The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26
Herrin Push" and More Digni-
fed Strikers Fail in Efforts
TO Check Movement
Leaders in Fight for Free Party
and Clean Government Meet
Triekery and Fraud
Clubs Arrange for Meetings in
City to Prepare for May
Primary Elections

San Francisco united under the ban
ners Of the Lincoln Roosevelt league
of republican clubs. the republicans of
California are marching TO victory
on May which viii put at an end the
corrupt Herrin machine domination of
their party and their state
The efforts of the Herrin push
and its more dignihed strikers to ridi-
cule the Lincoln Roosevelt league and
finally to check It's winning stride by
Characteristic trickery and fraud have
proved abortIve Virtually every CEN
ter OF population in California has
been thoroughly organized against the
Herrin machine. Working without
financial assistance from any private
interest, the league leaders, chief
among whom IS Chester H Rowel OF
Fresno. have conducted the organiza-
ton work in the principal cities and
towns north OF the TehachapL Rowell
has been assisted in his work by Presi-
dent Frank R. Dev1in OF Vallejo, for
1ner Mayor w r Davis ot Oakland,
senator Charles NJ Belshsw of Contra
Costa. Asssmblyman A NJ Drew and
other men with proved records Of
faithful service 20 the people
In san Francisco the leaders OF the
lincoln Roosevelt league movement are
men whose nanes are guaranty OF
The. unselhshness of their purpose and
OF the purposes Of the league. The
names OF Vice President Byron Mauzy.
executive committeeman ". D. Fenni-
more. Dr. Hugh Lagan. George L. Cen
ter. Rollz V Watt and Of Marshall
Hale. Charles s. wheeler and the
scores Of prominent republicans asso-
ciated with them in the work. stand
for clean politics and clean govern
nent, and their leadership has inspired
that public confidence in the league
movement 70 which it is entitled.
FIGHT FOR FREE PARTY
With these men and those Of their
type al the head Of the great fight for
a free party and for free government.
and with delegate tickets in each as
sembly district composed of men who
owe allegiance TO none but the people.
the fourth and fifth congressional dis
tricts viii send delegations TO the state
convention. which neither Ruef nor any
other crooked politician can deliver to
Herrin for a price.
Los Angeles county. comprising the
seventh congressional district. was the
hrst 70 be thoroughly organized against
he machine. The seventh district or
ganization was perfected early last
winter. and the league. working
through big committees Of representa-
tive men. has not had an idle day for
months Working from the Los Angeles
base the league leaders in southern
California have installed strong and
active clubs al the principal points in
the eighth congressional district.
Working from Fresno. the San Joaquin
valley and the entire sixth district
has for the first time in the history of
that interesting political bailiwick been
thoroughly organized Even in Wat
sonvilIe. the home OF Warren Porter,
= splendid organisation has been per-
fected. and the danger on the coast
side OF the district made so apparent
that the doughty Porter sued vainIy
for compromise.
The refusal OF the machine strikers
in control OF the election machinery in
Alameda county 20 register. decent re-
pubiicans. and Herrin.s congressional
committees persistence in the scheme
70 prevent the holding of primary cleo
lions in those precincts not protected
BY the primary law, have made the
leagues work easy in the third con-
gressionai district
DIsGUsTED WITH MACHINE
Disguised and ashamed of the ma
chimes methods. hundreds of voters
who have always prided themselves on
the regularity OF their repubIicanisrn
have deserted the organization which
has demonstrated that no Job is too vile
for II and which has the vociferous
support OF the unspeakable Dargie. The
decent republicans Of Alameda county.
determined TO wipe out the machine
blot on their three cities. are united
behind the league tickets and wholly
confident that for tie first time in many
years they will be represented in the
state convention by delegates who win
not be able TO hear the Southern Pacihc
whistle.
The Lir-~>1-Roosevelt organization
in Sacramento won its spurs when it
fought all the republican and demo-
cratic push" Of the Southern Pacific
machine TO . staDdstill and triumph
antly elected Mayor White and a de-