The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26
LEAGUE LEADS IN
fight ON MACHINE
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cent municipal ticket. This organiza-
ton. ready to make another winning
fight, has formed a nucleus around
which formidable second district anti
machine force has rallied
AGAINST HERRIN BUREAU
What the league leaders have ac-
complished in the larger communities
the people have done in the smaller
counties throughout the state. County
committees have been forced to aban-
don the machine scheme for the ap-
pointment of delegates TO the state
convention and scores OF vigorous Lin
coln-Roosevelt league organizations
have been perfected by leading republi-
cans recognizing that the time is ripe
10 strike a winning blow at the ma
chine which has made California by
word throughout the nation.
A splendid illustration of popular
sentiment was furnished by the people
Of Modesto last week. When A NJ
Drew Of Fresno, who was billed to ad-
dress a republican meeting, arrived in
Modesto he was waited upon by the
chairman and representatives Of the
county committee who demanded by
what right he assumed to organize the
republicans of Stanislaus county. They
county, they said, and they insisted
that Drew take his departure Theirs
was 10 community for reformers A
big crowd Of representative citizens
turned out to hear the Lincoln -Roose-
Welt message. The machine represen-
tatives were on hand to prevent the
organization of a club. At the conclu-
sion of Drew's speech a well known
citizen of Modesto. who had been an
employe of the Southern Pacific for
many years. claimed the attention Of
the crowd while he related a lot Of
interesting first hand information
about the Southern Pacific's political
activities. When he said that among
the thousands of public officers whom
he had carried over the Southern Pa
ciiic companys lines Frank R. Devlin,
president of the league was one of
the half dozen who never presented a
pass. the crowd with a cheer demanded
that the roster be opened and the ma
chine men were swept off their feet
In the rush of republicans to enroll
themselves against the Herrin bureau
FOR ROOSEVELT POLICIES
From Humboldt to Imperial the fight
is on 1t is q fight for the state cen
tral committee, which Herrin controls
through the hired representatives Of
the Southern Pacific. and for dele
cation to the Chicago convention
pledged to the nomination of Taft and
the continuation of the policies of
President Roosevelt
The San Francisco committee will
take UP the work of securing the linn
tied fund it will require for the pri-
mary fight tomorrow So far the few
expenses incurred in the leagues work
have been met from the purses of the
men performing that work No con-
tributions have been solicited and none
will be accepted from any public serv-
ice corporation. From the hundreds
Of business, professional and working
men who are interested in. the success
OF the machine lght the league
purposes to ask for small contribu-
tions TO defray the expenses of print
ing and distributing its delegate tick
cts.
Treasurer George L. Center appoint
I'd a special finance committee yesterday
composed Of Rolla Y. Watt, w D. Fen
nimore. Paul Bancroft. Byron Mauzy,
A. G. Bosgs. William Metzner, z. E.
pfaenie. Henry Day and Fred Sanborn
This committee will undertake q can
vas tomorrow to secure the required
fcn6s The district organizations have
arranged 10 meet their own club ex-
ponses and several Of the clubs will
contribute TO the general fund from
their club treasures. The last OF the
district delegate tickets win be nomi-
mated tomorrow night and all the
tickets VIII be formally announced to
he public by the central committee
on Tuesday.
r0UR MEETINGS TOMORROW
This weeks activities viii COM
raence tomorrow night With four meet
'ngs Of Lincoln Roosevelt league clubs.
Permanent organization in the thir-
FIRST district Will be effected and
delegate ticket nominated at a meeting
TO be held at the Bungalow. Nineteenth
and lowe streets. The league work in
that district is IN charge Of Charles
Adams, William II. Symon and George
I. Center, and they report that the dis