The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-20
GARLAND Being
MEASURED FOR
SENATE TOGA
Machine Leaders Think He'll
Look Well in Robe of Their
Selection
Walter Parker and Anderson
Discuss B. L. Farmer for
Lieutenant Governor
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH


That Bert L. Farmer of Los Angeles
was the probable candidate for lieuten-
ant governor and w. II. Garland the
senatorial possibility were the tips
given to the organization leaders who
assembled Yesterday for conference
with Walter Parker and Alden Ander-
son.
The high council Itself did not come
Of Open court was held at the cabi-
net table at the Palace, but the real
walled in talk was postponed until to-
day. when only few of the mightiest
viii be declared in on the planning
Parker. acting Governor Warren
Porter and Johnnie Mackenzie went to
San Jose last night Parker and Mac
kenzie viii return this morning. So
Ear as the question Of candidates is
concerned the conference today may be
expected TO so no farther than reports
from Parker and Anderson.
Bert Farmer the probable candidate
Tor lieutenant governor, is said by the
southern politicians to be the candi-
derstood that Farmer is not being
pushed into the race of the machine
men. Never be it said. But if he be-
comes a candidate as the result of any
other influence the machine will not
hamper his efforts TO beat a. J. Wal
lace.
This is the way the organization
men explain the probable candidacy Of
Farmer. Wallace, they say. was chair
man Of a state division meeting at
which Works and other divisionists
aired their views. 1t is not charged
that Wallace reduced his views to
writing or prepared them for publica-
tion. Works is the literary candidate.
In any event the Native Sons are op
posed to state division. That is the
assigned reason for the opposition Of
some Of their grand officers to Works
and Wallace. 1t is said that the Ma
tive sons opposition TO Wallace finally
took on the complexion of a hunt for
native son candidate for governor.
Farmer is the man. If he accepts the
invita- ton Of his own order TO make the
race he viii be given the support of
the organization.
FROM Los ANGELES
Billy" Garland, the senatorial pos
sibility, young and hailing from Los
Angeles. is in the real estate business.
He is in. the east now with the Pan
anna Pacific exposition boosters. In
his absence his candidacy is urged by
the men and interests who urged the
candidacy Of Willis Booth
The San Francisco machine men who
were Iowneast over Booths refusal 10
make the race after they believed It
had al been settled are cheered up over
the possibility Of Garlands candidacy.
They say they can make a big fight for
Garland in San Francisco and the
north because Of his activity on behalf
Of San Francisco at the Santa Barbara
worlds fair conference.
The coming of Parker and the return
of Anderson from Los Angeles drew
out a respondent representation of the
machine leaders. Not all Of them sat
down TO lunch and the presence of Hat
ton and Fisk resulted in making the
comet the all absorbing topic Of table
conversation.
Among the Anderson leaders who re-
ported at the Palace were Walter Par
ker, John c. Lynch, Leon Dennery,
Johnnie Mackenzie, acting Governor
Warren r. Porter. Luther Brown and
.Iere Burke.
The advent Of Parker ana the atti-
tude Of the men around him served IN
a large degree to put a soft pedal on
the talk about permitting Works to
carry the senatorial primaries by de-
fault and having the legislature turn
him down for Flint or some one else
who had not been before the people as
primary candidate.
The men who figure most prominently
ia the management Of the machines
affairs all declare that the Organiza-
ton viii be behind an affirmative can
didate against Works at the primary
election That it VIII he Garland is
the present opinion OF many of them.
II Garland like Booth. decides that he
wants none OF the fighting. another
candidate viii be brought out In time
20 complete his petition.
CURRY IN TOWN
Curry was around town yesterday. He
declared that he did not mix politics
with his visit TO Ukiah, where he went
as a delegate to the convention of the
Eagles. OF his campaign he said:
The opposition is endeavoring to
force my supporters away from me. I
have not discovered that it IS meeting
with marked success. My fight is
growing. I am content and I am at
tending TO my own business. 1 am
making a fight for the republican
nomination for governor I am not
mixing into their fights nor making
combinations with candidates for other
offices. I am not attempting to make
tickets for the republicans of Cali
tornia- ! am asking them to nominate
ne for governor I am confident that
they viii nominate me. That is my
fight Unless ] find that candidates for
other Offices are using their candidates.
against mine I shall not attempt to
Interfere with them
The twentieth senatorial district bids
lair TO develop a cross purpose fight in
Inc machine ranks. Jere Burke. the
secondary mogul OF the machine. is for
Tom Kennedy. the democratic incum-
bent Just for that ii has been given
5ut cold TO the republicans Of the dis
trict that the city administration is for
Kennedy and that any republican who
starts does so at his own peril The
machine republicans in the district in
sist on having one more guess They
are out for Eddie Bryant and insist that
hey viii not lie down.
The republican county committeeman
u the thirty-third district waited upon
-leve Dam to secure his authorization
- Bryants candidacy. They were told
hat there was nothing doing for
BRYANT and that the mayor was for
Kennedy. They were also told to re-
urn after a while. They have not made
a second call and they insist that they
are going to fight it out with Bryant