The San Francisco call., 1908-05-01
Chester H. ROwelI Asserts ANTI
Machine Republicans Will
Defeat 1errin
LincoIn-ROoseyeIt Tickets at the
Primary Election Are AS
Sured of Success
Canvass of State Shows United
Determination to Secure
Clean Government

Basing his estimates on his personal
observations in a majority of the so
assembly districts Of the state and on
comprehensive reports from all those
districts which ne has not visited,
Chester T. Rowell. state secretary and
organizer OF the Roosevelt
league confdently asserts that the
anti-nea tliac republicans Of California
VIII choose a majority OF the delegates
annthe state convention next Tuesday.
chintAaat Herrin's control Of the ma
end q Of the republican party will
veutEitil the organization Of the con-
81 ~ IN Sacraa1entO May Is.
eleko -fng with the certainty Of the
Of Icgl of an overwhelming majority
81 fncoIn-R Roosevelt league delegates
pri4e communities protected by the
erv election law,-the decent, repub-
far OF California are making a fight
eFe lree party and free government
as they never made before.
The disfranchisement OF republicans
iE the interior counties by the appoint
ment - Delegates is not new Herrin
tres t las been played before, as was
pertinf - pointed out by Herrin's
lrese ger boys on his infamous third
congressional district committee Her
lyT has always been able TO appoint
certain percentage of the country dele
this ti7ne lie has always managed to
keen the decent republicans away from
the primary polls in sufficient numbers
ato secure virtually solid program dele
ratfoils from the cities affected by the
primary law
NEVER Rad MAJORITY
: In spite OF his ability TO control the
cities and a percentage of. the interior
counties formerly, as pointed out by
Rowell Herrin has never gone into
convention with ~positive majority.
With his city delegations, augmented
by his appointed delegates from the
tcountry districts, Herrin has started in
virtualls an conventions that he has
controlled with only compact working
Iainorities
The city delegations viii not form
the erou iworiS Of Herrin's working
minority in tie epming convention. For
the hrsf time the centers Of popula-
sion viii send delegations on which
ii e antf-snachine men viii be in over
belming majority And for the first
time the country delegations can turn
to the men from San Francisco. Los
Angeles, Oakland and Sacramento for
assistance in their resistance to the
Herrin yoke and working together the
me from the country and the cities
can turn Herrin's men-Parker, Stone,
clls Of the party.
PEOPLE BEGIN EARLY
7 have been over great deal OF the
state and have received reports from
pretty much everywhere else" said
Rowel The sentiment Of the state
IS absolutely unanimous. Everybody
wants the Lincoln-R Roosevelt league to
succeed. except the few who have some
perso-aI interest or afiiiation that
mig be interfered with. There is
some apathy, Of course, but less than
ever saw before, especially at this
time Of the year
Did you ever stop to think what il
seaus u have the campaign open, in
presidential year. IN April instead Of
Eeptember2 1t means that the people
are getting busy this year as early
as the politicians have always begun
before actually, the campaign always
opens ia April. or earlier, but it begins
fn back rooms and private Offices In
stuinp. by the time the people wake
~ to the fact that II is election year
~--.srvthIny that really makes any diff
<-~3ence has already been done for ii en
- 6.out their knowledge. It is all over
trt the. shouting.' and. actually, the
~,-,sffrQ if about the only function
-,~,,eIIr left. to the people. This year
,s,e people ~ gan early. at the program
-+sge and II IS their program, not the
,,ouee~' that is going through
Here fn san Francisco The league
vii win almost II rot quite every
dfsfrict in the city. The only serious
contests we have are with the ac
lrrcuvled9ed remnants Of the old push
urho have not found out yet that the
cause that gave them birth is dead
RoTH SIDES ORGANIZED
<z-.,,s.- representative and high grade
Selerate ticket presented to them
INC lincoln Roosevelt league has