The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
BELL PUTS in A
STRENUOUS DAY
Makes Vigorous Campaign ADJ
dresses in Journey Around
San Bernardino County
Pays Visit to the State Institu=
ton at Patton, Speaking
to Employees
Especial Dispatch to Tie Call

Especial Dispatch to The Call
REDLANDS, Sept 3o.-Thfs has been
an eventful day for Theodore A. Bell
and Timothy Spellacy in their com
paign as standard bearers of the demo-
cratic party. After handshaking tour
of the county of San Bernardino, they
spoke at noon at the Santa Fe shops
In the county seat, and then journeyed
by automobiles to the Southern Cali
fornla state hospital for the insane, to
Highlands, and then this city.
The setting for: the meeting at Pat
ton was unusual. While the employees
band played rousing music, the mild
patients and a large number of the en-
ployes disported themselves. on the
spacious lawn and listened intently to
the candidates speaking from the
veranda of the administration building.
Judge Kunzmann of Highlands pre-
sided.
After Spellacy had made an effective
address, in which he set forth his non
partisan views and appealed particu-
larly in Bells behalf, the latter made a
talk which was of unusual interest, be-
cause of the manner in which the man
agement of state institutions was dis
cussed. - 5.e'
PLEA FOR ECONOMY
u have had a good deal to say about
the institutions of California said Bell,
and | am going to say to your face
what 1 have been saying, behind your
backs. If am chief executive of the
state, with the power of controlling to
a certain extent the institutions of Cali
forn1a, 1t will be my earnest desire and
endeaVor to take the state institutions
out of politics for all time. The tax
payers of this state have the right to
oefnand that the institutions be con-
Quoted with the strictest economy"
Bell assured his audience that his re-
marks did not refer. in particular to the
Patton asylum, for which he had words
or the highest praise. He said that If
elected governor, the qualities of hon
esty. efficiency and humanity would
control and govern his appointments.
ne also promised thorough overhaul
ing OF the several state Institutions
He repeated his assertion that he
would name bipartisan boards, and also
his stand against the domination of the
politics of the state by the Southern
Pacific and other special interest cor
porations.
Bells reference to the fact that Tom
Wells, the chief cook, was the only man
in the precinct who had voted for him
at the primary election was loudly ap-
plauded, and he was assured that he
would receive many more votes from
the so employees at the general election.
AT the conclusion of the meeting Bell
and his party went through the insti-
tuition.
SHOWER COUNTS LITTLE
At Highland Bell and SpelIacy braved
shower and held the attention of
nearly 100 men and women. They were
then. escorted by Evan G.. Evans, A. j.
Wilkins, T. w. Frye, Charles NJ. Brown
M. F.. Pierce and Opie Warner.
r. E. Bledsoe. father of Judge Frank
lin Bledsoe. candidate for the supreme
bench. presided at the MONDAY meet
ing at the Santa Fe shops in San Ber-
nardino. About rs workmen listened to
the candidates and several of them
shook hands with the standard bearers
at the conclusion of the meeting, dur
ing which Bell repeated his views re-
garding the Southern Pacific and other
railroads attempting to dominate poll
tics. -
The airodrome In this city was well
filled tonight. Bell and Spellacy spoke
along the same general lines followed
by them in the other speeches Of the
day.
MI. 'Levering, candidate for the as
sembly, is entertaining the candidates
in this city and presided at tonight's
meeting.
Bell and Spellacy will return to San
Bernardino tomorrow and hold a meet
ing there at night.