Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-09
We Don't Belong to de Gang
PiousIy AvoW '0Id Push
Office Seekers
TRANSUE STAR REPUDlAToR
Poses as Independent While Boss
Parker Is Backing Him
Against Lyon
RY T. SHELLEY SUTTON

Inc HBHI DtlWtGn d L eNAAO
Henry Lyon, Republican machine can
didates for the state assembly in the
Seventy third district, is daily becom-
ing more strenuous, and 1t was learned
yesterday that the "push" bosses are
lending their aid and encouragement
to TranSue
The most amusing feature of this
internal strife of "de gang" lies in
the oft-repeated assertion of it's leaders
that Transue is not machine man.
The attempt to disclaim all connec-
ton with the push" has become COM
mon of late. Sheriff Hammel, In a re-
cently-publshed interview, repeatedly
asserted he had never been connected
with the machine. Yet it is a matter
of political record, and almost public
knowledge, that Sheriff Hammel is one
of the mainstays and strong pillars OF
the machine in Los Angeles county.
Leon F. Moss, Walter Parkers floor
manager at the Venice convention, ana
Judge Mckinley, In whom say local
politicians the machine '1ives, moves
and has it's being" have always been
the political advisers and promoters
of Sheriff Hammel: and it is said that
only through Mr.. Hammels continued
activity in behalf Of the machine, ana
his faithful contributions to 1t. has
he been enabled to remain so many
years in office.
It is equally as preposterous, at this
late hour, when the people are rising
in indignation to crush the political
boss and his perniciou5 organization
for men like ]. p. Transue or his ma
chine consorts, to proclaim, their IN
dependence" of the machine.
Mr. Transue has never attempted
until recently to deny his machine
affiliations.
REFER TO REPORT
When in political circles the state
ment has been advanced that MT
Transue Is not a machine candidate,
his opponents, in the last few days,
have been calling attention to an ar
ticle in the Los Angeles Times, dated
March is, 1907, in which Transue IS
placed in his proper category. the
article is as follows:
''The floor leader for Parker In the
assembly was Transue of Los Angeles,
one of the most active of the law
makers. able through his long expert
ence to accomplish more, PROBABLY,
than any other man. Unlike some
others who have attempted to carry
subserviency on one shoulder ana IN
dependence on the other, Iransue
never failed to let IT be known thdI
he was organization.
In the face of this statement from
the Republican organ of Los Angeles
county, and In face of Transue's known
record in the legislature, laid bare Dy
Franklin Hichborn in his "Story OF the
Session of the California Legislature,
II Is utterly absurd for Mr.. Transue
70 DENY his push" affiliations.
Rut. on the other hand, granting that
the "push'' expects really to deceive
the voters relative to Transue, wnat
will they accomplish by supporting
him In preference to Henry Lyon :
Henry has not taken the pains 10 ueny
that he is a machine man, and num-
her of "push" leaders have been
anxious to give him the nomination
Tbe onlv opposition to Mr.. Lyon, so
far as known to exist in the macnlne'
comes from the big chief, Waiter Par,
lxer. who. 1t is said, sent out the woro
last week that "Transue must Do re-
turned to the Legislature"
THOUGHT LYON A "CoMER"
TN to that time the machine had done
its hest to discourage Transue. anu
secretly wished he would stay IN the
background, because the local ma
chine leaders regard Henry Lyon as q
"comer." with excellent prospects, ana
as the strongest man that could De
nut I'M by them in the SeVenty-tnlro
district. The word from Waiter Par-
ker. however, would seem to spell de-
feat for Mr.. Lyon ~
live in the rural districts and who are
not posted as to the inner workings of
the machine in the city are asking
themselves why Parker should wish TO
relegate Lyon. The answer is SIM
ple. While Lyon is known TO pc
machine man, he has nothing OF the
record boasted by Transue. The ma
chine has tested Transue, and he made
qood-for the machine. The push
Inows he can be relied on in the next
legislature as in the last. There Is
nothing to be risked in backing him.
Aside from Transues record now
ever, there are obvious reasons why ne
should not be nominated, ana why
every loyai citizen of the seventy-thlrd
district should vote against him. Tran
sue belongs to a class of machine
offfceholders whose political influence
must he removed If the people are to
overcome the machine. He belongs to
the class of so-called public servants
who have their fingers in the pubic
crib almost continually. drawing from
two to three or four, and as hlgh as
five, salaries at the same time.
BACKBONE OF MACHINE
These men are the soul and sinew
of the machine for the reason that they
are entrenched in public office, which
offices they hame ramifed to every
conceivable extent, by the privileges of
political patronage.
Transue is among the men who are
drawing two or more salaries. He re-
ceives $4,000 a year as building and
loan commissioner, and $1,000 a session
as a member of the state assembly.
Percy Harmon, another machine
Republican, receives $175 month as
deputy district attorney and $1,000 a
session as a member of the state as
sembly from the seventy-flfth district.
Senator Mccartney receives $1,000 a
year as a member of the state senate
from the thirty -eight district, $25OO as
a member of the state tax commits
sion, and $175 month as deputy dis
trict attorney.
Sheriff Hammel receives $4,000 a year
as sheriff of Los Angeles county, and
fees from civil work besides fees for
feeding the prisoners, which aggregate
$4,000 a year more, bringing his total
income from the various sources up to
at least s2S,000.
SO on down the list it will be found
that majority Of these machine men
are drawing two or more salaries, and
1t is owing to the fact that the law