Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-01
MESERvE ON WAY
TO FOIL ENEMIES
Republicans Claim Plot BreWed
by Parker to Boost SpaId-
ing's Candidacy
FORM TWO COMBINATIONS
Regulars Much Aroused by Action
Contemplated at the Club
Meeting Today
By t. SHELLEY SUTTON


"a pretty kettle Of fish" was the
expression of disgust heard frequently
among machine Republicans yesterday
when the report became current in
political circles that the Regular Re-
publican club of Los Angeles, which
has become the chief working organ
ization of the Parker-Herrin Southern
Pacific leaders, will meet in room ia
Wilson building this afternoon, it is
believed, to indorse Alden Anderson
for governor, A. G. Spaldinng of San
Diego for United States senator and
Bert Farmer of Los Angeles for lieu
tenant governor
This announced intention of several
of the prominent members of the Reg
ular Republican club caused a great
deal of uneasiness and ELECTED consld-
erable criticism yesterday. 1t was
claimed by members of the campaign
committee organized to boost the sem
atorial candidacy of e. A. Meserve of
Los Angeles that Meserve has been
"doublecrossed," that he only consent
licitati.n or Walter Parker, Charles
Hardy, Jerry Burke, John Lynd and
other prominent machine leaders and
that now these men hive determined
to throw him down because A. G.
Spalding, the sporting goods magnate,
| has since consented to enter the con-
test and they are much more hopeful
of electing Spalding than Meserve."
Late yesterday afternoon it was ru-
mored in political circles that 1t was
the intention of the newly organized
machine to indorse Anderson and Far
mer but it became evident that the
undertone of opposition to this COM
bnation had assumed a significance
which threatens to turn 1t into a YER
liable tidal wave at the meeting this
afternoon, hence 1t was freely stated
yesterday that there can be no ques-
tion of the action of the regulars. With
the Southern Pacific influences lined
up for Anderson, Spalding and Farmer
and others of the machine backing
Curry, Meserve and Ferris, It would
appear that Phil Stanton, the local
machine Republican who thrust him
self into the gubernatorial race
a Iinst the wishes of several leaders,
will have lonely contest at the pri-
maries, without a running mate unless
he can induce some other shining mark
to come out against Meserve and
Spalding.
BOOTH DENIES REPORT
It has been rumored that Willis
Booth is "reconsidering" the re-
quest that he become a candidate for
the United States senate and in the
event of his acceptance it is predict
ed he will join the Stanton forces, but
Mr.. Booth has strenuously denied that
he will enter the contest
Johnson, Wallace and Works-Curry,
Meserve and Ferris-Anderson, Spald-
ing and Farmer-that is the program
of the regulars and will be confirmed
by the meeting this afternoon If the
plans of Walter Parker and his lieu
tenants are successful.
E. A. Meserve was notified yesterday
of the plot of the Parker Herrin men,
and left Immediately for Los Angeles,
according to his friends here, to pre-
vent Parker from accomplishing his
purpose.
Several supporters of Meserve yes
terday declared that If the Los Ange-
les regulars get back of Spalding, as
result of Parker's Vaccinations, it will
be the worst piece of political trickery
in the history of the state, which indi-
Gates how bitter they feel about it,
Nathan Ellery, 1t is now generally
conceded, is out of the race, and If the
Los Angeles regulars unite on Curry
and Anderson, 1t will leave Stanton far
behind on the home stretch 1t is COM
monty claimed in Republican circles
that Curry has won over most of
Stanton's support, and as Hiram John
son, the league candidate, has all the
Republican support that isn't given to
the machine candidates, Stanton will
probably make the poorest showing of
the campaign.
1t is claimed ne cannot possibly get
a "look in" unless he has at least one
good running mate as a candidate for
United States senator, or for lieutenant
governor. This combination now being
formed will leave him without this
needed help.
One Republican leader said yester-
day that the old Republican machine
of other days is practically annihilat-
ed. but that the new Regular Repub-
lican club, which is expected to get
back of Anderson, Spalding and Farm
er, represents the leaders and chief
lieutenants of the old push.
RESULT IN DOUBT
The result of the meeting today is
variously conjectured. Many friends
of Stanton and Meserve, both of whom
probably will be seriously affected by
the action taken today, say that 1t will
result in the formation of an entirely
new organization to be composed of
the dissatisfied rank and file of the old
S. p. machine, and that this new or
ganization, which may assert itself
through the county central committee,
or through so-called club similar to
the Regular Republican club, will put
it's strength into the fight for the nomi-
nation of Curry Meserve and Ferris.
Meserve, however, is not anxious to
form an alliance with either Curry or
Stanton, but as many of this dissatis-
fed element are friends of Stanton, it
remains to be seen If this will not
merely complicate the situation and
add to the woes and vicissitudes of
the regulars.
One of Curry's advisers stated last
night that the Republicans of Los An
geles who line up for Anderson, Spald-
ing and Farmer at the meeting today
probably will come out with a strong
Endorsement of H. S. G. Mccartney,
the machine candidate for the state
senate against George Sanders and
Leslie Hewitt, and that they will
probably indorse "Jake' Transue
Henry Lyon and Walter Leeds, ma
chine candidates for the state assem-
bly,.
The Meserve campaign committee,
consisting Of about seventy-five regu-