The San Francisco call., 1910-03-10
MACHINE LOOKS
FOR FLINT TO
RUN ONCE MORE
Governor GiIIett Declares That
He Is Not Volunteer Cam
didate for Senate
Hiram Johnson Goes South on
Handshaking Trip as League
Candidate
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

r ant decided 10 MllnuIdN ms oO4SA VI
but emphatic and formal refusal to
seek election to the American house
Of lords? Machine men. whose opin-
ions are usually something more than
mere guesses, were ready yesterday to
answer that question-affirmative
Persuasion Of the coy Flint was
ascribed as the reason for Justice Hen
shaw's eastern trip. The duration OF
the judges tour eliminated the pleas
ure jaunt idea. II might have been
described as a hurried trip. Coinci-
dent with Justice HenshaWs return II
was persistently rumored that Flint
had recanted. and Mott Flint, the sena-
tors brother and representative, ap-
peared above the local horizon.
Motley Flint had several chats with
the political big wigs gathered in the
hotel lobbies and then reported at the
Flood building for a talk that might
be considered as counting for some
thing If il were a political talk. After
Flint saw Herrin on Tuesday the poll
tfcians who had been amazed by his
senator brothers refusal TO run again
smiled and assured themselves that il
was all mistake after all.
GILLETT DECLARES LOYALTY
Governor GiIIett denied last night
t6at he was a volunteer candidate foI
Flint's Job and reiterated his declara-
tion Of loyalty 10 that candidate for
the senate who should be the agreed
choice Of the southern California re-
publicans
I am in no sense a candidate for
Senator Flint's seat in congress- said
Governor Gillett." have heard a
rumor TO the effect that Senator Flint
had decided to run again. I have no
definite information on that score. !
have also heard il rumored that the
Los Angeles republicans. or some of
them. were considering asking me to
enter the field as a. candidate / have
had some letters referring TO that, but
I have really paid no attention to them.
Il was asked yesterday if I had
heard the Tumor concerning myself
and if ! would run if the Los Angeles
people asked me to go in for them. l
said that I had heard the rumor.
also said that the republicans of south
ern California had been good to me
and that if they asked me to run
after finding that they We're unable TO
agree upon a southern California can
didate ] would do il. There is nothing
in the idea that I am candidate or
that 1 expect the southern California
republicans 10 ask me to run
JOHNSoN'S CAMPAIGN BEGINS
The difficulties of the Los Angeles
Lincoln Roosevelt leaguers are not to
postpone further the leagues fight for
the head OF it's ticket Johnson's cam
paign begins in earnest today.
Johnson himself will leave tonight
for tour Of southern California and
state Orga nizer Max KuhI starts this
morning upon the first northern or
sanizatfOn trip. The local executive
committee representing the municipal
league OF republican clubs is expected
10 complete its plans this week and
the leaguers in Alameda county are
ready for business
JOhnson's southern tour will be
started in Los Angeles. It will con-
sume 10 days and is expected TO en-
brace all the principal points south of
The Tehachapi. Unless Johnson's plans
arc changed after he reaches Los An
geles his first southern trip viii not be
Z stump campaign. The rallies, red
fire and oratory will come later.
johnson will undoubtedly make a few
speeches. but the tour inaugurated to-
6av IS designed as a handshaking trip.
which viii enable Johnson 10 meet a
large number of persons. including
many not actively interested in poll
tics.
SOUTHERN LEAGUERS WORRIED
Some Of the southern leaguers are
worried by the fear that Stanton will
cut into the leagues vote in Los An
geles and the south generally. They
believe that the waVering brethren can
be stifened up in the faith if they are
given an opportunity TO meet Johnson.
They. with leaguers generally, have un-
limited confidence in the vote getting
powers of Johnsons magnetic person
ality.
KuhTs trip will embrace Santa
n. 81
Healdsburg. At each of these places
there is a good ground work for well
equipped Lincoln Roosevelt club and
KUhl believes that a 10 day trip will
result in establishing both skirmish
and battle lines.
The leaguers are in great spirits
over the result Of their first night
work in Berkeley. At the first pre-
cinct registration meeting held in the
university town the leaguers secured
250 signatures TO the Johnson petition
as against an estimated so for Curry.
They are all in the dark about the
southern California situation. which for
the time being is all of their situation
The expected notice that the Los An
geles leaguers had Strengthened out
their tangled skein and satisfied Judge
Works. has not m2teriaIized
FORECAST Is JUSTIFIED
nat J. w lIlnSCOll OF santa Cruz
Will get the leagues Endorsement for
superintendent of instruction as fore
casted by The Call, seems to be no
longer open TO question. The onlv
other name under consideration by the
leagues committee was that of Princi-
pal Francis Of the Los Angeles polv-
technic high school 1t develops now
that the Los Angeles leaguers want ia
run Francis for the berth of superin-
tendent of the Los Angeles city schools
Alden Anderson's campaign in San
Francisco is under way There are
few surface indications. but the bie
machine men have been passing the
word to those who have remained
faithful and the field lines are being
drawn. Anderson's verifcation depu-
Ties at the registrars Office got a run
for their money Tuesday and some
thing better than one out of three of
a total OF about 300 signatures which
were divided between Anderson and
Curry.
The first big noise for Anderson is
TO be made next week, when it is hoped
10 launch big businessmens club
Hiram johnson Endorsed
Hiram w. johnson was unanimously