Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-07
employees DISOBEY
RAILWAY MACHINE
Curry IndOrSed Over Protest OF
Southern Pacific Poll
tiCaI Bosses
ANDERSON BOOM Defeated
w. F. Herrin'S Push Defied by
Trainmen-Fighting Blood
Now Aroused
ANDERSON BOOM DEFEATED


was indorsed for governor yesterday py
the ioint legislative board representing
the railroad conductors, trainmen ana
engineers of California. Currys IN
dorsement was voted yesterday aller-
noon after a three days battle on the
part of representatives of the railroad
political machine to lana the lluolSe-
ment for Alden Anderson.
The Endorsement of Curry for COVER
nor by the railroad employees OF Call-
fornia was the elimination of spec
tacular battle between the railroad
worllingmen and the railroads polltlcai
bureau. When it was over the men had
demonstrated that their employment
did not involve the sale of their sur
frage.
The machines attempt to force the
railroad mems organization to indorse
Alden Anderson was the first pltcheo
political battle ever, fought out WIN
the railroad men on one side and the
railroad political bureau on the other,
That it may be the last was Indicated
bv one of the railroad officials sum-
moned to San Francisco to coerce the
men, who said: "Times have changed;
twenty years ago we would have given
nod and it would have been done.
MACHINE SLATE RUBBED
The legislative board representing
the railroad employees not only refused
to indorse Anderson, but also turned
down the candidates on the machine
slate for lieutenant governor ana state
printer Dick Ferris of Los AnSeles-'
the independent candidate for heuteh-
ant governor, was indorsed over Bert
Farmer by what was said to be VIZ
tually unanimous vote, and state
Printer Billy Shannon beat Grattan u.
Phillips, the Anderson-machine candl-
date. by a vote of better than to l.
The rejection of the plea for the in
dorsement of Alden Anderson is con-
sidered by politicians the most crush
ing blow ever received by the rallroad
political bureau. The directors of the
machine were confident that they could
null down a majority of the men who
had been instructed by their several
divisions to vote for the Endorsement or
Curry They brought extraordinary
pressure to bear. 1t was admitted by
Anderson's friends that the Endorsement
of the railroad employees would be the
bright particular feature of his cam
paign. They hoped for more srom 1t
than the mere delivery of a large vote.
Tbev expected it to be taken as conclu-
sive proof of the machines ability TO
dominate the railroad men of the state,
and that the oft repeated promise 70
| "start something" for Anderson had
| been redeemed. ,. ,,r.
| into Anderson's campaign was repeat
| edly excused by machine leaders on the
ground that they were holding back Tor
a whirIWind finish. Week after week
the skeptical politicians from city ana
country We're told: 1T is all right
Something is donig. Look out Tor the
big blowoff." .-..4 ,or,s-
Iative hoard convened at san Francisco
on Monday the representatives of the
engineers were seated on IL for tne
first time. Until this year the conduct
ors and brakemen have conducted thelr
fights for legislation and against uliId-
yorabIe legislation without the assist
ance of the engineers and hremen
organizations.
The fighting blood of the trainmen's
| oroanization was reused in 1909 by the
| defeat of their so-called full crew
| hill which they fought through the
| legislature but was not signed py me
! governor. They decided to take an
! advance hand in politics ana 10 lnuorSe
| for the support of their members only
| those candidates for public oftice VINO
| could he relied upon to give them what
| thew considered fair treatment Tor
themselves as we'll as for the employ
| ing companies.
FIGHT WAS PREDICTED
Before the joint legislative ooard
| convened in San Francisco on MONDAY
| If was generally known among the ma
chine politicians that they had a hght
on their hands and that only the most
strenuous methods would result III
! 7 nding for them the coveted indorse-
nnnt of Anderson. Men were sent out
on the divisions to labor with members
| of the Joint board and when the board
met to take up it's work horde or OF
fcials was loosed on it's members
The original schedule agreed upon by
resolution at prior meeting at STOCK
| ton provided for an open session on
! Monday, at which candidates were TO
| be heard in their own behalf' ana an
| executive session on Tuesday Tor the
voting Of Endorsements. on Tuesday
an informal poll of the board disclosed
| to the representatives. of the machlne
| that Curry had a clear majority. Inc
| hoard was induced to postpone con-
| sideration of Endorsement until Weu-
nesday so that Alden Anderson, VINO
was hurrying here, might be heard IN
his own behalf All Tuesday afternoon
and far into the night representatives.
of the machine labored directly ana IN
| directly with the members of the JOINT
board Yesterday afternoon, after the
| ieint board had listened to Anderson
appeal for it's support, the storm OF
| notes and cards from trainmasters, su-
| pCrintendentS ana representatives VI
! the political bureau, attempting 10
| swing men at the last moment, com
pelled the chairman to rule that no
| member might leave the executive ses-
| sion. Among the prominent railroad
! officials working on the men to pull
| them over to Anderson was Tom Jones
! of Sacramento, former division super
! intendent, who has latterly given ms
! entire attention to the bureaus poll
tics, and AL G.. Baker of Oakland the
! transbay representative of Jere Burke.
According to the unofficial reports
which leaked from the executive ses-
| sion only the names of Curry and An
derson were presented. The two sup
porters. of Johnson and Wilson, the
| Socialist, disclosed by the Tuesday in
formal ballot, apparently had been
swung into line for Anderson, but the
Curry majority was untouched. Ac-
cording to the unofficial reports the
final vote was: Curry 21, Anderson IL.
According to the same reports the bal
lot for state printer gave shannon ~,
! Mcdonald 8, Phillips, the machine can
didate, 6.
ELLERY MEETING CALLED
A meeting in the interests of the
candidacy of Nat Ellery for the Re-
publican nomination for governor is to
be held this evening in Portola hall.
Walter H. Marston will preside.
]. j. Mccarthy, the purveyor OF all