The San Francisco call., 1910-11-05
Herrin Machine Sends Instruc-
tons Over Whole System
TO Defeat Johnson
-COURIERS CONVEY ORDER
TO VOTE FOR DEMOCRAT
Southern Pacific's Political Bu=
reau Throws Off Veil and
Works for Bell
THREATS FOLLOWED BY
PROMISE OF FULL CREWS

BY GEORGE A. VAN SMITH
THE employees Of the Southern Pa
cifc company have received their
voting orders. They have been tod
that they must vote for Theodore a
Bell, the Calhoun -Ferrin-H Hearst -Ruef
candidate for governor The orders
have been conveyed through the straw
bosses in the yards and shops. and by
special couriers who have Travelled the
length Of the Southern Pacific's system
in California
The ratlroadmen have been cate
chised. warned. threatened. They have
received renewal of oft broken promises
Of improved conditions. contingent upon
tire defeat Of Johnson and the election
II Bell. They ali understand, and some
Of them admit that an exhibition of
frienduness for Johnson and the peo-
pies cause VIII be met with summary
dismissal from the places that mean
bread and butter for their wives and
children.
"NeVer introduced"
Theodore A. Bell in answer TO ques-
ttons propounded by The Call said he
knew nothing TO indicate that Calhoun
. and Hcrin were supporting his candi-
daey. That statement was made as re-
cards calhoun. in face Of the San
Francisco POSTS vociferous advocacy of
his candidacy. The support Of Calhoun's
kept newspaper drab has been sufficient
indication FOR the thinking men Of
California. who. like Bell. have never
been introduced to Calhoun" but who.
unlike Bell. would refuse to meet or
accept political dishonor from Calhoun.
indications" of Support
Here arc some indications" Of Her
rims support and the support Of the
Southern Pacific companys political bu-
reau. Theodore Bell may refuse TO
recognize them on the ground that he
has never been introduced to Herrin.
but they VIII speak to the public louder
5fhan the known activities Of Jere Burke
end his strikers who have made a wbis-
-pering campaign against the people and
the peoples candidates.
one OF thcee indications. plain enough
sceived it, is card containing series
OF nine questions and answers. These
cards have been distributed TO the en-
yployes Of the Southern Pacific company
.sn the yards at Oakland and throughout
Ehe system in California by the so called
STRAW bosses. the yard foremen and men
IN charge Of gangs or crews generally.
Cards Widely Distributed
These cards have been distributed to
Ersinmen. engineers. fremen. station
Rnd section employees through their i'm
mediate superiors or through the cour-
fers who have covered the length Of
every division in the state. acting under
orders.
The first question is Would Hiram
johnson be a good governor" The
answer, an unequivocal No"
The last question is, who would be
e good governor for Californian" The
answer is, Theodore a. Bell"
The intervening questions and an
gwers are designed to show that the
election of Johnson would mean the
curtailrnent of railroad employment in
California, commercial stagnation: that
johnson is a parasite and enemy of
labor and that no man can be true to
California and vote for Johnson.
Trainmen Given Orders
These questions and answers are
printed on dark colored tag or ticket
board. They have been put into the
hands Of thousands of employees of the
Southern Pacific company by the i'm
mediate superiors of those employees
Those bosses acted under orders trans
Fnitted through the heads of the several
departments.
over every California division of the
Southern Pacific carefully chosen men
have gone to give the orders 30 the
1rainmen. Their work has not been so
coarse. Their orders have not been
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