The San Francisco call., 1908-07-10
HERRIN, DESPERATE,
TRIES DIRTY WORK
Railroad Boss Seeks to De-
bauch More Members of the
County Central Committee
Shows True COIOrs in Effort TO
Regain Control TO Get
Corrupt Legislators

one Of Boss William F. Herrin' s
enthusiastically dirty political jobs is
90 be carried out in the republican
county central committee tonight if
he can succeed in Turing and threaten
ing a sufficient number Of members
into the railroad camp. 1t is the boast
Of the southern Paciic's political de-
partment that il can get" men when
ever il wants them.
Its theory is that every man has a
price low price. Herrin has all but
succeeded in inducing a majority Of
the committee 10 break their pledge,
and. needless Of their self-respect and
the respect of the people. he has made
number OF the committeeman stand
ready 10 do his bidding. That he will
be able 70 gain control OF the entire
body must remain in doubt until to-
night. when the final test will come.
LYNCH As WHIPPER IN
As many members OF the committee
as Bank Commissioner John c. Lynch,
in his role Of local manager for Her
rim, can whip into line will meet this
evening in the Pacific building to try
TO carry out a program whereby the
control Of the party's governing body
can be taken into the corporation
camp. If a quorum can be got to-
gether a campaign committee, with
complete authority over all the city dis
tricts, viii be appointed, and Chairman
+. II. Dam viii be ousted if possible.
The campaign committee is, as a
matter of fact merely TO serve as a
cloak for the operations Of Herrin and
Lynch in the selection Of senators and
assemblymen whom they will be able
20 handle as they see fit IN Sacramento.
At the rump session of the railroad
ers last Tuesday evening. they lacked
ganiZe the body for their purposes.
They were forced TO take an adjourn
ment till tonight for another roundup
effort 1t transpires that some of those
present were deceived as 10 the pur-
poses Of the meeting. and hopes are
entertained that a sufficient number
of these viii remain away tonight to
prevent a quorum. Once the Herrin
men have I9 members they would be
able TO organize and control, with the
majority they undoubtedly have Of that
number.
RERRIN SHOWS COLORS
Hard pressed in his fight for his
political life. Herrin is betraying him
self and his methods in unwonted man
ner. He has been forced TO make a
public exhibition Of how he debauched
men and their principles in order to
win control for the railroad Poor
the county central committee a year
ago and pledged himself to stand
against Southern Pacific dominance.
He allied himself on the side of clean
politics and pledged himself TO help
free California from the corporation
shackles.
Two weeks ago or so Jack Butler,
Ike many other men, was out of q
Job Herrin and Lynch saw their op-
portuniuy. The Gillett-Porter admin
istration. being willing and eager TO
help, was appealed 10. and Butler was
given a job as guard at San Quentin
prison
BUTLER Is THE PROOF
Then came the plot TO steal the
county committee. Butler had been
placed within reaching distance. It
was the railroad machine that had
given Butler his job when he needed
one. For the sake of employment he
was compelled 70 break his word TO
f0rsake all his declarations against
unclean politics and the Herrin ma
chine, and 20 repudiate the friends who
had elevated him to the county COM
mite
The Butler incident is ample proof
for all misied committeeman that the
plot which is afOOt for tonight to cap
ture the county committee originates
with Herrin and Lynch. It is also
being admitted by the bolder railroad
ers that Lynch is behind the scheme
FOR Herrin, and that he has promised
them money for their work this year.