The San Francisco call., 1908-08-28
Two Hundred Minority Dele
gates Ignored in Organiza-
ton of Convention
Machine Orators Demand Har-
mony, With Yelled Sneers
at League Faction
Platform Will Be Adopted and
Presidential Electors
Named Today
Equal Suffrage and Track Gam
bling Not Considered in
Resolutions
By George Van Smith

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With the machine forces exer-
cising complete control Cali
fornia's last republican state con-
vention was organized yesterday
afternoon at Ye Liberty theater,
Oakland.
The machines domination of
the convention, which all Admit
marks the passing of the conven-
ton system in California, was
characteristic-absolute, ruthless
The Lincoln-Roosevelt league
was represented by a total of ap-
proximately 200 delegates in
convention composed of 629 ac-
credited members. Not a Lincoln
Roosevelt Lacquer was placed on
any of the convention committees
by the machine leaders, who de-
manded harmony with veiled
sneers at the members of the mi
nority, who represented more
than $4,000 republican votes.
Much to the surprise OF the more
truculent of the machine leaders. no
Lincoln-R Roosevelt league delegate in
terposed any objection to the program.
which went through without a hitch
The league minority sought no trouble.
It offered no platform planks for the
sport Of the majority. 1t made no
sacrifcia1 nominations.
In the interest of that harmony for
which the machine men have shouted
loudly, no member Of the minority
gave voice to the Indignation that all
entertained when Temporary Chairman
Tom B. Dozier permitted the machine
mems feeling to be exhibited by his
description OF Roosevelt as the over
bearing president
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION
The convention. called to order an
hour after the scheduled time by
Chairman of the State Central Commit
tee Teller, managed to work its way
through only a portion OF the pro-
gram. The temporary organization
was completed, committees were ap-
pointed and several district conven-
tions finished their work, but owing TO
the fact that the convention was un-
able to use the theater last night the
nomination of presidential electors and
the ratification OF the platform were
put over until this morning at O'Clock
The ruthlessness OF the machines
control and it's utter disregard of both
popular will and the pledged faith of
its followers was exhibited in the thir-
-
where Tom Flint of San Benito was
made to crawl even more abjectIy than
he did in the Stockton sixth district
convention in May San Benito. with
San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties
comprises the thirty-frst senatorial dis
trict The machine did not dare hold
primaries in Monterey and San Benito
San Luis Obispo was the scene OF a
bitter fight between Senator H c.
Lynch and Assemblyman Warren NJ.
John. who sought the nomination to
succeed Lynch The people of San Luis
Obispo would not submit TO the ap-
pointment Of delegates by the machine.
The issue was joined sduarely between
Lynch. the machines man. and John,
the anti-machine candidate Flint. as
the boss of San Benito. agreed early in
the campaign that since primaries
would be held only in San Luis Obfspo
/ and since both the candidates were
residents of San Luis Obispo his San
Benito delegates should be governed by
4 the verdict Of the republicans OF San
Luis Obispo as expressed at the pri-
mary polls. 1t was believed then that
machine money and coercion would car
/ ry san Luis Obispo for Lynch. The
! machine took no chances in Monterey.
/ The Monterey county committee was
/ not tight enough. and the selection OF
delegates was turned over to three ma
4 chine men,
| NOMINATE REPUDIATED MAN
! In San Luis Obispo county. where
both Lynch and John live and are
known as citizens and as legislators.
John beat Lynch by a two to one vote.
and in San Luis Obfspo city John had
! it on the representative OF the South
ern Pacific milling company by four
/ to one vote San Luis Obispo's eizhK