The San Francisco call., 1908-07-08
HERRIN BUNGLES IN
THIFvING ATTEMPT
Tries to Steal County Central
Committee TO Nominate
''Push" Legislators
Fails to Get Quorum and Plot
VIII Aid the Lincoln
Roosevelt League

Tn the same old way the same old
game Of Herrin and his machine is now
"foot to elect members Of the legisla-
tIre who viii safeguard the interests
of the Southern Pacific company.
The first intimation Of the railroads
plans came with the announcement
tnat Bank Commissioner John c.
Lynch. wei trained in political soft
shoeing for Abe Ruef was to take the
management Of the fight TO defeat the
Lincoln Roosevelt republican league in
san Francisco. Last night came the
FIRST open move. when an attempt was
made 10 steal the county central COM
mittee 1t failed for the lack of one
committeeman. but Friday evening. to
which time an adjournment was taken,
The railrOaders hope TO gather in three
more committeeman by all the old time
means of promises and job placing. A
Campaign committee is then to be ap-
pointed behind which John Lynch will
try TO bring about the nomination for
senators and assemblymen Of men Her
rim wants.
The meeting was 70 have been held
in the courtroom Of Superior Judge
Graham IN the Grant building. accord
ing TO the motion adopted at the pre-
viOus session Of the central committee,
but without the knowledge or consent
OF Chairman T. H Dam. Secretary
Forbes sent out notices that IT would
be held in the assembly room of the
Pacific building. Also without the
knowledge Of Chairman Dam, Secretary
Forbes had opened headquarters in the
same building, furnished them elabo-
rately and paid all the bills from some
liberal source, concerning which con-
Trajectory statements are made.
BIG BARREL ON WAY
Secretary Forbes is acting under the
direction Of Tim Sullivan, but IL was
really John Lynch who engineered the
resolution IN the committee. The word
has been passed around that "a big
bunch Of money was coming from
the east" Committeeman Jack Butler,
being out OF a sob, was given place
as guard at San Quentin prison Thus
were members brought over TO the
railroad machine, and with the several
days Intervening till Friday, the Herrin
men declare, they can gain control of
three more, which may give them q
majority Of the committee.
Chairman Dam end the snti-railroad
members Of the committee ignored the
notices that Secretary Forbes had is
sued and met IN Judge Greham's court
room. preserving the legal status for
sheir faction. They were IL in number
Dam, Perry H Newberry, Ralph
Hathorn. Peter J. Kelly. John J. Cass.
Thomas T. Dolan, John c. Welsh, T.
p Martin, n. ElwoOd Gates, William H.
HAZEL, Thomas F. McGee and DR.. W.
T. kibbler. Not having a quorum the
total membership Of the committee be-
ing sc. an adjournment was taken to
the call Of the chair.
Desperate efforts had been made by
the machine men to induce Kelly and
Cass 10 aid them in taking control OF
the committee, but they were not to be
swerved either by promises or influence.
NO QUORUM FOR MACHINE
The machine end Of the committee
was also unable 70 obtain a quorum,
mastering is, and they. TOO, were CON-
PEELED, after waiting for several hours
10 take an adjournment In the abb
seDce Of Chairman Dam they named
Harry Worthington Of the gas and elec-
tric company as their temporary chair
man. TIE following were the commit
tcemen present TO deliver the party ad-
minlstratiOn over TO Herrin, notwith-
standing that they were pledged al
their election a year ago 10 stanc
against southern Pacific dominance:
jerry Lucey, John 7. Pidwel, JohT
lsatI,s. Harry Beasley. Robert Strahle
JOHN j.. DAILY, Harry WOTthington, 7. r
sullivan. Rudolph Gercke, Ben Levy
Charles II. Forbes, Ed Kelly, Hamilton
a. Bauer Oscar Greenbaum, Fred c.
laTtr. gLt. T. :. Strauss and Ed Buckley
Mach surprise is felt over the fact
thar Gcrcke has gone over to the Her
r-u camp Fred Cartrights detection
is also to be explained. Hamilton
Bauer who owes his loyalty to the ma
chine because George Hatton got hin
al appointment as notary public, was
To have presented the resolution Great
ing the campaign committee, Of which
sullivan was 10 be chairman and which
Lynch was 10 use as a cloak for his
operations during the campaign.
The cry Of the machine men is that
they want TO organize for campaign
in behalf Of the national ticket This
is the Misrepresentation that is beine
made In order that Lynch may work
under cover in the selection Of legis.
lative candidates, in which Herrin and
the railroad are much interested thi:
year.
The Lincoln-Roosevelt league lead
ers are more pleased than discouraged
over the bold entry OF the railroad intC
the fight When the issue is so plainly
drawn as il now Is IN the county com.
mittee they have no fear. They aim Il
force Herrin into the open whenever
the opportunity offers, for It is By the
exposure Of the railroad, as at las
nights rump session OF the push
that the people viii be taught the need
OF smashing it