Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
ELLIOTT CHALLENGES TAMMANY
SCHEME FOR CONTROL OF PARTY
IN CALIFORNIA
Progressive Candidate Fer Democratic
Nomination For United States Sena-
tor Declares Issue of Primary Holds
Future Of State Democracy Against
Raid of Corrupt Bosses.

John p Elliot candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nat for nea States Senator in statement afa today
cx1o1e1 political bomb whose effects will be fc along
ne entire Democratic front n the state He charges the
H1the@nee of Famnanv Hall scheme TO annex Caltor-
~ tie domain the Tiger and CHALLENGES the LEGALITY
the candidacy Of those selected by the Fresno eoAveH
ion The eta ement follows;
The standing feature Of the Democratic primary
California this vear IS the aadaeeos attempt 81 the
am1anv machine n Smith and the party bosses Of New
folk New Jersey and illinois, to seize roiea control OF
For man. months the Tanmany machine -he Same
hat d$astrous'y disrupted the last national Demo
-r convention IN %tH orH IN w. mas been en2tPeo
subtle schana to nationwide control Of the
Derocrato ra1 IN the interests Of Tammany Hall ano
: allies, N this and other states These notorious eSe-
raetS seeking to name the Democratic candidate
Fresdar., and commit the party to program Of
reaction and machine politics with consequent restoration
d Iiquo, domination in this country
MOVE, TO ANNEX CALIFORNIA
"Thesa machine interests already have control OF the
Democratic party in the great states of New York Ne"
Jersey and illinois, we'll as several other important
Eastern states, They moving openly for the an
1c&aton Of California The present move in California Is
DESIGNED the entering wedge Of the Tammany machine
N the We Candidates FOR party have been selected
this line with that policy and these II nomI-
o@d in the primaries Of August b. may be counted on TO
deliver hencefo, the Democracy Of this state to the Tam
many machine and h" associated bosses.
THE socaIIcd Fresno conference, which was
tended by less than - persons out Of 823 supposed dele
te and se"era hundred thousand registered Democratc
ottra gathering which was IN PLAIN violation OF the prl
nary law Of this stateas initiated and carried out as
oothin@ less than part of this Iammany plan
The California primary, which placed the nominating
cover in hands Of the people, the result OF the
on and vigorous effort made by the Democratic party OF
e state for enacn mt. Our primary IS popular law
with the people and any attempt to subVert by open or
overt methods is to be usparingly condemned.
M ny honest progressive Democrats were mlsled m
belle n9 that the Fresno conference actually called
further the best in Of the party in the state
hose who Of the real facts know differently and
convinced Of illegal of the candidates named
a Fresno Back of it all this carefully planned at
ien1o to deliver the Democratic party Of California into
he hands of the Tammany Hall machine and the party
,cssci of he East
CALIFORNIA TAIL TO TAMMANY KITE
Il am. in Of the word, seeker alter PUBIC
frc but have been drafted candidate Tor the Sen
in this campaign By the progressive Democrats OF the
because opposed TO this sinister plan emaatlng
New York, and believe that the honest and sincere
Democratic voters Of the satemen and women VINO nave
stood always Sody behind the progressive polcles OF the
arr under the great national leadership we have mad
vii defeat and destroy this subtle attempt TO make the
aifornia Democracy a Sopping-Wet tail to the Kite o
I&amany Halls Infamous machine.
As q candidate Of these progressive Democrats,
sound this clear note OF warning as TO the Tea
1cn9 Of this Tammany scheme, and as to those behna
IF there any Democratic voters IN TINS state VINO
a| favor the rule Of Tammany Hall and these corrupt
oes Of the larger cities Of the East and who desire our
party to be turned completely to these machine IN
rests then they should be careful to vote for some one
he than the party candidate for the United states
senate from California. permanently enlisted aGalhS
such interests. This Tammany scheme, If consummated
would disgrace and destroy the Democratic party IN oal
orra and ultimately in the nation as we'll" adv