The San Francisco call., 1910-11-26
SPALDING HAS TWO
TO One MAJORITY
Legislature Bound Morally and
Politically TO Elect the
San Diegan
Scheme of Works Supporters
Involves BETRAYAL of Public
and Direct Primary
By GEORGE \. -AN sMITa

BY GEORGE q. IAN SMITa
Under the terms of the direct pri-
marry law and by the votes of their
constituents. a 40 majority OF the
members of the joint republican legis-
l.-Ive oaucus is bound morally and by
every ccusideratfou of partisan good
falta % elect A .. Spalding OF san
Diego to tae United states senate, vice
Frank Flint.
The senatorial advisory vote pro-
visions of Jfc direct primary election
-aw src that members OF the Iegisla-
-are shah De- at lihcrtE - vote for the
United Stales senatorial candidate who
received the largest vote OF their party
in their respective districts or for the
candidate who received the partisan in
0orsemcnt in "a majority Of the dis
t-ic-s electing members OF his party
t'-the legislature.
Those alternative provisions Of the
direct primary election law touching
The nomination of United States SEN
alors are exclusive. The selection OF
uuited States senator in any other
manner can he accomplished ohlH
rEroaga defiance and disregard of law
hr legislators sworn 10 uphold the law
and by their repudiatiou of the wishes
cf the constituencies who put them in
Office.
60 TO y
0a the face Of The corrected re-
-Grls A. g. Spaldiug OF san Diego
was Endorsed Cor the United states
senate bE the republicans in % sena-
tpriaI and assembly districts that VIII
be represented by republicans in the
ensuing legislature John =. Works
of Los Angeles was indorsed by the
republicans in 50 districts that VIII
Doe represented by republican senators
and assemblymcu.
BY their primary votes The repuoh-
cans oe California have instructed more
than tro-ihirds of The members Of the
toiut republican caucus to vote for \
G. SusIdiuE Disrcg8rdins the ques-
rfou Of = partisan caucus. the senators
and assembly men instructed 10y their
constituents t0 vote for Spalding viii
constitute "a clear majority Of five votes
in 50int legislative session with
total voting strength of i2O.
Can The managers of John d. Works
assault on the direct primary law in
luca sufficient number of legislators
t6 rcpudiata tIe law and defy their
constituents 10 destroy Spaldings in
structed majority in Joint session and
-W0 tO one majority IN party caucus :
THAT rs 1he sole question involved in
WORKS post primary population Of
laW under which he submitted MS name
10 She people
STRANGE SOHERsAULT
Strangely enough, the plea for law
breaking and for repudiation Of their
constituents by the members Of the
legislature comes from some of the
sources that have been most vehement
in 1neir demands for rigid adherence
10 law and in their reprObatiOn Of
those members of the legislature who
have hrazenly disregarded the viii Of
-bcir cors- luents at the order of party
bosses.
some OF the lesser elements in the
R 0rks campaign OF law defiance are
eudeavoring TO caj0Ie Legislators into
throwing down their constituents with
the plea than the provisions of the
direct primary Jaw win be changed by
The ensuing legislature With equal
force and with equal honest burglary
might be advocated Oh the assumption
that the ensuing legislature might
change or repeal the laws defining bur
sIary as a felony and prescribing pun
ishmeDts therefore.
The basis Of this plea Tor violation
~ the primary law and the party
platform plank>p providing for a state
wide advisory amendment is explicit
recogni tion Of the provisions of the
existing law and Of the fact that under
the law the republicans of California
have Instructed an overwhelming ma
go send A. G. SDalding 10 the United
States senate.
"JNWRITTEN LAW PROPAGANDA
Not the least humorous nor least
offensive u the plants fro mthe Works
camp is the .'unwritten law" propa-
eanda launched by his Los Angeles
mana gers il is first a confession that
compliance with the written law means
The election Of Spalding 10 the United
States senate. After that II IS d pre-
posterous demand that is out Of 81
republican legislative districts shall
dispose II the votes Of the representa-
tiVes 0f I'll those districts IN defiance
of the instructions of their constit-
uents
II fa irl2 may be assumed that the re-
0uLIicans 5n The - districts carried BIZ
Spalding voted aS intelligently and
with the same good faith that actuated
the republicans in the % districts car
ried bE works. u may be assumed. too.
that the republicans in the districts
carried hy SDslding VIII be as quick
70 resent treacher3- on the part Of thefr
representa- tives as those in the dis
tricts carried by Works. The repub-
licaus is every republican district iu
california have right 10 expect that
their legislators win carry out their in
sfrucriors They viii be justified in
believing that The Legislator who viii
Omitted states senator VIII betray
Them Quite rs cheeifuly ia matters of
--leaisla atiou. IL is wei enough and cheap
enough for Judge Works mana gers 20
adNlse legislators To defy the law nd
1heir constituents but tire average leg
fslator. before acting or that advice
win take into consideration the fact
that he and not Works mana gers must
20 back TO the voters of bis district
for denomination and reelection,
CLEAN SWEEP PRoGRAMED
The political 6ictators who would
make Works senator in spite Of the
people md the law find the organic
tion ~ The two legislative houses with
eut reference TO the Legislators an
equally simple matter. Acting in ap-
parent harmony with the attempted
prohibition upon legislative disposition
81 legislative patronage, the self-con-
sfituted managers Of the republican
party ia California give IT ont cold
that there IS 10 be 4 clean sweep IN
the orgau ulzstlon OF both houses that
nane employed by former legislatures
may serve the next session. Some 60
80 Tar as to intimate that johnson viii
take = hand in enforcing their clean