Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07
STANTON To STAY
IN THE RUNNING
Five Republican Candidates Have
Each Created Issues and a
Personal Following
LEAGUE MAY VOTE FOR BELL
Regular G. O. P. AdherentS EX'
peCted to Turn Against John
son if He Is Nominated

"The report that Phil A. Stanton will
retire from the race for the guberna-
torial nomination is absolutely with
out foundation" said one of the close
friends of Stanton last night. II am
in constant touch with Mr. Stantons
campaign, and know for q fact that
he is more determined today and meet
ing with more encouragement than
ever"
The report that Stanton would soon
retire from the gubernatorial race has
been frequently heard in Los Angeles
during the last two weeks. The fact
that he is already planning several
new itineraries. however, would indi
cate that he is really in earnest
There Is no question, on the other
hand, that Nathan Ellery is equally
in earnest; that neither Curry nor An
derson is to be pulled out, and that,
therefore, the Republican party of CAL
ifornia at the pending primaries will
present its appeal with five candidates
in the race for governor. These five
candidates, Johnson, Stanton, Ellery
Anderson and Curry, meanwhile are
engaging in one of the most bitter
and strenuous political battles ever
witnessed in California
The fight for the gubernatorial NOM
ination. it is claimed by the Demo-
Gratis and conceded by many Republi-
can regulars, as well as by Lincoln
Roosevelt league adherents, has become
so keen that the issues have BEEN
closely drawn and each candidate has
created for himself an individual plat
form. The result is that the Republi-
cans in California may truly be said
to have been divided into five fac
tions. each of which is fighting siren
uously for the nomination of it's own
candidate. Foremost of these factions
is the Lincoln Roosevelt league, which
is boosting Hiram w. Johnson So
bitter has become the fight between
the league and the regulars that each
looks upon the other as anything but
Republican.
FIVE FACTIONS
As another example of the FIVE fac
tions of Republcanism, one has only
to look to the Stanton campaign. Stan
ton is making his fight on a unique
platform, advocating pro-Japanese
and voicing the sentiments and inter-
ests of the citrus fruit growers. Alden
Anderson, it is commonly claimed and
generally admitted, is representing
Walter Parker and the Southern Pa
cifc interests If Johnson is defeated
it is predicted by many Wiseacres the
Lincoln Roosevelt league voters Will
asst their ballots for Theodore A. Bell,
the Democratic candidate, in prefer
cnce to any of the other push Re
publicans.
The league cannot afford to get be
hind Curry. stanton, Anderson OF
Ellery. 1t is generally believed, how
ever, that stanton Curry Anderson
and Ellerv will stay in the race, be-
cause these machine candidates have
allowed themselves to hope that john
son will be defeated, i'm which event
they actually presume to hope the
league will support whichever one of
the other candidates is nominated.
And this brings one to the other side
of the question. If Johnson is noml-
mated. as undoubtedly he will be, what
will become Of the other Republican
votes? VIII the regulars" support
Johnson? Political experts answer the
question both ways.
Chairman Norton of the Democratic
county central committee believes that
MANY of the regulars" will vote for
Bell in preference to Johnson
STRANGE CONDITIONS
ut would be political phenomenon,
indeed" said a prominent Democrat
Yesterday, 'if such a condition should
come to pass; but in all sincerity
believe there are many regular kepun-
licans who will vote for Bell. This IS
especially true III polltlNcll ui'iiSt' '''iN'
this kind, in which such bitter AMI
mostly is aroused over one certain
issue such as is presented in the pres
ent terrific fight involving the South
ern Pacific machine. AS rule tne Re-
publicans who are not for Johnson
are against him, and so bitterly against
him they will vote for any one else
in preference.
"And, should it so chance that john
son is not nominated, I believe it Will
he difficult to unite the regular ana
league Republicans, or even the regular
Republicans, on any one of the other
four candidates-Curry, stanton,
Ellery or Anderson, because each or
these candidates has raised such
sharply-drawn issues and formed sucn
a neculiarly personal following that
they already are denouncing the op-
nonents in their own party. For IN
stance. few of the citrus fruit growers,
many of whom seem to be united IN
Southern California for Phil Stanton,
will consent to vote for Curry, Ander-
son or Ellery if Stanton is defeated.
have heard number OF Repupll-
cans say that if Curry is not noml-
mated they will vote for Bell: and
the same statement has been made rel
atiye to other candidates.
"It looks to me like we are facing
the most peculiar and the most siren
mons campaign in the history of the
state. The fact that it is not so much
a fight along party lines as 1t is
fight for good government principles
AGAINST the railway machine, augurs
we'll for both Johnson and Bell.