The San Francisco call., 1910-11-03

Herring will be glad to enlfghten The
Call on the subject"
Bell answered the question as to
whether he had not in 1906, after re-
peated requests. refused to denounce
Abe Ruef and the San Francisco graft
ers at the Walton pavilion in this city
as follows:
on the Thursday night preceding
the election of 1905 / spoke at Walton's
pavilion in San Francisco and severely
denounced Abe Ruef for his attempt to
oust Langdon from the district attor
neys office, and repeated this in two
other halls that night. The Call was so
busy doing Southern Pacific politics at
that time that it refused to repart what
I said. ! did not express an opinion as
to the guilt or innocence of any man at
that time, because not a single arrest
had been made or any evidence pro-
duced. Langdons removal from the
district attorneys office I believed to be
a political move TO derive votes from
Bell TO Langdon and thus insure my de-
feat"
DENIES RECEIVING MONEY
Asked if he had not in the last cam
paign received large sum of money
from the California safe deposit and
trust company when il was an insol-
vent institution, Bell replied:
1T is not true that ! received
large sum of money, or any money,
from the California safe deposit and
trust company in my campaign four
years ago. If anybody connected with
my fight received a campaign contri-
button from that institution 1 demand
that The Call publish his name and the
amount: for. while that bank was not
suspended until a year after the cam
paign of 1906, ! will still feel morally
bound TO see that any such contribu-
p Of tn N ta re
positors. The Call will please me very
much by supplying the requested infor-
nation.
NO Personal QUARREL
MY opponent has gone up and down
the state playing on one string of his
harp. He says in reply to all questions
that he will kick out William F. Herrin.
have not fought the Southern Pacific
on personal grounds. / have no per-
sonal quarrel with the Southern Pacific
or any Of its officers. Ny opposition
rests upon the broad ground of public
policy The Western Pacific may desire
to elect governors of this state as well
as the Southern Pacific, and I would be
opposed to it. I am going to fight this
thing called special privilege as long as
have the voice and the strength TO do
it. Ny opponent says he believes in
political freedom. but he has not
do for the people in the event that he
is elected governor. God knows, there
is something to do in California be-
sides kicking William F. Herrin out of
politics We were trying to drive him
out of politics four years ago, when
Hiram W Johnson was sitting in his
office.
why does not my opponent come
before the people and say that he is
against the whole system of political
favoritism? The people are saying
from one end of the state to the other
that he is animated by a personal de-
sire to wreak vengeance upon the head
of one single man. We are not ami
mated by desire for personal revenge.
We are not interested in a personal
quarrel that exists between Johnson
and Herrin. between Johnson and CAL
houn or between Johnson and the Post.
There are great principles at stake.
DIRs LISSNER NBoSS"
Bell said that johnson had repeated
lv read out of the republican party
President Taft and all who did not
accept his (Johnson's) particular brand
of republicanism, and now was gnash-
ing his teeth because Bell would not
kick them back. He spoke of the
bigotry and arrogance of the insurgent
leaders of the state, and said that a
new boss had arisen in the state
Never Bissner of Los Angeles-"a cum
ming. crafty political boss, although l
do not say he is dishonest
Bell said he asked his opponent
whether he would appoint men of all