The San Francisco call., 1910-04-08
STANTON PUTS
ORGANIZATION
IN NAQUANDART
Conference of Thousand Biggest
Republicans in State Offered
as Solution
Governor GiIIett Continues to
Advocate Meeting to Pick
State Ticket for Party
Bv GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

The gubernatorial aspirations OF Phil
stanton coupled with the Los Angeles
policy TO get ours while the getting is
good has developed an awkward sit
nation for the organization, commit
ted TO the candidacy of Alden Ander-
son As solution Of the problem, the
conference of 1000 biggest republi-
cans in the state" is again offered.
There is no longer any well Informed
talk about giving Anderson the formal
Endorsement Of the state central COM
mittee. AS a matter Of fact, the men
close to Anderson never advocated such
an Endorsement. The undoubted fact
that neither Anderson nor any other
candidate could round up a majority
OF the central committeeman may have
had something to do with their refusal
10 consider the state central commit
Tee idea
LABEL LIKE BLACK EYE
Quite aside from the question Of fol-
lowing the state central committee it
has been freely conceded by all the
candidates that state central COM
mittee indorsement would be black
eve for the unfortunate who received
it, None. with the possible exception
Of stanton. is anxious to wear the ma
chine label and Stanton may not be
responsible for the utterances of his
boosters. In any event there has been
virtually no state central committee
Endorsement talk on the part Of the
practical politicians.
But there is a situation that requires
attention. Stanton and the Los Ange-
les idea THAI it can secure the governor
are dealying the game. If Stanton
could be induced to get out Of the way
by a Conference Of the biggest repub-
iieaus in the state" the situation would
DE greatly simplifed. AS ii is, nothing
iu Ise Way of comprehensive or ef-
fecjive organization for Anderson can
De done in Los Angeles.
GILLETT FAVORS CONFERENCE
The Mott-Flint crowd and the Wal
tcr Parker herd riders were conspic-
Uously prominent at the Stanton ban
Quet in Los Angeles a few nights ago.
fEc explanation offered by their bosses
- that they must appear to be for
stanton in order 10 preserve even the
semblance of orgsniza tiOn in Los An
geles- stanton and the men who are
honestly for him are working tooth
and nail and the rank and file of the
machine in Los Angeles is enjoying
an aviation meet unlike anything in its
experience.
Governor GiIlett. who was one OF the
idea, has not changed his opinion about
the necessity for il.
IF there are any plans for confer
ence I know nothing Of them, said
the governor yesterday. but / am in
favor OF conference. The Lincoln
Roosevelt lea que has put up a ticket
and is going 10 bat with il.
The democratic party viii hold a
conference next week. I co not see
1s,1 ero-rfa1fr4r1 ShnfI1d Vpt
DO the same. OF course. a conference
could not nominate any one. but il
could pick 4 ticket for the republican
partys support 1t would not matter
to me which Of the candidates il Sc
lected. When the primaries are over
aud q candidate is nominated I am
going to do what I can for the ticket,
be il headed by Anderson. Curry. Stan
ton. Johnson or Ellery."
The conference idea is not SO simple
~ ID may appear to some of its advo-
Gates. Neither is there any certainty
that il would work the desired results.
It is no even money bet that any one Of
the Eve avOwed candidates for the re-
publican nomination FOR governor
would leave the race because he was
not inGorsed by state conference
chosen by the governing body of the
party.
EFFECT OF LEAGUE TICKET
such a conference could have no legal
standing The fact that the people
generally were deprived Of voice in
the selection Of delegates to nominal t
ing conventions held under the law
had something to do with the over
Whelming popular vote for the direct
primary constitutional amendment
That consideration had its weight in
the fight TO wiring a direct primary law
from an unwilling legislature. II is
no leadpipe cinch that the people would
not resent an unofficial afternpt to
abridge their lawful right to select the
nominees OF their party at the prin1a ~
polls
Then, there is another difficulty. The
most earnest advocates of the confer
ence idea would have that conference
name ticket in opposition to the Lin
coln-Roosevelt ticket from top TO hot
tom The leaguers have stirred up a
me batch OF trouble for such CON
terence by indorsing several machine
incumbents who have made good IN
Office. ~
II might be difficult. for Walter
barkeT TO agree 70 the ditching of Sur-
NeEor General Kingsbury for another
regular Then there is ATTORNEY CEN
eral Webb. By no means ali Of the
machine men are opposed to Webb and
IS matter of fact there are few well
posted machine men who do not freely
admit that Webb stands TO give T7rani,
MctIowan an unmerciful drubbine
Associate Justice Of tho S,,rra,-. =.