The San Francisco call., 1910-10-20
THEODORE BELL
RESENTS CHARGES
Bourbon Nominee Attacks AlIe-
cations That He Is Her
rims Candidate
Explains Reasons for Putting
Question to Johnson on
Graft Prosecution
TSteeiol Dispotch 10 The CALI

MARYSvILLE, Oct. 19.-Theodore A.
Bell, the democratic nominee for gov
ernor, in his speeches today resented
the charges of his opponent, Hiram
Johnson, that Bell was the Southern
Pacific candidate for governor and that
he was the political bedfellow of w.
F. Herrin. Jere Burke, George Hatton
Walter Parker, Patrick Calhoun and
George A. knight. He also explained
his reason for putting the question
relative to the action of Johnson in
quitting the graft prosecution and de-
Tending J. Dalzell Brown.
"They had harmony banquet in
San Francisco few days ago. said
Belle and sent invitations to George
A. Knight and Governor James N Gill
lett knight sent letter to the COM
nittee saying he would not vote for
Johnson. but Gillett went and was
embr:, ced by Johnson. Because knight
would not go, it was said that he was
for Bell, and so Bell was the tool of
Herrin because knight had spoken for
Gillett, the railroad candidate for gov
ernor, four years ago. Knight was
condemned because he did not go to
the banquet and Gillett was loved to
death because he did go.
SECURES ADMISSION
Il objected to Johnson parading
himself as patriot for prosecuting
the graft cases in San Francisco.
wanted him to admit that he was
serving for hire. and he has admitted
it. 7 don't object to his prosecuting as
a paid attorney. but i do protest when
he tries to pose as patriot because of
such service
The meeting in the new Marysville
i-~l,+
political demonstrations ever held in
the city. The theater, with capacity
of LOO, was filed to overfowing and
large numbers were turned away.
Large crowds of boys paraded the
streets with cowbells and kept up the
din until after the close of the meet
ing.
There is an amusing story back of
the abundance of cowbeus The local
committee sent out word to the boys
of Marysville that they would be sup
piled with bells and fishhorns pro-
vided that the noise makers were re-
turned tomorrow. The names of the
boys were taken AS they were sup
piled. The crowds of boys surged
arounds the theater and made such a
disturbance. with the bells that it was
frequently impossible to hear the
speakers, 1t remains to be seen
whether the boys return the bells to-
morrow or not.
HAD HARD DAY
Bell and party have had a hard day
of it and are tonight thoroughly IA
tigued. a S result rof, the hard work
of the campaign. They were up at
$3.50 o'clock this morning to transfer
from the southbound train from Sisson
to the one traversing the east side of
the Sacramento valley. At 6:25 they
arrived in Chico .and spoke. to<an au-
dience of 500 in the Majestic theater at
g o'clock. City Trustee c. f. Reynolds
presided at the meeting. General j.
w. B. Montgomery, George Davis and
l.. P. Olker served as a reception COM
mittee. After the Chico meeting the
party proceeded to Orovil1e in auto
mobiles. and 800 persons in front of
the courthouse were addressed by
Bell. Spellacy and Judge II. c. Gesford.
W., f. Duncan Jr was chairman of the
meeting and Major A. S. Jones was
chairman of the reception committee.
During the afternoon speeches were
made to fairly good sized audiences
at Biggs, Live Oak and Gridley. Daniel
and Walter Bryan escorted the party
In their automobiles through Sutter
Butte and Yuba counties. Judge E.
p. Mcdaniel presided at tonights meet
ing. The candidates will speak tomor-
row in Wheatland, Lincoln, Roseville
Colfax, Nevada City and Grass Valley.