Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-15

With the return home yesterday of
nearly all of the delegates to the Cali
fornia state conference of Democrats,
which adjourned Wednesday afternoon
after a most harmonious and satisfac-
tory session, at which Theodore A.
Bell was given the fullest moral sup
port of the states Democracy. and all
but the formal Endorsement Of the
conference, which 1t failed to tender
only because 1t was generally con-
sidered in violation of the spirit of
the direct primary law, there was eX-
pressed in local political circles yester-
day the belief that the Democracy of
California was more united stronger
and better organized for the pending
campaign than it has been in many
years.
That the states Democracy now
stands in a position to command the
fullest support and confidence of the
voters, and that by reason of the un-
precedented instructions in the Re-
publican party, which extend into
every center and recess of its national
and state organizations, the Demo-
cratic party in California is expected
by a great majority of people to afford
the desired relief and so will be support
ed by many who never previously have
looked to it, were the opinions freely
voiced in the popular councils of the
street yesterday, and they are but Sig
niflcant echoes of the national feel
ing.
But as there was never an Eden
without it's serpent, and seldom a love-
feast without its Judas Iscariot, or a
political Brobdignagian without some
harrassing pygmy, so yesterday there
was thrust into the arena, by this
same serpent, Iscariot or pygmy-by
NIL, a Designate him
"a bomb which was intended to eX-
plode the stable plans of Democracy.
The attempt will not succeed. Cali
fornia's politics have evolved from the
old order; California's political lead
ers, the men whose ambitions and en-
ergies are devoted to the progress,
prosperity and welfare of the state,
will not permit this intended bomb"
to be ignited by encouragement or ap-
proval, and the political abortion, say
Los Angeles leading Democrats, will
die a-bornin'.
This attempt on the part of the
enemies OF true Democracy, who, it
must readily be realized, as such
enemies must unquestionably be
branded also as the foes of the people,
the opponents of public veal and
progress, elected a great deal of COM
ment in Los Angeles yesterday, but not
word Of moral encouragement ex-
cept from n handful of discontented
politicians who forget that the days of
boss rule" are over, and who still seek
arbitrarily to dictate and control the
affairs of Californias Democracy, re-
gardless of the wishes of the great ma
jority of that Democracy.
EVIDENCE OF TREASON
Following q representative state con-
ference, at which all but a formal in
dorsement was rendered to the party's
candidate and at which such indorse-
ment was withheld simply because of
the law-abiding spirit of the majority
OF the several hundred delegates who
did not wish to violate either the letter
or the spirit of the direct primary
statute, any attempt to drag into the
gubernatorial race a candidate not even
considered at that conference. however
well liked he may be- is declared by all
politicians preposterous, culpable and
ridiculous, If not reasonable. Yet the
mantle ono individual, who through
the efforts of his unthinking dupes-
has done, or at least has sought to do,
this thing, cannot be called a traitor
for the reason that he has not for many
years been a participant in the councils
OF the Democratic party, a factor In
it's progress or deliberations, or an ex-
ponent or representative of It's prin-
ciples.
The candidate which this man has
sought to foist on the Democratic
party of California is Joseph H. Call,
who at present is absent in the north
and who stated definitely before his
departure for the north that he was
not in the race for the governorship
and would not agree to be candidate,
and who, one month ago, wrote let
ter to the local Hearst organ definitely
declining even to consider the propo
Ia4t tho
Hearst organ refused to publish.
Mr. Gail, it is presumed by his
friends, knows nothing of the efforts
of this man-W. r. Hearst-to lead him
to the altar as a. political lamb to be
slaughtered by the enemies of Democ-
racy in order that the harmony of the
party may be destroyed, its present adj
vantageous prospects decreased and
its strength disrupted.
Mr. Call is considered good man;
he is, his friends believe, a stanch
Democrat; his many admirers in Los
Angeles have desired him to seek the
nomination for state railroad commits
sioner, and he has been urged to be-
come a candidate for that office, it is
said. because of the confidence of his
friends in his ability to discharge the
important duties of that office to a
most satisfactory degree; but Mr.. Call,
as a candidate for governor, at this late
hour following the statewide accept
ance of the candidacy of Theodore A.
Bell. whom the people of the state hope
and demand shall be elected governor,
is regarded by all thinking persons as
an utter impossibiiity.
The fact that Mr.. Call was put for
ward at this late day. and exclusively
announced and boosted by the Los An
Reles Examiner, caused Mr.. CARS