Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-20
All the Latest News and Notes in the Realm of Politics
FINDS BELL SENTIMENT
STRONG IN SAN DIEGO
F. L. Dwyer Tells of Conditions
That Point to Victory
for Democracy

Fred l.. Dwyer, Democratic nominee
for county auditor, returned late yes
terday from q weeks sojourn in San
Diego, reporting that the southern city
is making big preparations for the
arrival of Theodore A. Bell, the Demo-
cratic nominee for governor, who is
scheduled to speak there next Monday
morning at 8:3C o'clock.
"The San Diegans do not relish the
idea of Mr.. Bell making such a short
visit, however" said Mr. Dwyer, "and
are urging that some arrangement be
made whereby he can visit San Diego
over night and address a mass meet
/ explained to them as best 1 could that
the pending trip there will be similar
to those to other parts of the state,
inasmuch as l understand Mr.. Bell is
going to make a whirlwind tour of the
entire southland during the first itin-
erary, and is to follow this up later in
the campaign with longer tour,
which will permit him to address mass
meetings in nearly all of the larger
towns. on this trip the San Diego
people are anxious that he stay at
least two days there.
my visit in San Diego was a revela-
ton to me of the wonderful change in
sentiment that has taken place up and
down the state in the last few weeks.
Everywhere l went there was nothing
but Bell talk Bell for governor is the
slogan of everyone 1 met, and no one
seems to have any doubt that the re-
suits of the recent primary election
insure the success of a large portion OF
the Democratic ticket throughout the
state.
REPUBLICANS BOOST BELL
what surprised me mostly, 1 think,
was the fact that nine out of ten of the
Republicans 1 met are boosting Bell
about as vigorously as the Democrats,
and they have no hesitancy in con-
Tossing that they want to elect Bell in
order to defeat Johnson and put down
the so-called wave of insurgency
which the old line Republicans believe
will control the national party, disrupt
the old organization and upset the
established order of things If not nlpped
in the bud Immediately.
"In Northern California, I am IN
formed by Republicans who have just
returned from there, the 6. o. y. is sore
to the marrow because a Los Angeles
man has been appointed head OF the
state central committee. and they are
equally sore over the fact that North
ern California has been denied its usual
representation on the state committee.
The fact that the insurgent leaders
have announced their intention Oh
Withholding patronage from the ma
chine men has also served to incense
them. ,a
"Mr. Bells tour of the southern END
of the state promises to have wonder
full effect on the present situation, ana
it is useless to say that it will con-
siderably enhance the present condi-
tions and increase the Democratic
boom.
"Down in san Diego the old line Re-
nubIicans are winking their weather
eve significantly and nudging one an
other in the spare ribs, saying, slyly,
remember the Naturalization, ana
vote for Bell
"All our candidates should hew to the
line letting the chips fall where they
NAV. and the votes come from what
ever source the circumstances may senu
them. The support of the machine Is
no reflection on the Democracy, ana
does not bind the Democracy to tne
g p. If they wish to strike, the IN
-,,,.1,a,,+s over Democratic shoulders,
the democrats are not to blame.
Anyway, we will all JON IN VIII VIII
three cheers for Theodore Bell, the next
governor of California"