Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-16

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AS it was a public "secret" that Mr..
Call was expected to become a candi-
date for the nomination for railroad
commissioner, if the Los Angeles De-
mocracy could induce him to run,
these men had no hesitancy in pro-
noting his political interests, hoping
thereby that Mr.. Call would become
candidate for that office. None of
these men, however, who could be
found yesterday expressed the hope
that Mr.. Call would enter the race
against Mr.. Bell, for these men knew
positively that Mr.. Call had definitely
announced he was not out for the gov
ernorship, and so informed the Hearst
paper, but the Hearst organ refused
! to publish Mr.. Calls refusal because
the Hearst organ wished to wait un-
| til Mr.. Call had left Los Angeles, and
| then, while he was away and could
not reply to the absurd misstatements
! in the yellow press, this same Hearst
organ could thrust him forward as a
candidate, and because of Mr. Calls
popularity divide the sentiment of the
Democracy between Mr. Call and Mr..
Bell detract from the powerful ad-
vantage which Mr.. Bell has attained
in the present campaign by reason of
the disruption in the Republican party
and by reason of the public approval
of the stand taken by Mr.. Bell thus
disrupt the party, permit the Southern
Pacific machine to put up third
push" candidate, and by the old trick
methods secure his nomination, which
would not be difficult if the Democ-
racy could be divided as is the present
day Republicanism.
This was Hearsts intention. Behind
this infamous effort of the Los Ange-
les Hearst organ is the powerful and
INSCRIPTIONS hand of the old S. p.
political despot-the invidious and
clutching fingers of w. F. Herrin.
The Hearst organ will be made to
regret, If not to retract, its attempt to
disrupt the states Democracy. The
reputation of its malicious misstate
ments began yesterday, and many of
the men who yesterday were made by
this Hearst organ to appear as the enc
mics of Mr.. Bell, but whose friendship
for him is a matter of public record,
yesterday hastened to repudiate the
grossly distorted interviews in the
Hearst paper.
HARRIS BRANDS FALSEHOOD
Among the men who were first to
fling the lie into the teeth of the
Hearstites was w. T. Harris, who
said:
"It is a complete fabrication. Not
word attributed to me by the Examiner
was used in my interview with their
reporter. ] don't know his name, but
he was a young fellow-just a boy
and he talked with me only moment
at the Jefferson club banquet We dis
cussed Mr.. Call and Mr. Bell, and
merely remarked, casually, that Mr..
Call was good gubernatorial timber.
I think, and said then, that 1 con-
slider Mr.. Call timber for any office the
voters may see fit to give him. But |
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Bell wants to be governor, for he is
clean, reliable and conscientious
man. 1 am going to compel the Exami-
ner if can, to retract that erroneous
interview"
Mr. Harris was so indignant that
he wrote the following letter to the
Examiner yesterday afternoon. 1t
should appear in the Los Angeles Ex-
aminer this morning:
"Los Angeles, Cal, April 10.
| Editor Los Angeles Examiner:
Dear Sir-In this mornings issue of
your paper 1 notice that you publish a
purported interview with me. In this
| interview, as published, there is not
a single word possibly with the excep-
tion of the words and of and the
that should be credited to me.
"At the time that your reporter in
terviewed me I told him that my in
terview must be published as 1 gave
it to him or not at all. 1t was with
this understanding that consented to
be interviewed by the Examiner.
Therefore it was with great surprise
that I read the absolutely incorrect in
terview as published by you this morn
ing. [ give below the interview that
I gave your reporter, and do not re-
quest, but demand, that you give it
as much prominence as you gave my
purported interview"
Here Mr. Harris quotes, for the bene-
fit of the Examiner and the public in
general, his real statements to the
Hearst representative. His correct in
terview follows;S
"Without doubt Mr.. Call is gubernatOrial
timber, but in order that the Democratic
candidate may be elected it Is necessary that