The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-17
INsURGEMT' sA|OEs
CLAIM HE'LL WIN
Hiram johnson, Who Prosecuted Abe
Reuf, Fights for Nomination at
California Primaries Today.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. To-
The verdict OF the people OF Califor-
mia il being recorded today after one
OF the most bitter political contests
In the history Of this state. For the
first time the people are choosing by
direct primaries the Republican and
Democratic candidates for the No
vember elections.
Though there are q multitude OF
local issues In various parts Of the
state the chief question Ia. will the
insurgents or machine Republicans
nominate their candidates In the Re-
publican partyf
The answer to this question will
be found In the final result OF the
fight over the Republican nominations
for governor and for congressman, In
the first, second and eighth districts.
Chief interest centers In the gov
ernorship contest, Hiram Johnson,
who stepped into the breach and
prosecuted Abe Reuf after Francis ].
Heney had been shot. Is the insurgent
candidate for the Republican nom
ination.
He has the backing of the Lincoln
Roosevelt league, which was origin
ally organized to oppose control OF
the Republican party by the machine
or Southern Pacific faction.
Johnson has made tremendous
campaign. Four men are opposing
him. They are Charles Curry, Alden
! Anderson. Nathaniel Ellery and
Philip Stanton.
The latter. as speaker OF the house.
threw his influence against the anti
Japanese bills two years ago, when
certain California legislators attempt
ed to exclude the Japanese from the
state. For his stand on these bills
Stanton gained the appreciation Of
Col. Roosevelt, then president. Sew
eral weeks ago an attempt was made
to draw Roosevelt into the campaign
and get his endorsement Of Stanton.
The colonel refused to endorse any
one.
All the gubernatorial candidates
have made campaigns of the "whirl-
wind" type. and one of them Curry.
has kept four automobiles constantly
speeding over the state carrying ora
tors to harangue the voters In his
behalf
In -tAe-arat- district Congressman
Englebright is opposed for renomina-
ton by John L. Childs. an insurgent
| In the second. VIM. Kent, insurgent,
opposes Congressman Mckinley. and
in the eighth Lewis Kerby, insurgent.
has made a strong campaign against
Congressman Smith.
The strongest campaign OF these
three has been made by Kent. Tor
merly of Chicago. Clifford Pinchot
travelled all the way from New York
to spend a week campaigning against
Mckinley. Many believed Pinchot
was Col. Roosevelt's personal repre-
sentative In this fight, but Pinchot
insisted that he represented no one
man. but spoke for Kent because ne
believed McKinlay. regular, should
be defeated. ~
The campaign among the Demo-
Gratis has been tame In contrast to
the Republican battle, as none OF the
Democratic nominees will be opposed.
The unprecedently heavy polling
forecasts record-breaking vote, and
IL is predicted that 100000 men viii
vote.
Johnson's manager estimates his
plurality at $4,000: Anderson claims
$4,000; Curry, $4,000, and Stanton,
10000. There IS no way Of forecast
ling the congressional results. but all
candidates for denomination pro-
phecy victory.