The San Francisco call., 1910-06-03
ELLERY AUTO
NOT GRACED BY
MISS GILLETI
Candidate Chug-Chugs Away
While Governors Daughter
Stays at Home
Hiram johnson, After San Fran.
cisco Meeting, to Tour
Alameda County


his local headquarters. The story re-
ferred to was that Governor Gillett's
daughter, Miss Ethel, was to accom-
pany the Ellery party on the campaign
trip.
Miss Gillett was not in the big tour
ing car when ii bowled out for the
north yesterday afternoon, nor had she
any intention of going. Ellery himself
admitted that the statement that she
was to be member of his party was
groundless. but he failed to explain
satisfactorily just how it happened that
such an announcement was formally
given out from his headquarters on
Wednesday under the scrutiny and sane
tion of his local managers. He merely
said that the announcement had been
made without his personal knowledge
or authority but threw no further
light upon its origin. ]. J. Mccarthy,
manager of the Ellery campaign. was
more reticent in regard to the matter
than his chief, referring all inquiries
to Ellery himself.
The publication of Miss Gillett's name
In manner to suggest the possibility
of new complications in the guberna-
torial situation aroused some of Gov
ernor Gillett's close personal friends in
this city to activity early yesterday. A
long distance telephone call to the gov
ernors home in Sacramento was an
swered by Miss Ethel Gillett herself.
She promptly branded the story as alb
surd.
STORY FALSE, SHE SAYS
WHY. I have no idea of taking such
a trip" asserted Miss Gillett over the
telephone Il have not thought of ac-
companying Mr.. Ellery and his party
on a campaign tour. They asked ME
some time ago if 1 would Join them on
a camping trip, but was forced TO de-
cline. MY father is still in the east, and
I wouldn't think of taking trip of any
kind without waiting for his return
and securing his consent
The foundation for the publication of
Miss Gillett's name in Connection with
the Ellery tour was contained in a bud
get of political news items, signed by
w. II. Fraser, secretary of the Office
force at the EIlery headquarters and
terday afternoon another signed state
ment was on hand at headquarters and
this one read:
The published report that Miss
Ethel Gfllett is to accompany my
party is without foundation and
has been used without my knowl-
NAT ELLERY.
In a subsequent statement Ellery
added that he had taken precautions to
prevent any recurrence of such ''slip."
and declared that he would hereafter
give his personal supervision to his
news bureau.
The only direct result of this incl
dent, beyond the comment it occasioned,
was a rumor which became prevalent
yesterday in political circles to the eff
feet that Alden Anderson was preparing
to withdraw from the gubernatorial
race in the interest of Ellery. The
runor was the direct outgrowth of the
story, however, and had no more foun-
dation in fact than did the story itself.
It flashed into being and died again be-
fore the day was over.
Regardless of whatever intent
prompted the announcement of the
fake" concerning Miss Gillett the sug-
gestion which it occasioned that Gov
ernor Gillett was willing to allow it to
appear that he had withdrawn his per-
sonal sanction from Anderson in favor
of Ellery did not take root.
MORROW GOES ALONG
The members OF the party which left
yesterday afternoon for the northern
automobile tour were: Ellery; Fl. S.
Morrow, candidate for secretary of
state; Harry s. Speas, special corre-
spondent and d, j. Hanrahan, who will
fill the job of advance man. Mrs. Ell
lery will accompany the candidates to
Eureka, from which point the real
start of the campaigning will begin
Ellery is going to do all the speech
making on the northern trip. Morrow,
instead ofAtelling what he will do in
the event of his election as secretary
of state will enliven the tour with
stories, readings and monologues. He
has had extensive experience as pub
lie entertainer, and will rely upon the
methods which gained him popularity
as an artist of the Lyceum circuit
rather than upon the voicing of dry
political platitudes. He takes a cheer
ful view of prospects, stating that he
expects to win the nomination for sec
retary of state by big majority, but
that win or lose, he is confident that
the automobile trip will be fine for his
health.
The Ellery party will go from Eureka
to Crescent City and through Del Norte
county, returning south through Mem
docino, Sonoma and Marin counties.
with stops at Willis Ukiah. Fort
Bragg, Mendocino City, Greenwood. Clo-
verdale. Point Arena. Healdsburg and
Santa Rosa. After swing up the Sac
ramento valley the southern tour will
begin.
JOHNSON'S ITINERARY
Following his meeting at Dreamland
rink next Tuesday evening, which will
signal the opening of his active cam
paign in San Francisco, Hiram w.
Johpson will give several days to meet
ings in Alameda county. An itinerary
has been arranged which will include
Livermore and Pleasanton on June s:
Alvarado, Decoto. Niles, Irvington and
Centerville June 9. Newark and Hay-
ward June 10, and San Leandro ana
Melrose June IL. He will be accom-
panied by Mayor Frank K Mott of Oak
land and Senator John w. Stetson. and
arrangements are being made for
central Oakland mass meeting for a
later date.
A meeting of the campaign commit
tee of the independent republican
clubs has been called for 5 O'clock this
afternoon at the headquarters of the
Lincoln Roosevelt league, in the Me-