Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-10
DELEGATES FAVOR
JAMES D. PHELAN
SAN FRANCISCO CAN SECURE
NOMINATION
Democrats Are Indignant over News
paper Articles Stating That Dis
trlot Attorney Langdon May
Receive Endorsement
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO Sept 9.--The larg,
number OF delegates to the state Dem
ocratic convention arriving tonight are
developing the situation rapidly.
The undercurrent of sentiment Is dis
tinctly favorable to James d. Phelar
for governor, but unless there shall be
some authoritative statement from hin
that he will accept, II nominated, his
Following will quickly fall away.
Chairman Spellacy of the state com
mittee, who asked Phelan the direct
question, Is in receipt of a letter to-
night In reply which gives little en-
oouragement to the Phelan boom. Phe-
Ian can have the nomination If he
wants IT, but It will not be given him
unless he shall signify willingness tc
accept
Theodore Bell, former congressman
arrived tonight from Napa and author
lied his friends to say he will accept
the gubernatorial nomination II ten
dered him.
1t is manifest the Southern Califor-
mia delegations feel kindly toward Bel
and If they finally leave Phelan they
will go to Bell with rush.
Marshall Diggs of Sacramento has
opened headquarters at the Golden
Eagle and appears to have friends.
Former Congressman Tom Geary and
a group of friends from Santa Rosa are
here to press the candidacy of Geary
for governor.
Mr.. Geary is being mentioned by
many delegates and will have a COM
plimentary following.
Delegates Indignant
Southern delegates were indignant
tonight at declarations in the San
Francisco newspapers that District At
torney Langdon has chance of re-
ceiving Endorsement by the Democratic
state convention as the candidate of
the Independence league for governor.
Langdon is here and his friends have
the nerve to suggest such an indorse-
rnent. His friends are actively can
vassing the situation, but they have
already discovered that under no cir
cumstances will any person having
the slightest suspicion of connection
with the Independence league have
any consideration by any person at
tending as delegate to the state
Democratic convention.
This is authoritative and official.
Chairman Spellacy of the state COM
mittee is particularly indignant at the
intimation in the San Francisco pa
pers that = -angdon might be indorsed.
He says such talk is simply absurd.
The Los Angeles county delegation
arrived tonight and opened headquar-
ters at the Golden Eagle and Capitol
hotels. They at once became a center
of interest and many regrets were ex-
pressed at the withdrawal of Nathan
Cole, Jr. from the race for governor.
The delegation held a caucus tonight
at o'clock and discussed informally
the question of Craftsmanship of the
state convention. No decision was
reached as to the two candidates from
Los Angeles--Joseph H. Call and Earl
Rogers-and 1t seemed probable that
at to-morrow's caucus the delegation
will agree upon Call.
Both gentlemen are in attendance
upon the convention. The delegation
will meet again tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock. Active canvassing for can
didate for congress from the Seventh
district began tonight. Upon this ques-
tion the delegation is divided between
Robert Loucks of Pomona and John S.
McGroarty of Los Angeles.
1t is possible the question of con-
gresham will be postponed to a meet
ing of the delegates later at Los An
geles.