Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-10-31
BELL SUCCUMBS
TO OvERW0Rk;
SENDS SPEAKER
STRAIN OF CAMPAIGN PROVES
TOO SEVERE
LEADER UNABLE TO COME BACK
FROM SANTA BARBARA
District Attorney Mccarren of Nevada
as Substitute Delivers Eloquent
Address to Thousands at
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N REAKING down under the strain
X of campaigning and yielding to
- physical and vocal. WEAKNESS of
at least a temporary nature. Theodore
A. Bell was unable to come to Los An
geles last night to speak at the Hill
street wigwam.
Wiring. from Santa Barbara that he
much regretted his inability to come
back to the City of Angels Mr.. Bell
sent District Attorney Patrick McCar-
rem of Nye county, New, at Tonopah,
to speak in his stead. He proved an
eloquent substitute.
Mr.. McCarren told of the remarkable
platform work of Mr.. Bell, especially
this closing week. of his three big
meetings in Orange county Thursday
and two more at night. lie connded
in Chairman Albert M. Norton that the
state leader was so exhaused that he
fell asleep in the car seat several
times.
AS a result of this the Los Angeles
committee wired Alr. Bell that under
the circumstances there was nothing to
do but to excuse him and to express
the hope that he would spare himself
&nd rest from the arduous work of the
Vast two months
The, Bell-Phelan special passed
through Los Angeles early yesterday
en- route north without stopping, and
at last accounts is hurrying north with
q few stops on the way. Both Messrs.
Bell and Phelan are anxious to get
home to rest and to vote.
The largest crowd of the season
packed the Hill street auditorium as
far as the curb line and accessions were
constant until 1t, was learned that the
star speaker could not come.
Takes Physicians Advice
Long distance telephone messages
from the north says that Mr.. Bell was
worn out by the stress of two months
constant speaking. He reluctantly
yielded to the advice of friends ana
physicians at Santa Barbara last night
and decided to continue his tour to the
north homeward without back-tracking.
Joseph Simon made a talk TO the
people, dwelling ON the recent events
that shook the confidence of the voters
in the Republican party.
He discussed the steps that led up to
the panic.
1.-THE sack at last was empty" he
said "The innocent investors knew
that the Banks held the securities and
drew out their savings.
Il was in New Yok when that panic
started. l was in the stock exchange
when the holders of Tennessee Coal
and Iron securities were compelled for
on the market.
''From the gallery they looked like
a mass of lunatics
Gobbling the Independent
tThe only independent company in
the United States that day was COB
bled up by Rockefeller and his crowd.
"And who helped to do it?
1.-THE United States administration
gave from the treasury practically $24,-
600, 900 to the Rockefeller crowd. With
that money, wrung from you by ex-
acting taxation. they purchased that
stock and wiped out the last big in
dependent competitor of the steel trust.
"Will you send men to the legislative
halls who will allow such conditions
to continue
after they promised you full din
ner bucket. what did you get?
"The sins of Wall street have been
visited on you. And today the sins
lay on many millions of men and wom-
en- who are compelled to walk the roads
without much to eat and nothing to
work.
"In Chicago today they are making
arrangements to feed hungry school
children this winter.
"Your special interest lies not only
In the national situation, but in that
of the state of California. I'm going
I'VE have in Los Angeles county
half million people that must find some
means of support.
at is true many live here on in
comes and on money earned in the
east, but many must depend on busi-
ness support here. Agriculture is we'll
developed and within the near future
we must look to other sources of rev.
enue for wage earners.
Finding More Work
1--WE have a solution right at our
doors.
Inside of four years the Panama
canal will be completed and the ves-
sells of the Orient must pass us. The
worlds trade will go by our doors.
'Unless there Is a harbor at San
Pedro. however, those vessels will pass
without pausing. There must be an
inlet and outlet for them.
I'm yonder court house yard a mon
ument is being erected to the man
who helped to make California what
1t is-Senator Stephen M. White"
Praises White
"That man was a Democrat.
'sSince the death of Senator White
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