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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
HAYES OPPOSED TO
SPEAKER CANNON
Congressman Promises to Fight
Despotism in House of Rep
resentatiyes if Reelected
Henry N. Beatty Pledges Him.
self to Support Direct
Primary Legislation

Congressman E. A. Hayes told the
voters of the thirty-sixth district last
night that if reelected, he would con-
tinue to oppose the despotic rule of
Speaker Cannon in the house OF repre-
sentatives
Hayes declared that congressman $
value to his constituents increased with
the years OF his service.
How long has Cannon been there?'
asked man in the audience.
For 32 years" answered HAYES.
It's too long" answered the
interlocutor
Il thoroughly agree with you." re-
piled Hayes, while the crowd cheered.
The meeting was held in Saratoga
hall, in Valencia street near -FOUR
teenth, and was well attended Music
and dancing were provided. as well
as speechmaking, by Fred Eggers.
Former Assemblyman Jack Wessling.
the one doodle dee ever elected to of
flee, presided and introduced Henry
n. Beatty, republican candidate for the
assembly, as the first speaker Beatty
explained the Importance OF the lslals
creek bill and pledged himself to the
direct primary and to legislation pre-
venting Chinese and japanese from
owning, real estate in California.
Congressman Hayes declared that the
tariff should be revised along protec-
tion lines by republicans, not demo-
Gratis. He went on record as opposed
to cheap Asiatic laoor and told of the
work he had done in congress for the
Islais creek Improvement.
CARROLL. Cook made a short address
and in spite of the malodorous record
which he has made on the bench pro-
fessed to be so sure of election that he
could confidently take a vacation and
come back to resume his judicial posi-
tion after the votes were counted The
only reason, he explained, why he did
not do so was that he wanted to show
himself to the newcomers in the city.
Judge Sturtevant and Justices Of the
Peace Golden and Van Nostrand also
made short addresses.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
DOODLE DEES GET WRIT
Petition Asks for Four Hundred
Jobs i'm Alameda County

The aid OF the district court of ap-
peal of the state was invoked yester-
day by the doodle dees, who petitioned
for a writ of mandate to issue against
the board of supervisors of Alameda
county, compelling them to apportion
~ appointments of election officers OF
tHe county equally between the inde-
zen 9ence and republican parties.
he court ordered that an alterna-
rive writ of mandate issue against Fl.
y. Rowe, John Mitchell, j. NJ. Kelly, c..
r Horner and W. B. Bridge, who con-
ST. lite the board of supervisors OF
s4la media county. The writ is made re-
al able Monday morning, October &c,
~ O'clock
ae petition was brought on the plea
F the doodle dees- polled the second
s hest vote in Alameda county at the
j. general election and was entitled
g IN equal apportionment of appoint
lee is of election officers with the re-
lican party. which polled the high
est vote. The independence leaguers
contend that they are entitled to about
400 appointments, whereas they have
been only apportioned 10.
1t is asserted that there are not 400
doodle dees in Alameda county, and
that should the court sustain them in
their contention they could man the
400 jobs only by drafts on the MEM
berships of the genuine political par
ties
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
ITINERARIES ARE CHANGED
Taft and Bryan to Put in Hard
Work in New York

NEW YORK, Oct 22-Chairnlan
Hitchcock OF the republican national
committee postponed at the last mo-
ment today his departure for. Chicago
until tomorrow afternoon. He was de-
tanned most of the day at his hotel,
where he saw a number of visitors
among them Charles P. Taft of Ohio.
Having discovered today that the
schedules prepared would bring Judge
Taft and ". J. Bryan together at Port
Chester, n y, next Monday. the re-
publican and democratic national COM
mittees through their publicity bureaus.
rearranged their dates, with the result
that Bryan will speak at that place in
the morning Of Monday and Taft will
make his address there at , O'Clock
the same afternoon. Chairman Par
sons Of the republican county COM
mirtee gave out the following arrange
ings October IS: Noon meeIings-West
street. at The Farm near the Cunard
steamship conlpany's pier; Lafayette
place, 81 Union square, 74S Broadway.
Both candidates viii appear at the
meetings. but probably viii not speak
In the evening Taft leaves the Union
League club at o'clock and viii make
a hurried dash in an automobile
through the principal streets of the
theater, at Camp Hughes and at Camp
Taft. Then he win review the parade
Of the clubs in Fifth avenue, after
which he viii go 10 Madison Square
garden. where he viii speak. following
Governor Hughes.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
THREE BIG RALLIES

