Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-01

of choosing hotel for his Democratic
headquarters came up Mr.. Bell said
he would go where he had always gone,
and thus the Hollenbeck has become
the central point for all the shining
lights of local Democracy.
Cheerful Minded campalgner
One nominee on the Democratic state
ticket came to Los Angeles Saturday
unheralded and he was not called upon
to make speech at any Of the meet
| ings because he is not a speech-maker
and asked to be excused, but he was
| busy Just the same, and he made q
friend of every man he met.
Arthur L. Nichols of Chico is a trav-
| cling man and his experience In that
line Of business has led him into the
habit of coming and going without
much ado.
1t also has got him into the habit
of being the first man In line TO make
a reservation for a berth when he ex-
poets to travel at night.
All this explains why Mr.. Nichols
started from Bakersfield on the train
which left four hours earlier than the
one on which Mr.. Bell and Mr.. Toland
arrived, and why Mr.. Nichols slept in
a berth all the way while Mr.. Bell and
Mr.. Toland were compelled to spend
the night In the smoking compartment
of a Pullman because all the berths
were taken before the train reached
Bakersfield.
Mr.. Nichols is the nominee for secre-
| tary of state. He wants the position
which has been held for two terms by
| Charles Curry, who wants 1t another
| four years, and which was held for
one term by Mr.. Nichols father under
Governor Haight from 1867 to 1871.
Governor Haight was the first Demo-
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| fornia, and he carried to success the
| greater portion of the state ticket. de-
| feating the Republican ticket headed
| by George C. Gorham.
| During the four years the present
nominee for secretary of state was his
| fathers chief deputy and he says that
| he knows where all the leaks are, and
he promises to stop every one of them
up as soon as he secures possession of
| the office.
| Mr. Nichols is a quiet but an effec-
tive campaigner, and he expresses the
belief that Theodore Bell and the entire
Democratic ticket will be elected.
Hon. James D. Phelan made no effort
Saturday to hide his admiration for
| Theodore Bell.
Rather, Mr.. Phelan made every ef-
| fort to show that he entertains for Mr..
| Bell the highest regard, both person
ally and politically.
'I believe that Mr.. Bell Is going to
be the next governor of California"
said Mr.. Phelan, as he was standing
| in the parlor of the Hollenbeck, watch
| ing the people crowding about the
young nominee. "He is certainly a
brilliant and capable man, and he GER
| tainly will make his mark in the world.
| HE is absolutely clean and above
suspicion in every respect. l have in
| terests in Napa county, the home OF
| Mr.. Bell, and L have yet to find a man.
/ Democrat, Republican or any other
| party man, who has been heard tC
speak disparagingly of him.
i, HE was elected district attorney al
/ 81, which is remarkable in itself.
when not yet thirty he was sent to
congress, and during his two. years
| term he made a speech on reciprocity
which Burton Harrison the well
| known New York Republican congress-
man, declared to me to be the finest
speech on the subject ever delivered
I in the lower house of congress, The
| speech attracted so much attention
that the newspapers and the people of
! the east began writing letters to Cali
4 fornla asking all about Mr.. Bell.
predict for him great future"
| Mr. Phelan will take an active part
in the campaign in. Mr.. Bells behalf.
Clerk Reminiscent
| Dan Lyons, who has been clerk at
| the Hayward since it opened, will no
| longer be with the hotel and his place
| will be taken by f. d. cleveland. Mr..
| Cleaveland is not unknown in Los An
| geles, for he was with the LankerShim
| hotel year ago, and up and down the
Pacific coast he is a we'll known and
| popular hotel man. When the Port
| Ir.,a1 ~
| land received the first name on the
register and roomed the first guest.
II will never forget the day that
hotel opened" said he Saturday, when
| / met him at the Hayward THE house
was not completed and much of the
| furniture was not in, but the people
crowded around the building and
wanted rooms. 1 was standing outside
with my hat and coat on, never think
| ing the hotel would be opened until 1t
was fully furnished, when the manager
walked up to me. I guess you had
better go in and take your place be-
| hind the counter, the people seem to
| want to get in and we may as well
| let them said he. So took off my coat
and assigned the first room"
Before coming to Los Angeles Mr..
Cleaveland was connected with the San
Raphael hotel.
Personal Mention
| "A party of tourists from Chicago reg
istered at the Lankershim includes Mr..
and Mrs. G. Gunderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Simpson and Misses Ruth and
Gladys Gunderson. They are touring
the Pacific coast states for pleasure
and may remain in Los Angeles for
several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barton W. Currie of
New York are at the Van Nuys. Mr..
Currie is connected with the Evening
Post and he and his wife are in the
west on pleasure trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy L. Davis of San
Francisco are at the Alexandria. Mr..
Davis is a we'll known commission
merchant and frequent visitor to
Southern California.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Chapman of New
York are at the Lankershim for an ex-
tended stay Mr.. Chapman is a prom
inent banker and capitalist of the east
ern metropolis