The San Francisco call., 1906-10-04
Bell Greeted by Large Crowd
at San Luis Obispo Rally.
Nominee for Governor
Doesn't Forget Herrin and Hearst.
By G. A. Horne.

SAN. LUIS OBISPO. Oct 3.-After
thirty-five-mile drive from Paso Robles,
Bell and Toland rolled into San Luis
Obispo tonight in a big touring car. The
angelus chimes from me old mission
blended with the "honk" Of the ap-
proacning automobile.
No Democrat need complain Of the
reception given Bell, beginning with
the greeting of the crowd on the side
walk. when he arrived. un.l when.
later in the evening, from crowded gal
leries and a thronged floor. cheers rang
out for Bryan, for Roosevelt and for
Theodore A. Bell. and ending with the
presentation of bouquet to him by the
Eagles. San Luis is the home town OF
G. A. Barlow and that added to tile
warmth of the reception.
Bell and Toland left Salinas this
morning on the limited. bound south.
and made their first stop at Paso Ro-
bles, where they were met by c. A
Barlow, Democratic candidate for Con-
gress IN the Eighth District, and L G.
Routzahn of Arroyo Grande, Demo-
cratic candidate for the Assembly In
the Sixty-third, both OF whom Joined in
the speech making in the park In
front of the hotel.
Three hundred people listened at
tentively to Bell and cheered heartily
when he had finished.
SPLIT IN SAN LUIS.
The Democratic leaders who greeted
Bell here claim there is split in the
Republican ranks in San Luis Obfspo
County as pronounced as in any county
which Bell has so far visited, unless IL
be in Tulare and Kern.
Two OF the eight delegates to Santa
Cruz stuck by Pardee.- and these two
claim that they represent the majority
in the party. One of them. L. F. Sins
heimer, said to the writer tonight:
THE Republicans of this county are
sore-enthusiastically sore. Roosevelt
carried this county by 500 and 1t will
give Bell a majority of from ESQ to 500
votes.''
An excursion train from Santa Maria
brought 200 Democrats from the near
by towns to the rally.
The meeting was called to order by
H. NJ. Payne, and DR.. w. T. Lucas of
Santa Maria was chairman. After
speeches by L. C. Routzahn and c. A
Barlow, Bell was introduced and greet
ed with applause. Every seat in the
pavilion was taken and 200 men were
standing In the rear of the hall and In
the gallery. Again the candidate turn
ed the bitterness of his satire against
Herrin and the Santa Cruz convention.
HEARST A DON aUIxOTE.
Turning to pay his compliments to
the Independence League. Bell said;
Why they call 1t the Independence
League 1 do not know. 1t may be in
dependent of the men and 1t may be
Independent of Gillett, but every one
knows that 1t is the service creature of
Hearst, who said to the Democratic
party. Take my candidate or you shall
go down to defeat
That is the way this Don Quixote
savior of the common people attempted
to destroy the Democratic party. Hearst
is in politics for his insane personal
ambition, and Herrin is in politics for
Mr. Hartman and the Southern Pacific
Railroad. 1 will take no part in po-
litical life till l have denounced these
two evil influences in California
would not try to change your party
allegiances any more than 1 would try
to change your religion, but I have
asked the young men of California to
stand with me against these two pow
ers that are debauching the political
life Of the State, and think they are
going to do Ii. There is no reason in
the world why politics should not be
clean thing instead of the dirty thing
Herrin has made it.
Toland. who is we'll known in this
county, followed Bell and was given
warm greeting.
At the conclusion of the rally the
Eagles gave Bell a banquet.