The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
Berth of Justice Cooper of App
peIlate Court Sought From
All Sections
Selection of Successor Involves
Much Trouble for Lincoln
Roosevelt League
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

league as did the canning of Charles
~ Belshaw. who offered himself as the
eague's candidate for governor.
The league has a field of four
avowed candidates from which to Sc
leet. If the policy of leaving the selec-
lion 10 the executive committeeman in
the district affected is pursued, the in
dorsement will involve the opinions of
IL leaguers or half OF their whole COM
mittee.
SITUATION CONFUSED
The attitude of the II committeeman
serves only TO add confusion TO the sit
Uation. San Francisco has a candidate
in the person OF Franklin p Bull.
Marin is TO the fore with Superior
Judge 7. J. Lennon. Alameda presents
the name Of Superior Judge T. B. Og-
den and Santa Clara has notified the
league that Judge p. Z. Gosbey would
make the race if the league saw ut to
invite him 10 accept its Endorsement
Based on the standpoint OF services
rendered in the cause of the league,
Bull has it on the other candidates
block. He has been In the leagues
hight since the movement was launched
in Oakland in 1907. He was a leader
in the leagues organization work in
=
Of its door leaders in the state conven-
tion at Sacramento in 1908.
COOPER WOULD SUCCEED SELF
Bull has a strong following on the
local committee representing the in
dependent republican club allies of the
league, but he has not shown a SINH
lar strength on the leagues state eN-
ecUtive committee. Daniel A. Ryan, the
ONLY San Francisco member of the COM
mittee who has taken the public into
his confidence. IS committed to Judge
Lennon The Oakland contingent,
which includes Mayor Mott w +. Da-
Nis and e. G. Young Of Berkeley. is sup
posed TO be tor Judge ogden, and
George Walker of East San Jose is for
Gosbey. The preferences of President
Chester II. RoWell and = NJ. Drew of
Fresno and George @. Radcliffe of Wat
sonville have not been divulged.
Lemons friends outside the league
are making a vigorous fight for him.
One of their latest accomplishments is
the Endorsement of their man by the
Marin county building trades council
il is said that Justice Cooper, elected
as a democrat. cOntcmplates going aft
er the republican nomination.
LEAGUE sORELY PERPLEXED
Mayor Davidson Of San Jose has
never given over the opinion that he
is possessed Of a large slice of the ju-
dicial temperament that should be
utilized for the benefit Of the state.
Davidson is Johnnie Mackenzie's prize
protege. and it Is whispered that a
realization Of Davidson's ambition to
wear she ermine was one of the agree
ments reached by the famous Burke
Mackenzie Mccarthy conference held
at Paso Robles-
The Endorsement of a candidate for
u.
Ond district Is another problem with
which the leagues executive commit
tee may wrestle next Saturday. The
friends of Commissioner II. D. Love
land are hustling for the leagues ap-
proVal of GiIletts appointee. They in
sist that Lovelaad's record entities him
70 The leagues support. They also
present consideration of practical
politics. They argue that if the league
puts a third man into the fight they
win insure the defeat Of both their
man and Loveland.
At the league headquarters it is de-
clared that the committee as whole
has given the matter no eonsidera-
ton and that the selection of a can
didate is UP to the San Francisco con-
tingent which includes Vice President
Thomas r. Haven, Daniel A. Ryan,
Ralph I. Hathorn. Alfred Greenebaum,
Treasurer Adolph Uhl and State Or
ganizer Max ]. Kuhl.
PALo ALTO rs. MAYFIELD
From Santa Clara county comes a
whisper OF a political move not on the
league card. H. w. Simkins. one of the
editors Of the Palo Alto Times. is ac-
cusedsof d desire to succeed Dan Hayes
in the assembly. If the accusation
sticks. Signixins wifi be proved guilty
Of conduct that can not receive. the,
approval Of Charles r. Detrick, state
secretary of the league. incidentally
Senator Marshall Black need not be
expected TO burn red fire or shout glad
acclaim from his Palo Alto house top
Black is committed TO the idea that
Palo Alto is entitled 10 "a state senator.
in the interest of his home town Black
is willing to be returned TO the upper
house. The ambition of a fellow towns
man bent on Serving a generally un-
grateful public 10 the lower house
pours no water on Blacks wheel.
Derrick. who is the handspring of
the county committee, resides at May
field. He is opposed to the idea OF Civ
ing eli the legislative offices to Palo
Alto. He believes that Palo Alto should
have the senator and that Mayfield
should be the home of the assembly
man, wherefore he is a candidate for
the assembly.
c d. Dora. Robert r Lyons and
army Of aspiralts for republican NOM
instion for justice OF the peace.
ANDERSON SEES. Victory
Eugene E. Pfaefie is out for the re-
publican nomination for assembiyman
in the thirty fourth district. Pfaeffle
lived, fought and bled in the thirty
sixth for years. and once upen a time
was elected to the assembly. After his
one sortie into the field Of statecraft
Pfaefie spent several unproductive
years hghting Fred Eggers before he
decided that the thirty-sixth was no
place for a man whom Eggers did not
wish in the public service. Like the
other two score candidates for the as
seInbiy in the thirty fourth Pfaeffie be-
lieves that Ire has the friendship and
can count on the support OF Mayor Nc
Carthy.
Alden Anderson fails TO see the
humor in the work OF some of the
southern California newspaper writers,
who read him out .of, the gubernatorial
race two or three times a week. An
derson believes that these. writers are
new TO california or they would realize
THAI having declared himself into the
ng1t, ne svoald stay for the big finish.
My support. Like the request that
make the race for governor" said An
derson, comes from all parts Of the
state have anno7Iuced r1xsQ1f &C a