Imperial Valley press., 1908-09-19

A convention composed of delegates supposed to have been selected by the Republican voters of Imperial county meets at Bravley today for the pur- pose of nominating a candidate for Superior Judge, the only county office to be filled at the coming election in November The ante-convention con test has been complicated bitter and not creditable to persons who have undertaken to do politics for the Republican party in Imperial County
 The chief aspirants for judicial hon. or5 are Judge Franklin J. Cole, pres ont incumbent; John M Eshleman, District Attorney, and Roy D. McPher- rim.
 The C. D. Company brought Me- Pherrin into the field to beat Judge Cole, and Mr. Eshleman got into the fight in the hopes of beating them both. The contest between Cole and Eshloman resulted in the Cole decla- ration of independence leaving the fight in convention to McPherrin and Eshleman,
 Corporations Butt In
 The discreditable and offensive fea tWes of the campaign are due chiefly to the interference of corporations in the political affairs of the people. The c. D. Company people imagine that Judge Cole is a Socialist, a black hand cOnspirator against "vested rights, or @ Wild-eyed anarchist howl ing for the blood of corporations, and they are "agin him.. The manager of the California-MeXico Land and Cattle C0mpany's ranch failed to get ali the damages he wanted in 9 cat tie case, and he is convinced that any nan who can see more than one side of a case in which his company is in- .arestad l. totally ID&t to be on the bench.
 The Republican primaries were held last Saturday, and in some precincts the pretenca of obtaining an express sion of the will of voters of the party was a bowling farce. Officers of the C. D. Co., openly took charge of the election, and their orders were Obeyed by the IEsiits foisted upon the coun ty committee by the debris of the old San Diego Machine.
 At CaIeXicO the corporation bosses ran in MeXicans from across the line and stuffed the ballot boxes with bo- gus Republican votes. Some of their cholOs voted in both precincts, and one of their negro roustabouts was caught repeating and put under ar rest Similar tactics were employed in BraWley, where MeXicans unable even to speak English were voted and the repeating game was worked. The corporation politicians and the C.. D. Company's subsidized organ, the only Bryanite paper in the county, eXul- tantly proclaimed victory over both Cole and Eshleman.
 Following is a result of the primar ies:
 Delegates Elected.
 El Centro Inside-J. s. Brown c. F. Hayden, c. F. Buttress, Phil. D. Swing E. D. JaumaS, Paul Roman, F. B. Putnam, w. B. Gibson, R. P Shep- herd.
 Fl Centro Outside-W. E. Wilsie, N. ". Moorehouse, B. Barras R. H. Por- tus, True Vencill, w. A Thayer, Clyde Reynolds, Frank Van Derpoel, Geo. T. Irwin.
 Imperial City-R. H. Benton, w. H. Hartshorn, Dan Southwell, Phillip Smickler, H. N Dyke, Arthur Edgar, F. M Salisbury, William Vessel, V. D. Sterling, Fred Waters I, L. Wilson, Fl. J. Fuller, c. W. Fernald, w. H. HaWes, c. Y. Preble
 Imperial Outside-J B, Parazette, D, G. Aplin, M. H. Mayor, A. L. Loffer, L r. Fansworth, John Mckinney, Byron IT, Cook, s. M. BiXby Allison Pack, A. l.. Cook,
 BrSwley City-Dr J. L. Cooke, George Turner, John Allen, John Cady, II. Baum, p. M. Stafford, J. A. Potter, Ray Griswold A. P Higgins.
 BraWley Outside-W P. Mansfield, Hugh w. Morehead A. D. Swartz, R. Malan Dr. E. D, Hitler, r. H. Stanley, Claud Dalbey, Arthur J, Moore, and Curt Holland
 Magnolia-O. c. Browning, Alfred Barrett, J, M. Price, J. w. Hastain, s. c. Herd, Dan Weiss, J. Edwards
 CaleXico Outside-P E. Carr, H. M. Bump, " Cant ST. Geo Cole, J. B. Hoffman, D. E, Bennett, E. R. Elliott, IT, B. Whitcomb.
 Calexico Inside-L, A. Potter, Ray Edgar, Nathan Landsberg, E. H. Rock wood, !. E Peck, w. T. Heffernan, Fred Cline s, Emerson, A. M, Shenk.
 Silsbee Precinct-Weston Wander peel, r. B. Ferris. Robert Ferris, A. c, Ensign, U. s. Handley A. II. Reh- koph
 old Beach Precinct-E. J, Mason / Hanlon Precinct-W, H, Buck, Henry Mlllett, Gabriel Martinez.