Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
DEMOCRATS AT
FRESNO SPURN
YOKE OF S. P.
RAILROAD COHORTS ARE COM
PLETELY ROUTED
HARPER WITHDRAWs FROM RACE
FOR DELEGATE
Probable Ticket includes Theodore
A. Bell, r. M. Fitzgerald, Edward
Bush and Nathan Cole.
Strong Opposition
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a shot, and the convention did not
lose any time in getting to work.
During the recess of the convention
the Los Angeles delegation met and
selected the first members of the con-
vention committees as follows: Gre
dentials-J. T. walden, Stanley Hale;
organization-J. A. Craig, j. l.. Chase;
resolutions-M. B. Jones, r. G. Loucks,
Walter Simons, ]. j. Mountain, DIR. A.
ID. Houghton. Chairman Sanford, how
ever. did not appoint Houghton. and
he protested without success on the
floor of the convention when 1t reas-
sembled.
The troubles of the Los Angeles
delegation were increased tonight when
the fight for delegates at large threat
ened to defeat Nathan Cole.
The delegation expected TO have both
Harper and Cole named, but now
Harper has withdrawn from the dele
gate race and left Cole free. Some who
feel that he was an influence in bring
ing about the coalition with McNab
favor his defeat, but it is understood
Bell is friendly to him. rhe probable
ticket that will be elected includes
Bell r. NJ. Fitzgerald of Oakland, Ed
ward Bush of Hanford and Cole. Other
candidates are Judge Conley of Ma
dera and T. o. Toland of Ventura.
There is a belief that the two last
named are Bell candidates against
Fitzgerald and Bush. The delegates
will probably not be elected until to-
morrow noon.
Three Contests Heard
Three contests were heard by the
committee on credentials tonight. The
right of Frank Goings of the SEVENTEEN
district to seat was contested by op-
posing Democratic league delegates on
the ground that he is not a Demo-
crat but the contest was dismissed, as
the committee refused to go behind the
returns.
In the Seventy-second district the
vote of the 1S9th precinct was asked TO
be thrown out because A. Niemeyer,
regular candidate, was also an election
Judge, and, it is alleged. committed 1r-
regularities. This would defeat all
regulars except NJ. K. Young. In the
Seventy-fifth district the vote of the
Twenty seventh precinct is asked to
be thrown out because, 1t is alleged.
Eddie Morris fixed many of the tickets
counted inside the election booth. This
would elect the entire league ticket.
This is the city hall precinct. The COM
mittee directed Niemeyer and Morris TO
file affidavits by o'clock tomorrow
morning disputing the charges If the
contestants are seated it would deprive
the regulars of the district delegates to
Denver.
The candidates for district delegates
from Los Angeles are Isadore Dock
weller, NJ. X. Young and Mattison b.
Jones. If the control of the delegation
should be wrested from the regulars,
State Chairman Spellacy and Joseph
Simons may be chosen. The commit
tee on resolutions was in session until
a late hour and will conclude its work
in the morning. An attempt of Thomas
J. Geary to contine the platform to
national questions of interest only to
California was defeated. and the COM
mittee prepared to work out whole
platform of national questions as an
instruction to the delegates to the Den
YER convention.