Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-19
LEAGUERS DEAL
S. P. HARD BLOW
LINc0LN-RO0SEVELT CHIEFS
WELL SATISFIED
DEFEAT CONSIDERED IN REALITY
A VICTORY
Convention at Sacramento Has DEM
onstrated Strength of Reform Or
ganization, and Herrlns Power
Is Fast Declining

Members of the Lincoln Roosevelt
league who attended the state Repup-
lican convention at Sacramento as
delegates or merely as spectators are
returning from the north well pleased
with the result of their first important
tilt with the forces of the Southern
Pacific.
The attack made on the Herrin forces
was formidable and while the league
contingent was outnumbered and out
voted in the convention, defeat itself
was a victory when the net results or
the struggle are considered.
Meyer Lissner, who led the reform
forces in this notable battle for the
right says every member of the Lin
coin Roosevelt league delegation came
away from the convention enthusiastic
to enter the next fight, which will come
at the August primaries.
1.-THE leagues showing at Sacra-
mento, although the circumstances
were adverse, was remarkable de-
clared Mr.. Lissner in an interview yes
terday.
AN effort was made by the machine
to fortify itself by appointing more
than half the delegates who attended
the convention and in addition to this
succeeded in putting a chairman in
who closely followed the lines mapped
out.
Says Knight Was Unfair
Chairman knights rulings were
frequently far from fair and he lost
no opportunity to give the league the
worst of it.
"Once Lee Gates attempted to pre-
sent amendments to the report of the
committee Oh resolutions and he was
not even recognized by the chairman.
while we were technically defeated
the machine is not making any great
noise over its victory. The league will
be in a much stronger position by Au-
gust and the machine knows It has
hard fight ahead of 1t. These were
simply the first steps toward the over
throw of the machine and the fall Will
see the last ones taken"
Lee Gates, one of the leaders in the
affairs of the league, said:
THE Lincoln Roosevelt league dem
onstrated its strength at the conven-
ton, and this was an important thing.
indeed.
THE machine was compelled to place
all it's forces I'm the field, and in this
way we learned it's true strength. This
shows us what steps we must take in
order to place this matter before the
people in the proper light"
Against Heavy Odds
THE league was compelled to face a
number of adverse circumstances at
Sacramento" said Councilman A. j.
Wallace yesterday. "The Southern Pa
cific had the hall packed with its dele
gates, while of the 626 voting delegates
more than half were not elected at
primaries, but were selected, with few
exceptions. by county central COM
mittee hostile to the Lincoln Roosevelt
movement.
THE results we accomplished are
marvellous when these facts are taken
into consideration and give promise of
a complete victory In August
I'VE succeeded in compelling the ma
chine to abandon it's policy of attempt
ing to perpetuate itself i'm power" said
Marshall Stimson. THE convention de-
parted from the rules of the Santa Cruz
convention and elected it's chairman in
stead of allowing him to be appointed
by the state executive comittee. The
league also contributed largely in Sc.
curing an instructed delegation for
Taft"