Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-21
DEMOCRATS LOOK FOR
Los ANGELES VICTORY
Secretary of State Committee
Warmly Praises the Work
of Local Party Leaders

Arrangements were completed yes
terday for the reception and rally OF
Theodore Bell, the Democratic nominee
for governor, in Los Angeles, at Tenn
pie auditorium, next Saturday.
John r. Murray, secretary OF the
state central committee, who has had
much to do in arranging Mr.. Bells
itinerary, states that Mr.. Bell Is look
ing forward eagerly to his visit here,
and that he Is in the best of health and
spirits.
I'VE have planned for a campaign
which is going to be much shorter, be-
cause of the short time until election,
but which will be more strenuous in
every respect than was Mr.. Bells cam
paign four years ago." Mr.. Murray
wrote in a letter to the Democratic
publicity bureau, received yesterday.
''In Los Angeles, Mr.. Bell expects to
make one of the greatest speeches of
the entire campaign. 1t will be really
his first important speech, by which l
mean that it will be the first speech
since the primaries in which he will go
thoroughly into all Of the issues of the
fight which he has taken up in the in
terest of better government.
"Mr. Bell will leave Santa Cruz
Wednesday by automobile for a noon
meeting at Watsonville, and from there
will go to Salinas, to address a meet
ing at o'clock. He will leave Salinas
Thursday morning for san Luis Obispo,
where he will address a meeting at
2:55 in the afternoon and at o'clock
in the evening. From San Luis Obispo
he will go to Santa Barbara, arriving
there at 1920 o'clock Friday morning
He will speak at Santa Barbara both
in the morning and in the evening, and
will arrive in Los Angeles at 2:30 p. m.
Saturday, addressing the big mass
meeting at Temple auditorium, Los An
geles, at 8 o'clock in the evening. He
will also make flying trip by auto
mobile to San Diego, Santa Ana, Co
roma and Riverside.
"I feel that as secretary of the state
central committee l should express our
appreciation of the commendable work
which Is being done by the Democracy
of Los Angeles county. All of the
county central committees are doing
better than they have done in many
years, but we realize that in Los An
geles county the Democracy is con-
fronted by unusual conditions, and
therefore the remarkable work that has
been accomplished by your organiza-
ton, and by the public-Spirited men
who are behind it, is all the more
greatly appreciated. For a time we
NAV have had some doubt as to our
success in that county, although Mr..
Bells election is inevitable. regardless
of the vote there; but since meeting
and talking with your police commits
sioner, Mr.. Charles Wellborn, we are
satisfied that Los Angeles county is go
ing to exceed our expectations beyond
ali question. We know what thorough
and systematic work has been done
there by the good government Demo.
Gratis and any failure to roll up the de-
sired vote at the general election would
not have caused us any the less to ap-
preciate your efforts. 1t now seems
certain, however, that Los Angeles
county is going to fall in line with the
rest of the state"
MIR. Murray's letter was read at the
Democratic headquarters yesterday by
a great many of the local Democratic |
leaders, and was the subject of consid- |
erable discussion. 1t seemed to be the
consensus of opinion, based on reports
from all sources, that Los Angeles
county will poll at least double the vote
it polled for Mr.. Bell four years ago. |
The election of a majority Of the DEM |
ocratic county ticket is considered a
certainty.