The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
STATE OFFICERS
WHO WILL HAVE
HELP OF LEAGUE
Webb and kingsbury Are In
dOrsed by LincOIn=RO0se=
welt Committee
Support Pledged F. j. 0'Brien
for Secretary and F. w.
Richardson for Printer


nation and re-elecSon and put candi-
dates FOR secretary of state and state
printer in the field.
For secretary Of state the Lincoln
Roosevelt loaguers gave the pledge OF
their support to Florence J. O'Brien Of
the Chico Enterprise. In the matter of
state printer the committee verified the
forecasts of its program by indorsing
Friend William Richardson, editor OF
the Berkeley Gazette.
The committee went as far toward
the completion Of its ticket as it could
20 in the absence Of the Los Angeles
delegation. The Los Angeles delega-
tion is tied in knots over the disposi-
zion of the places assigned to it and
none OF its members put in an appear
ance.
THE LOS ANGELES SHARE
The Los Angeles members of the
committee are charged with the selec-
lion Of candidates for United States
senator lieutenant governor and asso-
ciate justice Of the supreme court. For
senator and lieutenant governor the
southern leaguers have W. D. stephens.
former mavor Of Los Angeles. Lee c.
ton Of the two places among the three
men would be simple enough, as none
il clamoring for preferment
But there is the master OF justice of
the supreme court Superior Judge {.
D. Wilbur of Los Angeles wants the
lea gue's Endorsement for Justice Mel
wins place. His desires have taken on
The shape of a very active hunt and his
name came within an ace of being put
over At the meeting which indorsed
Justice Max Sloss.
Then there is another power in the
council Of the Lincoln Roosevelt league
81 Los Angeles. Judge Works, the big
man Of the new council, is suspected
OF 4 desire to ornament the supreme
bench. At one time his interest in the
judiciary situation was so keen that he
threatened. to write pieces for the pa
pers That Was about the time that
Judge james. whose friends are angling
for the machine support, proposed A bar
association referendum. James scheme
contemplated polling OF the bar asso-
citation. or the whole Los Angeles bar,
with the understanding that the candi-
date who received the highest vote
should be supported as southern Cali
fornia's one candidate for place on
the supreme bench.
That scheme did not appeal 10 VII
bur. He went on a still hunt for the
Lincoln Roosevelt leagues support. and
now the lea guers have Works to reckon
with. IL is promised that the southern
California situation viii be cleared up
so that the Los Angeles committeeman
may attend a meeting TO be held next
Saturday, and that the leagues ticket
NAV be completed then.
STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
The committee agreed upon a candi-
cate for superintendent Of public in
struction and deputized one OF its mem
hers to interview the man Of its favor
:. ". Linscott superintendent of the
city public schools at Santa Cruz. may
have the lea gue's Endorsement and sup
port IL he chooses to go into the race
for Hyatts job. George G. Radcliff,
the Watsonville editor, was instructed
10 wait upon Linscott and tender the
leagues invitation Linscott's name
was presented 10 the committee by
Radclih which tends TO indicate that
he was not working in the dark and
that the Santa Cruz educator will get
into the fight.
Attorney General L. s. Webb was in
dorsed for reelection at the morning
session and after he had appeared be-
fore the committee. Some of the
Iesguers wanted their suspicious re-
moved. They wanted TO be convinced
that something good could come out of
the Santa Cruz convention.
Webb told them that he believed in
the principles of the Lincoln Roosevelt
league and that he also believed that a
public servant SHOULD go into Office free
from strings running to any corpora
tion or TO any political organiza tfon.
be il Herrin machine or Lincoln Roose-
welt league
Apparently that was what the
lea Euers wished TO hear. They dis
missed Webb with salyo of applause
and Immediately thereafter gave him
their unanimous Endorsement They
tried to see Kingsbury in the after
noon. IT developed that no member of
the committee present knew what the
surveyor looked like and some of them
wanted TO ask him some questions
search failed to uncover Kingsbury
and the leaguers decided that the char
acter OF his opposition was . suffi-
dent guarantee OF his public service.
SECRETARY OF STATE
Florence J. O'Brien. indorsed by the
league for secretary of state is editor
and manager of the Chico Enterprise
He was associated for many years with
the Sacramento Union. working up to
the post of business manager while the
Union was the property of Colonel f. A.
Forbes. OBrien left the Union shortly
after it passed into the hands of the
III fated Calkins syndicate. O'Rrien
IS well known in the newspaper world
and is president OF the Advertising
Mems association.
Friend William Richardson. in.lorsed
by the league for state printer. is the
editor Of the Berkeley Gazette and
president OF the California press asso-
citation, which embraces a large num-
Der Of newspapers in the smaller cities
Ind towns. His association endea vored
10 force him to run for governor. hut
finally abandoned the pursuit after
Richardson had repeatedly refused on
the ground that he could not afford
10 make the fight.
JOHNSON TO GO SOUTH
Hiram W. Johnson, the leagues can
didate for governor, announced that he
would leave for southern California
March 10. He would remain in the
south, he said, for about two weeks
and that his stay would be devoted to
a personal rather than a speaking tour
embracing all the principal points south
of the Tehachapi.
President Chester II. Rowell was un-
able to attend yesterdays meeting be-
cause of illness in his family. The
officers and committeeman in attend
snce were:
Vice presidents. William r. Davis Of Oakland
and Thomas z. Haven Of San Francisco; treas