The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-15
ANDERSON WILL
Be CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR
Organization" Behind Guberna-
tOrial Aspirations of Bank
Superintendent
Expected to Break Up Curry
StrOnghOIds, Sacramento
and SOIanO

Alden Anderson VIII be candidate
Tor The republican nomination for gov
ern0r- The formal announcement Of
his candidacy VIII be forthcoming in q
few days. Anderson viii be the or
ganization~ candidate. The formal an
rouncement Of that phase Of his can
o-dacy may not be made so promptly.
Republican organization affairs have
gone with q swing since the return Of
" T. Herrin from his trip 10 Los An
Eeies- II now appears that Anderson
IS strong ia southern California The
whisper that Anderson was in was
heard all along The line yesterday.
Anderson himself declined 10 make
= -rrlnal announcement Of his candidacy.
lie admitted that pressure had been
brought 10 bear upon him and that. he
might be expected 10 take the public
into his confidence in a Few days Asked
directly II he expected the support Of
tIe organization. Anderson said:
II do not know what action. If any.
v-.i be taken by the state central com
nittee"
McNAB PROMPTLY BUSTED
The organization" cards have been
running for Anderson ever since Gov
ernor Giliett formally announced that
ire would not seek denomination. Some
ar Giuett's personal followers attempted
ra boost John l. McNab of I-kiah into
t1e running For q few days his advo-
Gates seemed 10 believe that he was
mining strong Then the word was
passed nothing doing Tor NcNab
se1e Burke, who sits next the throne.
was understood 10 be for Anderson from
Tie hrst Anderson feelers were sent
c-r and Anderson admitted for pUbli-
cation thar be was considering the
question. HerrIn made a southern trip
which ended last week Anderson's
candidacy probably VIII be announced
before tLa end of this week
Anderson has been subjected TO the
petition form of pressure. Prominent
tH7lfesSnleu OF Sacra menTo. most OF
chem wholly unidentified with practical
Politics. have formally pelitjoned him
,e r-e- AND he has received personal
RANGES of support from many indf-
rlais throughout the state. That he
is 4ecs ptable 10 the organization men
ot southern California Is indicated BY
r.a fact that his tentative candidacy
las developed into fun hedged candi-
Lacy-
one ~ the strong arguments sd-
Nanced bT the supporters OF Anderson
IS tle contention that le can break I'D
two oF Currys stronghol5s-Sacra-
rerrc and Solano- He Is also expected
20 break into the conservative business
vote in the country districts. which
. Ia naturally 20 10 the Lincoln
tTsetelt league candidate If the
-e@Gle did not present an ultra radical
Anderson was elected To the assem-
bis from SoiauO county in 1895. 1888
and 1900 TIE was elected spea ker in
1N+e wire Wright. resigned. and in 1901
was defeated for the speakership by
turUfe Pend eton. who had the backing
ot r.c machine he was elected lieu
Tenant governor iu 1902 and in 1907 re-
tired from politics 10 engage in the
fauStnc business He was chosen by
Co.'s ernor GiIetI 10 be the first superin-
tental- 81 banks under the act Of 1909.
Professor George Eoke head OF the
Lee Eue - Justice IS the source Of the
Lluceln Roosevelt leagues latest crop
of woes and The immediate cause Of the
advent n Fremont older as z sort OF
cN a1cio advising director OF the
league Bcke insists that the league
sham present Francis J. Heney as its
candidate for the republican nomina-
tlaI Tor governor. Older insists that
Hiram N- Johnson shall be the candi-
C4te. Boke and his insistence TO the
contrary Notwithstanding.
IeDeE has told the leaguers that he
would nor run for governor johnson
has told them the same rhinE but with
greater ella bora sion All OF the south
eIn esEueTS or nearly all Of them We're
[or HeneT ori ginally When he declared
himself out q il 80 per cent Of the
league leaders north and south rose 10
which was made by ". r. Davis. the
man VINO could have had the leagues
Endorsement for the affirmative nod OF
his head. Johnson refused every over
Jrre and they were many
PI ZZLED BY SITUATION
a majority 81 the leaguers would be
more than glad 10 learn that Johnson
had changed his mind. bat most Of them
are puzL ed bit for an explanation
Tor The ppearsnce Of Boke and older
on the league horizon and ia the role
a. rival promoters. From Monterey
Boke IS said 10 b. flooding the state
with kilograms daring the league 10
name any other than IIeney. and older
Is sending in few teIeEra ms himself
Tie burden or his MESA ges Is that
good republicans should not permit
themselves 10 be Influenced BIZ any
dsfy kilograms, that Heney can not be
induced 10 run and that Hiram W
Johnson NUT be forced into the race
The leagues. executive committee
wilI probably hold its postponed session
saturday. The returns from the Berke-
ley nonDartiSsn extra legal primary
should BE- in then as well as q few re-
ports upon Colonel Harris Weinstock's !
reception ia southern California some
~ the leagues executive committeeman
who arrived yesterday unaware that
lie meeting scheduled for today had
been postponed said that II their volun-
1eer advisers had finished their work
b. saturday the executive committee
u ght take up the work Of picking a
candidate on its own responsibility.