The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
Republicans Plan to
Redeem All Pledges
Chairman Lissner Appoints Committees to
Prepare Bills for Legislature

of committees to draft legislation in
conformity with the party pledges was
the most remarkable step in the history
of the republican party and that it evil
denced the party's acceptance of full
responsibility to the people for the acts
OF republican public servants.
Managing Editor Simpson of The Call
told the story of the fight for the direct
primary law started by General Mana
ger Hornick of The Call and made and
won under his direction. He paid a
feeling tribute to the memory of the
late Albert Johnson, brother of the
governor elect, who participated so
brilliantly in the opening of The Calls
fight for the direct primary before the
legislature of 1907.
CALLS PREDICTION FULFILLED
After the Santa Cruz convention"
said Simpson, The Call said the re-
publican nominee for governor would
be elected and that he would be the
last California governor nominated by
a delegate convention controlled by a
boss or corrupt special interests. Thank
God. that prediction has come true"
The afternoon session was devoted to
a discussion of the duties and powers of
the committee appointed by Chairman
Lissner to prepare bills in conformity
with the party platform planks.
Mayor Clinton L. White OF Sacra-
mento wanted the committees to con-
tinue in existence until they had seen
their several bills through the legis
lature and up to the governor.
vi ,fay,o
nor elect, opposed any formal indorse-
ment of the work of the special COM
mittees by the state central committee.
He contended that such Endorsement
might make for friction.
MEETING FOR LEGISLATORS
Senator Charles NJ Belshaw of An
tioch cautioned against any action that
mi ght have the appearances of an at
, tempt to jam programmed Legislation
through a legislature that would resent
infringement upon its prerogatives.
Frank R. Devlin of Vallejo declared
that no quibble of language or resolu-
tion would change the fact that the
state central committee purposed to
recommend bills designed to redeem the
party's pledges, and at the instance of
Vice Chairman Daniel A. Ryan it was
formally agreed to invite all the mem
bers of the next legislature to confer
with the executive committee III SAN
Francisco Immediately prior to the con-
vention of the legislature.
The committees charged with the
preparation of bills are expected to
make their reports prior to December
Is, and on December % legislators
| special committeeman and state exec
utive committee will meet in San Fran
, cisco to discuss those reports and the
bills submitted with them.
COMMITTEES TO DRAFT BILLS
Here are the committees and the sub
| jects upon which they are charged with
the drafting of bills or constitutional
amendments:
CoNsERvATIoN-Ineludi water power. ir-
rigation and reclamation districts. mineral
lands: George c. Pardee: Oakland; Francis J
Heney. San Francisco; William Kent. K Kentf1eld; !;
| Angeles; Senator Marshall Black. Palo Alto;
Assemblyman elect W. G. Clarke, Oakland; L. l.
bennett Modesto; Harold 7. Power, Auburn;
Ralph Bull. Eureka.
RAILROAD COMMISSION Including besides
| platform pledges. legislation prohibiting free
| NE Eshelman. El Centro: Harvey DS Lovelsnd,
San Francisco; Alex Gordon, Sacramento; VIII
liam r. Wheeler. San Francisco; F. P. Gregson.
Los Angeles; Assemblyman P. F. Cogswel1. FL
Monte. Cal.
| REAPPoRTIoNMENT- senate, as
sembly railroad commission, board of equaliza-
| ton: Senator n. W. Thompson, Los Angeles;
Senator John W. Stetson, Oakland; Senator A.. r.
Boynton, Orovile Assemblyman E. G. Hinkle,
/ San Diego; E. A. Dickson, Los Angeles; Assem-
blyman ". F. Chandler, Fresno; Assemblyman
W. r. Flint. San Benito; ]. 0. Hayes, San Jose;
Ralph Hathorn. San Francisco.
ELECTION LAWs-Including restoration Of
Australian ballot, nonpartisan judiciary, short
ballot. simplifcation of direct primary law gen
orally and providing for statewide advisory vote
expenses, regulation of lobbyists: Senator A. g..
Boynton. oroville; Senator Miguel Estudillo, Riv-
Clinton White, Sacramento; Thomas E. Haven,
San Francisco; Prof. William Carey Jones Berke-
man G. g. Young. Berkeley; Marshall Stimson,
Los Angeles: Paul Bancroft, San Francisco.
CITY AND COUNTY GovERNMENT-Inclu
! ing constitutional amendment No. L, general act
for commission plan of government for cities the
| fee system, county home rule, uniform account
| ing and improved business methods: State Con
| troller A. B. Nye. Sacramento; Attorney General
| q. S. Webb, Sacramento; Senator elect Leslie R.
Hewitt Los Angeles; Guy c. Earl, Oakland; AS
semblyman l.. D. Bohnett, Santa Clara; Frank
Devlin, Vallejo Prof. r. L. Green, stanford
university.
CIVIL SERVICE AND MERIT SYSTEM
blyman elect H. S. Benedict, Los Angeles; DR..
F. B. kellogg. Los Angeles; e. F. Adams, San
Francisco; William A spalding, Los Angeles.
DIRECT LEGISLATIoN-Senator elect Lee c.
Gates Los Angeles DR.. John r. Haynes, Los
| Angeles; Judge John d. Works, Los Angeles;
Milton T. U'Ren, San Francisco; A. II. Elliott.
| Oakland
| PUBLIC bEHVlCE COmMlS01ON-Percy v.
| Long San Francisco: Senator elect Leslie R.
| Hewitt, Los Angeles; W. r. Davis, Oakland;
| Charles S. Wheeler, San Francisco; Assemblyman
c. G. Young, Berkeley.
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ACT AND INJUNC-
! TIoNS IN LABOR DISPUTES-H. Weinstock,
| San Francisco; Senator E. X. Strobridge, Oak
land; Assemblyman A. II. Hewitt, Yuba City;
| Frank Devlin, Vallejo; A. A. de Ligne, Sacra-
mento ]. w. Wiley. Bakersfield; Will ]. French,
San Francisco.
REVISION CRIMINAL PRoCEDURE-w. J.
Hunsaker, Los Angeles: Curtis H. Lindley, San
Francisco; Senator Charles 2. Cutten, Eureka
| Attorney General q. S. Webb. Sacramento; AS
! semblyman William Kehoe Humboldt; District
! Attorney W. II. Donohue, Oakland; Justice NJ @.
Sloss San Francisco; William Denman, San
| Francisco
REFoRMAToRY FOR FIRST OFFENDERS
Judge Curtis D. Wilbur, Los Angeles; Charles NJ.
Belshaw, Antioch; Assembiymsn elect H. w.
Brown. San Mateo; Assemblyman w. F. Chan
dler, Fresno: E. A.. Walcott. San Francisco; Al
| Brown, Oakland; James NJ. Oliver, Oakland
A. J. Pillsbury, Piedmont.
| SUFFRAGE-Senator Charles W. Bell Pasa-
| dena; Senator r. A. Birdsa1l, Placer; Senator
| elect Lee C. Gates, Los Angeles; j. n. Braly,
/ Pasadena; Assemblynnan H. G. Cattell, Pasa-
| dena: Assemblyman elect ". A. Lamb. Los
Angeles; A. S. ormsby, Walnut Creek.
| MEN TRACE GAS ODOR
WITH CANDLE-BANG!