Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
FEAR BACKFIRE
IN COUP A'ETAT
REPUBLICAN MACHINE MEN
HIT GRAVE DILEMMA
SCHEME FRAMED UP PROMISES
TO BE A BOOMERANG
Low Whrrng Noise Made by the
License Holders Doesn't Sound
Good to the G. o. p.
Leaders

The Republican political machine Is
carrying around coup detat ana Goes
not know how to spring 1t. A polltlcal
coup d'etat is a good thing If not sub
iect to bareback, and this particular
coup is much so. 1t Is gossip that the
coup d'etat was handed to the morn
ing machine organ and returned as uh-
available, -. u.c
II the accursed thing would only ~
off in one direction it Is Inquired Ihat IL
would cause havoc in the camp OF
Mayor Alexander, but it seems lncllneu
TO work any way but that. Inc traIlle-
work of the device Is an atleInpt "
show the church people that condlIlons
are as bad under Mayor Alexahael @s scs
existed before the recall. goou' sun
statement to this erect nay nsi4s 4sa iif Facts
a bowling acquaintance with the Iacts'
it has been figured, would create a SEN
timent for Mushet.
It was readily seen, however, that no
effect could be had without becoming =
definite and explicit. To achieve TINS
several restaurants were TO be naIneu'
and John Brinks Saddlerock, the New
york kitchen, Bob Matthias place.
Helm Schmidts and Kelso's were on
the list as Victims it is said by man
who claims to know about the schelhe'
When the coup detat assumed TINS
definiteness it began TO make low
whirring noise like dissatisfaction WIN
the originators on the part OF tne sd
loon and restaurant license holders,
and the bold lnitiators saw danger OF
n baclS1re that made them put the
cover back for the time being. Inc
machine steerers have made too many
blunders already to take any addltlona'
risks. -,
If only the Evening News were bob
oI,o oh water II might easily
carry the responsibility, but at pres
ent the coup d'etat is in the founding s
basket without a convenient doorstep
Some jealous politician, disgruntled
by the reported attendance IN the
Frank Dominguez precinct at the
caucus" Friday night, has gene over
the list of delegates and discovered
that only three or four are on the as
sessment roll.
The purple edition of the Mushet
organ is giving 1t out that 'Scotty'
Allen. although accredited with max
ing a mint in baseball parks, has re-
tired from that field, "as more money
could be made by him in other lines
of business" Since Mr.. Allen is put
ting his time in on his race for the
council, he is against the insinuation
Anyhow, he says, he will under no
circumstances De IOr muSuet, DuI Is
bouncing over the high places in the
Parish band wagon.
Grove e. Walters comment on Mr.
Mushets campaign is, Don't you re-
member when this city had mayor
who had never had any political ex-
perience at all? And do you recollect
how the politicians got around him
and sewed him up before he knew
what was being done? That was not
so long ago that it can be forgotten
when you mark the ballot at the next
election"
That the scheme is to work the Har-
per play and slide in w. G. Mushet
with "Uncle George" Smith left or
the siding seems more evident daily
The court house outfit is gumshoeing
around for Mr.. Mushet, and the rules
about doing such things without or
ders are quite strict around the court
house.
1t Is to be a Smith convention, and
after the primary nominating election