The San Francisco call., 1908-05-06
MACHINE BEATEN IN
OWN STRONGHOLD
League Scores Most Decisive in
Forty-ninth Against the
Herrin Cohorts

OAKLAND. May 5.-The Lincoln
Roosevelt league carried Alameda
county at the elective primaries today
by a sweeping majority Four districts
out OF the seven went into the Lincoln
Roosevelt ranks by substantial vote
and the returns analyzed show that the
anti Herrfn sentiment was much more
than mere talk In the elective vote
the Lincoln Roosevelt forces elected
81 delegates as against the machines
1e- To these Is must be added seven
which the machine appoints Even
with these seven the machine lacks Q
majority of delegates in Alameda coun-
", the Lincoln-Roosevelt league win
ming by 81 10 % IN the county
One OF the most decisive victories OF
the day was the defeat OF the Herrfn
ticket in the old Southern Pacific
stronghold. the forty ninth assembly
district Here the railroad machine
made a tremendous stand against the
organization Of the Lfncoln-RooSevelt
league and the good government forces.
The battle waged back and forth all
day.
BOSSES WHIPPED INTO LINE
Every sub-boss in the West Oakland
railroad yards who could be drawn into
the fight was compelled 10 round up
his men and take them to the polls
be handled by the Herrin representa-
tives was put out 10 vote, and he
voted But the other side had the
right end Of the struggle and captured
the Herrin works.
In the fftieth district the Lincoln
Roosevelt forces simply overwhelmed
the machine by q vote of 1,1s0 TO Az
Here the swamping was particularly
decisive in view OF the fact that the
machine made Its light on the strength
OF Judge Henry A Melvfn's name as
delegate at large 70 the national re-
publican convention No one had spe-
cialIy taken note Of MeIvin's candidacy
up TO this time. The attempt TO make
il an issue in the fiftieth district was
disastrous to the machine.
LEAGUE HAS wALKOyER
In the forty-eighth district the Lin
coin Roosevelt and allied organizations
had a waIkover. as they also did in
the fifty-second district In neither dis
trict did the Herrfn outfit put in
ticket, as the good government lines
were too wei joined The machine
carried the up-country district, which
is the forty-sixth, while the forty-sev-
enth and the fifty-frst went TO the ma
chine.
The forty-seventh district is Ala
media. Here the machine used the sub
terfuge that a tight was being made
against Congressman knowland in his
home city. Before this could be over
come a heavy sentimental vote had
been registered In the ffty-hrst the new
league, young and not thoroughly IN
hand, polled 500 votes, but the superior
organization of the machine won the
county gang the district the vote being
s13 TO 4s7- The vote IN the forty ninth
district was. Herrin 4s7, antf-Herrin
$50. In the forty-sevent.. the vote was
766 TO 2s3 in favor of the machine.
LEAGUE HOLDS ALAMEDA
The result Of the fight Is to give
Alameda county 10 the league In the
state and the third district delegations
State Senator Charles NJ Beyshaw OF
Contra Costa county. credited with IL
delegates In the district convention. can
control the situation by combining with
the 81 delegates of the league. the total
OF AZ giving the control OF the district
convention OF rs delegates, a majority
OF which Is 10.
The machine claims the district con-
vention by taking its IS delegates in
Alameda county. 10 from Solano and
II from Contra Costa county. With
out the Contra Costa county II the
Herrin crowd will lose control