The San Francisco call., 1909-11-14
WANT GOVERNOR
TO SUCCEED HIMSELF
Members of Union League Club
Applaud Proposal at Dinner
in GiIlett's Honor
Regular" and Anti-machine
Republicans Unite in Voic=
ing Their Choice

If there We're any doubts touching
the identity Of the Union League clubs
choice of candidate for governor of
doubts were wholly resolved at the
splendid club dinner at which Governor
James y 'GilIett was the honored guest.
More than 25O members and guests
of the leading republican club of the
Pacific coast toasted James n Gillett as
California greatest governor and
California's next governor Half
score of the clubs most eloquent ora
tors eulogized Gillett, the governor,
and Ginett, the man. They proposed
his name as the logical and proper
successor TO himself, and their every
proposal was cheered to the echo.
Dinner. enthusiasm and speeches
were significant Especially signif-
cant was the speech made by Thomas
B. Dozier. some time of Siskiyou coun-
ty. who was one of Governor Gillett's
most energetic supporters three years
ago and who, last night, made the first
reference to Gnlett as the next gov
ernor."
UNANIMOUS TRIBUTE
The Union league clubs dinner for
Governor Gillett was announced and
primarily purported to be deferred
tribute to a priced and well loved mem.
Der. It became and without any ap-
parent attempt at leading ratifca-
tien banquet, which might readily have
been made the launching of a primary
campaign.
To the careful observer the deep
est significance of the after dinner en-
thusiasm lies in the fact that the men
who had led the Lincoln Roosevelt
league movement in San Francisco and
in the state We're among the most in
sistent advocates of the second term
idea, which was the dominant note
There was nothing factional about
the reception or the enthusiasm. Cali
fornia,s foremost republicans both in
and out of official life; regulars" of
the deepest hue, and anti-machine men
Of the most implacable type clinked
their glasses and joined their cheers
ADA Tll4tAA Atit man. ana AIlll6II WnOn
they would make a candidate to sue
ceed himself.
"NOT IN FIGHT YETI
The program of speeches was as
varied and as enjoyable as the alto
gether excellent dinner, but varied as
they were. every speech was domi-
mated with the one idea-"Gillett. the
next governor" No man could fail to
be moved by the genuiness of such
compliments and expressions of conf
dence Gillett was moved visibly, but
be was not carried into declaration
Of his intention to become a candidate
for a second term. When it was all
over he smiled and assured the en-
thnsiasts who promised him their sup
port. I am not in the fight, yet.
General NJ. H. de Young, president of
the club. introduced the several sepak-
ers. Governor Gillett's short talk was
absolutely devoid of anything like poll
tics, or anything that could be given
political significance. General de
Young introduced him as ''one of the
greatest governors California has ever
had" He was greeted with three
sounding cheers, his hosts standing and
joining in the star Spangled Banner"
THANKS FROM GOVERNOR
Governor Gillett thanked the club
for its many lindnesses as he did the
people of California. His short speech
was enlivened with characteristic hu
NOR. He said:
L want to asure you how deeply I
feel the warmth of this reception
appreciate it more than / can say.
owe much to the Union leag club.
1 owe a great deal TO the people of
California They have ben good TO
me. When 1 came TO California from
wisconsin the people Of Humboldt
county extended a welcoming hand.
The spirit shown by my neighbors has
been growing. 1t has been exhibited
by the people of the state. 1 owe
them more than 1 can ever repay"
Complimenting the Union league
club of San Francisco and the Union
league clubs of the nation, Governor
Gillett said:
The Union league club of San Fran
cisco and the union league clubs wher-
ever one finds them stand for the best
in citizenship. They stand for the
highest ideals in government. The
Union league clubsrof San Francisco,
of New York, wherever 1t may be
found will always take hanl IN
bringing about those conditions best
for all the people.
PROPOSAL BRINGS CHEERS
The speech made by Thomas Do
zier while it smacked of the convention
methods, loosed the DOM
lnant spirit of the $50 men gathered to
do honor to the chief executive of their
state After disposing of what he de-
clared to be the reasons for Gillett's
!, ,onination in 1906, he brought his
auditors to their feet and produced
storm of cheering by declaring:
LANES n. Gillett shall become once
more the governor of the great state of
The applause came i'm volleys When
II had subsided Dozier continued:
THE circumstances still require his
hand af the helm. Every one is for him I
.,,;zat;op renublicanS Lincoln