Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-15
PARTIES ASSURE
RECORD VOTE IN
STATE ELECTION
Campaign Managers Make WhirI-
wind Finish Before Opening
of Polls Tomorrow
BITTER DISTRICT RIVALRY
Heavy Registration in Last Days
of Contest UpSets CaICu-
IationS on Results

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14-With
only twenty-four hours remaining be-
fore the close of the state primary
campaign, candidates for party nom
nations are busying themselves with
the issuance of final instructions to
county and precinct workers and prep
arations for bringing out their full
strength at the polls Tuesday. Not
until the close of the balloting Tues
day evening will candidates or cam
paign managers enjoy their first rest
since the wearying race for office was
begun months ago. Then, after a brief
lull the victors will again take up the
burden, this time with party lines well
serviced and with issues being greater
One development of the last few days
of the contest that upset all early cal
culations is the heavy registration,
which indicates a Republican vote in
excess of that cast in the general cleo
ton two years ago. Undoubtedly some
thousands of Democrats have regis
tered as Republican partisans for the
primary because of the few contests
to be decided within their own party.
With Theodore Bell unopposed for
the Democratic nomination for COVER
nor and few contests below that Of
flee on the Democratic ballot, the in
terest of that party has conferred main
" on local contests for county Of
fices..
FIVE IN GOVERNOR CONTEST
Five gubernatorial candidates will
appeal for the suffrage of the Repub-
lican voters-Hiram w. Johnson,
Charles F. Curry, Alden Anderson,
Philip A. Stanton and Nathaniel Ell
Iery. Johnson has the Endorsement of
the Lincoln Roosevelt league, as the
"insurgent' faction is designated,
while the four others will divide the
vote of the "staIwarts." Curry. who
is the incumbent secretary of state,
has a following that is largely per-
sonal and has built up powerful po-
litical machine. Anderson is the recog-
nized candidate of the state Republi-
can organization. Stanton and Ellery
are appealing for the stalwart vote
the former as the only candidate whose
home is in the heavily Republican
Southern California district, and the
latter on his record as a good roads
advocate
Second in interest only to the guber-
Material race are contests in several
congressional districts where the issue
is clearly defined as being Republican
''stalwarts" and insurgents or the
Democrats are making vigorous at
tempt to unseat the incumbent Repub-
llcan. Most notable of these is that in
the SGtOllu ulSlIItlB NHtIe w llllttll
Kent, insurgent, is making the race
against Duncan McKinlay, the present
representative from that district. Gift
ford Pinchot passed several weeks
campaigning on behalf of Kent, who
has been a foremost advocate of the
Pinchot conservation policies.
CANDIDATES FROM SOUTH
In the seventh district, embracing the
county of Los Angeles, the Lincoln
Roosevelt league has pitted w, D.
Stephens against James McLachlan,
who has represented the district in the
lower house for a half dozen terms.
Representative Z. A. Hayes of the
fifth district, who was recognized as
one of the leaders of the insurgent
minority in the house, is opposed for
denomination by Mayor Davidson of
San Jose, but the issue in this contest
is personal rather than fractional.
Two Democrats-R. P. Troy and Wal
ter MacArthur-are competing for the
Democratic nomination in the fourth
district and the winner will be pitted
against julius Kahn stalwart. Mac
Arthur is one of the foremost union
labor leaders of the Pacific coast.
Three candidates are appealing for
the Republican advisory vote for
United states senate-John D. Works
and E. A. Meserve of Los Angeles and
A. G. Spalding of San Diego Works
has the Endorsement of the Lincoln
Roosevelt league and has been maxi
ing his campaign on an insurgent plat
form. Meserve, an attorney. and
Spaldng a millionaire sporting goods
manufacturer, will divide the stalwarts'
support.
For state offices below that of gov
ernor, conditions in the Republican
field have been chaotic, with the result
Tuesday depending largely on the per-
1y.ff nf hn 4 10 fnG
During the closing days of the cam
paign, however several strong combi-
nations or "slates' have been created
that will have a tendency to sOlidify
the strength of the several factions.
Each of the candidates for governor.
with the exception of Ellery, has a
running mate" selected with regard to
Los Angeles the Lincoln Roosevelt in
dorsee is making the race with john
son; Dick Ferris Of Los Angeles is
coupled with Curry; Bert L. Farmer of
Los Angeles will be accorded a large
measure of the Anderson support, |
while T. V. Keesling Of san Francisco
is running in conjunction with Stanton.
Several of the candidates for secre-
tary of state figure in these fractional
"slates''-FlOrenCe J. OBrien as the
Lincoln Roosevelt candidate, Frank c.
Jordan with the Curry support, and
Walter D. Wagner drawing a large
share of the Anderson strength.
Bitter contests have been waged be-
tween insurgents and stalWarts in
many senatorial and assembly districts,
The incoming legislature will elect a
successor to United states Senator
Frank p Flint, who has declined to
be a candidate to succeed himself, and !
with this prize in view both Republic !
can factions are striving theoretically !
to capture majority Of the Legislators
without trusting to possible acqui- |
escence in the result Of the advisory |
vote Tuesday.
YOUTH BROWNS IN OCEAN
SANTA BARBARA. Aug. 14.-Albert !