The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11
S. P. Mans Loyalty to Ander-
son Said to Be Mere drudge
Against Curry
Railroad Forces, Beset by Woes,
Present a DeIapidated
Appearance
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

1oE the TepuDllCan nomination Tor gov
ernor, organization men are complain
ing bitterly that Jere Burke's des-
perate efforts TO hold them in line for
Anderson are designed to insure the
satisfaction Of his spite against Curry
through the nomination of Johnson.
Other political machines have gone
down to defeat II is doubtful that
any machine dominant for years in
great state was ever so beset with
woes as is the Herrin machine today.
II is something more than the wreck
and myth" which are the favorite de-
scrIptive terms employed by its har-
rassed followers. It is a disorganized
mob in which hatred, recrimination
and suspicion run riot.
At national convention a few years
ago l witnessed a procession of party
delegates marching to a chant of vile
names directed at the candidate they
were bound TO nominate. They knew
they were going to nominate man
who faced inevitable defeat. They
were mad with political hatred 1t
was impressive. but il was not pretty.
That spectacle was less significant of
organization disruption than are the
tales Of woe poured into the ears of
the California political writers and
workers today.
LEADERS GET FROM UNDER
Machine leaders. admitting defeat,
are insistsnt that they be held to no
personal responsibility. They curse
Burke for compelling them to go to the
slaughter, or they damn Anderson and
the men who are Ostensibly in charge
OF his campaign. They dwell upon mis-
takes in the mana cement of Ander-
% M, fc~r-
derson's condidacy as an original mis-
take.
Naturally enough, the question of
personality does not enter into the de-
ductions Of The average hidebound
party man. The average republican
leader or locally prominent republican
who has made, or believes he has made.
the fights Of his party. is chiefly con-
cerned in this fight with the defeat of
hiram W johnson. He represents to
tlem not the insurgency of the middle
western republicans. who make their
lights at the primary polls and abide
by the decision of the rank and file
OF the party, but party bolter and
party wrecker. Many of them believe
that the nomination OF johnson would
mean a general party bolt, deliberately
encouraged by the machine mana gers.
Many OF these men are candidates:
comparatively few for nomination to
state offices, but hundreds seek legis-
1atiVe and local county offices. Thev
want q united party and q solid party
vote TO land them Victors at the gen
eral election polls in November. An
attempt TO teach the republican party
2 lesson through the election of a
democratic ticket does not appeal to
those men, Nothing could be more sig
nihcant Of that than the attitude of
candidates for nomination to county
~ f,o
CURRY SHOUTERS LEGION
Even in Los Angeles. which is ad-
mittedly the banner Lincoln Roosevelt
league county and where there is a
local candidate for the republican nom
lnation for governor. opposing candi-
dates for nomination to local offices
are Nieing with each other in the use
OF Curry's name in their hunt for per-
sonal support. None of these. candi-
dates is a Lincoln Roosevelt Lacquer.
ubt in at least one case where a Lin
ooln-Roosevelt Lacquer makes three
cornered fight for a county nomina-
lion. both his opponents are shouting
Tor Curry, apparently with the belief
that the one who can land the Curry
vote viii land the nomination
Candidates for county nominations
throug ghout the state are pulling for
Curry 'snomination because they believe
ne would be the best vote getting head
for the ticket. In some places they
can work in the open. In others ma
chine threats have resulted in stiIling
their cries for Curry. The candidates
for nomination to state office feel the
situation most keenly- All these not on
the Lincoln Roosevelt Ieagle slate are
put TO ind the long end of their sup
port in the ranks of the regular repllb-
licans, be they machine men or that
great mass of republicans that know
neither machine or Lincoln Roosevelt
league. Daily they are put up against
not the positive Curry strength alone,
but the insistent inquiries of those re-
publicans who want TO know who they
must vote for to insure the defeat of
Johnson. These men want the strings
of. They do not want TO be held re-
sponsibie for division of the party
vote that they fear viii result in the
nomination of Johnson.
MACHINE UNHAPPY HERE
The San Francisco situation is espe-
cially unhappy for machine candidates
None pretend to believe that Curry will
not sweep San Francisco. The machine
has backed q big slate of legislative
candidates, carrying its patriotism to
the point Of putting money on two or
three in district After the men were
in they were told to get busy for An
dersOn. Most Of them figure Ander-
sons total vote in San Francisco some
think less than an equivalent for the
total republican vote in the largest as
sembly districts. To work for Ander-
son is TO incur the opposition of both
the Johnson and Curry enthusiasts
WherefOr the hour is dark for both An
derson and the machines potential
statesmen.
Having receipted for the delivery
of the city administration and its en-
ployes. the Anderson campaign mana
gers have planned a coup designed to
charm the organized labor vote of San
Francisco as A whole. A circular dated
from Leon Dennery's headquarters is
10 go into the mails at the end of the
week. According to that circular or
ganized labor owes all its privileges TO
Alden Anderson He is credited with
giving California an employers liability
act. Governor Gillett has said some
thing in reply 10 Hiram Johnson about
signing an employers liability law SUBJ
sequent to Anderson's retirement from
the scene of legislative activities. How
ever, Anderson gave the state an en-
ployers' liability law, an eight hour law
fixed the minimum of wage of public
work, defined the duties and liabilities
OF employment agencies He provided
2 law to secure the payment of wages
without discount and without delay.