Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-18
REPUBLICAN STALWAPT DECLARES FOR BELL
j. R. Newberry Lifelong Prominent Republican Will Vote
Democratic Ticket
From ito Bee
FrOm Tho sacramento Bee

Los ANGELES, October 1t-There
Is in Los Angeles9 no better known or
more respected business man than J.
r. Newberry, who carries on a whole
sale and retail grocery business
amounting to s2,5OO,OOO year, which
is not surpassed by any other grocery
establishment I'm Southern. California.
Mr.. Newberry is lifelong Republican,
having voted the Republican ticket
since 1851. But this year he is going to
vote for Bell. and he is not afraid to
say So although there Is among Repub-
lican business men Of this city generally
a marked disinclinatlon to say anything
for publication regarding their known
intention to do the same thing.
Time for a Change
"When corporations undertake to pick
out a Republican governor for Califor-
mia year in advance" said Mr.. New
berry, 81 think It is time to stop voting
the Republican ticket. The bosses who
rule this state seem to think we cam
not get along without the ticket they
N't0J N'i'NSS ~ lub ups ApbN III NY bubl-
ness, when an employe tells me l can
not get along without him L always be-
lieve in trying the experiment. l dis
charge him and take a new man. 1
have always managed to get along
under such circumstances, and I be-
live in applying the same method in
politics.
II have always been a Republican,
and l am a Republican still. but it
seems to me that the time has come
for Independent voting L have nothing
| against Mr.. Gillett, and I have never
seen Mr.. Bell. but share the general
disapproval among Republicans of this
section with the manner in which the
nominations were made at Santa Cruz.
Even the judicial positions were de-
| graded.
You would be surprised to learn how
many prominent Republicans here are
| going to vote for Mr.. Bell. / do not
feel at liberty to mention names, but I
can assure you that even in the Union
League club, which, as you know, is
composed of Republicans, there are
many members who, like myself, have
said they would vote for the Demo-
cratic candidate, by way of protest
against the machine nomination of Mr.
Gillett">
At this point the remark was made
that many Republicans who had said
they were going to vote for Bell were
not willing to have their names used
in print.
"Yes, know that is true" said Mr..
Newberry. "Some of my friends have
said to me: Why, Newberry, how is
it you are talking In this fashion
against the railroad ticket, and in spite
of the fact that the Times has spoken
and your utterances may displease it p
Disagrees With General Otis
well, Gen. Otis and I are good
} friends" resumed Mr.. Newberry, "and
I have the greatest respect for him as a
power for good in the community. But
we cannot always agree, and reserve
the right to do my own thinking. AS
for the railroad, l am not willing to
sacrifice my manhood to please any
corporation. Many times 1 have been
offered pass by the company, but 1
have always preferred to pay my fare.
1t has seemed to me that l could not
afford to accept any such favors to
save 500. 1 have nothing against the
Southern Pacific but L believe the peo-
lr,1n aIa 10 ILL
selves and not be ruled by any cor
poration or its agents.
There is very general Republican
support here of the non-partisan county
ticket, which seems likely to win. It is
made up of representatives of both
parties, and was nominated in revolt
against the machine rule which is the