knowland likewise interested him
self ali along the line. He is charged
with having influenced Assemblyman
Strobridge to put in a machine ticket
IN Eden township by which the league
was beaten for Il delegates for the
organization OF the county convention
Knowland's unnecessary activity has
caused no little speculation as to the
future Knowland will have no op-
position from the league in Alameda
county this year. It was conceded thai
the leagues fight was, first to smash
the machine hold on the county. That
has been done.
The total vote yesterday reached 49,
ooo, and the league carried the county
on q popular vote by a majority oi
nearly 1900 With nearly complete fig
ures the vote stood: Anti-machine
S,97S; machine, 1902.
The anti-machine forces virtually
name FIVE out of the seven assembly
men. as follows: Forty-eighth, James
T. Feeley; forty ninth, John W Mott
fftfeth. Harry W Pulcifer: fftv-sec.
the forty-seventh Frank Otis viii bs
renominated. but he was forced upor
the machine by the league after tn,
program had been made to sidetracE
Otis for L. R. Weinmann. The opposi.
tion TO that move was so strong tha'
Weinmann was pulled down. The Ala.
media machinists did not dare to max,
an issue OF that fight.
SILVER Is SLATED
In the forty-sixth T. H. Silver O
Pleasanton has been slated for tn.
nomination. This was done by the Su
pervisor Horner local interests in tina
district. IN the fifty-frst. where tn,
machine will control the assembIyrnan
George Hans viii be renominated un.
less a new situation should arise.
no change from the figures OF thii
morning occurred in the county con
ventfon which stands 135 to 80 II
favor Of the league and the anti-ma
chine. In fhetfrst supervisorial dis
trict the incumbent, c. +. Horner, ha,
no opposition for denomination. In tn.
fourth district Supervisor Rowe vii
negotiate with the Berkeley end of hi
district. He starts with II in the sew
enth ward. plus six which County Cleri
Cook controls and which are to go I,
Rowe now that Aitken is beaten.
requires % to nominate Rowe wen