The San Francisco call., 1910-07-06
Mining MAN IS
CANDIDATE FOR
Second PLACE
Wealthy Los Angeles Promoter
Enters Fight Well Backed
but Unann0unced
Will Have Much of Curry's
Strength and Throw Many
Votes to the Latter


promoter. and as the man who made
a success OF the Los Angeles aviation
meet, is the newest candidate for the
republican nomination for lieutenant
governor. Ferris candidacy is TO be
formally announced today through the
filing OF nominating petitions in a
dozen counties.
once more the political situation has
been thrown into turmoil by the en-
trance Of en- unexpected and disturbing
factor. Ferris comes into the fight
totally unannounced and with an as
sured backing that is bound TO upset
an calculations concerning the running
for the Office OF lieutenant governor
Moreover. his appearance as e candi-
date is likely 10 have a decided effect
upon the contest for the gubernatorial
nomination
CANDIDACY 4 SURPRISE
The preliminaries in Ferris behalf
have been conducted so quietly that
his name has never previously come
before the public as q political posi-
bllIty, and the announcement today of
MS candidacy for the second place on
the republican ticket will come as a big
surprise in a good many campaign
headquarters. For several weeks his
friends haFe been bringing pressure TO
pear 10 secure his consent TO ma lxe the
race, but il was only few days ago
mat ne gave grudging assent and the
question was settled finally.
Ferris has been in the east. but is
expected IN Los Angeles today. In the
meantime hh petitions have been
printed ana quietly circulated in sew
eral Of the southern counties and in
iour OF the counties about San Fran
cisco bay This is the last dav accord
ing -r11e .F
lrars Office, on which nominating pc
uuons Tor state Offices may be filed,
and the same rule holds good in most
Of the other counties. With the little
time at their disposal, Ferris hackers
nave made no attempt to secure more
tnan the minimum number Of sigma
lures necessary to put Ferris name
on the ballot at the primary election.
and have only gone into a few coun-
les- They have been successful how
ever, and the petitions are all in shape
10 be filed FOR verification today.
SECURE SIGNATURES HERE
Most Of the nominating petitions
for Ferris have been secured in Los
Angeles and the surrounding coun-
ties, where Ferris is best known but
the necessary signatures have also
been taken in San Francisco, Alameda.
Marin and san Mateo counties. and
these petitions are TO be filed this
morning
Ferris comes into the fight as in in
dependent candidate, but with indica-
lions of stronger support than is pos
sessed by any other candidate in the
field. Undoubtedly. he viii have much
of the strength of Charles Z. Curry,
candidate for governor, and incident
ally is likely to reciprocate by turn
ing a good many votes to Curry Not
only viii Ferris have this backing, but
he ought also 10 draw largely upon the
Lincoln Roosevelt league voters who
are dissatisfied with A. J. Wallace and
upon the regular machine sympathiz-
ers who are unwilling to accept Bert
Farmer.
That neither Wallace. who has the
Lincoln Roosevelt league Endorsement
nor Farmer who is the out and out
machine candidate, is capable of carry
ing the full strength OF the particular
element which he represents has been
admitted generally ever since their can
didacies were announced Robert I.
Beardslee, former speaker Of the as
sembly, who is also out for the place
has not developed enough strength to
put him in the front rank for the nom
instion. AS matters stand, therefore
Ferris appearance on the scene of ac-
ton puts new life into the fight and
ought to be productive Of some inter
esting developments.
CURRY GAINING STEADILY
At the Curry headquarters it was
announced yesterday that q dozen pa
pers throughout the state had swung
70 his support during the last week
and that he has been gaining steadily
in every direction. Curry is in Sacra-
mento al present. but is expected in
San Francisco within the next day or
two.
The first. real bona fide offer Of
wager on the outcome of the primary
election for governor came TO light yes
terday- r. E. Baines. the Mission street
cry goods merchant. announced that he
had $1,000 to bet that Hiram johnson
would get 5000 more votes in San
Francisco than Alden Anderson.
Nat Ellerys managers announced
yesterday that all the Ellery nominat-
ing petitions had been flied with the
secretary Of state and the fee paid
Ellery also has answered the letter of
the state central committee asking the
various candidates to pledge them
selves TO support whatever party nom
inees may be chosen al the primaries
Ellery wrote that he would do so. An
derson and Ellery are the only two
gubernstorial candidates from whom
replies 10 this request have been re-
ceived up TO the present time
CONTINUE ATTACKS
Continuing their attacks upon the
other candidates. Ellery's managers
yesterday issued the following state
ment from the local headquarters:
J. J. Mccarthy, who returned
yesterday after a four days trip
to Sacramento, believes the fight
now in Sacramento county viii be
between Ellery and Johnson. The
Ellery meeting at Sacramento sat
urdaN night was a grand success.
The Johnson forces are now so
afraid of Ellery that two shorthand
reporters, Joe +. Pipher and Fred
Ducen Of Sacramento were en-
gagged 10 take down EIlery's
speech. It is believed by McCar-
thy that these men were hired by
one Victor l. Hatfield, better
known as Vic Hatfield. who, it is
reported around Sacramento, is
connected with the concentration
camp. better known as the bull
pen" This no doubt shows that
Johnson is misrepresenting himself
as q reformer 10 the republican
voters of this stale.
Mccarthy claims that Curry's
friends in Sacramento are much
afraid OF his fight at the present
time. and says that it doesn't look
as good as a month ago.
Anderson is~very little heard Of
there now and many people say
that the Ellery meeting took far
better than his, and Anderson, they
believe. viii meet defeat at the
polls in the August primaries. as
he has shown no strength in his
tour, and IL is reported around Sac
rGmentO that he only intends to