The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
RAILROADMEN
FAIL To TAKE
BOSS PROGRAM
Working Conductors, Brake
men and Engineers Refuse to
Be Moved by Threats
Prefer TO Lose Jobs Rather
Than Sacrifice Political
Liberty TO Machine
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

the Endorsement of virtually complete
state ticket headed by Curry.
The Endorsements made by the rail-
roadmen comprise candidates for all
the places on the republican state
Icket except one associate justice of
the supreme court, superintendent of
public instruction and United States
senator. Justice Henry A. Melvin of
the supreme court was the one repub-
hcan candidate Endorsed by thes rail-
roaomen for denomination and re-elec-
ton Judge B. +. Bledsoe of San Ber-
nardino, who viii be one of the demo-
cratic nominees for the supreme bench,
was the only democrat formally IA
Vored by the representa- of the rail-
roadmen OF California.
The board Endorsed candidates for
railroad commissioner in each of the
districts; candidates for the state board
of equalization in three out of four
districts, and candidates for congress
in five out Of eight districts Four
incumbent congressman were Endorsed.
They were McKinlay. in the second;
Needham, in the sixth: McLachlan, in
the seventh, and Smith. in the eighth.
Judge John l.. Childs Of Crescent City
was Endorsed over Congressman Engle-
bright in the first district The rail-
roadmen declined to commit themselves
either as for or against Knowland, in
AlA6 NAllQs hduU- III the IOuTInt OF
Hayes, in the fifth district
IRWIN TURNED DOWN
The working railroadmen turned
down Railroad Commissioner Irwin in
the first district. giving their indorse-
lnent to F. A Johnson of Sacramento.
Commissioners II. d. Loveland of San
Francisco and Theodore Summerland
of Los Angeles were Endorsed for re-
election in the second and third dis
tricts respectively.
For the board of equalization the
railroadmen Endorsed J. Harry Scott
Alexander Brown and Richard E. Col
Inns, incUmbents, but made no selection
for the fourth district. where JEFF Nc
Elvaine. incumbent, is unopposed for
the republican nomination. The in
dorsements for state office were as
1orecasted by The Call, with the addi-
ton OF ". S. Kingsbury for surveyor
general; ". II. Bemiss for clerk of the
supreme court and Frank MCGOWAN for
attorney general The board made less
than a half dozen legislative selections
and one or two selections for local
county Offices.
These are the candidates Endorsed
by the railroadmen's legislative board
for state and district nominations:
GovernOr-CharIes II. Curry, San
Francisco.
Lieutenant EovernOr-Rfchard Fer
ris. Los Angeles.
Treasurer-W. r.. Williams, Fresno.
Secretary state-W. II. Warren, San
BernardfnO.
ControIIer-Frank Madison, Santa
Cruz.
Surveyor generaI-W. 8. Kingsbury,
Los Angeles.
State printer-w. w. shannon, San
Francisco.
Attorney EeneraI-Frank MCGOWAN,
Clerk supreme court-w. III. Bemiss,
San Francisco.
Associate justices supreme court-H.
A. Melvin, Oakland; ID. f. BledsOe,
<democrat), SAN BernardinO.
Railroad commissioner
First distrfct-F. A. johnson, Sacra-
Second district-H. ID. LoveIand, SAN
Francisco.
Third disfrict-TheOdOre Summer
land, Los Angeles
Board of Equalization
First dfstrict-J. Harry Scott, San
Francisco.
second dfstrict-Alex Brown, Milton.
Third district-Richard f. Collins,
ReddinE.
First Distrfct-JOhn l.. ChfIds, Cres-
cent City.
second district-Duncan Mckinley,
sixth dIstrict-James c. Needham,
Modesto.
seventh dIstrict-Jamcs McLachIan,
Pasadena.
Eighth Districts. #. smith, Bakers
field.
FIGHT FOR Gull CREW
Former Assemblyman w r Len~n
rf san Bernardino, legislative agent of
she trainnaen and a member of the joint
srJn-Cnd for collector
of san Bernardino county, and Assem-
llvrnan p: H johnson of Placer county,
Who introduced the full crew" bill in
+be last assembly. was unanimously in
,5orsed for district attorney in Placer
county.
BY resolution the board decided TO
renew the fight for the full crew law
and TO introduce a new bill to be pre-
pared by the executive board of the
organizations primarily interested. An
other resolution commits the board to
a. tight to secure legislation designed
TO prevent the operation of collection
q agencies not bonded in California.
Thanks TO the efforts Nof the repre-
sentatfves of the railroad political bu-
reau TO deliver the railway employees
RI Alden Anderson, a session originally
planned TO last only two days consumed
four DAYS The third and fourth days
were marked by the most desperate
the majority of the board, which they
knew to be for Curry.
The representatives of the railroad
rolitical bureau did not desist when
Andersons name had been rejected by
the Joint board and the Endorsement
Of Curry was formally voted. Accord
ing 10 the men, their representatives
were threatened with loss of their
places or promised preferment. Mem
hers Of the board of furlough from the
railroad company and in other employ
Inent were threatened through their
employers.
RANK COERCION ATTEMPTED
on Tuesday night before the indorse-
rlaent for governor had been voted some
of the men were almost hysterical in
their rage at the coercion attempted by
representatives of the Herrin political
bureau. Some of them We're not pre-
nsred to believe that the railroad poll
ffcians would dare drive them out of
the company's service
Others declared that if their politi-
- indenendence was the price of their