The republican state central commit
tee has enlarged its plans for the finish
of the local campaign, and instead of
two will hold three big mass meetings
in Dreamland pavilion.
The first of these will be held next
Monday night, with General Charles A
woodruff presiding and Governor Gill
lett and John J.. McNab of Ukiah as the
speakers. The second will be held one
week from Saturday night, with Sam
uel M. Shortridge as the principal SPELL
binder. Then on Monday, November 2,
the night before the election, a third
big mass meeting will be held in
Dreamland, with Congressman Kahn
and Hayes, E. II. Hart and all the local
candidates for the legislature and the
judiciary ION the card for brief ad-
dresses.
AT the Gillett meeting next Monday
night the state committee will spring
brand new campaign song, composed,
words and music, by III. II. Lambert of
Eureka. Lambert is in town drilling a
quartet, and his music is expected to
make a big hit with the audience at
Dreamland.
Richmond P. Hobson will not tour the
state on the democratic special train
next week. He will speak on Tuesday
night at mass meeting to be held in
Waltons pavilion under the auspices of
the democrats of the thirty eighth dis
trict- Efforts will be made to have Tom
Geary of Sonoma in the list of SPELL
binders for this meeting, as we'll as
John W. Sweeney, president of the labor
council; DR.. r. Cadwallader, candidate
for the state senate. and Herman Levy.
candidate for the assembly.
The much heralded Governor Sanders
of Louisiana will not come to this state
after all, nor will James f. Sovereign.
the labor leader. Sanders is compelled
to go east. while Sovereign is not need
ed, the state committee feeling that
local labor leaders are competent to
handle the campaign without outside
aid.
The democrats of the forty fourth
and forty-fift1 districts will hold a
Senator Caminetti, James G. Mcguire.
Isidor Jacobs, Frank Fl. Gould, David
Hirschberg. Irving Ackerman, Charles
Lightner and Frank Schivo will make
short speeches
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
BOSSES IN DREAD
OF DIRECT PRIMARY
Van Smith Shows How New
York Fight Against Hughes
Is Disguised
Adoption of Assembly Amend-
ment No. 9 Urged as Means
of Beating Machine

OAKLAND, Oct. 22.-The history and
significance OF the movement for direct
primaries was traced by George Van
Smith, political editor of The Call, at
mass meeting held by members of
the Mems leagues of East Oakland
churches at the Eighth avenue Metho-
dist church tonight The speaker
summed up the fight for direct pri-
mary as the most important phase in
the long drawn out struggle to de-
stroy the power of political bosses and
TO restore political liberty to the cleo
torate.
The real fight against Governor
hughes of New York centered not upon
his anti-racetrack bills, but upon his
voice In the selection of their candi-
dates for Offices" said Van Smith.
Ihe bosses disguised their opposition
as demand for the privileges of race
track betting, that being something
which might be more popular The
bosses of New York do not care much
about the racetrack, but they did want
TO Keep the old convention system,
which they were able to manipulate to
their own advantage.
"Curiously enough, the first primary
law was passed in New York. but it
had an optional clause in it and the
bosses never let go of that option.
hughes wants to make 1t real pri-
mary law"
The speaker explained the workings
OF the pure primary law, whereby any
quaHned elector of a political division
could be enrolled as a candidate by pay
ing fee of $40 and subscribing to
set of forms. This is the Minnesota
system. Under the modified system In
Iorce elsewhere man seeking political
preIerment has to secure the sigma
lures of a percentage of voters in his
district TO be ranked as candidate for
Office.
Van Smith urged the adoption of as
sembiy constitutional amendment No.
8, providing for a direct primary, as
a means by which voters OF this state
might control their own state and local
politics, free from the bosses and the
convention system by which the ma
chine controls
The arguments advanced against the
direct primary system as a whole-that
1t would destroy parties, that a minor
ity would control the nominations, that
geographical and race conditions would
be unduly influential and that the ex-
pense would be intolerable-were all
briefly met. considered and exploded by
narratives of actual instances in states
and communities where the law was In
operation.
DIR. w. M. Burke of the anti-saIoon
league gave an address on the work
of the league and the anti-saloon fight
throughout the country. George f.
Witter presided.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
Wheeler Says Taft Will
Garry State by 10000

