The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
FAIRBANKS SPENDS BUSY DAY
HIGGINS FORMALLY NOTIFIEDI
BATTLE in SECOND DISTRICT
Republicans of Napa
County Cannot
Be Fooled.

The Republican State Central Com
mittee is in possession of facts which
convince the party leaders that the
Democrats in California are ready to
sacrifice the Presidential and local can
didates of their party in order to in
crease the vote for Democratic Con-
gressional nominees. 1t is computed
that the Democrats require only the
gain of sixteen seats in order to secure
control of the House of Representa-
tives
The opponents of the Republican ma
tional administration are putting for
ward special effort in the Second Dis
trict to bring about the election of Bell.
Word comes from Napa County that
Republicans are importuned to vote for
Bell on the ground that he is the home
candidate. The plea for Republican
support of the Democratic candidate is
often made in this manner: "Of course
the district is largely Republican and
McKinlay's election is assured, but
Theodore is a good fellow and liN es in
Napa County. A few votes from out
side Of his party given to him will not
change the result, but the compliment
win be appreciated by Bell and his
friends
DEMOCRATIC TACTICS.
The Republican newspapers of the
Second District and the Republican
State Central Committee are we'll ad-
ViSed regarding the tactics of the Dem
ocratic managers and are giving words
of caution to the Republicans of Napa
County
Early in the campaign when the
Democratic convention was in session
at Santa Cruz, word was passed along
the line that President Rcosevelt's
dangerous personality was to be the
Democratic battle cry. Bell, who got
the cue early from headquarters Of his
party, waved the danger signal at
Santa Cruz when speaking of Roose-
welt and sounded the praises of the
safe" Judge Parker. Since then there
has been change of Democratic front
The danger signals have been taken in
and Parker safety" is no longer COM
mended.
The Chico Daily Enterprise, replying
to several questions propounded by the
Napa Journal, presents this argument:
There are several why the Republi-
cans who voted for Bell two years ago should
vote for Mckinlay this year. One of them is
that Bell has pronounced President Roosevelt
a dangerous man. The Presidents
not spoken, but the inference was strong
that every at that Santa Cruz convention
knew full well who meant. That alone
would be a sufficient reason why any Republi-
Then again, a Republican is such because Of
principles Strongest of these principles is
that of protection. Mr. Bell is the nominee
OF a party that pronounces protection a rob-
berry. True, Mr. Bell does not dare to stand
firmly on that plank he knows full well
that this is a protection people In the Second
Congressional District
The fact remains, however that he repre-
sents that idea by reason of having accepted
his nomination at the hands of men who stand
for the platform formulated in party CON
vention- If the Democrats have pronounced
protection a robbery, and no will deny that
they have, why should any Republican or any
other man who believes in the protection pol
icy, cast vote for Mr.. Bell?
The Republicans are quite confident
that they will regain control of the
Second District and also win back the
Fourth and Fifth districts A solid
Republican delegation from Califor-
MIA in the House of Representatives
will give the President the support he
deserves. The registration of voters in
San Francisco is very gratifying to Re-
publicans. The following shows the
enrolment by Assembly districts:
districts: