The San Francisco call., 1908-08-10
CITIZENS AROUSED
BY rings BLUSTFR
Attempt of Machine to Intimi=
date School Teachers Reacts
on Herrin Forces
Voters of Thirty=fOurth DETER
mined TO Revenge Dismissal
Of Prof. Frank ]. Browne

The bold attempt of a push" leader
IN the thirty-fourth district to intim-
ieate a member of the -Roose-
Welt league club by the unwarranted
ano vicious pretense that Herrin, Lynch
and the railroad machine control the
BOARD Of education and can allOt spod
positions 10 teachers. has had strong
Ieacuonary effect throughout the dis
lIlcL 4 wave Of indignation has swept
throughout the thirty-fOurth since the
1acts IN the case of Prof. Frank j.
Browne have been made public and
II there was ever doubt as TO the
success OF the league there it has
been finally dispelled.
hen Browne lost his position IN
the Polytechnic high school shortly af-
Ter the May primaries in which he
mad been an active league worker,
members OF the push, who had been
threatening TO get him. claimed that
their influence had been used TO dis
cipline him. When he persisted in his
vigorous campaign in behalf Of the
league ticket Ed Ritter. one Of the most
active Herrin men in the district, prom
ised that his position would be re-
stored IL he would call on Arthur Fisk
and John 6. Lynch and make his peace
with the machine
Browne Indignantly refused 10 DO
anything of the kind and was spurred
10 more energetic efforts against the
push. When the facts became pub
lie the decent republicans of the dis
trlct were quick 10 show their resent
ment and the result has been new &C
Cessions Of strength 10 the league tick
e and additional discontinue for the
''push."
For many years the thirty-fourth was
e pocket borough Of the push" Grim
minis, Ruef and other bosses could
count with confidence on carrying 1t in
primary fights.
That was before the people Of the
district awoke TO the fact that their
franchise was being made a mockery.
Since then they have been doing their
own politics and as a result the dis
trict has been found steadily in the
reform column. II returned a substan-
tial majority for the league in May
and sent a fine delegation 10 Sacra-
mento.
The leagues ticket in the thirty
fourth at this election is once more
OF the highest character. Every ele-
ment OF Independent republicanism is
represented. The thirty-f0urth is pre-
eminently a district OF home abiding,
hard working, serious citizens. From
among these q fine delegation has been
selected by the Lincoln-Roosevelt
league club.
such men as DR.. E. IL Bixby. Thomas
O'Day, the contractor, and Jungen Won
Staden ind place on the state ticket.
Prof Frank J. Browne. Collins X Or
ton Of the OrtOn machine company,
and II. B. Christensen. the druggist,
ere on the congressional delegation.
On the local ticket David Girdwood.
the marble cutter: Thomas Nowlin, the
attorney; William H Stewart, the en-
gineer. Herbert Maggs. the architect;
Jonathan Anderson. the contractor;
Matt Harris. the lumber dealer, and
James Saunders. the carpenter, may
be mentioned, although all the others
are OF the same high standing
So anxious were Bob StrahIe, Joe
Tuite. Ed Ritter, Al Duffey and Billy
Gilfoyle the push" leaders Of the thir-
ty-fourth. 10 put up a ticket that would
not be in too great q contrast TO this
that their zeal outran their discre-
rion and they included Frederick Woer-
aler of the well known cooperage firm
having hoodwinked him into believing
that be was going on the Lincoln.
Roosevelt ticket When he discovered
that ne had been tricked, Woerner ex-
posed the Eerrinites and declared that
he would fight the ticket which bore
his name and work and vote for the
Lincoln Roosevelt ticket this primary,
as lie did in May