The San Francisco call., 1908-04-30
PREDICT FULL VICTORY
Speakers at League Luncheon
Describe Work in State

S~ss2izg victoEy kor the Lnccln-
Roosevelt league from one end q the
stare 20 the uEher and q state couven-
Eto1 which for the first time IN la1T
Tea<z shall 6e absolutely free from the
control az the Southern PaStae political
preaching primary e1ecttc1 prup1es1es1
5v political sxpz-rz yesterday
Speaking 81 the weekly luncheon of
the league In this city Chester h Row
ell CoI5-=I Z A Forbes ard Senator
Charles " BeEshsw. all veterans OF
EGzv political campaigns and all en-
: 'th1slazt1c workers IN the league cause
declared their coavictiou rhst the
e-ovszs1t would win 4 signal Success
On 1ex- Tuesday
Thfs success they declared. would
co-e 70 ths cause Of independent re-
publiczztszz not only II San Francisco
ard Les angeles hut also IN the other
large cities q the state and IN the
rural districts
Tb6 speakers id not indulge n empty
boasts and Claims after the UsGaE
election bur based their assertions c1
facts gathered by careful CANVASS Of
the state made IN the course Of travels
troz one end OF IL 10 the o1her.
The Euzcheon o. the League was at
ssz6s6 By = large ruuher OF repuoI-
cans. Eao entered into the sPErtE q the
SPEAKERS ezthusfzSu and chesred their
uSts-arcss again and again Il was The
last weekly luncheon before the rrfu-
AIRY election and its prevailing spirit
E-zs that sf confidence II the outcome
Chester RoweTf impressed upon the
E Ssr9s E1czEs present the necessity OF
f fighting up u the last day Sf the cam
T pziga- re made Z rapid survey Of the
I political o.acIaok as he had found It IN
those parts o. the state where he has
helped %. organize Lincoln Roosevelt
Z clubs He was Wiling 10 co1csde 70
+ 1Ee EerTE1 Dzc1tne only certain co1n-
ties II which the fzfQgftous zppcirtf5e
power hzs bssz exercised oy the coun-
~ Committees. n spite Of the rigorous
protests OF the voters
CoTs1ef Forbes. wh9 has Just re-
tzrus6 from Al extensive tour of the
state told ot conditions south OF
.TS6zcEaps vhers ths league has been
zzki1g = most vigorous campaign with
( every prospect of complete victory .e
the polls he declared that the fsagus
would win IN Los Angeles ana al
! through The south The same outcome
lie predicted confidently OF rhe Sacrz-
Eezso valley
The hxpoerittcaE methods Of the
E'-CaIkfns sEtr6Icats as he called IL
we're dreIt upo7 bv Senator BsIsAzw
Contra Costa also exc0rizred tire
+ Chro1icIe for its attempt 70 fnture the
Li1col1- Roosevelt league
Senator .ReIshzE described how the
CzIkins syndicate rap@- IN Contra
Costa posed II t1s re<0rrerss role. de-
aouncfng loudly an imaginary plot 70
appoint delegates for the county two
yez-x ago, when the delegates we're
elected bE primary election through the
exer15ons o. Senator BeIshz~ while at
+ the same tine through It's paper in
another county II uzbIuzhIngIT took
part IN the appointment o< delegates
which ft couId control
70 the CzIkfns skfndfcate.- Bershzw
declared reform = largely matter OF
who fs going % do the reforming and
pro6t By r. That Is the brand Of re-
form II fsvors-
a paper which fs Wiling 70 sell It's
news columns 70 the Home tslephone
company he also decfare6. referring
90 the Chronicte- should not h4 able
20 hur1 the LzzcoIz-Ro0seveIt league
by its average erIttctsR
Judge A Van Duxer Of the thirty
6trh district also made brief spsech,
I outlining conditions IL his part Of the
city and promising to do his utmost 20
serTe tt-e cauze which bears the names
o< L1nccla and RS0seveEt-