Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-08
END Of PRIMARY
CAMPAIGN NEAR
Republicans Have Wide Party
Split; Harmony Prevails
Among Democrats
THREE CANDIDATES FOR T0GA
Five Candidates in Contest for
the G. O. P. GubernatoriaI
Nomination
THREE CANDIDATES FOR ToGA
(Assoclated Pressl

SAN FISANClSCO, Aug. G.-CallIOr-
mia enters tomorrow upon the last
week of campaigning prior to the first
state direct primary election ever held
in the state.
The voters of the state will select
their own candidates August 16 for al
state offices, all assemblymen and
half of the state senators. They will
also register an advisory vote fol
United States senator and name their
nominees for congress from eight con-
gressional districts.
The pre-primary campaign has beer
hot one, particularly with respect
to the Republican candidate for COVER
nor. At this distance, only one out
come of the election can be viewed as
certain-that Theodore Bell, temporary
chairman of the last Democratic ma
tional convention, will be the Demo
cratic nominee for governor. Bell has
no opposition
On the Republican ticket there are
five contestants for the gubernatorial
nomination. They are Hiram Johnson
Charles F. Curry, Alden Anderson
Philip Stanton and Nathaniel Ellery.
Johnson is running as an "insur-
gent" He carries the Endorsement OF
the Lincoln Roosevelt league, and is
making his fight on an anti-railroad
machine domination platform. During
his campaign Clifford Pinchot stumped
part of the state for him and on be-
half of William Kent, who is op-
posing Duncan McKinlay for congress
in the second district.
Personal FIGHT
Curry is secretary of state under the
present administration and is making
his fight on his personal popularity
He is not an insurgent and his fight
is largely a personal one,
The real struggle, as viewed from
here, so far as party interests are con-
cerned, is between Johnson and An
derson. Anderson is state superinten-
dent of banks and has the backing of
the regular party organization. He
has made a wide campaign and is re-
lying upon the old line Republican vote
to secure his nomination.
Stanton and Ellery are making per-
sonal campaigns, the former depend
ing to a certain extent on the part he
played as speaker of the last assembly
in the anti-Japanese agitation, which
induced a great deal of war talk anc
led to the intervention of President
Roosevelt in California affairs.
Roosevelt's final telegram was ad'
dressed to Stanton, and much of the
credit for the peaceful settlement OF
the dispute is claimed by the latter
Ellery is running on purely local is
sues.
BELLS ELECTION SURE
Democratic leaders are claiming the
certain election of Bell. They figure
that the insurgent movement among
Republican voters is so strong that in
the event of the nomination of Ander-
son this wing of the party will support
Bell, whose platform will be virtually
the same as Johnson's. If Johnson
wins they say disgruntled regulars will
aid Bell.
Curry, it is admitted, has a strong
following, but the Democrats claim
that in the event of his nomination the
general strength of the insurgent move
ment in the state will sweep Bell into
office.
The other candidates appearing on
the primary ballots for governor are
j. S. Wilson, Socialist, and Simon P.
Meade, Prohibitionist.
Under the direct primary law an ad-
visory vote will be taken for United
States senator to succeed Frank P.
Flint. But three names appear on the
ballots, all Republicans. They are Ed
win A Meserve, A. G. Spalding and
John D. Works, all three from the
southern section of the state, from
which Flint halls also.
Eight candidates Cor congressman
are to be selected and all incumbents
are striving to succeed themselves. In
only one district, the fourth, are the
names of more than one Democrat
presented to the voters of that party.
Vol 40 A ri Rnhorf
are contending for the Democratic
while julius Kahn, the
incumbent, has no oppo-
sition.
In the sixth and eighth districts no
Democrats are named. In the sixth,
]. c. Needham, Republican incum-
bent, is without opposition. This and
Kahn's district are the only ones in
which there is no Republican fight.
KENT's FIGHT
General interest in the congressional
fight centers in the second district,
where William Kent, millionaire and
insurgent, is making a hot campaign
in his effort to defeat Duncan McKin-
lay, incumbent. for Republican in
The district is strongly
Republican and it is believed the
means election.
For lieutenant governor there are
five contestants, four Republicans and
one Democrat
The legislative situation is so in
volved that it would puzzle a sea law
yer to make a plausible prediction as
to the outcome of the primaries. There
are 20 senators and so assemblymen
to be elected. There are some 80 names
on the ballots for the 20 senatorial
jobs alone and the number of repre-
sentative aspirants is in like proper
tion.
In several districts the result of the
itself has seemed so certain
that no opposition is made to the can
didates of the party in control of that
particular field
During the last week of the primary
Curry will spend his time
in San Francisco and vicinity, making
a few side trips to nearby points.
Johnson will return from the south
tomorrow and will go to Sacramento
Tuesday. The remainder of the time
will be spent by him close to this
city
Alden Anderson will spend tomorrow
in Del Monte, Monterey, Pacific Grove
and Salinas, and will be here Tues
day afternoon. Oakland and vicinity