The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-05
Bourbon Convention
Will Be a Love Feast
Platform T ramedand Only
Bone Of Contention Is
Guardianship
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


form outlined in advance by the head
OF the ticket, the democratic state
convention. which opens here tomor
row viii be little else than a ratifica-
ton of campaign principles and
means for getting together the party
leaders to discuss the best way for
making trouble for the enemy. Since
the Bell speech in San Francisco. last
night and his previous statements to
the press the essentials of the plat
form have been known throughout the
state There is no indication of any
important addition and 1T is now
merely a matter Of phraseology.
The convention craftsmanship Will
provide the semblance of a fight in
order that the oldtimers may feel at
home but otherwise the convention
hall promises to be as calm as May
morning and the actual work of the
convention itself of as little indlvldu-
ality as the personnel of an oldtime
Herrin delegation.
But with the business OF trouole
making for the republicans the Stock
ton gathering of the next few days viii
have much TO do. That there is go
ing to be a plentiful supply Of trou-
bic during the coming campaign, the
members of the advance guard now on
the ground are very sure. Just what
aprticular form of trouble will be pro-
vided is uncertain as also it Cts extent.
Most of the delegates already present
believe thy have more than a fighting
chance to win a few places on the
state ticket, and some are sanguine,
that they can stir up enough of a
ruction throughout the state TO make
real contest for the goernorship. In
any event they propose TO make the
campaign as hot as possible, to swing
their war clubs without fear or favor
and to hope for the worst. The demo-
cratic party always is possessed of a
goodIy supply of vigor and a greater
supply Of hope, and the California bour-
bous this year will receive with graft
tude and enthusiasm whatever list of
republican dead and injured a strong
arm and kind providence shall Vouch-
safe.
WATCH FOR FRICTION
The character of the talk among the
delegates gathered in the lobby of the
stockton hall tonight is strongly in
dicative of the sort of trouble the dem
ocrats hope to make. Every possible
chance of friction in the republican
ranks as a result of the primary cleo
ton is being seized with eagerness, not
only with reference to the state ticket
but as to district and local fights as
well Wherever a regular has gained
a nomination they hope TO start a row
with the insurgents that will reach to
the head of the ticket If possible.
In the talk with reference to the
individual rows hoped for it is evil
dent that the inspiration does not en-
tirely come from within the democratic
ranks. In some cases it looks very
much like a disposition to threaten the
insurgents in the behalf of the regular
candidates Again is the voice of
Jacob coupled with the hand of Esau
with the same old purpose of gather
ing the paternal blessing by trick and
device. For instance, in the case of
the Los Angeles situation, where Fred
ericks, a regular, received the nomina
ton for district attorney, it is dropped
rather more than casually that any
failure to give Fredericks the full in
surgent support will result in the
Spanish war veterans. Of which or
ganization he is a member, carrying the
fight even TO the head of the ticket
TWISTING BILLS SPEECH
In this connection it is interesting
to note among the shapers of demo-
cratic policy here on the ground some
who were active in the primary cam
paign on benalf of republican guber-
material candidates whose sole purpose
was the weakening of the Johnson
strength.
Much is being made of that portion
of Bells San Francisco speech which
stated high personal regard for John
son, but proposed to hold TO strict ac-
count any person or any newspaper
that charged undue friendship for the
Herrin machine. However far apart In
Bells speech these two statements may
/ have been, it is fact that here they
are being coupled together, and the
statement is frankly made that it is
] the purpose to place the responsibility
upon Johnson for any attacks that
may be made by any insurgent news
paper upon Bell, as having made his
peace with Herrin. OF course, Bell is
not on the ground, and it can not be
stated at this time how far this agrees
with Bells own idea. 1t is of interest
at this time only in showing what
sort of trouble some of the democratic
| leaders hope to make.
They know how absurd if is To ex-
! pect the republican candidate to con-
troll the utterances of all the insurgent
editors and they hope that somewhere
they viii be able to find some insurgent
editorial statement that can be used as
an excuse to make trouble between the
/ insurgents and regulars.
SEEK MACHINE VOTES
IT is logical that the democratic fight
! in the main should be made upon such
republican candidates upon the state
( ticket as are thought not to be in ac-
cord with the views of the ticket
head. 1t is the evident plan to carry
the thing still further, to try to make
4 il appear that the candidate for gov
ernor is the candidate of faction
| rather than of the whole party, and by
sowing the seeds of discord gather a
harvest of disgruntled machine votes
for Bell.
While the convention will be called
4 to order at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow it is
! planned to adjourn over at once to
! Tuesday out of regard for Labor day.
/ Whether or not this will be done with
/ out a temporary organization depends
upon the attitude of the adherents of
1 Davis and Van Wyck, the candidates
/ for permanent chairman. Those who
are on the ground, consisting almost
entirely Of country delegates, seem to
| think that the fight will be won by
\ Davis They say the Van Wyck peo-
] pie may want a test of strength and
! that therefore they may attempt a tenn
porary organiza ton tomorrow. 1t
! hardly looks as If this would be the
policy of the Van Wyek adherents for
| the reason that the bulk of the city
delegates will remain in San Francisco