The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15
LEAGUFRS HAVE
2 STRONG MEN
IN THE SOUTH
Lee c. Gates for United States
Senator and A. j. Wallace
for Lieutenant Governor
Surface Indications, Following
Johnson's Visit, of Inter-
est TO Politicians
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

trip was designed with a purpose be-
vond that Of a mere awakening of the
Lincoln Roosevelt league voters is evi-
denced by the announcement of Lee
c. Gates and A J. Wallace of Los An
geles as candidates for the United
states senate and lieutenant governor
respectively.
Wallace is on the road with john
son now and will team with the
leagues candidate for governor on
campaign which is to cover the high
ways and byways from Humboldt to
Imperial Only meager reports have
been received from the south by the
northern ieaguers, but the surface in
dications point to a solution Of the
southern situation which leaves Judge
J. d. Works of the leagues ticket
LEAGUES AFFAIRS IN SOUTH
The shaping of the leagues affairs
in the south following so close upon
Johnson's arrival in Los Angeles goes
far TO confirm the idea that there was
more in the southern trip than ap-
peared on the surface. For two weeks
before he started for the south, the
Los Angeles league leaders were in
sistent in their demand that Johnson
open his campaign in the south and
that he do il Immediately.
Ostensibly their insistence was based
upon the theory that stanton was cut
ting into the leagues vote in Los An
Eefes. The leaguers declared that their
anxiety about Johnson's southern trip
had no connection with their Los An
EeIes candidate muddle. Johnson was
not Visibly impressed with the Stanton
story. He preferred to open his cam
paign in the extreme northern portion
Of the state, working in the country
districts and reserving the city cam
paigns for the windup-
SUPREME JUSTICE CANDIDACY
It was generally understood that
Wallace and Gates would do whatever
the league leaders wished, and that the
southern leaguers' difficulties hinged
upon the supreme bench situation in
which Judge c. D. Wilbur was an
avowed candidate and former Justice
Works a tentative candidate for Jus
tfce MelVins berth. This situation may
have had its part in Johnson's original
reluctance TO go south In any event,
he went, and now il is believed that
the leaguers difficulties are matters of
the past and that their ticket can be
completed next Saturday.
The belief that Judge Works has re-
solved himself out of the situation is
based on the fact that Judge Wilbur
was one of the speakers at Johnsons
big meeting in Los Angeles Saturday
night. In Wallace and Gates the league
has two Of its strongest men in the
hunt for lieutenant governor and sena-
tor.
Both have been with the league
movement from the day Of its inception.
IN the Sacramento convention of 1908,
which the league would have controlled
had the delegates honestly elected
been seated. Gates and Wallace were
the floor leaders in chief. They are ac-
complished orators, clean. straight
men and the never say die kind Of
fighters.
LIVELY CAMPAIGN CERTAIN
Whatever the verdict of the ballots
may be in August, the league, with
Johnson. Wallace and Gates in the
field will give the state stump cam
paign unlike anything in the political
history of California.
Max J. Kuhl, state organizer for the
Lincoln-Roosevelt league. returned
from his first trip extremely enthu-
siastic over his reception and the pros
poets for league success in the dis
tricts visited. At Petaluma Kuhl found
club work well under way and that
without reference to the headquarters
in this city the Petaluma workers had
arranged with Johnson to appear at a
mass meeting in two weeks. He also
reported that club work was progress
sing to his satisfaction in Santa Rosa.
Healosburg, Cloverdale and Ckiah. He
Will start on a trip tomorrow, begin
ming at Yreka and ending in Sacra-
Inento. According to the announced
itinerary Kuhl will be in Yreka March
Il; Sisson, Is; Dunsmuir, 19; Redding,
20, Red Bluff, %, Chico, %; Marysville,
"a; Sacramento, 25.
ANDERSON WILL GET BUSY
Alden Anderson is endeavoring to
expedite the work of his office TO the
END that he may give some personal
attention to the organization of his
campaign. Anderson had hoped that
the campaign would be a three months
affair, but is convinced now that il is
up 10 him 10 get busy.
Il had hoped" said Anderson yester-
day that we would not be compelled
90 prosecute a primary campaign of
more than three months. 1t appears,
however, that the circumstances at
tending the first trial of the direct pri-
mary law have forced the opening of
the campaign five months before the
primary election. / believe that will
not be true in the next campaign
However, we have a present condition
/ went into this race with no idea
other than winning. / believe that I
shall win and I shall try. That means
that ] must get at my campaign.
am trying to get my business in such
shape that 1 may give the question of
organization some personal attention in
few days"
vERIFICATION DEPUTIES WORKING
The Lincoln Roosevelt leaguers were
elsted yesterday over the report that
the Johnson verifica tion deputies work
ing at the registration Office were more
than holding their own in the matter of
signatures for the nominating papers
The report that the johnson men were
taking more signatures than the Curry
and Anderson men combined was not
confirmed, but Andersons deputies ad-
Ynitted that the Johnson men were get
ting more than an even break with
them and the Curry verihcation depu-
ties.
The half days registration Saturday
furnished some food for thought Out
OF 26S electors registered 227 qualified
for participation in the primary cleo
tion as republicans and as mem
bers of the union labor party. The
democrats showed a total of 26 the So
cialists and the doodle dees l. The
prohibitionists were not represented in