The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14

OS ANGELES, April I3.-DenOunc-
ing P H Mccarthy and formally
- commencing Theodore A. Bell for
fghting him in the recent san Fran
cisco municipal campaign, the democ-
racy Of California closed its state con-
ference today with a hearty acceptance
pf the war glove thrown down by San
Francisco's mayor
The second and last day OF the demo-
cratic state conference was devoted to
q continuous FIRE Of accusations, counter
charges and recriminations. and the
conference came to a stormy end, with
both the san Francisco and Los Angeles
confers threatening TO support Joseph
call OF Los Angeles in opposition to
Theodore A Bel for the democratic
nomination for governor
Mccarthy Is Denounced
Mayor p. H Mccarthy Of san Fran
cisco was denounced by Theodore A
Bell. chairman OF the state central COM
mittee; John E. Raker Of Modoc, secre-
tsrv OF the conference; ". L. Duncan
Jr. Of Butte, Chairman 7. (. Gibbon Of
Los Angeles and a half dozen other
party leaders san Francisco's mayor
was described as betrayer Of labor
and the confederate OF the Herrin re-
publican machine. His opposition was
declared 10 be one Of Bells greatest
political assets
Bell was accused OF double crossing
The Los Angeles delegation by inducing
il TO stand sponsor for the Norton in
5o-sement scheme, which he repudiated
: ard defeated.
Wholesale knitting Charged
The san Francisco regulars in the
conference were described as coterie
OF ~oId push" democrats. secretly
opposed to the good government prin-
cfples Of Jefersonian democracy, who
had crept into a conference where they
had no rightfuI place. The san Fran
cisco organization. or McNab machine,
was accused by David Z Mahoney with
destroying the democratic party and
knitting Francis J. Heney at the
municipal election in 1909, The san
Francisco organization was accused Of
kuifng Franklin x. Lane. This accu-
sation was brought by Chairman T e
Gfbbon. who also charged the San
Francisco delegates with acquiesence
in methods that chris Buckley would
never dared to employ.
Sydney 7. Van Wyck Jr. gave him
self. his associates and the san Fran
cisco organization certificates OF good
character and accused their detractors
OF ignorance and wilIful defamation
? OF character.
The day fairly bristled with Incl
cents The fireworks began early
this morning. but the big oratorical
feature was the meeting of the reso-
l-1ttons committee. which developed the
denunciations of Mayor Mccarthy and
the Endorsement Of Bell for lighting
him.
Norton BIames Bell
The sensation Of the day was fur
nished by Chairman Albert NJ Norton
Of the Los Angeles delegation. who
declared that Bell and not himself was
responsible for the Endorsement scheme,
and that Bells alleged shifting of the
responsibility would cost him the sup
port Of every effective party worker
= in Los Angeles. Norton declared that
Bell was not only the originator Of
the Endorsement scheme, but that he
had framed a partial slate OF candi-
dates for Endorsement by the con-
ference.
: Norton exhibited a letter from Bell
under date OF Februiry 26 declaring
that Bell was Of the opinion that he
should place himself in the hands Of
tn. conference and authorizing Norton
10 state to the press of Los Angeles
that II the conference should determine
that Bell ought 10 make the fight he
would make a vigorous campaign. Here
are the portions OK Bells letter which
Norton contends prove that Bell, not
Norton. was responsible for the in
dorsement scheme:
Bells Letter Quoted
7 have carefully considered the tone
OF your recent letters and ] am now of
the opinion that I should place myself
IN the hands Of the Los Angeles confer
ence, abiding by whatever decision the
assembled democrats may reach.
The primary thing for the democrats
today at this time is to remain stead
fast to the principles that we have
enuncIated during the last two years
and 20 name ticket that viii, beyond
question, reflect our attitude on public
Questions.
You are authorized by me to state
!. 70 the press Of your city that if the Los
Angeles conference shall determine that