Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-27

Theodore A. Bell, Democratic nomi-
nee Tor governor; Timothy SpeIlacy,
Democratic nominee for lieutenant
governor, and a corps of newspaper
correspondents representing several of
the big daily newspapers of the north,
arrived in Los Angeles at o'clock
yesterday morning and were met on
thelr arrival by a large number of
Democrats and Republicans. with
several of whom the two state STAN
dard-bearers Immediately advised con-
cernlng the local political situation.
MIR. Spellacy went Immediately to his
| offices IN the Citizens National Bank
building where he passed the after
noon besieged by visitors and endeav-
oring to wade through a vast amount
| OF personal business and correspon-
| dence that had accumulated during
his three weeks absence. Mr.. Spell
lacy appeared to be in the most op-
| timistical mood.
This election is going to be the
biggest surprise that California has
| ever witnessed" lie said. BELL will
come to the Tehachapi with 10000 pIur-
| al1ty, If not more. San Bernardino.
Riverside and San Diego counties are
| absolutely safe. Eou know more about
Los Angeles county perhaps than I
DO because I have been away for a
few weeks but if conditions are even
one-half so favorable as they are re-
ported, Mr. Johnson's plurality will not
| exceed 5000 votes, If, indeed, Mr., Bell
| does not carry it.
People may think that 1 am overly
enthusiastic or hypnotized, but having
Travelled up and down the state. meet
| ing thousands upon thousands of peo-
| pie, l want to say to you the election
0f Mr.. Bell is absolutely assured. The
campaign of abuse, Misrepresentation,
| slander and vilification INDUCED in by
Hiram johnson has made many thou
sands Of votes for Mr.. Bell"
ADDRESSES STUDENTS
Mr.. Bells speech before the 1000 stu
dents of the Polytechnic high school
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, was
not in the nature of a political. or
partisan address, but dealt largely
with the present educational system.
its urgent needs and benefits. He also
| spoke on the advantages Of a thorough
education, and told of his own boy
hood struggles, when, working with
| his father in the field, he had often
paused to rest upon the handles of his
plow and gaze into the future, yearn-
| ing in his youthful way for the ad-
vantaGes that a college aducation
would afford him, so that he might go
out into the world and more success
fully combat with it.
But 1 had never looked into a coll
| lege door," he said, "even up to the
time that I was elected district at
torney of Napa county.
San education is almost invaluable,
but greater than education, and more
| to be desired than fame, power or
firm corner stone on which the sue
cessful structure must be built. Honor,
integrity, loyalty to ideals, a living
conscience, the fearlessness = 4a-s
and to do which we know is ig1t and
just, even though we meet aith i'm
measurable opposition"
Mr.. Bells speech was loudly Ep-
plauded by the students of P0lyteohs
mic, who gave him unusually rro-
| found attention and seemed to listen
eagerly to every word of 1t.
Mr.. Bell was given most ntnusi So.
| tic reception at South Pasadena. yhera
he spoke for about a half an hour lest
night. He made 1t quite clear that
| he had given his opponent crsdiL.
You may rest assured" he sal6.
that there viii be no William g Eer-
rim or political bureau of the South
! ern Pacific or any other corporE ION
in the government of California Il Z
am elected governor. have my rec
ord to back up my promise. I ask
you, has my aopon"~+?
REFERS TO HERRIN
| 'IHero Will DS no William fs Her.
rim to tap legislators and governor on
the shoulder and place his men in
| judicial positions. Hiram Johnson
! knows that am sincere and I de-
cline to reply to him by any insinua-
tion tending to discredit his reputa-
ton for honesty. He Is trying to
| blacken my reputation, and make 1t
appear that 1 have deserted the fight
of lifetime.
"If I cannot win the governorship
| in a manly, decent manner, I don't
want the job. I ask you to remem-
Der that four years ago went out as
a volunteer and spent my own money
fighting Ruef and Schmidt and all
their gang. I received no fee. MY
patriotism was not measured by the
size of a Zee.
"At midnight, on September Is. Just
before I started out on this terrific
campaign, I called around me at head
quarters in San Francisco all the men