wv yASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-
NJ After attending the irrf-
cation convention Mt AL
buquerque and the Trnns-Missfs-
sippi congress at San FrancincO,
Assistant Secretary Wheeler of the
department of commerce aud labor
returned to Washington today.
He speaks In the most optimistic
way regarding the republican out
look I'm the west. He saids
"CaIifornia will give Taft ma
tority of 10000. Bryan will carry
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and
Oklahoma. These are the only
states west of the Nissfssippf
that will be found in the demo-
cratic column. Bryan's bank
guaranty plank Is not meeting
with favor in the west. That
section is prosperous. In San
Francisco Taft will poll large
labor vote. Crops are plentiful
and people generally do not care
for change In existing cOndi-
fioDs. They are afraid of Bryan
and will take no chances with
him."
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
SHERMAN SCORES BRYAN
Nebraskan's Policies Said to
Change With Setting Sun

ELMIRA, n. Y. Oct. 22.-Delegations
from many neighboring towns, local
marching clubs and numerous brass
bands Joined here tonight in parade
in honor of Congressman James S.
sherman, who spoke at the Lyceum
theater before large audience. Con-
gressman Fassett presided
sherman referred to the fact that
John W. Kern, his opponent had been
obliged 10 abandon the campaign owing
10 the serious illness of a member of
his family, saying he hoped he would
be able TO resume the stump
Sherman arraigned Bryans policies
saying: With every rising sun Mr..
Bryan has a new issue, which he for
gets with each setting sun"
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23

league, the machine forces are knifing
those candidates.
In the first senatorial district, Hum
boldt county Assemblyman Charles p.
Cutten, a prominent anti-machineman,
defeated George 4Rolley for the sena-
torial nomination. Rolley was officially
christened the "baby''-rof the machine
at the last regular session of the>legis-
lature. The machine tried desperately
to save its sweetest child. Governor
Gillett was dragged into the fight. He
and his secretary and all the patronage
beneficiaries of his administration
were dumped into Humboldt to defeat
Cutten. The federal machine, through
its postoffice inspectors, was engaged
in the same laudable enterprise. CUT
ten was a Perkins man, but that was
not enough. Rolley would vote for
Perkins and could be relied upon to go
the machine route without binders.
The people of Humboldt knew both
candidates. The presence of the gov
ernor and his official family, of Hat
ton and the agents of the federal ma
chine, could not save Rolley. Cutten
was nominated and the lnachinemen
who boasted of their regularity are
knitting him now. Fortunately they
can not cut deep enough TO injure
Cutten's chances OF election. But they
are doing their best Cutten will be
elected, with no thanks to the wheel
horses of the regular machine.
sINSHEIMER TO WIN
Down in the sixty-third assembly
district, San Luis Obispo county, there
is similar situation. Louis T. Sins
heimer won the assembly nomination
by virtually unanimous vote of the
free republicans of the district Sins
heimer did not belong to the Lincoln
Roosevelt league. There was no Lin
coin Roosevelt league organization in
his district. He was n, decent. hon
est; straightforn ~ apublican, VINO
when elected woulc 81 the interests
of the people of h. rict and eoulG
from Parker or BIZ Ike. e. knife at
the orders of the ae in H. san isa.s
Obispo county has been naFed for Sl.fs-
heimer. He ought to - elected ana b a
Will be. There is nes Ess slightest
question of his republics Snl Elg has
the regular republican nom nation, qua
he is honest and he has the opposition
of the regular" organization.
In the sixteenth assembly district,
Yolo county, the machine LAS bestea
Captain b. B. Tuttle, the republican
nominee for the lower house. There
the fight has been carried into the open
and machine newspapers are demand
ing Tuttle's defeat. Tuttle is a big,
capable man. He has held and done
honorable service in important state
and federal offices. He had the conf
dence of President Grant and was in
the federal service for many years
after leaving the army, commissioned
captain for distinguished merit and
gallantry. He is a republican; has al
ways been republican. He beat the
smachine for the assembly nomina ton.
He is honest and too big to be handled.
The "emperor's" thumb has been turned
down on Tuttle. He, too, will win be-
cause the people of his district know
and trust him; because the machine can
not handle republican majorities
against decent republicans honestly
nominated, but the regular" push vote
of Yolo county will not be cast for
Tuttie.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
ANOTHER SUSPENSION For
ACTIVITY IN POLITICS
j. II. Fordham, Deputy Revenue
Collector, Loses Position
for Fifteen Days

