Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-16
Present Candidate to Abandon
Campaign for Governor
to Seek Toga
FLINT WILL REBUILD MACHINE
Meserve Selected to Run for the
Office by Herrin and
Parker
BY t. SHELLEY SUTTON

InG hGDuDllCdH uldGllilaG VI GCS All
geles county was again upset last night
when, following a conference with w.
f. Herrin, the Southern Parific politi-
cal boss who came here from san
Francisco last week to adjust the party
differences, it was announced that Ed
win A. MeServe, the corporation at
torney and push" convention man
ager. would be the regular Republic
can candidate for the United states
senate.
This news, in itself, would have been
glad tidinas to the disrupted machine
members had it not been for the fact
that simultaneous with the announce
ment the rumor was circulated that
Phil A. Stanton, the Banquo's ghost
of the Southern California gang, has
again bobbed up at an inopportune
moment with a penchant for the same
honor
Realizing that his defeat as a candi-
date for the gubernatorial nomination
is now inevitable, inasmuch as Charley
Curry has the nomination all but
"cinched," Stanton, 1t is said, is pre-
pairing to make a hot fight for the
support of the machine for United
States senator. Herrin, it is reported,
believed everything was settled when
ne returned to San Francisco, but by
an unfortunate miscarriage of plans, 1t
is not presumed, Herrin did not learn Of
the arrangements of Senator Flint and
Walter Parker, hence the sudden mix
up in the senatorial phalanx.
Parker, 1t was stated in Republican
circles yesterday, recently closed q
deal with Phil Stanton, whereby, If
stanton would withdraw from the race
in favor of Curry-the man whom Her
rim most desires to be governor--Stan-
ton would get the support of the South
ern Pacific push for the senatorial
nomination.
PROMISED TO STANTON
Parker realized that the situation in
Los Angeles was acute, and having
long since sacrificed his own candidate
Alden Anderson-because OF instruc-
tions from Herrin to get back of Cur
ry," Parker took the initiative at once
to bring about the harmony desired by
the Herrin combine in the north, and
sought to clear the field for one more
candidate and thus enhance the chances
of Curry.
Being informed that Stanton was ac-
ceptabe to the northern push for Unit
ed States senator, because of his salts
factory work for the machine when
speaker of the last assembly. Parker
made overtures to Stanton. it is
claimed, and Stanton agreed to with
draw from the gubernatorial race and
become a candidate for the senate.
Parker. it is said by one of his closest
friends, was delighted at his success,
and was preparing to inform the north
ern leaders of his good work, so soon
as his plans were completed; when
Herrin, the head of the Southern Pa
cffc machine in the north, became
skeptical. and during an attack of po-
ltical frlghtitis rushed to Los Angeles
and fastened into consultation with
number of machine leaders. Parker.
Il s1f 10 a
was absent and before Parker could
arrive to explain the situation. the ma
chine had got together" on Meserve.
Now, it is reported, Stanton is going
ahead with his battle and backed by
certain citrus fruit interests will wage
another war for the Republican push
Endorsement, as a candidate against
Meserve to succeed Flint. So, once
more the machine forces are to be
divided, and from current rumors it
looks as If the Republican party will
be as seriously disrupted in it's sena-
torial conflict as 1t has been in it's
gubernatorial fight. and that just
about as many candidates will be
thrust into the former as have entered
the latter.
BANQUO'S GHOST
The push" leaders in Los Angeles,
who are seriously disconnected by this
credit the report that Stanton will op-
pose MeserVe, declare, however, that
Stanton is veritable "Banquo's
ghost" They point to the fact that he
deliberately went into the guberna-
torial fight, although the push leaders
advised him not to, and that he in
sisted he was the candidate of the
regulars although the regulars never
indorsed him, and looked with consid-
cradle disfaVor on his candidacy. He
has a habit they say. of bobbing up
at the wrong time; of disregarding the
wishes of the machine leaders, and of
arraying himself against the best in
terests of the machine, although in
other respects a good machine Repub-
lcan.
But, whether or not there is any
foundation to the rumor that Stanton
is to be a candidate for the United
States senate, it is now assured that
the machine will join forces In the
fight for Meserve, and that Meserve
will be the regular" candidate to sue
ceed Frank Flint, who, it is said, will
take charge of the Republican machine
in Southern California and endeavor to
put it In successful working order once
more.
THE FIRST NEWS
The Herald was the first paper in
California to announce, several months
ago, that, regardless of delay, denial
or incidental developments, Meserve
would ultimately be the regular Re
publican candidate for the United
States senate, and that the machine
would get back of him in a strenuous
effort to put him into the chair to be
vacated by Flint.
Many efforts were made at that time
to contradict the authenticity of The
Heralds statement. as it was not then
believed the time was ripe for such an
announcement. 1t is believed by many
even now that the announcement of
Meserve would not vet be forthcoming
If it was not feared the wrong man
would get into the race if Meserve
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