The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
Popular Interest Narrowed

National interest is centered in the
California congressional contests to-
day. Todays congressional polls in
California mean more to the progress
i've movement than the struggle to
humiliate Roosevelt in New York.
The farseeing eastern republican pol
iticians' interest is centered in the sec
ond and fifth California districts. just
as the southern democratic politicians
interest is centered in the fourth Cali
fornia district.
That California will return a solid re-
publican delegation few democrats pre-
tend to doubt and the most pessimistic
of the national forecasts OF democratic
control of the next house credit Califor-
MIA with eight republicans
INTEREST IN CALIFORNIA
Outside of California and. the ranks
of the politicians the nations first in
terest in the California situation
touches the campaigns of Congressman
e. A Hayes in the first district and
William Kent in the second. Upon the
triumphant reelection Of Hayes and the
success of Kent the eastern progress
ives depend for national demonstration
of their contention that the west stands
for the new order of things in govern
ment and in party management.
Clifford Pinchot came to California to
assist Kent in his primary fight. Roose-
Welt could not participate in the prf-
mary fight, but took an active interest
in Kent's fight Immediately after the
primaries.
HERRIN AGAINS THAYES
Congressman E. A. Hayes, from the
fifth district, made himself a national
figure as a leader of the fight against
Cannonism and the Cannon rules COM
mittee. His primary victory was Qurce
by Kent in the second district.
The fifth district is compact and the
entire weight OF the Herrln maC1.n5
and every reactionary interest CENTER
ing in San Francisco was brought to
bear on the congressman VINO had given
defiance and successful baTTIe 10 T-5
very idol of the national machine.
Hayes is accustomed to big general
election majorities. but It is generaIy
conceded that his 1910 vote will be the
largest he has ever received.
KAHN AND NEEDHAM WANTED
Ca1ifornia's first selfish concern lies.
of course, in the fourth district. and
the reelection Of Congressman Julius
Kahn, father of San Francisco Panama
Pacific exposition bill pending in con-
gress. The entire southern democracy
committed to New Orleans pretensions
to the Panama-Pacific exposition is in
tensely interested in the defeat Of Kahn
and San Francisco-in his success, which
seems assured.
California's next interest lies in the
sixth district, represented by Congress
man J. c. Needham, successful veteran
and member of the committee on ways
and means, who has long been the Pa
cific coasts most important representa-
tive.
1t is not conceded that Needham has
anything like serious opposition. He
Stockton, a clean man, but the sixth
district is not likely to exchange vet
eran member of the committee on ways
and means for a democrat.
OPPOSITION HARDLY SERIOUS
In the first district Congressman W.
F. Englebright is opposed by Judge
John r. Raker of Modoc county, for
merly vice chairman of the democratic
state central committee. That opposi-
tion is picturesque rather than serious
In the third district Congressman
Knowland won both the republican and
democratic nominations by default, and
his only opposition is presented by
Miller, the socialist and Christian pro-
hibitionist.
eighth will probably go back with the
reer. His honesty none questions and
he has the respect of those who op-
posed some of the governmental poll
is William c. Irving, substituted for
the race as a democrat after falling