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-More pun
ishment has been meted out as the re-
suit of charges of pernicious activity in
the political campaign. The civil service
commission today announced that r II
Fordham, deputy collector of internal
revenue at Orangeburg, S. c., had been
reprimanded and suspended without pay
for ID days for active participation II,
the republican state convention at CO.
lumbia. Robert A. Stewart, temporary
deputy collector, who was county chair
man of the executive COMMITTEES Of
Clarendon county, South Carolina has
been reprimanded. r. 0. Pierce, an cm-
ploye of the Mare Island navy ward
who announced his candidacy as su,
pervisor in the first district has been
discharged. Clyde Knock. letter car
rier at Independence, Kan, who he
came the candidate for the district
court clerkship. has resigned to avoid
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23

The sentiments OF the loyal subjects Of
the emperor, Japan never forgot. said
Minister kouura, that in her hour Of
stress she had not looked In vain 10 the
great republic for sympathy, while in
her forward struggle she had the ex-
ample and encouragement or the Amer
lean people
Rear Admiral Sperry, in replying.
earnestly said that the character OF the
welcome given the feet by Japan could
not be mistaken and IL must be perpet-
uated for generations. for no better
gauge OF lasting friendship could be
gtVen than the banzaiS OF the tens Of
thousands OF children messed in the
streets.
NO two countries" said the ad-
niral ever clasped hands across
The sea closer than on this occasion.
Both countries may rest content that
intelligent. friendly sympathy has
drawn the ancient friendly ties closer
than ever before"
During an interlude Of the magnifi-
cent theatrical entertainment given to-
night By the Bankers club Admiral
Sperry. the other rear admirals and
their aids appeared on the stage to-
getIfer with a committee OF bankers
on behalf OF whom Baron Shibusawa
presented the Americans with an elo-
40elilH dNQEGSS u AcicoHAS N4ASA ~ 80
engrossed and Illuminated and inclosed
in a handsome box. On receiving the
address Admiral Sperry gracefully ex-
pressed his thanks.
At Yokohama today 800 girls, all
pupils OF a music school, visited the
flagship Connecticut and sang Amer
ican national airs in English. The
japanese girls carried American flags,
and on leaving the ship in lighters sang
Hail Columbia" ali the way across the
bay.
PACIFIC FLEET SAILS
HONOLULU, Oct 22.-The Pacific
cruiser fleet, commanded by Rear Ad-
lniral Swinburne, sailed at 9:15 o'clock
this morning, with the accompanying
torpedo destroyers in tow, for the Pa
ciic coast. The cruisers will proceed
70 Magdalena bay for target practice,
after which they viii visit the west
coast of South America.
TWO SUPPLY SHIPS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-The Celtic
has been placed in commission at the
navy yard at Boston for duty as a
supply ship to the Atlantic feet and the
active command as tender to the
Pacific feet.
The refrigerating ship Glacier, now
at Maitland, has been detached from
the Atlantic fleet and assigned 10 the
Pacific feet as q supply ship. It will
provision at Australia
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
IROQUOIS CLUB MEN
ANGRY AT HICKEY
Max Pepper Attacks McNab's
Right Bower for NegIecting
Campaign Work
Braves Will Be Asked to Regis
ter Protest Against Alleged
Political Apathy

