The San Francisco call., 1910-10-14
RELL REPLIES BY
ASKING QUESTIONS
Democratic Candidate Calls Upon
Johnson to Tell About
Graft Prosecution
Spellacy Accompanies Bourbon
Standard Bearer in Tour of
Napa and S0lan0
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

VALLEJO, Oct. 13.-Theodore Bell,
democratic nominee for governor, in
his speeches in Napa county today and
in Vallejo tonight, replied to the ques-
tion of his opponent. Hiram Johnson,
as to where he stood four years ago
on the graft question In San Francisco,
by proposing several questions in turn
to Johnson, as follows:
When were you retained as a special prosecutor
in the San Francisco graft cases
BY whom were you retained aud how much
were you paid7
When was the first indictment returned against
Ruef or Schnitz?
Did you know that Ruef served one Of the
campaign committee having Gilletts fight in
charge until the end Of the campaign?
If you knew this and fighting Ruef In
San Francisco. why didn't you fight him In the
state?
Is it not fact that your prosecution of Ruef
and Schmttz professional matter for hire
Do you think that it was within my province
to interfere at that stage when Mr. Langdon,
the district attorney and sworn OFFICER OF tne
law, had time to campaign the state as pout-
ical candidate?
BELL BEGAN CONTROVERSY
The present controversy between Bell
and Johnson regarding the graft
prosecution was precipitated by Bells
repeated charge that johnson was try
ing to steal his issue-the fight against
the interests-although he was silent
on the matter four years ago, when
Bell made his campaign for governor
on the same issue In his speech last
night in Roseville Johnson replied to
Bells challenge by asking where Bell
stood in the graft prosecution four
years ago.
This has been busy day for Bell,
as he has been campaigning through
Napa and Solano counties, where he
lived nearly all his life. After a nights
county Bell began a tour Of Napa
county with Timothy Spellacy, the can
didate for lieutenant governor.
From Napa to Calistoga the candi-
dates were escorted by Frank NJ. Silva,
chairman of the Napa county central
committee; Harry N Buncle. secretary
of the committee; George F. Gardner,
and James A Daily Two hundred
Calistogans gathered for meeting at
II o'clock.
The next meeting was held at st.
Helena at l o'clock in Turner hall.
DR.. D. E. Osborne, a prudent repub-
lican, presented Bell at this meeting
and explained at length why he
thought Bell should be elected COVER
nor. Charles Edward Bell. father of
the nominee. was also on the stage at
this gathering. Bells address was fire.
quently interrupted by applause from
the 900 persons in the hall.
TALK TO VETERANS
Bell and SpelIacy We're presented to
the 500 men in the Veterans home at
Yountville by General John Sheehan.
F. r. Starke of the Vallejo Times, chair
man of the Solano county central COM
mittee. escorted the party from Yount-
vile to this city.
The Farragut theater was too small
to accommodate the throng that gath
cred here tonight to hear Bell and
Spellacy. Nine hundred persons crowd
ed into the hall, while more than that
number was unable to gain admittance.
A special on the electric line brought
200 from Napa tonight, while a special
train from Suisun brought slightly
larger number from Suisun, Vacaville,
Cordelia, Rio Vista and other towns of
the county. The republican Bell club
of this city, which is composed of about
20 first voters, escorted the excursion
lists from the North Vallejo station to
the theater. j. B. McCauley, candidate
for the assembly, was the chairman of
tonight's meeting
Bell and party will motor tomorrow
to Woodland, holding meetings as fol-
lows: Cordelia, 10 a. M; Suisun, u
noon; Vacavile. 2:30: Dixon, 4; Winters.
3 and Woodland. $40.