Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-11
.G|ELETT ARRIVES;
. SAYS PARTY WILL
HOLD CONFERENCE
Governor, in Los Angeles, Dis
CuSSeS Politics and Vari-
GUS Candidates
CURRY HAS BIG ADVANTAGE
Machine to IndorSe Candidates.
Doubts Stanton's Chances
and Boosts Opponent
CURRY HAS BIG ADVANTAGE
III HE Republican party Of California


vention sometime during May, or
early in June and indopse candidates
whom the machine is to back for the
different state offices, according to
Governor James N. Gillett, who ar
rived in Los Angeles last evening and
is the guest Of General Sherman at the
Westminster hotel.
The convention will be held some
where in the northern part of the state
probably San Francisco-and it is
expected 1t will be the greatest po-
litical gathering ever held by a party
in California. A man will be named
for each office and the machine will
do all in its power to elect those in
dorsed.
That the machine should carry out
the policy already adopted by the
Democrats comes rather as a surprise,
as many Republicans have been criti-
cizing their opponents rather strongly
for holding their conference. Governor
Gillett explained, however that the
conference will be held for the pur-
pose of letting the party have some
thing to say as to who shall repre-
sent II in the race.
No matter who is elected, the party
the next governor is affiliated with will
be held responsible for his acts, says
Governor Gillett. If a Republican is
the choice of the people, the Republi-
can party will be called on to answer
for his actions, and 1t is not fair to
the party to do this. says Governor
Gillett, unless IL has something to say
as to who the party representative is.
For this reason they will hold the
convention.
REGULARs COUNTED ON
II have not the slightest idea whom
the conference viii indorse for gov
ernor. 1 do not think there Is any
one In the state who can answer that
truthfully, and 1t is too delicate q
question to hazard a guess on. Who
ever Ii is will have the full and un-
qualified support of the regulars, how
ever" said the governor.
ut Is hard to say Which portion OF
the state the next governor will come
from. believe IL the Republicans
hold a regular convention and nomi-
mated its candidates for the different
offices, the gubernatorial candidate
would be a Southern California man.
"The last two governors have been
from the north and 1t Is now the turn
of Southern California. But with only
indorsing powers delegated to the
members of the convention II Is i'm
possible to say whether they will select
a southern man or not.
Personally 1t seems to me that a
man already in office has the best
chance of winning out under the pri-
mary law. An officeholder is known
TO the people and they know his past
record. An unknown man-that is a
man who is not known all ovd4 the
state-has to go around and become
acquainted before he even has a
chance. By this the new man Is handi-
capped and loses much time in going
around letting people know what he
stands for.
Now Curry is an officehoulder and
well known. He is working hard, hav-
ing men out with his petitions I'm every
county in the state and has an organi-
zation gathered around him which any
man might be proud of.
STANTON LAUNCHED HIMSELF
81 understand that several others
also are getting into the race early.
Stanton has launched himself and is
doing good work. He Is we'll known
in the northern part of the state and
popular with the assemblymen at Sac
ramento. I would not say, however,
what chance he has of winning out in
the gubernatorial race.
stanton is running of his own ac-
cord and not on account of any pre-
vious understanding with the state
politicians. He told me himself he was
going to run and honestly believe he
Is endeavoring to win the race and not
simply to split up the Republican vote,
as many seem to think"
In regard to Senator Flint's refusal
to run for office again Governor Gillett
said:
"I believed Senator Flint himself
would be the Republican candidate for
United States senator until yesterday,
when the word came that he had de-
cided not to run. 1t was a big surprise
to me, as it was, believe, to every
machine man.
$50 thoroughly convinced were we
that he would reconsider and again
enter the race that we had considered
no other possible candidate.
WOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE
"I believe he is making a mistake
well. no, hardly that-but, anyway, !
think Senator Flint would have no
trouble in winning his seat in the SEN
ate again IL he should run. He has
made fair senator, represented the
whole state and Is very popular in the
north. We wanted him to go back for
another term. Just who will be the
Republican canuldaIe TO succeed him
will probably be decided at the confer
ence.
II have heard the Democrats men
tion no one in the north but Theodore
Bell as their candidate for governor.
have heard. however, since 1 came
south that Tim Spellacy has been men,
toned as a possible candidate"
Governor Gillett addressed the State
Federation of Women's clubs at its
meeting in Santa Barbara Saturday
and then came on to Los Angeles
This evening he will be the guest OF the
Sierra Madre club at a banquet In his
honor.
While here he will confer with the
local State Normal school authorities
In regard to the sale of the site Of the
present normal school and the purchase
of new site.
Last year the legislature authorized
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