Although the scalp of Judge Raker
of Modoc does not yet dangle from
their tepee, the braves of the Iroquois
In full war gear and with sharpened
tomahawks, they are hunting Tom
Hickey, chairman OF the democratic
county committee.
AT their last meeting the Iroquois
warriors passed a caustic resolution
calling upon Raker to resign from the
craftsmanship Of the state central COM
mittee, to make way for a chairman
who would be on the job. at least in
termittently, during the campaign To-
night these same bourbon Indians in
tend to tell Tom Hickey what they
think OF his political apathy.
Max Pepper is the prime mover in
this attack on McNab's right bower
and he explained yesterday the grounds
of his intended action.
HICKEY DELEGATES DUTY
Hickey has not been at the head
quarters of the county committee since
the campaign opened" said Pepper
'He has not put in an appearance at
democratic meetings. When Senator
Gore spoke in this city, was Hickey
on the platform to introduce him? No,
sir. That duty was delegated to some
body else.
In all my experience of politics I
have never seen anything like it. The
chairman of the county committee as
sumes responsibilities when he is
chosen, and L think that political re-
sponsibilities are just as binding as
any other kind.
81 have been thinking this thing over
and will bring 1t before the club to-
morrow night. In Raker's case we
sent the resolution to all the members
of the state committee. so that they
might know the condition of affairs.
1t would hardly be worth while TO no.
tify the members of the county COM
mittee about Hickey's action and /
think the best way will be for the club
to write him a letter.
RAKER NEVER APPEARS
"Of course the Iroquois club does not
look for new chairmen at this stage of
the campaign, but we want to go on
record and we want people to know
how things are being done, so that
these men who take no part in the cam
paign can not claim all the credit if
Bryan is elected.
"On the night of the election and
afterward, all letters will be signed
'Raker.' Is that fair. when you con-
slider that he has never put in an ap-
pearance? The same applies TO Hickey"
Hickey is not in Modoc or In any
other part difficult to reach. He is
right here in town and it is unlikely
that he will remain silent under the
criticisms of the Iroquois club. He is
likely to resent the imputation OF being
asleep at the switch and campaign
literature may be enriched when he re-
plies.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23

pletely tires the operator is far from being
source OF real enjoyment.
These lightweight note Farrand-C Cecilians
can be played either by hand like an ordinary
piano or mechanically as Player Piano All
the standard sixty-ive note rolls can be
played upon them as we'll as the new eighty
eight note rolls so that no music need be de-
stroyed
The most remarkable feature of this new
instrument, aside from the fact that it plavs
the entire keyboard, is that its Player mechan-
ism is composed entirely of metal which IS
by long odds the most vital mechanical i'm
provement ever made in Piano Player con-
struction.
Steel, brass and bronze are used for all air
chambers, valves and connections. instead of
wood as heretofore, thus doing away with the
difficulties of contraction or expansion occa-
stoned by climatic changes, heat or dampness.
which have always caused so much trouble in
the wooden action found in all Piano PLAYERS.
1t is really an instrument of eminent i'm
portanee and will prove to be OF great inter
est to all those people who are impressed
with the fact that they want Player Piano
but who wish to be assured that they are get
ting the very best that money can buy.
We have one in our Kearny st. window
which you might examine while YOU are PASS
ing. 1t makes very interesting display.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
STRUCK AND aoBaEp Ea.nxn

NAPA, Oct. z2.-Samuel Howard. whb
made a murderous attack on / j. FIang
agan in this city Tuesday was ar
raigned today before Justice Coombs
on the charge of highway robbery.
hours together. and then started down
clinton street. Howard suddenly
seized a picket off a fence and dealt
Flanagan several heavy blows on the
head and robbed him of $22
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
HOUNDS TRACE 1NcENprARrEs

LEXINGTON, KY. Oct. ga telegram
from Berea, Madison county. where
Bethea college is located. today asked
that bloodhounds be sent there. as in
cendiaries had started a forest fire
which had burned over a large area of
valuable horse land and was beyond
eonfr01
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
DUKE TO sAu FoR A,,rp,c.

ROME, Oct, 22.-It was said here to-
night that the duke d'Abruzzi would be
a passenger on board dhe French line
steamer La Lorraine, which will sail
from Havre for New York October "a.
He will travel incognito.