The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
HFRRINITE TRICK
FAILS IN COURT
Judge Murasky Promptly De-
tectS Attempt to Vacate
Restraining Order
Secretary Forbes Not Permitted
to Deliver Headquarters
10 TurncOatS

b A Characteristic and transparent trick
designed to secure from Judge Frank
y MuraskE what would amount 10 a
vacation OF his order restraining Her
rims turncoats from assuming the man
aEemeut Of the republican county COM
uittee was sprung yesterday II was
ursuccessfuI
johnnie E.ynch-s hand car. manned BY
charles H. Forbes secretary Of the
county committee and subforeman Of
Herrin's new local section crew, ran
into an opens switch in Judge Murasky's
court Forbes assumed new dignities
yesterday in addition TO his job Of flag
man for crew boss Tim r. sullivan. He
appeared before Judge Murasky in the
capacity OF attorney for himself and the
other Herriu willing workers whose
attempt 10 deliver the local machinery
or the republican party TO the chief OF
the Southern Pacific company's political
bureau was sidetracked Thursday by
an Injunction issued by Judge MUrasky.
Forbes has not been a conspicuous
figure at the lawyers table in the courts
OF tie city and county Of san Francisco,
but he was able 10 convince the court
that he had been admitted to the bar.
The restraining order issued by Judge
Muraskv In n0wise affected Forbes as
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10 that once had not been attacked, but
with the caution OF the true advocate
Forbes did NOT wish 10 take any step
that would tend 10 get him into even
constructive contempt Of court.
Moreover, Forbes was a conscientious
Official He was ready and willing 10
perform the arduOus duties Of his sec
retaryship- True. the courts restrain
ing order had put no ban on him as sec
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him trom the realm Of the slightest
suspicion Of contempt for the court by
giving him formal permission TO get on
his 5ob2 Incidentally. since the voIu-
mlnOus records of his post We're at the
Offices in the Pacific building for which
Tim sullivan had paid the rent, woufd
not the court formally permit him 10
use the rooms. the doors OF which were
decorated with his nance
MURASKE DETECTS TRICK
The court would. There was nothing
in the request made by Forbes incon-
sistenr with the restraining order is
sued the day previous. But when the
order was passed up 10 the court for
his signature. Judge Aurasky read it
all and unfeelfugly drew his pen
through the lines OF the last para
graph.
While the first and conspicuous
paragraph Of the order that Forbes
wanted signed was not repugnant TO
tie restraining order. the second para
graph amounted 10 a vacation Of the
order which Judge Murasky had made
returnabIe next Friday. The restrain
ing order given Chairman Dam and his
associate plaintiffs denied 10 the Her
rinites tie right 10 use the Offices hired
cy sullivan as a county committee
headquarters. The order which Forbes
requested the court 10 sign specifically
designated those rooms as the commit
tee Headquarters and gave the commit
tee the right 10 use them as such
Pending the hearing Of the order TO
show cause why the Injunction should
not be made public. Forbes may scan
the yard for Herrin signals from Sui
lVans watch tower. but the order
denying the use Of the rooms TO the
spike gang. otherwise the new execu-
tive committee. stiu stands, and Sui
livans receptions there must be in
formal for at least one week
For the space OF a week William 7.
kibbler may devote his time TO re-
arranging the red and green lights on
his drug store TO conform TO the sig
nal regulations of the Southern Pacific
rule book and 70 classifying the whis-
tie signals all Of which now mean fly
ing switch" 10 his unframed but will
ing ear
GERChE RECEIVES REWARD
As a reward for the breaking OF his
pledges 10 the republicans Of san Fran
cisco and disregard Of the promises
given the friends who believed in his
manhood. Rudolph Gercze was given a
post IL the paymaster's Office, under
Hamilton Bauer. where his inexperience
would in nowise initiate against the
instructions TO collect ali moneys pos
sible. which were q part Of the docu-
meut authorizing Herrin's finance com
mittee. Gercke finds in the spike gang
that sympathy which his republican
ueighbors' contempt for his hipfop has
made q real necessity, and the closing
Of the operating department by the
court was a cruel blow 10 the boy who
has permitted himself 70 be used BY
Ierrin's strikers.
A majority Of the committeeman who
showed their hands. believing that the
delivery Of the party machinery 10 Her
rim could be accomplished without diff
Guilty, regret their move and the
brighter members OF the combine real
ize that the public will wreak a fine
vengeance.
some Of them. notably John T. Pid-
well. Oscar Greenebaum and Hamilton
Bauer, admit. more or less freely. that
the attempt TO turn the committee
tive committee has strengthened the
hands Of the men whs are fighting for
good government and has. insured a
sweeping victory for the Lincoln
Roosevelt league
Forbes announced yesterday that he
had received the resignation Of Ed
Kelly Of the fortieth district. Kelly re-
fused TO attend the Wednesday night
meeting. with the result that Worthing-
ION was Obliged TO rule that IS commit
.eemen coHstituted quorum. The fol-
owing day WorthingtOn assumed the
right TO appoint kelly's successor.
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