Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
FAVOR COLE FOR
GOVERNOR SPLACE
ANGELENo Is POPULAR WITH
NORTHERN DEMOCRATS
George Cake Says Local Man viii
Be Choice Of Party In Conn
ing Race for Chief
Executive

George Cake. who headed the COM
mittee appointed by Chairman Young
of the Democratic county committee
to try to secure the Democratic state
convention for Los Angeles, has re.
turned from San Francisco, where the
meeting of the state committee was
held last week.
While in the north Mr. Cake con-
ferred with a number of the leaders IN
state politics, with q view to getting
the drift of opinion with regard to cam
didates for the more important offices.
At present interest centers chiefly in
the gubernatorial situation and sew
eral men have been more or less promi-
nently mentioned In connection with
that place. With respect to this Mr..
Cake said yesterday:
Says Choice 10 Popular
II have come back from San Fran
cisco more enthusiastic than ever over
the prospects of Nathan Cole, jr., as
the Democratic candidate for governor
next fall. Quite a number of names
have been mentioned for this office,
but my talks with some of the lead
ing men in the party in the north lead
me to believe that none of the men
so far brought forward will stand the
slightest show as against Mr.. Cole.
all parts of the state and his strength
as a candidate is every day becoming
more and more apparent.
"Phelan of San Francisco, whose
nomination for a time was believed by
many to be a foregone conclusion, may
as well be dismissed from considera-
tions of this kind. He has given the
leaders to understand that he would
not take the nomination if it were ten
4.
as a possibility.
Says Geary Not Factor
There is some talk in certain parts
of the state regarding Thomas ].
Geary of Santa Rosa, but so far as |
was able to learn, his candidacy does
not arouse much enthusiasm. Per-
sonally, l do not believe Geary will be
a factor in the race that will need be
reckoned with to any extent.
81 was surprised at the enthusiasm
with which the candidacy of Mr.. Cole
was received, and 1 believe now that
he will be the choice of the conven-
tion for governor to head the Demo-
cratic ticket next fall. Gavin McNab
speaking of the feeling in the north
toward this part of the state, said
We are going to give Los Angeles any,
thing she wants this year, and as Mr.
.COlc Will De Ine OIL 1OS AN
geles Democrats 1 think 1 am safe in
taking this promise to include him
and count on the support of McNab
and his large following.
Papers Favor Cole
Several of the Democratic papers
in the northern part of the state al
ready have come out strong for Mr.
Cole and many members of the state
Nf,r mi 90 tUbn I 10 1lra1
pressed themselves as favorable to his
candidacy.
"Up in the San Joaquin valley senti-
ment is practically unanimous for him,
and the same Is true wherever he is
known. Mr.. Cole is assured of al
strong following in this part of the
state and his steadily growing strength
in the north will, 1 am confident soon
make him the leader in the race for the
nomination for governor.
we failed to get the state con-
vention for Los Angeles, but circum-
stances were against us.
Expense Too Great
Upon the arrival of our committee in
San Francisco we were assured that
Los Angeles was the first choice of
many of the members of the commit
tee, but at the same time it was pointed
out that owing to the fire in San Fran
cisco it would be practically impossi-
BILE for many of the northern delegates
to go to the expense of a trip to this
city, and that as a result we would
have merely a proxy convention.
"At the same time we We're given
assurance that If we would waive our
claims in favor of Sacramento the next
convention would be held in Los An
geles. Under the circumstances we
felt there was nothing for us to do but
stand aside, and therefore we did not
even go before the committee"