The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
NO MASTER" SAYS
BELL To PEOPLE.
Democratic Nominee Tells
Voters Of Whittier That
He VIII Not Be Bossed
OUTDOOR GATHERING
BY 9. A. Horne.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

SPECIAL DISPATCH To THE CALL
WHITTIER. Oct 1O.-Before an audi
ence Of two-thirds OF the 500 voters of
httier, Theodore \. Bell expounded
tonight the issues OF his campaign.
Keeping 10 the single point of railroad
control Of legislation, he promised his
hearers that II he were elected Gov
ernor he would give them an admins
tration that would not have any agent
or the Southern Pacific as its master.
Although he was preceded by three
other speakers and il was an outdoor
meeting. at which those who listened
were compelled to stand. Bell held their
attention 10 the end.
one OF the features Of the meeting
was the speech Of ". l. Porter6eld a
banker OF Long Beach and the presi-
dent Of the local branch Of the Home
Telephone Company. Porterfeld is a
life long Republican. but when he
heard Bells speech at Long Beach he
made up his mind TO vote for him and
publicly expressed the determination at
ronight's meeting.
Bell spent the forenoon visiting the
merchants Of Los Angeles. In one
bank he found that every officer from
the president down was going TO vote
Tor him Ninety per cent OF the busi-
ness men with whom I have talked in
Los Angeles are going TO vote for me.
irrespective Of party lines" Bell says,
and you may say am convinced viii
carry the city OF Los Angeles. In re-
gard TO the whole southern territory,
am not yet prepared TO speak, but the
vote in Los Angeles County viii be
close"
Leaving Los Angeles at o'clock. Bell
came here by electric car, going first to
the Whittier School. he being the first
candidate for Governor TO have visited
that institution. Fse was greeted by
Superintendent Greeley and with music
by the school hand OF thirty pieces.
After an examination Of the buildings
the nominee was led TO the platform OF
the chapel. where he found himself fac
ing 2zO boys from s 10 10 years old. II
is question which was most inter
ested in the other. the distin guished
visitor or the boys. whose faces
changed from gay to grave as Bell told
them first an amusing incident Of his
experience as school teacher and then
went on TO say that one downfall did
not mean that q man was out of life's
race In the girls department Bell mel
a girl who had been saved from San
Quentin by his efforts and who VIII
soon go 10 the State Normal school
Father Edwards Of St. JOseph's parish
also addressed these pupils He wore
a Bell button and spoke Of Bell as the
next Governor.
After the visit 10 the school the party
was taken for a drive through the sur
rounding orange orchards and at z
banquet was served At the hotel al
which twenty-five Democrats were
guests with Bell
The meeting tonight was held in tho
main street q stand having been erect
ed FOR the spea 1e-s- The first to be in
trodUced TO the audience was ". l.
Porterield. who said shat in this cam
pa;gn il WAS the octopus against the
ccm0cn people and that he had never
before seen such disgraceful proceed
ings as were enacted at the Santa Cruz
convention
Tho following is the itinerary of the
Democratic candidates as far as il has
been arranged:
Tomorrow night Riverside: October
-. Santa Ana; October l3, Cotton and
Redla nds: October Is. San Diego: OctO-
Der I6. san Bernardino; October Il, Up
land and Ontario: October IS, Pomona
October 1s. Pasadena.
On Saturday, the 2Oth Bell viii stoI
at some point between here and Sar
Francisco not yet determined upon and
viii spend the following two weeks IL
the counties near san Francisco. re
turning 70 Los Angeles for closing
rally on Saturday evening, November 3