Project Gutenberg 2001-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 161 Hichborn, Franklin 1869 1963 Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909 This Project Gutenberg Etext Prepared by David Schwan "Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909" by Franklin Hichborn is a historical account penned in the early 20th century. The book provides a detailed examination of the legislative session in California during 1909, focusing on the dynamics of political power, the struggles between reformists and entrenched political machines, and the legislation passed or stymied during this period. It likely highlights key political issues, such as anti-racetrack gambling measures, the direct primary bill, and railroad regulation, emphasizing the larger themes of democracy and governance. The opening of the book establishes the complex nature of governmental operations within the California Legislature, which, despite having a majority of reform-minded legislators, failed to achieve significant legislative victories due to the powerful control of the political machine. Hichborn details the reasons for this failure, including lack of organization among reformers and the strategic maneuvering of machine supporters. He also introduces several key political figures and their actions that influenced various significant bills. Overall, the beginning serves as a critical overview of the political landscape, setting the stage for further exploration of specific legislative battles and the forces shaping California politics at the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en California -- Politics and government F850.5 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 673558 2025-07-02T04:39:34.114223 text/html 673379 2025-01-08T02:22:05.715703 text/html 289508 2025-07-02T04:39:43.149176 application/epub+zip 298585 2025-07-02T04:39:37.404192 application/epub+zip 281034 2025-07-02T04:39:36.172198 application/epub+zip 608223 2025-07-02T04:39:47.251160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571296 2025-07-02T04:39:42.282155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515730 2022-09-02T06:32:03.771764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 622530 2025-07-02T04:39:33.657226 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 615650 2021-01-01T00:46:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17017 2025-07-02T04:39:47.371116 application/rdf+xml 22570 2025-07-02T04:39:36.661203 image/jpeg 4798 2025-07-02T04:39:36.416170 image/jpeg 190184 2021-01-01T00:46:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 288085 2025-07-02T04:39:34.156220 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog