The San Francisco call., 1910-09-13
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BELL BOOSTS FOR
THE PANAMA FAIR
Bourbon Candidate Begins a
Strenuous Campaign of
State in Clement Hall

Theodore A. Bell commenced what
canvass of the state with a meeting in
Clement hall in the Richmond district
last night. The democratic standard
bearer and his running mate. Timothy
Spellacy, were billed to address two
gatherings, one in the Richmond dis
trict and the other in Sunset Academy
hall in Ninth avenue, but as the meet
ings were hurriedly arranged and In
sufficiently advertised the attendance
was not large at either place, and Bell
limited his activities for the evening
to Clement hall. Spellacy spoke at
both meetings. Bell made the supreme
Importance OF San Francisco securing
the Panama Pacific exposition in
1915 the principal theme of his speech
and declared that he was in favor Of
the proposed state tax. He said that
he would go before the state as the
champion of San Francisco and of the
proposed tax as loyal San Franciscan
and one who had the material pros
perity of the entire state at heart.
OUTLINES CAMPAIGN
Before touching on the exposition,
Bell outlined the general features of
his campaign and OF the constructive
administration he hoped to give the
people of the state. He said: Against
the advice of my friends in this city,
have opened my campaign early be-
cause of the time l must devote to
touring the state and I considered it
absolutely necessary that 1 should hold
some meetings in this city this week.
For the second time the democratic
party honors me with it's nomination
for governor and 1 promise that l will
carry on the fight for that party and
the cause it represent in clean, manly
fashion, without bitterness. Before
stating my stand on the Panama Pa
cifc exposition and it's Importance to
the city and to the state, 1 will re-
view briefly some of the questions up
permost in the minds Of the people
and to which they were aroused In
the recent primary campaign.
THE democratic party is before the
people with platform that Is progress
sive and conservative in every syllable
and in eery sense, refuting the state
ments that we are unprepared to give
the state a constructive administration.
When, four years ago, the party placed
the banner In my hand l went into
every nook AMI corner of the state eX-
horting the people 10 rid themselves
of the yoke of railroad domination 1t
is not our intention to destroy or to
harass capital, but TO make all cor
We do not want to place obstruction
in the way of capital coming into our
state
WANTS MANY RAILROADS
For my part 1 want to see. the state
so girded with railroads that per-
son could not walk half a mile without
finding a railroad crossing. We should
invite competing railroads to come in
here and we may help to bring them
here by proving to the world that no
one railroad can dominate our state
government. 1t is also necessary that
the schools and other public institu-
tions be taken out of politics and If
elected ] will do my utmost to bring
this about"
In speaking Of the respective rights
of capital labor and of Asiatic ex-
clusion, Bell took a, fling at the state
bureau OF labor statistics, saying Il
promise that in the event Of my cleo
tion / will see that a commission ap-
pointed to investigate labor conditions
will nots be controlled by man
friendly to Asiatic labor"
BOOSTS FOR EXPOSITION
Bell addressed the audience at length
on the exposition project. He pointed
out that in the first place the compile
tion of the Panama canal would turn
| the Atlantic to the Pacific. This i'm
migration, he said, would bring labor
into the state and the Panama. Pacific
exposition would attract capital to fur
nish employment for this labor.
Every thinking man." he said,
knows that California can comfortably
support ten times its present popula-
tion. Here we possess powers of pro-
duction greater and more diversified
than any other place in the world, and
IL requires but little argument to prove
| that we must have a large home market
for our products. Can any one conceive
of a more powerful inducement than
| this exposition which we are now
seeking to attract capital and help
provide this market? The exposition
can not be treated as a local affair,
| but will be of vital concern and value
to the entire state. Speaking as a Cali
| fornian, and not as a candidate,I be-
lieve that 1t is only right that / should
use every opportunity presented during
the next two months to work for the
exposition as something that is Of vital