Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23

as the original anti-Herrin man, he
will wage the battle more successfully
than Johnson can.
Johnson, the Democrats insist, is
fighting with stolen thunder" In
short, the Democrats are confident Bell
can be elected over Johnson, even If
both men wage their fight on this one
issue. But Bell, they say, has other
and equally important issues which
the Republicans have disdained to no.
tice.
The Democracy has presented no leg
islative candidates in seven out of
eighteen assembly districts, and none
in one of the four senatorial districts
in which upper house vacancies VIII
be filled at the next election. In the
Twenty-second senatorial district, san
Francisco, there is a contest for the
Democratic nomination. There are un-
important contests there in three of
the assembly districts and in eight dis
tricts it is reported the lower house
nominations will go without opposition
to the candidates on whom the Dem
ocrats united at their state conference.
Theodore A. Bell, like most of his
associates on the state Democratic
ticket, will be nominated without op-
position. He is at present making a
series of personal tours devoted to first
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situation in the north,
Two places will remain vacant on
the state ticket. No candidate quail
fed for the primary contest for attor-
ney general on the Democratic ticket
and it was agreed at the Los Angeles
conference that the comptroller's place
on the Democratic ticket be left blank.
The only nomination to state Of
fee which has developed contest
among the Democrats is for state
printer. The Democrats who are fight
ing for this nomination are D. w. Raw
enscroft and John e. Vaughn, both of
San Francisco. Concerning conditions
in San Francisco the Call in a recent
issue said:
THE most interesting Democratic
contest Is that for nomination for pre-
siding justice of the first district court
of appeals. It is a three-handed af-
fair waged by Judge George e. Church
of Fresno, Judge James V. Coffey of
San Francisco and Judge Lucas V.
Smith of Santa Cruz. They are three
local reputation and their respective
followings are making vigorous if
good natured fights for them. The
champions of each believe their man is
the one with the best chance of defeat
ing Judge Lennon, who will be, the
Republican nominee.
"Seven Democrats aspire to the four
nominations to the San Francisco su-
perior bench. Three are incumbents,
Judges George H. Cabaniss, Frank j..
Murasky and ]. M. Seawell James G..
Mcguire, George A. Connolly, a mem
ber of the Taylor board of supervisors,
Louis Goldstone and William e. White
are the other aspirants."
This is interesting reading to the
Democrats of Los Angeles and other
California cities who have succeeded
in maintaining party harmony and in
living up to the letter of the direct pri-
mary law and yet avoiding disagreeable
pow-wows and Office seeking contests.
The Democrats of San Francisco may
learn a few lessons by looking at the
commendable work done by the Bour-
bons of Los Angeles. But, after all,
they have different conditions to con-
tend with in San Francisco and have
yet to overcome entirely the machine
element, which has been completely
routed in Los Angeles.
Reports from the bay city, however,
show that the northern Bourbons are
accomplishing a great deal and that
they have a cleaner and better organ
ization than they have had in many
years-with several blockades yet to
eliminate.