The San Francisco call., 1908-05-02
EMANCIPATION OF
PARTY Is ASSURED
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vention for the anti-Herrin forces
They declined 10 make public the pro-
portions of their estimated majority and
frankly admitted that not all OF the
majority they expected TO oppose Her
rims machine would be elected on Lin
coin -ROosevelt league tickets.
LOOK FOR NEW DEAL
Frank r. Devlin. president OF the
n-Roosevelt league. who has just
completed tour Of southern California
and the san joaquin valley, said.
.Basing NJ conclusions on my per-
sonal observations and On carefully pre-
pared reports from all parts Of the
state. I confidently expect TO see a com
Portable working majority of anti-ma-
chine delegates IN the Sacramento con-
vention. In the country districts the
sentiment is almost unanimous for the
principles of the league While
Lincoln Roosevelt league Organization
has not been perfectedein every county.
the fact that the leagne sentiment pre-
dominates and VIII determine the at
titlEde Of the delegates 10 The state con-
vention from q majority Of those cOun-
ties is almost beyond question. >
The people IN, the country generally
are looking TO San Francisco 10 Join
with them this time in a~vinning fight
against corporate control OF their party
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operates as we all believe. she. will.
California viii get 2 new deal from the
Sacramento state convention and the
republicans OF. this. state: viii assume
the control OF their party long ago
usurped. by the railroad: MACHINE. .
ASSURED OF COOPERATION :.
I'VE look TO see the league have an
actual majority Of the delegates elected
10 the convention : That. Of course.
IS inclusive Of those: delegates who IA
vQr-the principles. fought for by the
league, but not elected on. league tick
cts. We confidently expect that the
members of the Lincoln Roosevelt
league and the delegates affiliated with
them Will constitute a. safe. worlSin &
majority Of a convention which. will be
responsive TO the republicans OF. Cali
fornia and wholly in sympathy Wi Ia
the policies Of PresIoent Roosevelt,
We are receiving aavices. daily from
counties where we have had no oppoT
tunity 70 organize. saying that. the del
egates from those counties will CO..
operate with US AS. an instance Of
this sentiment. the. action Of the. Santa
Clara county: committee, which in
structed the % delegates from the
nfty-hftb. ffty-sixth. and fifty-seventh h
assembly districts to vote with the
league delegates, is conclusively. stgnifi-
cant . And in. the last few days: we
have received: requests for authority
70 organize league clubs IN four north
ern California towns that our organ
izers. have been unable TO. reach,
SUCCESS SEEMS ASSURED.
I ascribe a great deal Of the: ent1us-.
iasm manifested in nerthern California
10 the aggressive fight being made in
san Francisco and Alameda counties
where SUCCESS seems: assured Until
recently it required the active personal
efforts OF mem beEs of the executive
committee to perfect organizatfof in
the fnsernor; now. organic "a tfon work is
taking. care of itself and. going with. a
rush.
Los. Angeles. county. in my opinion.
wi2l elect a virtually solid Lincoln :
Roosevelt league delegation. We will
lose but very few districts IN the sew
enth congressional district . The san
Joaquin.yallex is virtually solid for the
league, which means a najority. Of the
delegates from. the. sixth congressional
district. -. -
sThe main cencern OF the people
throughout the state centers in San
Francisco: !. # san Francisco does her
part-and' l. believe she wiil-the ma
chine will be absolutely. broken With
the league presenting. a solid front and
with enough delegates TO .centroE. the
convention. those. delegates from the
country. districts who might be dis
posed as the result Of former afilia-
tons 10 work with the machine viii be
most reluctant 10 take the machine
program when: they have IAN. eppor-
tuniry 10 vote for the. people on the
winning side Heretofore many a. man
opposed TO. machine domination. has:
feared TO take a, stand: against IT with
struggling and Ineffective minority.
With the strength Of the --Lfncolnz
RoOsevelr. leagge: delegates % support
him. there. will be no excuse for the.
support OF the Herrih: pEogram by any.
delegate VINO is: 'conscientiously :op-
posed. 10 the machine and it's 1omina-
tion Of our state and .party.'.: