Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-17
"GAG" RULE CARRIED
THROUGH PROGRAM AT THE
SACRAMENTO CONVENTION
Special TO The Herald.


Special to The Herald.
SACRAMENTO, May 16.-The more
the Republican convention is analysed
the more it shows triumph for the
enemies of the Southern Pacific DOM
nation While 1t is true the machine
dominated the convention and found
in General Stone, George A. Knight
and '"Torl" Lozier of Shasta county
willing candidates for the most abso-
lutte despotism OH earth. there is much
TO show that the sentiment expressed
by the vote of the Lincoln-Roosevelt
league candidates was not confined to
those whom they elected on primary
tickets.
All along the line there was a re-
volt The Herrin crowd had 1898 dele
gates appointed, enough to control the
convention, yet 1t had hard work to
muster 351 votes after the onslaught OF
the league workers became well I'M
derstood.
To prevent utter rout the machine
consented to abandon its absurd claims
under the authority of the Santa Cruz
convention and let the delegates pick
their own officers If this had not been
done the machine would have been
routed.
But the league with one exception
maybe two--presented an unbroken
front in the delegates elected on its
tickets. The conspicuous case of trea-
son was that OF BLACK" Hayes. from
San Jose, who turned over ten league
votes on his delegation to Herrin. 1t
will be remembered that Herrin bought
for $4,000 Abe Ruef's San Francisco
delegation TO the Santa Cruz conven-
ton, and that with this support he was
not only able to control but to put
through the infamous resolution that
was intended to vest self-perpetuating
power in his hands.
League Fights Hard
In other words the league fought
hard for it's delegates and found them,
with this one exception, true men. The
support they received from the country
delegates was hattering, considering
the manner In which they were made
delegates.
That the machine still has the upper
hand in the state organization is as
certained from an examination of the
report of the committee on permanent
organization, which was adopted Thurs
day night, during the crush order by
Walter Parker. after Chairman Knight
had angrily decided out of order min
GRITTY report which was prepared and
presented with all the formula of par
liamentary law.
This report. adopted vive voce Knight
declared, makes the executive commit
tee of tWenty-one, appointed by Knight,
1nen1hArs of the state central commit
20. with voice and vote" I'm all it's
deliberations. The officers of the CEN
trail committee are also given the same
power. Now. If the Lincoln-Roosevelt
league should control the central COM
1nittee-this centipede of the Herrin
creation-it would amount to nothing
as Herrin's executive committee, with
Knight at the head, would outvote
them.
Would Herrin Do 1t?
Thus the situation resolves itself:
The central committee may set aside
what the executive committee may DO,
but to do II the executive committee
must vote against itself! Watch Her
rim or any of the whip crackers down
the line ding that!
Speaking of executive committees
suggests the one that now exists under
authority of the Santa Cruz conven-
ton. This committee has twenty-one
members It's membership looks like
Southern Pacific pay roll. This COM
r1ittee was called to meet at the Gold
en- Eagle hotel Wednesday night. Long
before il met Walter Parker. suaVe and
smiling. appeared and nook and corner
whispering began. When the commit
tee emerged from the room where 1t
met. outside of which George A. Knight
was believing that he would never no
never. accent election without a vote of
the delegates, etc, this is the array
that recommended Knight for tempo
rary chairman:
Walter Parker, George f. Hatton, D.
G.. McGarvin. p. L. Teller, Thomas
Flint, d. O. Druff1es, w. V. Stafford,
General Stone and L. f. Woodland.
If that bunch could have marched by
the Republican party of California IN a
body what a shaking OF heads there
would be, Yet this was the bunch that.
dominated by Parker. the lieutenant OF
Herrin. the understrapper Of Harri-
man, the enemy of Roosevelt, Taft and
every other Republican that does not
bend his neck dictated who should
do and what should be done at the
Republican convention.
Parker's Sentiments
Wednesday night Parker said; Don't
give 'em a damned SMELL
Thursday morning when the country
delegates asked him if it was the pur-
pose to make Knight chairman without
their votes, and he saw that their eyes
cleaned with resentment, he sent out
the word, just before Stone called the
convention to order, to call lit off.
The election Of Jacob Fl. Neff was
surprise to the ms chine. 1t was known
that Neff would be strong with the del
egates. and the withdrawal of Gov
ernor Gillett and the bringing out of
Judge Melvin was intended to counter
act the leagues tactics.
1t is no longer a secret that the re-
suit also was a surprise to the league.
League Takes Advantage
Rut the league. while surprised. was
not stupe6ed. Being on the alert, il
promptly named Charles s. Wheeler Of
San Francisco as alternate 10 Nef.
He was chosen by reclamation, the
shocked machine men bowling in uni
son with the jubilsnt leaguers.
Then the leaguers laughed. Then