The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-24
Drawn Together Through Work
of the LincoIn-ROOseveIt
League Leaders
Arrangements Made for the
Organization of Assembly
District Clubs
Good Governments Friends Aid
in Victory Over Machine
Republicans

With harmony among the anti
machine republicans of San Francisco
assured, the Lincoln-R Roosevelt league
of republican clubs of California took
up yesterday the work of permanent
organization in San Francisco and
northern California that had been
necessarily postponed pending the
harmonizing of the anti-Herrin fac
tons in the local republican party.
Chester Rowell of Fresno was
elected state secretary and organizer,
with full authority to prosecute the
work Of organization, which could not
be completed until the and-Herrin
factions in San Francisco, which split
as A result OF the last municipal cam
paign, were drawn together. The har-
mony, which the railroad interests con-
hdently believed could not be estab-
hshed. has been secured through the
efforts Of the league leaders, who have
devoted the major portion Of the last
month TO San Francisco The factions
were actually brought together at
meeting of the executive committee
held in san Francisco two weeks ago.
Yesterdays meeting at the Hotel Stew
art was devoted to arrangements for
the Immediate organization Of assem-
bly, district clubs in san Francisco
under the direction Of Vice President
Mauzy. and the congressional district
committeeman ard the state executive
committee win meet in San Francisco
February to formally inaugurate the
campaign in this city.
REsIGNATToNs ACCEPTED
The designations Of Executive Com
mitteemen r. I. Hathorn and z. II.
Dam. whicE were rendered two weeks
ago in the interest of the harmony for
which the league leaders have worked
so hard. were formally accepted yes
terday. Hathorn and Dam offered their
designations solely for the purpose of
making the leagues harmonizing work
easier and effective. They pledged to
the league their continued and loyal
l.
The designations were accepted in the
spirit in which they were given and
with expressions of the highest per
sonal esteem for the retiring commit
teemen from representatives of the
several wings of the party present.
Their successors viii represent the
committee wing Of the republican par
~. as Executive Committeeman Mar
shall Hale and W. D. Fennimore repre-
sent the republicans who supported
Mayor Taylor.
long FIGHT rs WON
The leagues long fight for foot
hold in san Francisco without sur
render TO either Of the factions ere
ated by the municipal campaign is
over. The victory is that OF the friends
OF good government rather than OF the
Lincoln Roosevelt league. The Hcrrin
forces were convinced that the split in
the sntimachine republican ranks was
50 wide that its push" could march TO
victory between the widely separated
and warring elements Of its natural
enemies The Herrin strikers counted.
too. upon the Lincoln Roosevelt league
being compelled to assume the attitude
OF one or another Of the factions TO the
advantage OF the machine
The situation in San Francisco today
is quite the contrary. Thanks to the
untiring efforts of the Lincoln -Roose-
welt league. the machine push viii be
forced TO meet the opposition of
united party. hghting for free repre-
sentative government at the primary
polls. san Francisco was the tactical
key 10 the situation. Forced TO remain
out Of san Francisco the Lincoln
Roosevelt league would be only In part
a state movement Entrenched in san
Francisco. where the Herrin push has
been on the run for months and where
the republicans have demonstrated their
entire Willingness to respond to or
ganized opposition to railroad domina-
tion. the success Of the Lincoln -Roose-
welt league movement throughout the
state was assured.
MEANS RoUTfoF MACHINE
That assurance was given by the
uniting OF the factions Two weeks ago.
There remains as preliminary to the
beginning of the leagues actual cam
paign in san Francisco, the completion
Of the assembly district organization.
Vice President Mauzy and the local
executive committeeman, working with
representatives of all the anti-Herrin
republicans, expect to complete the local
Organization prior TO the meeting Of
the state committee February 6.
The leagues organization ia southern
California virtually is completed. The