Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-23
WHITE IN RACE FOR
R. R. COMMISSION
Brother of Late Senator May Be
the Choice of Southern
Democrats
WELL KNOWN IN SOUTHLAND
EIIery in Los Angeles, Makes So
ciaI Call on Phil A.
Stanton
WELL KNOWN IN SOUTHLAND

Ed White of Santa Cruz, a brother
of the late United States Senator
stephen M. White, probably will be the
Democratic candidate for railroad COM
missioner in the Los Angeles district.
At the beginning of the campaign
there was some talk of running White
for the state board of equalization,
but he declined that proposition un-
euuiyocally. At the same time it is
understood that he gave his friends
broad intimation that he would not be
averse to accepting a nomination for
railroad commissioner, should Joseph
IL. Call refuse to make the run. This
Mr.. Call now has done.
Ed White Is well known and well
liked all over Southern California. II
nominated, as there is every prospect
he will be, he should stand an excel
lent chance for election.
Hiram f. Johnson, Lincoln-R Roosevelt
candidate for the Republican guberna-
torial nomination; Judge John ID.
Works, candidate of the same wing for
the United States senate. and A. j.
Wallace, who wants the Republicans TO
name him for lieutenant governor, will
extend their automobile speaking cam.
paign into the san Joaquin valley next
week. Philip A. Stanton, another OF
the many Republican gubernatorial
candidates, will follow them a week
later: and it is quite possible that Cur
ry. EIlery and one or two more of the
G. o. p. gubernatorial possibilities will
likewise be on hand. Ellery has been
in Los Angeles for several days past:
Yesterday afternoon he made d social
call upon stanton at the latter's head
quarters. OF course politics was not
discussed. Curry, who was expected
here also, did not arrive from San
Diego.
Joseph Phillis, member of the
Good Government organization, mas
formally withdrawn as a candidate for
the city council, leaving the held clear
so far as the Good Government forces
are concerned, to Stewart and Whiffen.
In his letter of withdrawal, addressed
to The Herald, Mr.. Phillis says.
ct desire to take this opportunity TO
express my heartfelt thanks to all my
friends for the loyal support they have
given me in this campaign and TO as
sure them that their fidelity to me Will
remain a precious memory as long as
my life shall last"
Philip A. Stanton returned home yes
terday after three days of slzzllng
campaigning through the Imperial val
lev. He and his friends report strong
stanton sentiment in all of the com
munities visited-in fact, they assert
that the sentiment is almost unanl-
mously in Stanton's favor ana elalnl
that all but one of the Imperial valley
newspapers have espoused his cause
while the one exception is by no means
hostile to him.
This matter of securing newspaper
support has been an important feature
of the stanton campaign; and stanton
now claims to have enlisted in his sup
port more than fifty papers published
south of the Tehachapi.
Next week stanton will devote TO
shaking hands with the voters of the
beach cities from Santa Monica to
Newport. The week following he VIII
leave on his northern tour, visiting
first the San Joaquin valley and max
ing his way slowly northward to the
Oregon line.
Friends of Harry Lelande declare
that he is preparing to begin an actlVe
candidacy for the Republican nomina-
tion for county clerk and that prellm-
mary work will begin next week. Le-
lande. of course, Is the good govern
ment-that is to say, the Llncoin--
Roosevelt league candidate. He VIII
have to fight County Clerk keyes tor
the nomination
AS a general thing prospective league
candidates for county office are keeping
closely under cover Even the rich
pickings of the sheriff's office have not
been sufficient to bring out any aVowed
league candidate as yet.
w. r. Flint, assemblyman from san
Benito county, was in Los Angeles yes
terday on his way to Long Beach
where he will visit his brother, George
c. Flint. Flint is Republican ana
one of the insurgents against the S. p
G. o. p. machine.