The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
RING DELEGATES
R[PUDIATE TICKET
Chosen During Absence by Ma
chine, Decent Men indignant
ly Withdraw Names
Desperate Efforts of Old Gang
in Berkeley Fail Before the
Leagues Clean Fight


BERKELEY, Aug. 10.-On the eve
of the primary election here a land
slide for the forces of civic decency
of the Lincoln Roosevelt republican
league is forecasted- Notwithstanding
the desperate efforts of the machine
with barrels of Southern Pacific money
to elect their delegates chosen behind
closed doors the people will vote over
whelmingly at the polls tomorrow for
the clean ticket.
Every trick known to political ma
nipulators. every subterfuge to deceive
the voters and every method to turn
the tide in their favor has been tried
by the machine crowd, repudiated by a
majority of their own delegates, to
stem the torrent of the public will. but
all indications point to the triumph OF
the workers for decency bearing the
banner of the Lincoln Roosevelt league.
The last straw in the Ineffective but
desperate fight Of the remnants of the
ring which has deflled Alameda county
came today when number of delegates
selected by the broken machine in
closed session Friday night returned to
this city and learned that during their
absence they had been selected by the
courthouse ring to run on the machine
ticket.
John W. Orr, stanch Lincoln -Roose-
welt Lacquer and fighter for civic de-
cency, declared that he would sue the
ring for defamation of character for
associating his name with the others
of the ring. He said:
I shall use every efort to have my name
taken OF the machine list OF delegates do
not want to be party to the continuation
ject to the of my without my per-
mission delegate the Herrin ticket I
tomorrow and instruct voters in regard to my
name on the machine ticket. resent the
action Of the courthouse ring and the dirty
trick of its henchmen.
w. J. Mortimer also repudiated the
use Of his name and declared that it
was unauthorized. He said that he
was member of the Lincoln Roosevelt
league and did not want his name on
the machine ticket.
Harry J. Squires. another of the al
legged delegates, also resented the un-
warranted action of the Herrin ring.
He said:
Il told the machine men distinctly
that I would have nothing to do with
their ticket but my name was placed
in with their delegates, contrary to my
wishes"
l.. II. Lewars, Frank F'owden, Charles
B. Mills. Prof. R. P. Boone and ]. C.
Lutgen, named as delegates by the ma
chine. have demanded that their names
be withdrawn They declared that the
use of their names by the ring was an
affront and certainly bad politics.
]. c. Lutgen. prominent resident of
the south end. declared that he had
been grossly deceived. He made the
following statement:
/ signed one of the Woolsey postcards under
the impression that Woolsey was In the league.
Later, was asked and agreed to run as
delegate under the same impression that Wool
sey was backed by the league. But that
| have discovered that he is in the courthouse
ring | have asked that my name be withdrawn
from their ticket | desire the people of
Berkeley to understand my situation
The attempt of the machine to de-
ceive the voters by the use of Wool
sey's name was only one of the gangs
tricks. Deceit and fraud on the part
of the ring are everywhere evident.
The action of the machine IN indors-
ing Judge William H. Waste and de-
claring that he had not been indorsed
by the league was campaign lie which
has been exposed by Judge Waste him.
self. The county clerks office in Oak
land has been turned over to the use of
the henchmen of the Southern Pacific
while the leaguers are barred
The names OF the voters who have
registered in the last two months have
been withheld from the league, while
the machine crowd has been allowed
the freedom of Cooks Office. They
secured the names of the late registered
voters and have sent the names of
their delegates through the mails.
Cook has refused to permit the
leaguers to see the official ballot for
the primary election tomorrow in order
that the size of the league poster would
be made to coincide with it On the
other hand, the iooters of the county
! treasury have had access to Cooks
office and their poster has been so made
that 1t will exactly fit on the official
ballot
District Attorney Everett ]. Brown
has rendered the opinion, however, that
a defect in the size of the ballot will
make no legal difference, as the will
of the people only will be considered
in election disputes.
| In order that this and other tricks
of the machine might be exposed, the
Lincoln Roosevelt league has Issued the
| following statement:
WHO MAY VOTE
Every person whose name appears on the
| old register of 1906 may vote unless he has
| changed his election precinct. And all persons
who have registered since January /, 1905, may
vote.
THE ISSUE
The issue at tomorrow's election is this
county courthouse ring win, shall the rank
and file OF the republican party who believe
In honest, representative, economical govern
ment triumph?
or machine ticket. and the Lincoln Roosevelt
republican ticket. Which win you vote?
THE WOOLSEY TICKET
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