The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
Call on People of State to Wipe
Out Corporation Political
Bureau
Editorial Secession of San Jose
Mercury Severe Blow
at Organization
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

ensuing campaign, which amounts TO
an open declaration Of war on the Her
rim machine by Congressman f. A.
Hayes and his brother, ]. o. Hayes.
suggests a realignment of forces in one
OF the republican strongholds Of Cali
fornia. which has aroused an intense
interest among politicians in general
and republican politicians in particular.
Congressman T.. 4. Hayes is at Wash
ington in the thick of the fight against
the rules, Cannon and the house or
gauization generally. Hot on the heels
Of the washington dispatches announc-
ing the fact that RED" Hayes had
been made chairman of the republican
insurgents caucus, Black Hayes, his
brothers political manager at home,
and long looked upon as one OF the
powers in the organization, prints
this in the Mercury:
The system which has prevailed
in this state for so long is not
only iniquitous in principle and dis
gustine TO a seif-respectlng peo-
pie. but is subersive of proper
public sentiment and prevents the
deliberate and sober minded con-
sideration Of matters of great pub
lie concern. the naming of
the officers who are to frame or
administer the laws Of a state
should never be left TO the paid
officers or agents Of single cor
poration doing business IN the
state The first allegiance of
such corporations officers is TO
the private interests they serve
and not to the people
FIGHT HERRIN MACHINE
". +. .Herrin. master Of the Southern
Pacific company's political bureau, is
not named in the editorial which an
nounces that The Mercury and, by nee
essary inference. the Hayes brothers
win be found lighting the machine in
the ensuing campaign. The Mercury
editorial goes on:
The Mercury stands ready TO CO.
operate in 2 wise just and compre
hensive effort TO restore to the peo-
PIE the power which is inherently
theirs"
But that there may be no misunder-
standing The Mercury's references to
Herrin unnamed are coupled up with
direct and vigorous attacks upon Jere
Burke, Walter Parker and George f.
HattOn. the field representatives OF the
Herrin machine Hayes through The
Mercury declares:
THE people have become nause-
Burke, Parker or Hatton. the paid
officers or agents of the Southern
Pacific railroad debating the action
OF a political convention or control
ing the conduct of legislature The
conduct Of these men is directed by
the superior officer of the corpora
tion that pays them and whom they
serve.
The declaration made by Hayes is a
fortnight summons TO the people of
California to exercise the powers given
them by the direct primary law and
destroy the machine at the first cleo
tion 10 be hold under the provisions of
the new law.
BLOW To ORGANIZATION
The strong editorial announcement
Of hostility 10 the Herrin machine and
its works does not commit the Hayes
brothers, their newspaper or their po-
Iltical following to a direct alliance
with the Lincoln Roosevelt league or
any other recognized organization in
the ranks Of the republican party. 1t
does. however. mark the secession
from the machine ranks Of newspaper
powerful in 2 populous and important
community which has long been one of
the bases Of machine trading stock It
Is regarded by politicians generally as
a blow at the established order Of
A-AAAA6c AAitl TIE machine can Dut
lily Withstand at a time when the
state is in a ferment Of political unrest
that has maed itself felt from the ore
gon to the Mexican lines. What po-
litical affiliations the Hayes brothers
and their organization may form for
tie campaign of 1910 must remain for
the time matters Of conjecture, but
they have issued a cali to the people
TO join them in movement to prevent
repetition Of the
Spectacle OF a party convention
registering the viii Of one man and
public officials, both legislative
and executive. acting under direc-
tion Of the head Of the corporation
political bureau"
None Of san Francisco's eighteen as
sembly district has anything on the
thirty-fourth in the way of the num-
Der Of its citizens chosen to man the
municipal ship Of state for the ensuing
Two years. The thirty-fourth is the
home Of the mayoor elect annd four su-
pervisors elect. and its people expect
that several Of its electors will be
called upon to complete MeCarthy's
commissions
CANDIDATES ARE NUMEROUS
The interest Of the thirty fourth is
by no means confined to municipal pol
itics. 1t is veritable hotbed of the
straightest kind OF go the limit ma
chine and the most radical brand of
radical reform .s5htics The longest of
the long hairs fe not made their
appearance 2 -gislative game yet
but several s..a- u machine and anti
machine repIhA. .a.s are busying them
selves win lie s '5ming Of candidates
for Tom kenneu seat in the state
senate and the Zach warmed by
I9orrie ONeil j &c assembly.
George +. 81 ~. formerly of San
Andreas. who = = member of the 1907
assembly did allant and unfiinching
service in the L. lchine cause, has, be-
side an established voting residence in
Tom Kennedy in the senate. His sup
porters believe that he has the support
Of Johnnie Lynch, which they conf
IDENTIFY expect will mean also the sup
port Of P. II. Mccarthy and the union