The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-07
ANCELENOS SMASH
THE s. P. MACHINE
Reformers in Control of City and
Are Cleaning Up With the
New Broom.
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Los ANGELES. August 2s.-Nevel
in the political history Of the United
States has there been more complete
defeat of a Republican political ma
chine than that with which the old S
P. organization met last night at the
Los Angeles County Republican con
ventien. At ll:l0 clock last night
when the convention adjourned the
CIRCULARS We're 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 "regulars.' or old S.
T. machine, claimed that thew had
enough delegates to carry the chairman
ship. That meant that they would con
troll the fall campaign despite the fact
tina. the majority Of the Republican
candidates are insurgents. The Lin
coin Roosevelt League, or Link Roos
ters' as they have been dubbed by
the organization, made like claim.
When the time came for the election
of temporary chairman pandemonium
broke loose. The convention was in
the hands Of the "regulars'' 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 "regular' candidate for the tenn
porary craftsmanship in nomination was
hooted down. There were cries of - Put
him out'' and for time it looked as
though the convention must break up
IN a riot. Never before in the history
of the Republican party in Sout hern
California was there such 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
liza ton of the convention took place.
:
Meyer 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 Lissne1
men to appoint on the committees and
he did his part to the queen s taste.
Then the committees were sent lnft
conference. In the old days of Walter
Parker and the S. 2. machine instruc
tions of one kind or another were FIRE
auently sent into committee rooms, but
such a proceeding was not to Llssner &
taste. Typewriter copies Of plat,
form and resolutions, including tht
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, and
before anyone realized it Lissner s
program had gone through in its en-
tirety.
Despite the fact that it had been
ruled that none but delegates were to
be allowed upon the floor, Lissner oc-
cupied 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
and centralized in Los Angeles, the
party in San francisco being too badly
split up to account for much. In times
past the regulars could always count
upon the south for solid support and
in the national lawmaking bodies reg.
ular Republican leaders have numbered
among their strongest supporters the
men from southern California.
The coming congress viii see James
NacLachlan. ''Our jim" the old war
horse of the regulars, superseded by
William D. Stephens, a Lincoln Roose-
welt man pledged to oppose Cannon and
Aldrich. If the advisory vote taken
at the primaries is needed, John d.
Works Lincoln Roosevelt and anti
Cannon and nti-Aldrich man, viii oe-
cupy the place now held by Frank
Flint in the United States Senate
The old Republican machine like the
deacon s one-hoss shay has just gone
to pieces.
All the New Stunts.
Every newfangled notion from mi
tiative and referendum TO woman +
suffrage was incorporated in the plat.
form last night and the names of Can
non and Aldrich were both brought III
i'll a manner which pronounced them
anathema.
Flint for Interior.
The program Of certain wing Of
the Republican party in California al
present IS to seat Frank z. Flint in
BaIlinger' : chair. There is a strong
element which would like to see the
senator occupy the berth of secretary
of the interior and if the anti-Pinchot
man can he induced to resign a strong
bid viii be made to get the Job for
Flint. The chief trouble with that pro
gram is that those who favor Flint
are strong Ballinger mer, and they in
sst on prefacing their candidacy of
Flint with the statement that they hope
that Ballinger will not resign.
To Beat Works.
The program also contemplates the
election of James n Gillett to fill out
Flint unexpired term. The scheme is
for Flint to res On ana go into the
cabinet and then for the governor to
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