The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
SEVEN COUNTIES
SUPPORT LEAGUE
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that a majority of the country dele
gates are honest men and that they
viii refuse TO surrender their manhood
10 the Herrin machine Both sides as
sert entire confidence In their ability
70 win out handily- That neither side
viii be able TO show anything like def
mite title TO more than q bare majority
after the alignment has been brought
cut seems apparent tonight
The machines claim Of absolute title
20 the appointed delegates from the
country districts is absurd as was re-
peated1y demonstrated today. Seven
counties claimed by the machine, and
which logically enough might be ex-
pected 10 vote with the machine, re-
ported 70 the Lincoln-Roosevelt head
quarters with solid delegations. Several
other counties, which the machine forces
have counted as giving them solid dele
cations. are split. With something
more than 100 delegates yet TO be
aligned and properly in the doubtful
column. neither side has a majority and
the league has nearly 20 delegates the
better Of the division on the known
lineup With considerably less than an
even break IN the country delegations
which have not yet put in an appear
snce the anti-machine forces VIII have
q comfortable working majority and
viii be able to organize the conven-
fion, select the new state central COM
nnittee and definitely instruct the four
delegates at large for Taft
CHRONICLES BLUNDER COSTLY
The Chronicles blundering disclosure
Of the machine game 10 send an unin-
str1cted delegation TO Chicago was g
potent factor IN the alignment of the
country delegates In Sacramento today.
Following close upon George Stones
ncial primaries operated TO instruct the
Cslifornis delegation for Roosevelt,
who Is not a candidate, the Chronicles
play for an uninstructed delegation,
coupled with De Young's well known
sntagonizm to Roosevelt and Roosevelt
ism, opened the eyes of many of the
country delegates who had been prone
70 believe that the machine mems ex-
planstion that the Lincoln Roosevelt
leagues fight was only a fight for per-
sonsl aggrandizement-
COUNTRY DELEGATES RESENTFUL
Scores Of the country delegates bit
terly resent the imputation cast upon
them by the machine in claiming their
support for the Herrin program The
whole state. federal and railroad bri-
Eaoe has been at work for weeks in the
northern counties, and il has been gem
orally believed that the north. with the
exception OF part of the Humboldt
delegation and a few scattering votex
would be solidly IN line for the ma
chine. The delegates from FIVE north
ern counties have told me today that
they will vote against the Herrin pro-
gram and with the Lincoln Roosevelt
league. And every one of them was ap-
pointed out OF hand by their county
committees.
The Lincoln-Roosevelt league leaders
were on the ground in force early this
morning and every train brought rein
forcements- The league headquarters
were crowded all day and until after
midnight. League missionaries were
busy with the country delegates as
they arrived, and reports OF recruits to
the league cause came into the head
quarters in rapid succession. The league
delegates viii caucus tomorrow morn
ing at IL o'clock There is no division
Of sentiment as to the candidacy of w.
r. Davis for temporary chairman and