The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-19
LincoIn= Roosevelt League Gains ia the North
Political Machine Viii Meet Defeat at Polls
Ref0rmers Organize in the Thifty=fiffh District
HUMBOLDT WILL
FIGHT MACHINE
LinoOIn-ROoseyeIt League Is
Making Steady Gains in
2 All Sections


The happiest development Of the past
week for the Lincoln Roosevelt repub-
iican league was the assurance from
Humboldt county that even from the
home OF Governor Giliett would an
anti-machine delegation be sent TO the
state. convention. Tie reports that had
been coming down from Eureka were
10 the effect that the defeat Of Ralph
c Bull in the night over the chairman
ship OF the county committee meant
complete victory for the railroad forces
and the machine had proudly pro-
claimed such an announcement and
Elosted Soyously. Now. however, comes
The reliable Information from the north
ern town that that triumph by ma
1ority OF . out Of 297 was virtually
a defeat, for ia their initial effort the
anti-organizatioas. were very near 10
success, so near as TO show that the re-
pubIicans of the county are aroused
70 shaking of the Herrin yoke The
campaign is 10 be gaged vigorously
against the machine and as the county
committee has called for general pri-
maries It seems 70 be certain that an
anti-organlzation delegation win be
sent to the state convention.
Interest centers N the northern coun-
ties. particularly because OF the candi-
dscy Of George a. Knight for delegate
at large TO the republican national con-
vention. knight has maintained his
residence in Eureka so that II the Her
rim slate OF nImself De Young, Otis
and Gillett for delegates at large shall
fail he will have a chance Of going as
q district delegate from the first con-
gressional The Lincoln Roosevelt
league aims TO keep Knight at home
because OF his close affiliations with
the machine; and is confident Of de-
nying him the higher glory of being
a delegate at large. on which question
the state convention will have the say
GIVES LEAGUE ENCOURAGEMENT
II has not appeared 50 easy. how
ever, TO prevent him from being chosen
by the district conEentfon- ne pros
poets IN Humboldt county have given
the league encoura cement however, in
the hope thar Harrsman's $4,000 a year
attorney shall not be permitted TO rep
resent California at Chicago.
As further proof of the fact that
knights machine friends are not hav-
ing everything their own way UP north
IS the fact that Judge Hunter Of Hum
boldt has come out for congress to sue
coed Enelebrig lIt. with that county
overwhelming ely supporting him. So far
the machine program has been TO re-
nominate Englebright, the calkins
DLGLleIS OF the Ad1h4llS AtNSRoPCA -
dictate having been taking a hand In
the matter by fixing up things with
Herrin Humboldt is the dominating
county of the district. and Hunter will
be very disturbing factor at least.
and il would be no surprise If he
walked away with the nomination.
Tire afiiiation OF Englebright and the
CaIkinses with the machine has been
pronounced. 1t was through their ef-
forts that the delegation from Nevada
county to the state convention four
years ago was stolen by defying the
public demand for primaries. This un-
ouestionably was one Of the 'dirtiest
political tricks ever turned in Cali
fornis. One OF the Calkins brothers, by
the grace of the machine and Senator
Perkins. had the postlnastership at Ne
vsda City until he recently removed
70 Sacramento 10 take charge OF a
paper the machine needed there very
much.
Engiebright is not vice president of
the cail1ins Syndicate, but vice presi-
dent Of the company conducting their
two papers at Nevada City and Grass
Valley. Despite his journalistic afiii-
ztions the congressman IS not any too
strong in his home county. However,
through the efforts of Willard P. Caik-
FMS. the head Of the syndicate, deal
was put through whereby Postmaster
Colley, one of the malcontents. was
appointed to the vacancy created by
the removal Of the Sacramento editor
and the support of the county promised
Eng1ebright for denomination.
ESGLEBRIGHT NOT ENDORSED
Yet so strong is, the feeling against
Englebright and the Calkinses. largely
because of their action two years ago
In behalf OF Gillett and the machine
81 Of "a 10
county central committee 1t failed to
indorse him as had been expected.
willard Callxins is regarded as En-
glebright's political manager and with
HIS influence with Herrin and the ma
chine the congTessman's friends hope
that he Will be saved for continued
service as a national law maker. With
Nevada county reluctant and Humboldt
soiidly for his opponent things do not
look any too bright for the representa-
tive. however. those being the more
populous counties OF the district
That Englebright is content TO leave
his candidacy in the hands Of Caikins
IS indicated IN the following statement
made IN Washington last night: IT
expect 10 remain in Washington till
the very last day OF the session and
attend 70 nay business at this end OF
the line. No number OF aspirants for
my seat could induce me to go west a
day before adjournment"
The present week will be stirred
politically by the speech making cam
paign the Lincoln- Roosevelt league will
conduct in the interior. The orators
Will begin tomorrow night with Ches-
ter II. Roweil OF Fresno and Mayor
Clinton L. White OF Sacramento at
Chico. State Senator Charles NJ. Bel
shaw at Stockton. Charles s. Wheeler
at Melrose. Alameda county; former
Mayor Davis Of Oakland at Santa Cruz.
and A. NJ. Drew OF Fresno at Modesto.
State President Frank r. Devlin OF
the league viii begin his speaking tour
Of the San Joaquin valley at Tulare
Tuesday night the meeting at Bakers
field scheduled for Monday having been
postponed TO Friday night.
Several new clubs OF the league will
be formed at these meetings during
the week. Organization has been ef-
fected In every important center of
population except San Jose. and it will
be chiefly in smaller places that the
new bodies Will be Formed. Hands are
being kept of San Jose because it is
IN the throes of a municipal campaign.
The reports from southern Califor-
MIA continue to show pro ross of the
league movement In several districts
the war = already on over the ieeis-
1aff1-f candidates. Tho LA qf-e lead rs