The San Francisco call., 1908-08-22
CONVENTION WILL
End MACHINE RULE
IincOIn-ROoseveIt League Will
Have Majority of Alameda
County Committee
A. P. Leach Leads for Chairman
ship and Good Government
Candidates Are Assured

OAKLAND. Aug. 21.-With the reor-
ganization OF the republican party in
Alameda county at the county conven-
tiou. which will be called TO order to-
morrow morning at Hamilton hall, the
fruits of the victory over the Herrin
machine won at the recent primaries
will have been gathered. This conven-
tion viii be one of the most important
IN the history of county politics. 1t
VIII mark the passing for all time of
the old guard. the machine crowd of
politicians who have dominated Ala
media county politics for years under
the direction OF William f. Herrin, the
head Of the Southern Pacific company s
political bureau.
Passing OF control from the machine
70 the anti-machine forces viii be
noted in the formation of a new county
committee, the large majority of whose
members VIII be from the ranks of the
Lincoln Roosevelt republican league
and its good government allies.
LEACH TO BE CHAIRMAN
Numerous anteconvention confer
ences among delegates and leaders
from the various assembly districts
virtually have settled the candidates. of
the several contestants. In the lead
for the craftsmanship OF the convention
is A. p Leach, and lao doubt exists that
he viii be elected. Leach is a repre-
sentative young republican who has
taken an active part in the local bat
ties against the machine
Nominations can be forecast at this
time in view Of the action which was
taken at the primaries and at subse-
quent conferences of delegations. The
three incumbent superior judges. H. A.
Melvin. T. W. Harris and William H
Waste, who are candidates. viii be re-
nominated. Supervisor c. +. Horner
viii be named from the first district
In the fourth district Fred W. Foss of
Berkeley has secured enough votes TO
insure his nomination. The contest
there was between Supervisor H D.
Rowe Of East Oakland and the Berke-
ley end of the district. The college
town delegation Won
Although some attempt was made to
put up the semblance of fight in the
nth supervisorial district against City
Councilman John +. Mullins there has
been no question that he would be
nominated. Mullins, linked with John
". Mott, made remarkable winning
fight in the forty-ninth assembly dis
trict against the railroad machine.
They We're handicapped by the ring s
gerrymander OF the district which cut
them of from large natural support
in the North Oakland section of the
district
The legislative nominees Will be as
follows; State senators-Thirteen
district, Z. *. Strobridge; fifteenth dis
trict, John ". Stetson. Assemblymen-
Forty-siXth district, T H. Silver: forty
SEVENTH district. Frank Otis; forty
eighth district, James T. Feeley; forty
ninth district, John ". Mott; fftieth
district. Harry W Puicifer; fHfty-arst
district, George J. Hans; fffty-second
district, c. c. Young.
The democratic county convention
viii be held tomorrow morning at Ger
mania hall
FROST STRIKES DOODLE DEES
The Hearst doodle dees have been
struck with a chilling frost After they
had made frantic effort to awaken
some interest in their chieftain they
were hit hard by an eleventh hour
declaration that he would not be in
Oakland tomorrow. l. was hinted that
Hearst had been given quiet advance
tip that his state convention would be
so slimly attended that his presence
would only be an embarrassment The
announcement of q state convention
still holds. The time is tomorrow the
place Loring hall, Eleventh and CLAY
streets.
The state league of republican clubs
has called of its meeting in Oakland
next week The republican state CON
rention for the nomination of presi-
Dental electors Will be held Thursday
afternoon, August 27, at Ye Liberty
theater