The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
CAMPAIGN SPOILED
BY GEORGE STONE
Generals Venom Against Re-
pubIicans Who Exhibit Man-
hood Bars Many Speakers
Work of Governor GiIlett and
Other SpeIlbinders Assures
Success of Taft
By George Van Smith

By George Van Smith
The general incompeteney on the part
OF some OF the managers of the state
anization and their anxiety to de-
feat republican, candidates nominated
against the wishes of the machine have
resulted in the sorriest republican cam
paign in the history of California, is
the opinion of hundreds of republicans
on both sides of the organization fence.
Most of the criticism OF the republi-
can campaign runs to General George
Stone. and not to Chairman Phil Teller,
to whom is generally ascribed a dispo-
sition to do the right thing. What Tel
Ter lacks in experience is. fairly enough
compensated for by disposition to
energy, which, if unhampered by the
personal venom of George Stone, who
has constituted himself Teller's over
seer, might have resulted in a credit
able eompaign and a pull together
spirit throughout the rank and file OF
the party. Not even the asinine and
venomous blundering of Lydia Pink
ham Stone can prevent the loyal re-
publicans Of California from rolling up
big majority for Taft and sherman.
And it may be that some sort of sub
conscious realization of that fact, cou
pied with mis- idolatrous worship at the
shrine OF indecent politics, furnishes an
explanation of his attitude toward de-
cent, earnest republicans, who have
dared exhibit their manhood in the
open primaries of their party.
GOVERNOR AIDS. CAMPAIGN
The fact that funds for the campaign
have been short furnishes no satisfac-
tory excuse for the republican cam
paign of 1908 in California. Governor
James n. Gillett has been on the stump.
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for the national ticket and he is too
good a republican to permit personal
feelings 10 influence him against any
republican fairly nominated by repub1i-
cans. John McNab OF Mendocino has
been one of the reliables. He has
worked steadily since the opening of
the campaign, and with Governor Gill
lett and Sam Shortridge has shared the
brunt of the campaign on the stump.
Governor Gillett John McNab and
Sam Shortridge are good campaigners-
good speakers. They are not the only
good eampaisners and good speakers in
the ranks of the republicans of Califor-
MIA Nor are they the only republicans in
California who have stood at all times
ready to take of. their coats and work
for the ticket, without price and with
out hope of reward other than the sue
cess or the republican ticket.
1t is generally admitted fact that
there is no lack of public interest in
the campaign. Where public meetings
have been held attendance records have
been broken, even, under unfavorable
weather conditions. Lack of funds
does not explain. There is not town
in California of any considerable pop
ulation where there is not enough
local pride and republican interest and
loyalty sufficient to furnish halls,
.A-s--
eTs' without cost to the state central
committee.
SPEAKERS Not UTILIZED
why have Lee c. Gates. Marshall
Stimson, w. j. Hunsaker of Los An
geles. Frank r. DevIin of Vallejo,
Chester Rowell of Fresno, Frank Mott
of Oakland not been sent out by the
state central committee? They are re-
publicans. They are loyal supporters
of Taft and Sherman. Their citizen
ship has never been questioned. Ches-
ter Rowell was the original Taft man
in California. Some of these men
fought with the Lincoln Roosevelt
league republicans in the primary cleo
tions. Devlin, Rowell. Gates and Slim
son were prominent in official capaci-
ties in the league movement. When the
primaries were over the league an
HOullttu fAOtABdlla .lIdt It's uBHl was
over; that IL was a republican organ
ization and that it purposed to work
for the success of the republican
ticket.
The services Of these men have been
at the command of the state central
committee. They are good speakers
They are the kind of republicans who
do not demand pay for their services
Why have they not been employed?
Their efforts had the Endorsement of
many thousands Of earnest republicans
in the primary fights. That republican
confidence In these men has in any
way been shaken is not asserted even
by Stone.
Stone has seen fit to interpose a
lame duck defense to the charge that
he has endeavored to keep the repub-
licans who fought the machine in the
primaries out of the campaign. He
has not attempted to make any de-
fense against the charge that the ma
chine men are knitting republican can
didates nominated against the wishes
of the machine
STONE OFFERS EXCUSES
Stone says that every attempt has
| been made to conciliate the Lincoln
Roosevelt league men, who need no
conciliating, and in proof OF that
st0eeAllSAe PoiiseS ~ me AdSl tilal VIII
liam r. Davis of Oakland has spoken
under the auspices of the state central
committee and that the committee gave
Fresno. the home OF Chester Rowell,
a Dolliver meeting. Both statements
are true as to the bald facts. William
/ R. Davis has spoken under the aus
pices OF the state central committee.
because Stone was literally forced to
send him out, not being able to find
even a lame excuse for refusing to
permit Davis TO speak in communities
was receiving teller at that time but
had no money whatever in my charge.
and the books were in the care of
Tomalty. Ii is a mystery to me how
the deal was accomplished"
The only statement given out by the
district attorneys office was made nv