Amador ledger., 1910-07-15
CURRY HAS
FINE SHOW
Peoples Choice Bound
to Win, Point Out
Indications


of the tren of public opinion in a
political campaign. They are the last
to admit that the great body of voters
have done some thinking of their own
and that either man or a measure or
both have won the sympathies of the
public and with them victory. This
is the present condition in the race for
the republican nomination for COVER
nor. The politicians have discovered
at this late day, with the primary
election only few weeks away, that
Curry has a lead which cannot possibly
be overcome. He will receive the re.
publican nomination by an overwhelm-
ing vote. 1t is not unlikely that the
prediction of his friends, made months
ago, will be fulfilled and that he will
receive majority over all the other
candidates.
The reasons for this are not far to
seek. In this campaign man and a
measure have won. Curry's state
wide popularity, his tried fitness for
the office he seeks, his long critical
experience in the highest affairs of
state, his intimate knowledge of con-
ditions and needs throughout Cali
fornia and his sympathetic concern fer
an efficient, economical administration
of the state government have made
him the candidate of the rank and file
of the republican party. During his
long public career he has been identi-
fled with the policies and principles of
republicanism. His loyalty to republi-
can standards of political morality has
been absolute and in this campaign,
where the very existence of the re-
publican party in California is at
stake, Curry is the logical and only
candidate of the party. If reforms are
to be made in the policies of the re-
publican party they should be guided
by the friendly care of republican.
If republicans policies are to bear
their best fruit they must be nurtured
by republican and not by one who
boastingly outlaws himself from re-
publican authority.
In this emergency the republicans
of California have turned en- masse to
Curry. 1t is conceded on every hand
that Alden Anderson cannot win the
republican nomination. Every in
fuence that could be brought to bear
in his behalf has been exercised to no
purpose. In central California and in
the bay counties he is hopelessly out
of the running. Even his managers
confess this fact. In the south he is
practically unknown. Political and
financial pressure have been used for
him in vain. Coercion has been tried
but it shas failed. While Anderson
cannot win himself he nevertheless
possesses a negative power in the
great struggle. If he is kept in the
race he will work certain injury to
Curry by deceiving some republicans
who are loyal to their party.
This has given the hackers of John
son some hope and they are doing their
utmost to create an impression that
Anderson is a factor in the fight. This
deception has imposed upon very few
republicans but it is San Francisco.
The managers of Alden Anderson s
campaign are resorting to measures
which have aroused the deepest resent
ment throughout California. The
manipulators, who are handling the
canvass of the bank superintendent,
have trespassed too far upon public
patience and protest against .unwar-
ranted coercion in his behalf is wide
spread. 1t is significant that the rail
road politicians are directing their at
tack upon the friends of Curry and
thus far they failed lamentably in
their purpose either to frighten or
threaten the men who have devoted
to Curry cause.
1t was the first boast of the Ander-
son campaigners that as soon as they
gave the word desertions from the
Curry camp would follow quickly. The
word was given not once but many
times but the Curry men were stead
fast. The railroad messengers could
not understand this. The machine
lash had lost its sting. Something
more imperative than requests was
necessary and the Anderson politicians
were not slow to adopt more drastic
measures.
In some cases they caused the dis
nissal of state and municipal en-
ployees who refused to take Anderson
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