Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13
MACHINE FIGHTS
SAUNDERS HARD
Making Great Effort to Return
Up. Transue to the
Assembly
BATTLE PLEASES DEMOCRATS
AssembIyman from the Seventy
Third Said to Have Voted
Wrong on Certain Bills
BATTLE PLEASES DEMOCRATS

The political battle which is being
waged between the candidates and
members of the Lincoln Roosevelt
league against the Southern Pacific Re-
publican machine is becoming daily
more strenuous, and indications are
that whichever side is victorious at the
pending primary election the defeated
faction of the Republican party in this
county will not support the nominee;
from which theoretical prospect the
Democrats are deriving a great deal of
encouragement, believing that the dis
satisfied Republican vote will con-
tribute locally, just as it will through
out the state, to the election of the
Democratic nominees.
In the Seventy-third assembly dis
trict the Republicans are facing one of
their worst splits, for so pronounced is
the machine sentiment in that district
that the push" will resort to every
effort to nominate Jake" Transue,
machine candidate for reelection, who
is lining up his forces for determined
battle with r. S. Saunders, the Lincoln
Roosevelt candidate.
So clearly drawn are the issues be-
tween Transue and Saunders and SO
caustic has the contest become, that
the good government leaders of the
Lincoln Roosevelt league declare every
possible vote is needed to defeat the
machine, and the Lincoln Roosevelt
voters in this district are earnestly
urged not to allow their overconfidence
to keep them at home, but to get out
and vote by all means, and to hustle
out every vote available for the leagues
candidates.
HEAVY VOTE NECESSARY
A heavy vote, it is claimed by politi-
cal authorities, is just as essential for
the overthrow of the push" in this
district as it is for the Democrats in
other districts, who are doing every
thing possible to get out a full vote to
prevent the machine from nominating
certain undesirables by taking advan-
tage of the stay-at-home vote and
slipping one over" on the Democratic
candidates while their friends are con-
fidently asleep at home.
Apropos of the contest in the Seventy
third assembly district, and in view OF
the fact that the primary election is
but four days off, it might be well fol
the Republican voters of Los Angeles
to review the history of this man Tran
sue, 1.-The machine" candidate, and his
record in the legislature.
The Republican machine, realizing
that in Transue it has an invaluable
adjunct, is bending every effort to de-
feat Saunders. The latter has de-
two weeks, and there is little doubt
that he will be able to master a bigger
vote than that which the machine can
pull together for Transue.
Transue's record In the assembly of
1909 was bad enough, but it was no
worse than that which he made during
the session of 1907. On every test
measure on which he voted during the
session of 1907 he went on record
against reform. No member could pos
sibly have stood more firmly for the
machine which is now striving with
every energy to keep Transue in the
service.
Here are some of the important
measures on which Transue voted
wrong three years ago:
TRANsUEs VOTES
Demurrage-This bill provided for
the imposition of penalties upon rail-
roads failing to provide freight cars
within a reasonable time after the rail-
roads were notified by shippers that
such cars were needed. Nobody needs
to be told that shippers of fruit in Cal
ifornia have suffered great injury in
the past through the failure of the rail-
roads to furnish cars in sufficient num-
Der and in ample time for the ship
ment of fruit to the markets. Transue
and the other machine members of the
legislature saw that this desirable bill
was defeated.
Criminal libel-Made criminal libel a
felony.
Change of venue-This bill was prac-
tically identical with that which was
so vigorously opposed by the friends of
the graft prosecution in San Francisco
in the session sof 1909, which was pro-
NOTED by Abe Ruef While called a
"change of venue" bill, it really pro-
posed to grant to persons accused of
crime the right to disqualify judges
from sitting on their cases upon the
filing of an affidavit alleging preju-
dice on the part of the court. Had 1t
become law men like Ruef could have
had their cases transferred from fair
judge to one unfriendly to their prose-
cution. The bill was passed and recon-
sidered, Transue voting wrong each
time.
Primary Observation-Disclosures for an
official primary, with registration of
voters with their party Affiliations as a
qualification for voting at such primary.
The bill passed and motion was made
for reconsideration, Transue going on
record wrong side each time.
TRANsUE's VOTES
Grand jury-Provided that upon ap-
plication of the defendant the grand
jury must hear evidence in his behalf.
One of the most vicious measures of the
session. The bill passed and an at
tempt was made to secure reconsidera-
tion. Transue voted wrong both times.
Railroad commission-Placed this
commission still more closely under the
control of the railroads. Transue went
wrong on this bill also.
Transue's record in the legislature of
1909 has been exploited. On eight test
measures he voted wrong seven times.
He supported the infamous "gag"
rules; fought for emasculation of the
federal steamship resolution; helped
beat the provision in the direct primary
bfll for a statewide vete on United
states senator; voted for the in
iouitous stanton post-primary conven-
tion pledging Of delegates to "abide by
and carry into effect in spirit as we'll
as letter the platform to be adopted by
state and county conventions" of the
party nominating them-after such
candidates had been nominated at the
primaries; helped to beat the party
circle bill; opposed the bill providing
for taking the judiciary out of partisan
politics, and opposed the bill giving
counties the right to elect supervisors
at large. which would have made it less