The San Francisco call., 1910-06-23
ELLERY ASKS
TAFT To PUT
ON CRUSHER
Writes President That Office
Holders Are Too Active
in Campaign
Clifford Pinchot Announced as
Speaker In Behalf of Cam
didacy of Kent

President Taft has been asked to in
terfere in the California state guber-
natorial campaign. Nat ElIery, candi-
date for the republican nomination for
governor and the chief trouble maker
in the political field. has asked for an
Official injunction against number Of
federal Office holders who have busted
themselves in behalf Of Alden Anderson,
the machine candidate.
Ellery, through his campaign man.
gers, has caused letters to be for
Warded 10 President Taft and other
government officials complaining Of the
activities Of those regulars" who have
deserted their posts as federal officers
10 involve themselves in the state fight
The men named are all Anderson SYM
pathizers, and specific instances have
been chosen by the EIlery Neutenants
10 point their charges that the in
divicuals referred TO have disregarded
the administration principle of keeping
hands of in state campaigns.
Those mentioned in the letters sent
10 President Taft and the chiefs of
various federal departments are w. c.
Rslston, assistant sUbtreasurer; Jacob
Shaen, assistant appraiser; John c. Ing.
receiver Of lands at Sacramento; Rob
-ert n. Richardson, postmaster at Sac
ranento and Warren M. John, post
master at san Luis Obispo. Shaen
and John were particularly prominent
in putting through the machine pro-
gram at the meeting of the republ-
can state central committee Monday
at the Palace hotel
In order Ia bring the matter to
1ocus, the Ellery managers have ad-
dressed their letters OF complaint not
rs,1v IN E1reSfdenr hr7s n
Of the Treasury Franklin MacVeagh,
Secretary Of the Interior Richard Bal
linger and Postmaster General Frank
II. Hitchcock. it is charged that the
federal appointees named are using the
influence Of their Official positions in
an unwarranted effort to further Alden
-Anderson's candidacy.
PTNCHoT TO SPEAK FOR KENT
The announcement was made yester-
DAY that former Forester Clifford Pin
chot viii speak in Sacramento on the
evening of July 20 in behalf of the
candidacy Of William Kent. who is con-
testing the candidacy Of Congressman
Duncan z McKinlay for denomination
in the second congressional district. An
Invitation was extended 20 Pinchot
some time ago to take part in the con-
gressionaI campaign in Kent's behalf.
apd telegram announcing his accept
2nce and naming the date for the Sac
ramento speech was received yesterday.
3 An effort VIII be made TO induce Pin
chot 10 give 4 week to a tour of the
district. during which time several
speeches would be scheduled.
Pinchot has long been a personal
friend Of Kent and his willingness to
make a trip across the continent in the
latter's interests is evidence that he
looks upon Kent as one of the real ex-
ponents Of his own conservation poll
cies. Because Of the close relations ex-
listing between Pinchot and Colonel
Roosevelt and the formers prominence
in the recent BallinRer investigation
his coming to California is likely to
have considerable effect upon the polit-
5csl situation in the second congress
sionsl district.
The Pinchot meeting in Sacramento
viii be held at the Clunie opera house,
and already a move is on foot, backed
by the various Kent clubs in the dis
Trict, 10 run special excursion trains to
Sacra mento for the occas sion. Efforts
have also been made by Kent's friends
10 induce James r. Garfield, secretary
of the interior under Roosevelt. to
make a trip TO California and speak
in Kent's behalf In the event that
Garfield accepts the invitation extend
20 TO him, an automobile tour Of the
district viii be arranged. Kent him.
self has been following the example
a the gubernatorial candidates and
touring his district. He has just re-
turned from a three day trip through
Mendocino and Lake counties, and next
week viii 20 into Sacramento county.
NEGLEK IN TROUBLE
Letters have been received at the
Charles F. Curry headquarters from
members of the republican county COM
nittee Of Modoc county indignantly
. DENYING the facts alleged in an inter
view as given out by Secretary J. 7.
Negley of the committee during his
recent visit in San Francisco Negley
visited the Anderson state headquar-
ters while here. and was quoted as de-
claring that. despite the Endorsement
. given Curry by the Modoc county COM
mittee early in the campaign, all the
Curry strength in the county had
. slipped over to Anderson. The letters
received by Curry's ma nagers declare
that Chairman \. A. Cornish and all
the other members of the committee
are in the Curry fight to stay. and
o. that Negley Is TO have some explain
ing on his hands when he reaches
home.
Curry is at present in Sacramento
and probably will remain there until
the end of the week or the first OF next
week He is planning TO visit Santa
Cruz July , while Alden Anderson is
booked for the same place July l. In
the meantime Anderson Is touring san
Joaquin and the northern portion OF
Stanislaus county ami Will spend the
last four days Of the month next week
In Marin. Sonoma. Napa. and the south
part of Solano counties.
JOHNSON CONTINUES TOUR
Hiram ". Johnson continued his tour
IN the north OF the bay district yester-
day. speaking at Sonoma. Glen Ellen
Kenwood and Cotati during the day and
holding a meeting at Petaluma last
night Nat Ellery spoke Tuesday night
in Napa. where he declared that the
heads Of q number Of the state depart
unents were using their influence or
demand Of the Southern Pacific politi-
cal bureau in behalf OF Alden Anderson
and that Hiram W. Johnson and his
Lincoln Roosevelt league hackers were
Tnfsrepresenting Roosevelt policies and
clouding the real issues of the state
campaign.
Phil Stanton was forced yesterday tc
call of his state tour for the next few
DAYS being summoned to Los Angeles
to defend suit brought against him in
connection with certain water rights
stanton left his automobile at Elmirs
and went south at O'Clock in the
evening. intending to return to Sar
Francisco by Saturday 10 resume his
trip. Stanton has been making a hand
shaking campaign in the interior. but
intends TO devote the last 80 days oi
the campaign TO speech making. He is
-,1a his HINES for 0o1niunfian or