The San Francisco call., 1906-09-28
People of MADEIRA and Hanford
Hear Bell Roast Hearst.
Applaud While Candidate Exposes
Purposes Of independence League.
By 9. a. Horne.

HANFoRD, Sept. 27.-Theodore A.
Bell addressed two meetings today,
speaking at noon at MADEIRA and in the
evening at Hanford. The campaign
through the san Joaquin is taxing the
strength of the candidate. The al
most continuous speech-making OF
yesterday ending with the open lair
meeting at Fresno left Bell with a
bad throat
The party left Fresno this morning
at 1890 and travelled back, to MADEIRA
where a noon meeting had been
planned. During the eighteen hours
IN Fresno, Bell met many of the local
political leaders and was given re-
ception by the Eagles.
At MADEIRA band was at the station
20 meet the candidates and Bell and
Toland were escorted to platform
which had been raised on one Of the
squares After shaking hands with
the people on either side of the street.
the candidates mounted the stand and
the meeting was opened by Raleigh E.
Rhodes. who introduced the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor.
II was not a magnificent meeting,
but when Bell began. People of the
San Joaquin. you know the history of
Southern Pacific domination In this
valley" the sun-stained faces of the
old men were turned to the young can
didate and they listened TO him while
he hayed Herrin and lashed Hearst and
promised TO give them an honest and
upright administration If he were
elected their Governor.
BELL CONTINUES HOPEFUL.
At each Of his meetings Bell makes
one allusion 10 Bryan which is greeted
with more or less cheering. He makes
no appeal TO the masses as distinct
from the classes, and the phrase THE
common people" is not one of his po-
ltical platitudes. He always pays a
compliment TO Roosevelt and spends a
good part Of his time in talking di-
rectly TO Republican voters.
When asked today for a statement
Of his own impression of his cam
paign. Bell said:
a great many business men, ire
spective Of political Affiliations, are vol
unfairly pledging me their assistance.
OF course this is gratifying to me.
Another pleasant feature of the cam
paign has been the fact that I have
met a great many people who formerly
lived in Napa, and every one of these
has promised to do his level best
for me.
There never was such harmony in
the Democratic party as there is now.
Men who in former years had been very
active are now coming to the front
again and contributing in every way
toward the success of the ticket So
far there has been no Hearst senti-
ment evident at any of the meetings,
and since the Sacramento convention
not q single individual has come to me
10 suggest that ] be less drastic in my
attacks on Hearst or Herrin"
HUNTINGTON QUOTED.
Toland. in his speech at MADEIRA, told
Huntingtons definition Of an honest
man--One who. when you bought him.
would stay bought"-and added that all
the delegates at the Santa Cruz con-
vention had shown themselves honest
men.
After the speeches at MADEIRA the Bell
party took the Santa Fe for Hanford,
arriving at the county seat of Kings
County at O'Clock this evening
At o'clock Bell walked quietly to
the Hanford Opera house, while a
torchlight procession Of voters was out
in search Of the candidate. In the hall
500 people had found seats and before
the meeting was opened there were
more than 1000 IN the hall.
At given signal the curtain was
rung up on the assembled vice presi-