The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-17
TOM GEARY MAY
LEAD. BOURBONS
FOR GOVERNOR
Old Line Democrats Will Have
Nothing to Do With Bells
Conference
Urge Author of Chinese Exclu'
sion Act to Enter Fight for
the Nomination
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

Thomas J. Geary of Santa Rosa.
sometime congressman from the old
FIRST district and author of the Chinese
exclusion act which bears his name
may do battle in the primary lists
for the democratic nomination for
governor.
The old line regular democracy OF
California has set its face against the
Los Angeles state conference TO be held
in April in accordance with the call
issued by the democratic state central
committee. That is the form given the
unofficial announcement that the old
organization democracy will have none
Of Theodore A Bell or his works
The republican aviation meet is not
10 have exclusive claim upon the pub
lie attention for long. a democratic
entertainment Of class is being pre-
pared The program may not be as
comprehensive as that presented by
the republicans. but il is guaranteed
10 amuse or gate money will be cheer
fully refunded.
WILL STAND ON IT'S RIGHTS
A reformed democracy is not to be
permitted 10 trifie with the spirit of
the direct primary election law. That
is. not if the unregenerate regular
wing of militant democracy can pro-
tect the people and the party escutch-
con from the fell designs of the
powers that grabbed the party works
at Fresno in 1908. Never. be II said
that the democracy of California is
an aggregation of backboneless, boss
ridden voters. The right to a shindy
is the most priced of demo0racy's in
herent prerogatives. Old line democ-
racy purposes to stand upon its rights.
Theodore A. Bell and the democrats
Of his particular brand may go to Los
Angeles and confer all they jolly well
please. The regulars OF other days
viii not be in on that conference. The
word has been passed and is still pass
ing. II may be that the regulars are
only antiC pating their probable failure
10 secure invitations, but in any event
they viii not confer
WILL NOT BE BOUND
The Bell democrats in state confer
ence may choose a candidate for gov
ernor. Indeed they are expected TO
choose such a candidate Nay, more;
they are expected TO choose Theodore
A. Bell, but be il known that regular
democracy refuses in advance 10 con-
slider that choice as in any way bind
ing upon it or its, votes. Therefore,
Tom Geary.
since 4SDe. Wnen BEN GOunCeQ GAVIN
McNab on the Bryan issue and took
the democratic machine under his own
personal supervision, the public gen
orally has been permitted to under
stand that the old regulars We're con-
tent to stand aside and watch the
wheels go round. From that time until
January of this year the followers OF
the old organization never showed a
disposition to interfere with any OF
the state central committees plans
which patiently were the plans of Bell
When the state conference held in San
Francisco in January adjourned upon
agreement TO hold a regular delegate
conference in Los Angeles it was gen
orally believed that the Endorsement
and nomination Of Bell for governor
were matters pro fOrma- Now the pub
lis is promised an added attraction.
MOVE FOR MILLER FUTILE
Before the adjournment of the con-
ference Of editors. legislators and party
committeeman held in San francisco
some of the regulars were of the opin-
ion that a fight should be made in the
Los Angeles conference. They started
4 movement designed to bring out
Senator Z. o. Miller of Visalia. the
democrat who on several occasions ac-
tually dominated the last republican
senate and who throughout the ses-
sion commanded q big reform republi-
can following. That following. OF
course. involved only legislative asso-
citation and cooperation.
The reception given Miller's name By
the democrats at the helm quickly dis
sipated the belief that he could be put
over in the Los Angeles state confer
ence. Miller also announced that hs
was in no sense an active candidate
for the nomination and that under M
circumstances would he make fgh'
for it
GEARY URGED TO RUN
The representation in the Los An.
geles conference was apportioned by
the state central committee. That the
delegates in the absence OF any legally
prescribed system for their election viii
be chosen by the committee is more
than proba bic. The old regulars NIGH
not loom large in that scheme anyhow
but the word has been passed to IA,
regulars to have nothing to do with
conference which is "in viola ton o.
the spirit Of the direct primary law
Tom Geary is described by prominent
regulars as spending sleepless night,
trying to fend off the shoals of enthu,
sisstic bourbons insistently Demanding
that be make the primary race. Gearv
they say. is in the prime Of life, fun o,
fight and still in possession of his frs
mortgage GA the friendship OF organize,
labor They also say that if Geary car
not be induced to run there are others
The choice Of a state conference is no
10 be ranlmed down the throat of IN
degenerate and unterrifed bourbons
There is the direct primary law
ANDERSON IN THE SOUTH
Alden Anderson, chosen champion a.
the republican organization. is in south
ern California bent upon confirming tn,
report that a clamorous public has de
handed that he make the race for gov
ernor. The Lincoln Roosevelt Lacquer.
are in the air, and admit it, Their ad
iourned meeting is set for Saturday
but Prof. George W. Boxes attempt +,
stampede the committee for Francis /
E9eney by begging other candidates no
to accept the leagues endorsements ma,
result in a further postponement Pres
ident Chester II. Rowell is detained q
Fresno by illness IN his family. and vic
President Hiram ". johnson is IN a
his home in this city. With Johnso,
Dersisting in his refusal to run tn
league situation swings back 10 Moi
and Bolslaw, with the slight apparen
advantage on Belshaws side Of tn
score sheet
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