The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-09-09
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LOS ANGELES. August es.-Never
in the political history of the United
States has there been a more complete
defeat of Republican political ma
chine than that with which the old S.
p organization met last night at the
Los Angeles County Republican con
vention. At l1:l0 CLOCK last night,
when the convention adjourned, the
CIRCULARS were in total rout and
their organization was a thing of the
past. 1t was just disorganized herd
which flocked from the convention hall.
Up until the time the convention was
called to order there was much doubt
as to what the complexion of that body
would be. The Hregulars,' or old s.
p. machine, claimed that they had
enough delegates to carry the chairman
ship. That meant that they would con-
troll the fall campaign despite the fact
that the majority of the Republican
candidates are insurgents, The Lin
coin. Roosevelt League, or "Link.Roos
tiers" as they have been dubbed by
the organization, made like claim
When the time came for the election
of a temporary chairman pandemOnium
broke loose. The convention was in
the hands of the CIRCULARS and they
had that advantage to work with at
the start
But the L. R. S were not inclined
to let any opportunity pass by and they
started to fight from the start. The
man appointed to place the name of
the Irregular candidate for the tenn
porary Craftsmanship in nomination was
hooted down. There were cries of . Put
him Quit" and for a time it looked as
though the convention must break up
in a riot. Never before in the history
of the Republican party in Southern
California was there such a scene.
Finally order was restored and the
vote was taken. On the first ballot
Leslie R. Hewitt, the Lincoln Roosevelt
. candidate, was elected and the organ
: ization of the convention took place.
New Boss on the Job.
Never Lissner, "boss" of the L. R.
party and the shrewdest political mani
pulator that California has seen in
many a day, put through his program
without a break. The chairman was
handed a typewriter list of Lissner
men to appoint on the committees and
he did his part to the queen S taste.
Then the committees were sent into
conference. In the old days of Walter
Parker and the S. 2. machine instruc-
} tions of one kind or another were fire.
uuently sent into committee rooms, but
such a proceeding was not to Lissner s
taste. Typewriter copies of a plat
form and resolutions, including the
names of the desired county central
committee, were handed the committee
} men. In short order they placed the
} seal of their approval upon them, they
} were submitted to the convention, ano
J. before anyone realized it Lissner
program had gone through in its en-
, tirety.
Despite the fact that it had beer
} ruled that none but delegates were tC
be allowed upon the floor, Lissner oc
, cupied a front seat and issued his or
, ders throughout the sitting.
Complete Reversal.
} Probably no more significant conven
ton was ever held in the United States
] The strength of the Republican party
in California has always been located
} land centralized in Los Angeles, the
[ party in San Francisco being too badly
I split up to account for much. In times
I past the regulars could always count
I upon the south for solid support and
in the national lawmaking bodies reg
ular Republican leaders have numbered
[ among their strongest supporters the
I men from southern California.
I The coming congress will see Jane!
l MacLachlan, "Our Jim,' the old war
! horse of the regulars, superseded by
L William D. Stephens, a Lincoln-Roose
welt man pledged to oppose Cannon anC
1 Aldrich. If the advisory vote takeI
4 at the primaries is needed, John d
d Works. Lincoln Roosevelt and anti
Cannon and anti Aldrich man, will oc
d cupy the place now held by Franz
4 Flint in the United States Senate.
4 The old Republican machine like thu
! deacon's one-hoss shay has just gon'
r to pieces,
All the New Stunts.
D Every newfangled notion from mi
tiative and referendum to woman
D suffrage was incorporated in the plat
form last night and the names of Can
4 non and Aldrich were both brought il
in manner which pronounced then
a anathema,
Flint for Interior.
The program Of certain wing o
the Republican party in California a
present is to seat Frank p. Flint il
n, Ballinger's chair. There is a stronI
element which would like to see th
=, senator occupy the berth Of secretar,
= Of the interior and If the anti-Pincho
!, man can be induced TO resign a stronl
~ bid will be made to get the job 70
! Flint. The chief trouble with that pro
. gram is that those who favor Film
a are strong Ballinger meH, ana they In
a sst on prefaeing their candidacy o
j. Flint with the statement that they hop
. that Ballinger will not resign,
n To Beat Works.
a The program also eoDtemplates thu
., election Of James n. Gillett 10 IN on
d Flint 5 uneXpired term. The scheme d
D. for Flint 10 resign ana 60 into thl
% cabinet and then for the governor 4
IS step out Of his job and LET the liouien
70 ant governor appoint him 20 tho senate
D. on the theory that possession Is MIN
"a points of the law n Is believed tina
a with dillett once seated the Legislature
rU Ia dpupudgf un0n 10 send hin