Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-23
MACHINE
AFRAID OF.
BACKFIRE
Fake Stampede FrightenS
the Outlaws
ENEMIES OF SCHOOLS ARE CUT
BY BOSSES
CHANCES THAT JUNGLE GEORGE"
SMITH WILL BE DOUBLE-cRossED
Persecution of Board of Education
Makes Old Organization Leaders
Chary of Indorslns the
Offenders
CHANCES THAT JUNGLE GEORGE"
SMITH WILL BE DoUBLE-cRossED
III ILL the Southern Pacific machine

a
w managers dare to attempt
w fake stampede at the outlaw
trump" convention at the Shrine au-
ditorium tonight? That was the ru-
NOR on the street last night.
1t was evident, however, that the
persecution of the board of education
has cost Mr.. Mushet so many votes
that the machine leaders are shy about
carrying that load. They have ABOUT
all they can handle to make the ma
chine go at all.
1t is also figured that the plan' men
toned in The Herald few days ago,
to get Mr.. Smith into the running and
double-cross him later, is still safe and
sane. and that it is better to await de-
veloprnents than to be irreparably
ditched at this time.
In brief, the situation regarding the
action of the machine convention to-
night, which is of as great interest out
of less Importance than any which the
Republican party has heretofore held
In Los Angeles for the benefit of the
Southern Pacific, is this:
The Southern Pacific political COM
nittee met Tuesday and confirmed the
Arrangement previously decided to
nominate George A. Smith, despite the
efforts of the Mushet political man.
ayers to slide in A confidential tip
has been handed to Mr.. Clotworthy,
political runabout for the Mushet cam
paign, that it is best to await de-
velopments, and that later, it will not
be impossible, if thought advisable, 10
switch to Mushet and give Uncle
George" Smith a place on the board or
public works.
Think Mushet Too Weak
Mr.. Clotworthy is said to have been
told quite plainly yesterday that the
pubHc schools question Will COST MI
Mushet a great many votes, and that
II will be well for him to study Mr..
Smiths system of getting record be-
hind him He was advised, it is sail,
that the bosses would like to arrange
a stampede for Mr.. Mushet, but they
could not see any guarantee that lhe
stampede would stop where they
wanted to, and they had no MIND TO
stand for any stampede that could not
be herded up while still inside tne
Southern Pacific ranch. A stampede
tbet might get a momentum taking 1t
right on to George Alexander was no
sort of stampede to get under way
at a machine convention.
But the restlessness in the air, and
suspicion of Republican workers Who
while not in the counselS OF the posses,
keep tab on events day by day' tilat
dickering was going on with the
Mushet management, started numer-
ous rumors about a new deal on. This
was stated to be apparently a spon-
taneous movement to Mushet leaving
George A. Smith in the lurch, that
might be followed up with a horse
laugh by the morning organ which
hacked Mr.. Mushet in the fight on
the board of education. Thls horse
laugh was to be, Does that look like
a machine made slate?"
The Organization" chiefs were
frightened by the school question and
refused to consider any change in the
slated program, and there will be no
stampede that might possibly Sbe a
genuine stampede The morning or
gan will be denied its opportunity to
come out according to orders for
"Mushet, the slate breaker and peo-
pies friend"
At the outlaw convention to do the
bidding of the Southern Pacific or
ganiZation every effort Will be made
to put up a bold. unruffled front. The
lack of delegates will be compensated
by a large crowd of hangers-on who
have been induced to come by prom
ises of places ranging from the board
of public works and the upper end of
the adueduct down to the municipal
ferry at Terminal island. 1t required
considerable slSirmishing and all the
fine political sagacity of Benny Conn
ments were finished yesterday af-
ternoon.
WhilesAhe convention will present a
Well-groomed appearance outwardly,
the Republican machine is in fearful
shape as to it's wearing parts. The
gasps and coughs it gives are arous
ing attention along the wayside, and
All sorts of rumors about a possible
bucking the fence were in circula-
tion Yesterday about the machine. r..
w. richardson, the new chauffeur, has
been given, as his first assignment
from Southern Pacific headquarters,
the giving of several large sighs of
relief big enough to act as siren
whistle to the faithful over the city
that the machine convention program
has not been manhandled. If Mr..
Richardson's sighs Of relief are not
heard in Garvanza and San Pedro the
henchmen who are sitting up tonight
may take it for granted that the ma
chine has run into the. ditch.
Delegates to tonight's convention
met as Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
ward conferences last night and in
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