Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
S. P. POLITICS TO
Be PLANNED HERE
Regular Republican Club Member
Tells of Removal of Ma
chine Headquarters
WALTER PARKER IS CHIEF
Growing Strength of the Reform
Forces in Southern Califor-
mia Causes Change
WALTER PARKER is CHIEF

That the Southern Pacific political
machine will hereafter maintain its
headquarters in Los Angeles instead OF
San Francisco, and that Walter Par
ker, advised by w. F. Herrin, will in
the future act as the real chief execu-
tive Of the machine. which, it is stated
will conduct it's campaign through the
new Regular Republican club" ia
Wilson building, this city, became
known yesterday, when statements to
this effect, not intended for publica-
tion, were made by one of the organ
izers of the new CLUB" who also is
candidate for the state senate.
| According to political gossip in Re-
publican circles yesterday, Walter
Parker and other prominent machine
men are to make determined effort
to build up the wrecked organization,
| and believing that henceforth the bat
| tie must be waged in Southern Cali
| fornia, where the reform forces are
daily becoming stronger and more en-
trenched, the Regular Republican club,
formed in this city last Wednesday,
will become the chief working organ
ization of the machine Republicans in
California and will work in conjunction
with E. A. Meserve's campaign COM
mittee, 1t is said, to save the day
from the Lincoln Roosevelt league.
It was learned yesterday, also, that
Byron Erkenbrecher will act as pres
ident of the Regular Republican CLUB,
but that Walter Parker will be the
guiding spirit e. r. Abbot has been
appointed Secretary.
Announcement also was made last
night that a board Of directors will
be selected within a few days, and
that this board will meet soon there
after to indorse candidates-one for
each state, county, legislative and
township office.
This "board of directors" according
to reports yesterday, also will settle
the gubernatorial problem by declar-
ing unequivocally in favor of one of
the five different candidates now in
the race for governor. Whichever of
the gubernatorial candidates the Reg
ular Republican club of Los Angeles
gets behind, therefore, will be under
stood to have the statewide backing
of the Southern Pacific machine in
California.
1t was intimated by several mem
bers of the machine organization yes
terday that Charley Curry would get
the Endorsement of the Regular Repub-
lican club, but that Stanton is expected
to make a fight for the support of the
organization. AS many of Stanton's
personal friends are known to be mem
bers of the newly organized Regular
Republican club, it is presumed that
word has come down from the north
ito unite for Curry"
1t is claimed the regulars have gone
back on Anderson; that Ellery is not
to be considered, and that Stanton
must be abandoned as q hopeless
aspirant, so that the machine is left no
choice but to indorse Curry, who has
been rapidly coming to the front as
the Southern Pacific favorite.
PLAN CAMPAIGN BUTTON
Seventy-five Republicans attended
the meeting at which the Regular Re-
publicant club was organized, Wednes-
day afternoon, and all of these men
also are members of Meserve's cam
paign committee.
About the same time the Regular
Republican club and 2. A. Meserve's
campaign committee were organized
the friends Of Leo Youngworth, United
States marshal, organized a commit
tee and indorsed the candidacy of e.
r. Werdin for sheriff of Los Angeles
county. Among the men who COM
posed the body taking this action were
A. w. Brode, w. p. JeffrieS, Motley
H. Flint and other well known ad
mirers of Leo Youngworth. One of
them stated last night that Young
worths friends had indorsed Werdin
in the hope that they could defeat
Hammel because" he said, Ham
mel refused to back Youngworth when
Youngworth wanted to come out for
tho nomination for sheriff"
The secret hasn't leaked out as yet,
but the rumors relative to the differ
ences between Youngworth and Ham
mel would indicate that Youngworth
is endeavoring to defeat the incumbent
for denomination, because of some per-
sonal grievance.
Sheriff 11ammel stated yesterday
that he is not worried by any indorse-
ments which may be given to Werdin,
and smiled at the news with the con-
fidence of a man who considers him
self already victorious. He is not
waging an active campaign, but seems
to be letting his friends attend to it
for him.
One of the members of the Regular
Republican club, which is expected to
indorse Werdin or Hammel for the
nomination, said yesterday that pic
lures of Lincoln, Roosevelt, Mckinley
and Taft will be used on their cam
paign literature, cards and letter.
heads, as emblems of the club, and
that thes organization is already plan
ming a campaign button with these
pictures on it, which will be circu-
lated by the thousands throughout the
state.
THE Republicanism of these four
men, he said, will represent our
platform and principles, and along the
lines laid down by them we will con-
duct our state campaign"
He denied, of course, that Walter
Parker would have any hand in the
clubs transactions.
1t was stated that the club will in
dorse number of the incumbents at
the county court house, but no one
could be found who would venture a
guess as to which of the various in
cumbents will be so unfortunate as to
receive the Endorsement Of this S. p.
so-called CLUB"
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