The San Francisco call., 1910-01-08
DEMOCRATS SEE
VICTORY AHEAD
NOVEMBER NEXT
Seth Mann Wants Railroad
Rates Amendment Sub
mitted to People
Senator Miller Comes Hot Foot
to the Defense of the Cali
fOrnia Bench

Angeles made short talks. Gibbon dis
cussing the operation of the initiative.
the referendum and the recall in Los
Angeles.
Thomas Gibbon. w. A Shepard
Senator James Holohan. Senator f. o.
Miller. Assemblyman l.. W. Juillard
and Senator j. B. Sanford, constituting
the committee to draft a letter to the
people of the state setting forth the
legislative work of the democrats. re-
ported that the report had been drafted
for submission today. The report is
bit of democratic legislative history
following along the lines of Senator
Sanfords report.
DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER
The committee on establishing
democratic newspaper Will submit
report today A visit was made yester-
day BY the committee to the offices OF
the new paper The plant is being in
stalled and publication viii be begun
in about six weeks when the presses
will have arrived from the east and
been set up. Arrangements have been
made for the Publishers Press news
service. Fairly good results have been
had in securing subscriptions.
The committee of three on securing
correspondent to supply the demo-
the legislature reported progress, say
ing that it did not feel ready to take
any definite action at this time.
Los ANGELES BOOSTERS
Los Angeles boosters are planning to
upset present plans and have the selec-
ton of the democratic state ticket de-
ferred until a conference is held in
Los Angeles in May. There is strong
sentiment in favor of deciding on the
standard bearer for governor at the
meeting today and the possible selec-
tion of a few more men for places on
the ticket Should a postponement be
secured until May. when the Los An
ge1es men are planning for the confer
ence in their city, several changes In
the slate may result
PROGRAM FOR TODAY
The adoption of resolutions, the
reading of papers on important ques-
tions and the Jackson day banquet at
the Argonaut hotel are the features
of today's session of the democratic
state central committee. During the
day the papers will be read as fol-
lows:
Policy of California Democracy"
Theodore A Bell; discussion led by
Edward White.
Railroads, Their Relation to Our
Prosperity" Joseph A. Call, Los Ange-
les discussion led by Seth Mann
.1pcome Tax and Central Bank
James d. Phelan; discussion led by
Judge d. K. Trask.
California and the Tariff" Thomas
E. Gibbon; discussion led by Senator
G. W. Cartwright.
Benefits and Methods of Organiza-
ton" special committee; discussion led
by viii Duncan.
How to Organize a County" Ben
Maddox; discussion led by John Barne-
berg
The committee on resolutions will
report in the afternoon. and it is ex-
pected that there will be much discus
sion of the committees work.
BANQUET THIS EVENING
About 200 democrats will be present
at the banquet which win begin at
7:3O this evening. d. W. Carmichael
of Sacramento is to be the toastmas-
ter and speeches will be made by prom
inent members of the party. NJ. j.
nigans quartet will add entertainment
to the program.
Those democrats who gathered at
the Argonaut hotel yesterday morning
to participate in the early delibera-
tions of the conference of legislators
and editors were the guests of James
d. Phelan at luncheon in the TAFT
Zinkand cafe. About Is were present
at the informal affair. There were no
speeches, as the luncheon had to be
rushed to make it possible for those
present to be on hand at the opening
of the afternoon session at 2 o'clock
in the colonial ballroom Of the st.
Francis hotel.