Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-26
COPS TROUBLES
NOW A WHIRLPOOL
Transue Last Straw to Land on
the Bent Back of Ma
chine Camel
JUMPS IN TO DEFEAT LYON
Former Party Boss Says Agree
ment on LaWler Means
Oblivion for Push
JUMPS IN TO DEFEAT LYON
BY t. SHELLEY SUTTON

Another confusing fight is on in the
Republican machine.
To add to the dismay and dissension
which have been created by the injec-
tion of five candidates in the race Tor
governor, and by the fatal contentious
for other offices, the machine Repupn-
cans of Los Angeles county have two
new struggles on.
The trouble between Walter Leeds
and former former State Senator Saw
age, each of whom is aspiring for the
others lob was announced yesterday
But the latest rumpus, just brought TO
light, concerns the nomination for the
state assembly from the SeVenty-thlrd
district. This district embraces the old
Seventh ward, which has always been
more or less of O. hoodoo to the ma
chine.
Two men are in the race for the as
semblv from the Seventy-third district
These men are both well known stand
pat war horses OF the old guard, and
of course as such demand recognltlon
one of them Is Henry Lyon, former
member of the city council Henry has
been making affectionate eyes at the
assembly for many moons, but not un-
til recently did he get up enough cour-
ing, the push agreed to give Lyon a
chance at this plum, and Lyon started
in to get 1t.
Lyon says it was understood he would
have no Republican opposition If he
entered the race, but now, alas, one J.
c. Transue, who had a taste of this
same assembly plum at the last cleo
tion. and who left an unenviable record
for his work done there, has announced
that he desires to venture back again,
and accordingly has plunged into the
contest without the slightest considera-
ton for the feelings of his fellow ma
chine mate, Lyon.
TRANSUE MAIN PROP
Transue is considered one of the main
props of the machine in Los Angeles
county and did such good work in be-
half of the machine during the last
legislature that the machine is bound
to recognize him. Accordingly, closing
both ears to the appeals of Candidate
Lyon, the machine has come to the
support of Transue, and Lyon has
found himself cropping about in Wild
erness of uncertainty.
There seems to be no question that
the machine support from the seventy
third district is going to Transue.
Lyon himself is said virtually to have
admitted last week that 1.-The boys are
throwing him down."
And Lyon doesn't like 1t. Which, OF
course, means that the fight between
Lyon and Transue Is going to be inter-
esting. 1t means that in the Seventy
third assembly district, as in the Thir-
ty-fourth senatorial district, the Re-
publican machine of Los Angeles Is
going to be split up the back as 1t
has never been before-if already it is
not disrupted to the point of dissolu-
ton.
A former boss of the machine, who
recently was forced out of politics
through unsavory notoriety but who
still is in close touch with the situa-
ton, said something yesterday which
explains the present political imbroglio.
"The machine, in its efforts to get
good men into the race, who can hope
to make a good showing against the
so-calIed good government candidates
of the Democratic and Lincoln -Roose-
Welt league organizations" he said, 'ts
confronted with many specterS of its
past.
ALL DUPES
"These specters are nothing more or
less than the old-time dupes and cats
paws of the machine who refuse to be
relegated or cast off like old shoes, and
thus permit the machine to put new
men in the race. They demand that
their past services be rewarded, and
insist on again running for office, al