The San Francisco call., 1908-10-09
H[RR|N'S LEADERS
DELVE INTO SACK
Sullivan and Forbes Pay Men
to Investigate Good Govern
ment League Petition
Republican Committee Secretary
Says Three Assembly NOmi-
nees Have Hard Fight

Disheartened by the failure of their
efforts to interest the public, but de-
termined TO do all they can to hurt the
cause Of Superior Judge Dunno, Tim
Sullivan and Charley Forbes, Herrins
county committee leaders, are still
gumshoeing around the office of the
registrar of voters.
Out Of a mysterious sack Sullivan
and Forbes are still paying the wages
of the men who are digging into the
petition of the good government league
for evidence of the leagues "nefarious"
efforts to "outwit law and strange
justice" in behalf of Judge Dunno.
Just now Sullivan and Forbes are
looking for men who will make affi-
davit that the league did all sorts Of
naughty things in its endeavor to OBJ
tain signatures to its petition. These
affidavits Will be hurled at the district
attorney. although that official, much
to the disgust of Sullivan and Forbes,
has so far taken no steps to bring the
conspiracy" to the attention of the
grand jury.
Those citizens who take any interest
in the work of the two Herrinites are
loud in their expressions of confidence
in the good government league. AS for
the league, its keenest leaders declare
that the work of Sullivan and Forbes
is gaining votes for Dunno every day.
THREE MAY LOSE
"I figure that all the republican can
didates for the assembly will be elected
with the exception of Tom. Roberts,
Jerry Lucey and Paul Fratessa," said
Charles H Forbes, secretary of the re-
publican county committee, yesterday.
Roberts, Lucey and Fratessa have
the hardest fights Their opponents
are strong men and have the union
labor nominations. Ny estimates are
not guesswork, but are based on re-
ports from the districts made by men
who know"
Roberts is the assembly candidate in
the thirtieth district. His opponent is
George Black, a union labor candidate,
who also has the democratic nomina-
tion. Lucey is the republican candidate
in the thirty first. James a. Hopkins,
with the democratic and union labor
nomination, is running against him.
Fratessa is the candidate in the thirty
third. Bernard Collum is the demo-
cratic candidate and Thomas ]. Cas-
serly is the union labor candidate.
The local republican campaign will
get into full swing on next Tuesday
night, when two district meetings will
be held. Details will be fixed by the
executive and campaign committees OF
| the county committee, which will meet
in the Pacific building on Saturday
night to take up the important matter
| Of raising money.
PERKINS TO PRESIDE
Senator Perkins has consented tc
preside at the meeting in Dreamland
pavilion, at which Senator Dolliver OF
Iowa Will speak next Wednesday night
The California senator will make a
short Introductory address.
1t the state democratic headquarters
an unprecedented demand for campaign
orators is reported. Bob" Dewitt OF
Yreka, who has charge of the arrange
ments for spellbinders, declares thai
he is kept busy all DAY long satisfying
the demands of democratic leaders from
the interior, who want good stumI
speakers and plenty of them.
Walter Macarthur's fame as a polit
| confines Of this state and he has ac
cepted an invitation to address tn,
democrats of Goldfeld, New, on Oc
tober "a.
! The doodle dees are making arrange
ments for a mass meeting in the Greel
theater in Berkeley at 2 o'clock OF
Saturday afternoon. Hearst and His
gen will be the attractions. John A
Sands of Oakland, doodle dee candi
date for congress in the third district
will preside at the meeting.
The democratic county committee hal
opened headquarters in the Mage,
building, ia Market street. with Justu
/ Wardell and Charles T. Mccarthy il
charge.