Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
MAY GUT TRANSUE
AND FAVOR LYON
Machine Workers Are Urged to
Knife lake and Vote
for Other

'Jake" Transue, whose record in the
legislature has aroused a great deal of
opposition to his reelection, appears
determined to wage a fight for the
nomination in the SeVenty-third as
sembly district, despite his ominous
prospects, and he and Henry Lyon, an
other Southern Pacific machine man,
have filed their nominating petitions
with the secretary of state.
Opposing these two candidates is IL.
S. Saunders, Lincoln Roosevelt league
candidate, whose chance to secure the
Republican nomination at the primar-
les August 16 appears to be extremely
favorable, because of the serious Spit
in the ranks of the machine in the
Seventy third district, a part of which
seems to be united for Henry Lyon.
1t is admitted that Lyon will poll
a considerable vote in the old Seventh
ward, which constitutes about half of
the Seventy-third district and in which
Lyon seems to have about his only
following. Machine leaders stated yes
terday that they have every confidence
they can nominate Lyon even If Tran
sue continues to make his fight. After
the primaries, if Lyon is nominated,
they expect, of course that he Will get
all of Transue's support.
FRIENDS WORK HARD
are doing everything possible to in
duce the disrupted machine to unite on
Lyon and to knife Transue. At pres
ent there are indications that they
may succeed, in which event the fight
will narrow down to a struggle be-
tween Saunders, the league candidate,
and Lyon.
This situation, which is very similar
to that in the Thirty-eighth senator
ial district, is regarded as favorable
for Saunders, who is waging a strenu-
Gus campaign, without the support OF
any special interests except those of
the Lincoln Roosevelt league and the
Good Government people, and he
is assured of the vote of all the think
ing people in that district who have
the best interests of the city and the
state at heart.
The fight between Transue and Lyon
undoubtedly will so divide the machine
vote that it should be an easy mat
ter for Saunders to win the nomination,
as in one-half of the Seventy third dis
trict Lyon has absolutely no support
and Saunders will get practically every
vote in two or three precincts that
will go to Transue.
1t is in these precincts in the Sew
enty-third district that Transue has
his only following. as he is practically
without strength in the Seventh ward,
and therefore cannot hope to defeat
Lyon.
DUAL STRUGGLE Is ON
A close study of conditions in the
Seventy-third district indicates, there
fore, that the fight already is between
Saunders and Lyon, with Transue
eliminated, and the Good Government
organization and Lincoln Roosevelt
league are now facing the necessity of
educating the voters of the Seventh
ward as to the principles and issues at
stake in the present struggle, so that
they will discern their duty and vote
for the nomination of an assemblyman
who will not do as Transue did. and
who will not give himself body and
soul to the Southern Pacific and other
interests.
Mr. Saunders is we'll known through
out the city, where he has resided for
many years, as one of the most enthu-
siastic workers in the cause of better
government and of cleaner and great
er Los Angeles. He is prominent in all
municipal activities, strong cham
pion of the Good Government organi-
zation, vitality interested in the prog
ress of the city and loyal to its well
fare If he is nominated the people of
the Seventy-third assembly district
will have no cause for concern, as
there will be two good men, clean and
reliable candidates, in the race and it
will make little difference, except from
a partisan standpoint, which is nomin-
ated-R. S. Saunders of the Lincoln
Roosevelt league or Edwin c. Mayham,
the Democratic candidate, who is with
out opposition at the primaries. Both
of these men stand for good govern
ment and have the Endorsement and
backing of the best citizens of the city.