Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-13

Trask also will be one of the orators
at the jefferson day banquet tonight.
were those which greeted the "hits"
of the various speakers and the ap-
plause with which the name of Theo-
dore Bell was invariably received.
SANFORD HANDLES GAVEL
The convention was called to order
by Senator J. b. Sanford of Ukiah,
Judge John II. Raker of Alturas being
absent. Senator Sanford delivered a
brief but eloquent address, predicting
the election OF the whole state ticket in
November, and that the nation also
this year will elect a Democratic con-
gress He urged that harmony prevail
in all the deliberations of the confer
ence, and stated that the conference
was called primarily for the purpose
of harmony, unity and stronger array
in the campaign.
Judge Cyrus F. McNutt delivered the
address of welcome, and called atten-
tion to the fact that until now it had
seemed impossible to hold Democratic
state convention south of the Tehach-
api. In the days of boss rule, he said,
the conventions we're always held in
the north, near the throne of the die
tator
But that condition has now passed."
said Judge McNutt. Under the pres
ent system the rule of the boss is gone,
and we meet here today, under the new
condition-the condition which has
made Los Angeles a better and a clean
er city-for the first time in the history
of our state party. to confer openly as
Democrats, representing not one ele-
ment, but the entire Democratic party
Of California.
"The old regime is dead. In the work
of reforming Los Angeles politics and
administrative affairs we. were COM
PEELED at times to strike friends, but we
struck them. So, too. in the great state
fight this heroic work must be con-
tinued.
I'VE are at last making it worth
while to vote. A vote in the next cleo
ton. under the new conditions, will
count for something.
BOssIsM DEAD
"The boss no longer can dictate NOM
nations. He is eliminated, and the
people themselves will now decide and
vote for their own candidates.
1.-The people have not been asleep.
This is proved by the fact that when
an organization dared to unfurls the
banner of reform the people rallied to
it and carried it to victory"
Judge McNutt did not overlook the.
opportunity to explain the weakness
of the present badly bungled primary
law, which, drafted as ii was by its
enemies, fails to embody the direct
primary principle, or to afford the re-
lief or advantages sought by adVo-
Gates of the direct primary principle.
He explained that the primary law
in California was emasculated and en-
acted by it's enemies to prevent the
adoption of the genuine article He
characterized it as shame and a
scandal, foisted on the voters by leg
islature inimical to it, but as step
forward-a law somewhat better than
the old method, and which, he said,
will be still better when honest men
get into the legislature.
"The machine is still in business he
said 1T is the duty of the Demo-
cratic party TO rally to its own best
interests and at the coming election
to fight the scoundrels out of au-
thority."
Judge McNutts address ELECTED
shouts of approval and round after
round of enthusiastic applause
NoSuNATEs GIBBON
At the conclusion OF his speech, p II.
Johnson of Placer county placed
Thomas e. Gibbon of Los Angeles in
nomination for the craftsmanship, and
Mr.. Gfbbon was elected by acclama-
tion.
Mr. Gibbon addressed the conference
relative to the importance of the
present campaign.
"There has never been a campaign
nor an election in California" he said,
so important and never in the ma
-tion a campaign or election so import
ant as that which is now ap-
preaching
1.-THE Republican party of California
and of the nation, is (orn asunder by
a struggle within ITS ranks to estab-
lish effective opposition to corporate
rower, an opposition which has pre-
vailed for years in the Democratic
party.
'.Unless all signs fail this year will
witness the final overthrow of the ma
chine and the people will have the
Democratic party primarily to thank
for it,"
Mr. Gibbon then discussed our ma
tionaI affairs, attacked the Payne
Aldrich law, and was given much ap-
plause when he called attention to the
recent election in Massachusetts,,
where, in strong Republican district,
the people elected a Democrat to con-
gress for the first time on a platform
of opposition to the new tariff law.
DUNCAN MADE SECRETARY
Following Mr.. Gibbons address. w.
e. Duncan of Butte was elected
secretary by acclamation.
Edward e. Leake of Yolo moved
that the committee on resolutions QoI