Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
HFNEY TO SPEAK
AT LAST MEETING
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SAN FRANCISCO GRAFT ENEMY
HERE SATURDAY
WILL CHAMPION THE LINCOLN
ROOSEVELT LEAGUE
Republican Caucuses VIII Not Be Ate
tended by League Members-Hot
Fight Is Drawing to a
Close


In a blaze of oratory by the chief
antagonist of California grafters the
T,incoln-Roosevelt Republican league
will close it's campaign for the oeie-
cation to the state convention from
Los Angeles county Saturday night.
The closing rally will be at simpson
auditorium and the orator VIII pe
Francis J. Heney. the fearless enemy
of graft in San Francisco, who Is TO
make n special trip to aid the leagues
cause.
Mr.. Heney has also consented TO ao-
dress the City club at It's weekly
luncheon at the Westminster hotel
Saturday noon.
Like the Democratic league, the
lincoln r roosevelt organization VIII not
participate in the Republican caucuses
that have been called to meet IN the
different assembly districts tomorrow
aiabt Tbese caucuses are regarded by
them as the engines of the railroad
bureau in pulling its delegations
through. The Lincoln-R Roosevelt or
ganjzation will confine its work to the
nrimaries next Tuesday, where It's
tickets will be in the field and Will pc
backed, they say, by efnclent orsali-
zation in every precinct. Inc leas ue
is confidently expecting 10 Iout ile M
railroad machine, when ooHiiiia'es 'iio
Republican organization.
s2ut tn do this" said Secretary JUS
Hus w Rice of the Los Angeles coun-
ty committee yesterday, tnose III
svmpathy with us must reaiize lu.iy
that 1t is really more important TOT
them to participate now tnan III .he
fall elections. Many think that tney
will not take much interest," unlh .ie
,sras;dentia1 election is at hand. But
in this they will be mistaken: Every
man now In sympathy with the effort
In redeem the party must be at the
nrimaries and vote and work Tor the
leagues ticket. The organization ana
the nominating power must first pe
controlled and the rest will be easy.
Republican caucuses
The Republican machine, answering
to +he direction of the railroad bureau,
of which w. +. Herrin is the genius,
has called caucuses to meet IN each
assembly district. These caucuses are
to be held Thursday night and are TOT
the purpose of selecting" ticket 10
be voted for at the primaries next
Tuesday. Caucuses are reno OF ene
nrocesses in use before the primary
law was passed and are really the chlef
cause why a primary law was enacted
at all. They make a history replete
with packed representation IN winch
non-residents were abundant. Ihey
are authorized by the state committee
but are not contemplated by law. Be-
lieving that they will be purely ma
chine structures the Lincoln -Roose-
velt league, whose influence called on
the "official" primary on presidential
choice, originally set for May 2, will
not participate.
AT both the Republican headquarters
and the league headquarters yesterday
there was much activity in final prep
aration for the contest. The regulars
are moving almost noiselessly but are
said to be perfecting organization that
daily giaddens the heart of Walter
Parker and his allies. The "long1
haired" are regarded as joke by the
under ranks of the regulars.
The Lincoln Roosevelt league is or
ganizing the eolored voters and 1t Is
reported that they seem to be largely
with the purposes of the organization
The club organized at Scott's hall, 561
Central avenue Monday night, has
elected T. J. Nelson president and p.
H. Crumbly secretary. 1t will go in
a body to Pasadena Friday night to
assist in the colored mems mass meet
ing to be held there.