The San Francisco call., 1908-08-10
STRIFE fRENDS PUSH
IN KAHN BAILIWICK
Warning Factions, Gamoring for
Pie, Imperil denomination
of Congressman

Out in the fortieth district, with JUL
ius Kahn's fight in a precarious condi
ton and the primary election only one
day removed, the push" instead of
presenting a solid front to the Lincoln
Roosevelt league, is hopelessly divided
into factions.
Legislative ambitions are at the bot
which has rent the district. Always
actuated in their political activities by
selfish moties, the push" leaders have
not been able to postpone their scram
BILE for the pie until Tuesdays contest
is over. In consequence the voters of
the fortieth are being treated to a typ
icaI push" squabble, which is not do
ing eitler Julius Kahn or the Herrin
delegates any material good.
The trouble RACES around the assem-
bly, nomination, for which there are
four aspirants in the Herrin camp. The
would be legislators are Henry Thomp-
son. Milton Schmitt, Mamie Cohn and
Fred l. Winters. All are in the fight
to stay and all are "scrapping" for po-
sition at a time when the larger COM
mon interest of their ticket might be
expected to engage all their attention.
Henry Thompson was the last assem-
blyman from the fortieth. More
shrewd than the others he read the
handwriting on the wall after the last
primary placed the fortieth in the Lin
coin Roosevelt column and promptly Of
fered his services in the cause of
reform. But there was a stout string
on Thompson's proffered allegiance to
the league and when he discovered that
the league leaders were not allotting
assembly nominations in advance of
the convention his ardor cooled and he
went back to the camp of the Herrin-
ties. a lively bidder for the nomina-
tion.
Milton Schnnitt is the second candi-
date. Schmitt modestly disclaims any
ambition to be assemblyman, but points
out that "the boys" want him and that
he hasn't the heart to refuse the call.
THE boys" mean the push the men
who do Herrin politics. In response
to the alleged insistence of the boys
Schmitt has been doing some active
campaigning, even forgetting at times
that Kahn has fight to make which
the etiquette of politics entities to the
right of way.
Schmitt's activities have excited the
ire of Mamie Cohn, who also yearns
for the legislative atmosphere of the
capitol Cohn is in the middle of the
fight with loud declarations that the
nomination has been promised him and
that all other claimants make spurious
pretensions.
why. I've been right for IS years
and never got anything for it. guess
I'm entitled to that nomination. is the
way Cohn puts it.
! Being right in the Cohn vocabulary
means taking program, no matter how
raw, without a murmur. Cohn GER
tainly has always done that.
Schmitt's claim to the nomination ex-
cites particular choler in Cohn.
"Why, made Milton in politics" he
/ -,1se- ,1rr fnTa nd
look nice stepping aside for him
wouldn't To-
So. far the most active worker II
Cohn's behalf is tue Banjo Eyed Kid
who has been indebted to him for many
favors and is naturally grateful.
Fred /. Winters, delegate on tht
Herrin ticket, is another candidate fol
the nomination. He is not dismayeC
by his trio of opponents and looks
the struggle
As might be expected the push" IL
the fortieth has taken sides vigorousl,
in the controversy. There are Schmit
champions, Cohn champions, Winters
champions and one Thompson man
Harry Thompson himself.
While the push" is fighting, thu
Lincoln Roosevelt league, bent on win
ming the district and untroubled b,
political ambitions of any kind, is pur
suing a quiet way. appealing to th
voters of the district in strong letters
and seeking no better recommendation
for its ticket than the public and pri
vate character of the men who hav.
places on it. 1t is one of the bes
tickets in the city and there is ever,
indication that the men who compos
it will sit in the local convention an,
cast their votes for clean, strong Judi
cial candidates.