Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-11
DELEGATES Off
FOR CONVENTION
CALIFORNIA; TWENTY LEAVE
OAKLAND TONIGHT
WILL ANY ONE VIOLATE TAFT
INSTRUCTIONS?
Delegation May Meet Critical Stu
alton In the Windy City, but
Boss Herrin Is
There

Maj. John H. Norton and Harry H.
| Mayberry, delegates from the Seventh
congressional district to the Republican
national convention at Chicago, which
meets next Tuesday, left on the Owl
yesterday for San Francisco.
| At San Francisco all the delegates
will meet today and probs bly, organize
for their work in Chicago and assign
the committee positions to the different
| members. AS there are no contests In
| California there is no struggle for
membership on the credentials COM
mittee. 1t Is also possible these selec-
lions may be deferred until the dele
cation reaches Chicago.
| The California delegation, headed by
Chairman M. H. DeYoung of San Fran
CISCO will leave the Oakland mole to-
| night on the overland and are due to
! reach Chicago at noon Sunday. They
will take along a huge papermache
| bear of the Teddy kind for exhibition
at the California headquarters and
many other things to typify the indus
| try and happiness of the Golden State.
According to arrangements the dele
cation will meet at the California head
quarters in Chicago Monday morning
and determine its course In the con-
vention finally.
There are those among the Lincoln
| Roosevelt league who think they have
| seen a clever movement toward all
| western delegates to induce them to dis
obey their instructions for the Ohio
man. 1t Is related that one member of
California's delegation has denounced
the "high-handed and arbitrary" act
of the national committee in the con-
test hearings and simultaneously comes
a report that the "allies" find that this
machine" work Of the "big stick is
causing a revolt and causing many
tft,no fn~t1 dn1 hos IN fn a "a In "a
turning to their constituents after vio-
lating instructions"
What Republicans Fear
Taft Republicans fear that the allies
may be able throughout the western
states to persuade enough delegates to
disobey their instructions and thus aid
IN blocking Taft's nomination on the
first ballot. That such action would
catise dangerous fight on the floor of
the convention, but the allies are fight
ing to stop Roosevelt's candidate from
winning at the start, and they will fight
desperately as long as they have
show.
The allies are fighting Taft because
| they say he cannot possibly win II
nominated. The newspaper which is
| the mouthpiece of Vice President Fair
| banks, the indianapolis News, has stated
| that fact deliberately and cites as
proof that Taft cannot be elected the
| following reasons:
a. on reflection the people of the
United States will not elect man
whose nomination was dictated from
the White House.
"2. He will lose the votes of a large
number of Republicans everywhere as
result of the support he is getting In
Wall street from the trusts and in
terests' generally.
"3. The negro vote of the country is
against him and will never become
reconciled to his nomination.
"a. Organized labor is unfriendly to
him and Is quietly planning to wage
war against him If he is nominated.
"5 His statement about Gen. u. s.
Grant on Decoration day has offended
the Grand Army men of the land, and
they may be expected to be lukewarm
in the campaign, If they do not refuse
to support him."
Dlsobey Instructions
With such outspoken opposition.
which reflects the argument of the al
lies, 1t strikes some Republicans on the
coast that the allies intend to start the
dogs after Taft whether the allies win
or lose.
1t may be that, while the California
delegation is maturing it's plans on the
long route to the convention the situa-
need do is to ratify in the general ac-
claim, but there are those who believe
that they will be asked to join In a
break from the Taft column. particu-
larly il the first ballot does not nom
mate the elephanttine secretary of war.
California of course will be in the
limeliAht. With George A. Knight, one
of the four delegates at large from the
state, making q speech seconding
Tafts nomination, a break on the first
ballot Is unlikely-but then, others
recall, Temporary" State Chairman
George Stone is travelling toward Chi
cago today with Boss Herrin, in his
private car
California being third In the roll call
of states would furnish an ideal strate-
gic position for such an ambuscade of
Taft and following speech by Knight
must necessarily have a tremendous
influence through the rest of the roll
call. II such tactics could be depended
on Boss Herrin, owner of the largest
part of the delegation, is there to drive
the bargain.