Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-19
CALIFORNIA
is FOR TAFT,
SA Us STONE
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION TO
BE HELD MAY IA
SACRAMENTO WINS OVER OAK
LAND AND SANTA CRUZ
Unofficial Primaries Will Be Held to
Allow Voters to Express Choice
for Presidency-Secretary
Of War Leads
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO Jan. 1S-The Re-
publican state central committee, which
met at the St. FRANCIS hotel this after
noon, with seventy-five Of ITO members
present, selected Sacramento as the place
for the next Republican state convention
for the election of delegates to the ma
tional convention. adopted the call for
and fixed the date of The convention for
May ii, and unanimously adopted reso-
tuition offered by Gen. George Stone,
chairman, calling for an unofficial pri-
mary TO be he'd throughout the state
on May for the purpose of giving the
voters an opportunity to express by bal
lot their choice Tor candidate for presl-
dent at the coming election.
County committees of the several coun-
ties are directed by the state central
committee to issue calls for this unoffi-
cial primary in their respective districts
and the formation of clubs in aid and
support of this plan is strongly urged so
as to obtain as full an expression OF the
Republicans of the state as to their pref
crsnce for president as possible.
Must Support Winner
The final result by counties is to be
transmitted and certified by the chair
man and secretary of tht state committee
TO the chairman, with the recommends
tion that the delegates elected by the
state convention shall be instructed to
support the candidate awho shall receive
the highest number of votes In the state.
The resolution was adopted without de-
bate and headed off a resolution indors-
ing Secretary of War Taft as California;
choice for president, which Col Il. A.
Forbes of Sacramento had prepared and
intended to introduce The latter, how
ever, expressed no dissatisfaction with
Gen. Stones resolution declaring he was
confident the Republicans of California
were overwhelmingly IN favor of Taft as
the Republican nominee for president.
Gen. Stone, chairman of the central
COMMITTEES, said he believed the senti-
ment In the state was to for Taft.
The committee also adopted the follow
ing resolution on the question of sui
phuring dried fruits introduced by Judge
J. c. Daily OF Ventura, who declared
that while / am a great admirer of
President Roosevelt, that admiration does
not extend to the administration of all
departments" and attacked DR.. Harvey
w. Wiley. chief chemist OF the agricul-
tural department, whom he called an
extremist and e. ddist.''
Resolved, by the Republican state CEN
trail committee of California, That we
request our representatives in congress to
at once investigate the actions and rul-
ings of the bureau of chemistry of the
agricultural department and to curb any
assumed authority of such bureau of
chemistry prejudicial to the dried fruit
industry of California, and that they
cause the abrogation of rule No. 49, If
possible, so far as 1t relates TO fruits
dried by sulphur fumes. until the whole
someness or unwholesomeness Of that
product is determined by positive and
competent evidence"
Sacramento Gets Convention
There was little or no contest between
cities for the convention. Sacramento
received eixty-flve votes, Oakland five and
Santa Cruz five.
The convention will consist of $40 dele
gates.
Less than two hours was occupied by
the committee in completing its work.
everything having been prepared by Gen.
Stone, Secretary p. F. Woodward and
Assistant Secretary J. Steppacher. One
delegate for each 200 votes. or major
fraction cast for Governor Gillett is the
apportionment fixed by the call, and the
convention will consist Of $50 delegates.
The representation of San Francisco was
cut down from 159 delegates based upon
the vore for President Roosevelt, to sixty
seven.
The following was adopted as the party
test, in accordance with the provisions
OF the law passed at the last legislature.
which will be applicable at the primary
election on May 8, for the election OF
delegates to the state convention:
II do solemnly pledge myself to vote
for and support tho nominees OF the Re-
publican party at the general election 70
be held in the state Of California on
Tuesday, November 3, 1907
Sacramento was placed in nomination
for the convention by former Lieutenant
Governor Alden Anderson, and but little
opposition was offered by other CT les.
Judge J. C. Daily of Ventura, nominated
santa Cruz and Mayor Frank Mott of
Oakland declared that both Sacramento
and Santa Cruz had been favored often
enough by the Republican party. and
asked that the convention meet in Oak
hand, insisting that it was but fair to
Alameda county which several times had
saved the day for the Republican party.
Walter Parker OF Los Angeles opposed
Oakland. declaring that experience had
proved that when conventions were held
In or near large cities, delegates went
sightseeing and the work of the conven-
tion was impeded by empty seats"
lie favored Sacramento.
When the vote was taken Sacramento
received eixty-five, Oakland five and
Santa Cruz five.
The selection OF Sacramento was then
made unanimous.