The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
SOUTH IS STRONG
FOR G|LLETT.
Republican Standard Bearer
Given an Enthusiastic
Reception at San Diego
HIS RECORD CLEAR
By Martin Madsen.

SAN DIEGO, Oct 1S.-In the exulta-
ton Of their triumph a regret lies deep
in the hearts of San Diego's Repub-
licans tonight. Theiy standard bearer
met a flank movement of the enemy
and spread dismaY in the enemy's
ranks. But while Gillett drew a crowd
of three thousand against a cherries
three hundred that went TO hear Lang.
don, the disappointment is keen be-
cause Bell Cancelled his engagement to
speak in this city tonight. The Repub-
licans would have enjoyed three-cor-
nered fight of the candidates.
But the Democratic nominee fed to
other fields. San Diegans place par
ticular emphasis ou the word fed.
scholar and a gentleman that through
out the campaign he has put the Demo
cratic nominee to shame in attendance
and enthusiasm at meetings. Wher-
ever San Francisco's District Attorney
has denounced Bell as the creature of
the bosses and the Southern Pacific,
which he does every time he gets a
chance to talk, he has had hundreds of
voters TO hear him. he says, against
every ten that the Democratic nominee
could induce TO listen to his roasting
of Hearst and Herrin.
If Langdon be truthful, pity 1t is that
Bell has undertaken to be candidate
1Of GOFernOT Inc independence
Lacquer mustered $50 auditors at San
Bernardino last night and tonight 800
responded to the noisy advertising.
What is left for Bell, according to the
District Attorneys ratio of ten to one,
charity would forbid to mention.
The testimony of the crowds and the
attitude they display certainly indi-
Gates that the southland is strong for
Gillett. The meeting tonight was
nh hfnh "a
been held in Ocean Park and San Ber-
nardino George A. Knight was with
the standard bearer, and of course that
helped a great deal But distinctive
enthusiasm was manifested for Jim"
Gillett, as he is now becoming known
in the south. Stirred by the vast audi
ence before him Gillett rose to the oc-
casion and made excellent argument.
Former Senator Ward was the chair
man of the evening and he spoke in
commentator of the Legislative career
of the candidate. He assured the assem-
blage that "Gillett would make the
strongest and best Governor the State
of California has ever had"
Candidate Gillett in his address made
merry at the expense of Bell and his
proclaimings that the State would go
to the bow vows if he is not elected
Governor The labor question was
next by him discussed. and his legis-
lative record on labor measures related
in proving the falsity of the charges
that his enemies have been circulat-
ing Pure food legislation, over
which Gillett is very earnest, was
urged in furtherance of the enactments
of Congress. Irrigation, he promised,
would receive important consideration
by his administration. He closed with
the declaration that he was independ-
ent of the bosses and of any corpor-
ate influence, and that he would be the
Governor of all the people and or all
the State.
Knight refrained largely from the
personalities he engaged in last night
at San Bernardino, and confined HIM
self to national issues. He was never
theIess entertaining, and Democracy
in general was severely scored.
Knight predicted that Hearst would
be the nominee of the Democracy for
President two years hence and that
Bell would then be only too eager to
get on the band wagon. But Hearst
will kick him off, as he ought to do,
was the further assurance.
AS to Bell, Knight declared that 1T
would require a surgical operation to
get an idea into his head.
"If Bell will lie to get Office he will
be dishonest when he gets into offiee,'
said Knight He will accept bribes,
he will be corrupt. And 1 say that
Bell lies when he declares that Gillett
is the tool of the Southern Pacific or
any other corporation. He lies when
he saws that Gillett went to interview
Herrin in regard to the nomination. l
was the one who had the interview. /
told Herrin that we would nominate
! Cillett in spite of him and we did,.