The San Francisco call., 1906-10-23
BELL GREETED BY
THE WORKMEN.
Democratic Nominee for
Governor Speaks at the
Union and Risdon Works
TRAVELS SOUTHWARK


Theodore A. Bell was given a hearty
reception by the workmen of the Union
and Risdon iron works at the noon
hour yesterday. Standing on the seat
OF a truck he addressed some 500 or
more Of the men as they were return
ing to their work for the afternoon.
The temper of the meeting was evinced
when one of the men tried to interrupt
Bell with a question. Although the
speaker stopped and tried to make out
what the question was the others would
have none of the interloper and re-
quested him TO be silent with cries Of
Shut up!"
AS on former occasions when Bell
has addressed audiences made up ex-
clusively Of union men, he told them
that he was under no pledge and that
they much not expect him to be a rep
resentative of any special class If elect
ed. He said in this respect: You Will
have friend at Sacramento. 1 do not
say that I will become your special
representative. If I did say that
would be unfit to get your votes. But
1 will give you a square deal. You
wish your share and nothing more, and
you will get 1t from me-"
He told the men that they must not
bother about third candidates, and that
the fight was between him and the can
didate of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Bell was preceded by Heggerty and
followed by Thomas o. Toland, the can
didate for Lieutenant Governor.
REDWOOD CITY, Oct 22.-Theodore
A Bell, Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, accompanied by Thomas o. Toll
and, candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
and F. H Thorpe. a local attorney of
this city, opened his campaign in San
Mateo County today. At San Mateo
the people turned out well. Each can
didate spoke less than fifteen minutes.
but the short time was long enough to
leave a good impression upon the many
attentive listeners.
After leaving San Mateo both auto
mobiles broke down and the party
found themselves stranded near Bel
mont until the arrival of two Stanford
students, who brought them on to Red
wood City. Although they were over
half an hour late the crowd had not
diminished in size, and upon the ap-
proach of the machine three hearty
cheers were given.
Here Bell spoke for another fifteen
minutes, and although the time was
short he succeeded in impressing many
with his sincere and Straightforward
manner. At the close of his speech he
made strong plea for the Democratic
candidate for Attorney General.
Toland's address was short and to
the point He spoke principally upon his
record while serving on the State Board
of Equalization, when he raised the
assessments of the Southern Pacific
from $4,000 to $4,000 per mile
At the close Of the talk both auto
mobiles had been repaired and were
waiting TO take the candidates on to
Palo Alto. where another warm recep-
tion awaited them
SAN JOSE, Oct. 22.-Local Democrats
crowded the Redmond Theater this
evening to greet Theodore A. Bell and
hear him berate w. F. Herrin and w.
an arraignment of these two political
Dromios"
Bell spoke of the Democratic con-
vention at Sacramento and the manner
in which he was nominated He first
however, touched upon Langdon, who
he said was racing up and down the
State crying that Gillett was for the
railroad and Bell for the railroad and
that there was not anybody left to pro-
tect the people but Langdon.
William Randolph Hearst sent Lang
don TO the Sacramento convention
said Bell, for the purpose of controll-
ing it, but after Langdon was in Sacra-
mento three hours he found he could
not get ten men to support him. He
backed away and became an independ-
ent candidate for Hearst doctrines. Now
he goes about the country saying that
the Democratic convention was con-
trolled by the railroads and that the
Democrats are altogether too unclean
for him. 1t was strange that he only
discovered their impurity after he had
been unable to influence them"
Bell then referred to Langdon's oath
of Office two years ago as District At
torney OF San Francisco, and said that
in spite of his oath to serve the city
he was now giving his time to William
r. Hearst and letting thugs, thieves
and murderers infest a stricken city.