The San Francisco call., 1906-10-16
BELL s BLUNDER Al
RIVERSIDE.
Democratic Nominee Learns
a Few Facts About Lo-
cal Political Conditions
CONFUSING PETITIONS
BY Thomas B. SuIlivar,

OONI OD1NU L LII 111ONO
BY Thomas B. Sullivan.
An idea that Theodore A Bell made
avery grave mistake in attacking J. J.
Hyatt a Riverside is beginning to fix
itself very firmly in the minds of the
gentlemen who are striving to manage
the State Democratic campaign with
some hope of success They are fearful
that the young man from Napa is rap
idly placing himself in the position of
the parrot that talked too much. One
deduction is Inevitable: Bell should
study local conditions carefully before
he proceeds to take the political hide
on anybody who happens to be in the
opposing camp.
His friends should have told him that
]. j. Hyatt, the Republican nominee for
State Superintendent of Instruction, is
Immensely popular in Riverside his
home town If the gubernatorfa1 can
didate of the Democrats had familiar
lied himself with conditions he would
have known that, while the Riverside
delegation had pledged itself to sup
port Governor Pardee for denomination,
its primary interest in the Santa Cruz
convention was to further the political
fortunes OF Hyatt, its own special as
pirant.
BELLS GRAVE ERROR
When this delegation analyzed the
situation at Santa Cruz and discovered
that the cards had been stacked against
Pardee only one of two courses of ac-
tion was open. The delegation was at
liberty TO go down with the Governor
without in the slightest degree helping
him, or up with the dominant Parker
faction. By an alliance with this con-
tingent the nomination of Hyatt was
assured All but one member of the
delegation decided upon this course
This member, E. P. Clark OF the River
side Press, could not desert Pardee
without making an unnecessary exhi-
bition of political ingratitude. He is
one of the trustees of the asylum at
Highlands and as member OF Pardee's
political family was compelled to ig-
more conditions as he found them at
Santa Cruz.
This in outline is the situation as far
as Hyatt is involved, and Bell made a
serious blunder in trying to seduce Re
publican voters TO his standard by grill
ing the wrong man. The young man
from Napa showed good political sense,
however. in declining with etfusive
thanks to speak at San Diego on the
same night as Gillett. 1t is understood
that Bell made some highly uncompli-
mentary remarks of the itinerary max
ers who placed him IN this embarrass-
think of the candidate Of one wing of
a disrupted Democracy trying to drum
up a crowd in a Republican town the
same night as the nominee of united
Republicans is scheduled TO speak
FOR THE UNExPIRED TERM.
The Democratic State central COM
mittee is gratifed at the action of the
Supreme Court in ordering upon the
official ballot the names of the district
sitions by delay in fling their petit
tions. DR.. Nutting, the substitute of
r. H. Beamer for place on the State
Board of Equalization, is specially
pleased, as his friends are nursing a
delusion that he can win at the polls.
A similar difficulty, however. has
presented itself in the case of Frank
w Taft. the Democratic nominee for
Congress in the First District. The
resignation of Congressman GilIett
makes imperative an election here for
the unexpired term. Governor Pardee
has not issued a proclamation TO that
effect, although Secretary of State Cur
ry has placed the Republican nominee
on the official ballot BY what author.
ity the Secretary of States has done
this is not clear to the Democrats.
While Taft's chances TO win either
the unexpired or the full term are de-
lightfully impossible to the Republican
mind the Democratic State committee
on vacancies sent the necessary procla-
nation of candidacy yesterday to the
County Clerk of each of the nineteen
counties in the district.
THE CITY CAMPAIGN.
Bells recourse to the automobile as
campaigning instrument is explained
by the fact that his meetings in South
ern California have fallen of and it is
wiser for him to try the highways and
| the byways as Langdon has done. Just
as much fuss can be made and odious
| comparisons are avoided Bell will re-
! turn to this city next Sunday, but will
not venture anything more ambitious
than DAYTIME speeches until November
! /. Congressman Gillett will reach here
on the 25th inst. General George Stone.
chairman of the Republican State CEN
trail committee. has arranged for two
meetings that night. One will be held
either at the Potrero or Ocean View
and the other at some uptown hall
large enough to accommodate the
crowd that is expected. At one of these
meetings Ex-Governor Henry t. Gage
/ will preside
Tomorrow morning there will be filed
the petitions which authorize the plae-
/ ing of two local independent judicial
! tickets on the official ballot This will
make a total of eight tickets in the
4 field. and the voting machines have
capacity only for seven, giving to each
/ an equal position Of Importance The
1 independents will ask the Election
! Commission TO substitute the Austria
/ lian ballot for the machine. and the
| Election Commission. obeying Ruefs
orders, will refuse to grant the request
| The matter will then be taken TO the
I courts for an immediate decision
muRAsKY LEAGUE TO MEET.
The Murasky Non-Partisan League.
/ organized to promote the candidacy of
SUPERIOR Judge Frank J. Murasky for