The San Francisco call., 1910-03-22
BLOWS AIMED
At MILLER STIR
Up DEMOCRACY
Bell Repudiates ALI Personal Re-
spOnsibility for Work of
His Supporters
Tim SpeIIacy, Oil Magnate, Is
Kicking Up GubernatOriaI
Fuss in Los Angeles
BY GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

ne puDlcltN given TO the attacks
made upon Senator e. O. Miller of
Nisalia by the friends of Theodore a.
Bell has stirred up a hornets nest in
democracy and caused Bell TO repudi-
ate. all personal responsibility for the
work Of his enthusiastic supporters.
The attacks on Miller were first
made prior TO the state conference held
in this city, when Miller's name was
first prominently mentioned as a pos
sible candidate for the democratic
nomination for governor.
Miller had been the big man of DEM
ocracy in the preceding legislature.
In fact. it would be no exaggeration to
say that he had. been the big man of
The 1909 senate. The fact that he was
accepted by the young reform repub-
ncan senators as one of their leaders
and most valued advisers is illumina-
tive Of his standing in the upper house
of the legislature.
AT the state conference in this city
Miller said that he was in no active
sense a candidate and that he did not
care enough about a nomination for
governor to fight for it. That state
ment did not satisfy the democrats
who feared that Miller might be in
ouced 10 change his mind.
BELL REPUDIATEs STORY
Miller's individual assailants were
Joined by some Of the newspapers the
latter using the reciprocal demurra ge
law, which Miller passed after fighting
four years, as means to justify their
contention that Miller was a Southern
Pacific candidate
When The Call first gave general
publicity 10 the attacks made on Miller
by the Bell partisans Bell wired Nor
ley Maddox of Visalia that the story
was without foundation, shameful
disgraceful; that neither he nor his
friends were in any way responsible
and that the whole thing was designed
by party enemies to sow discord in the
ranks OF democracy.
Bell was not prepared TO go quite
that far yesterday. He entered a Wig
orous denial of any personal respon-
sIbillty. Touching the work of his
friends, which had been an open secret
for three months, Bell said that he had
no knowledge Of 1t until he saw the
article in The Cali
i am not responsible for any at
tacks made on Senator Miller as
man, said Bell yesterday. and if he
becomes a candidate l will denounce
any attack made on him as a man or
as member of the sena te"
When specific instances of the cir
culation Of the defamatory stories by
has friends were cited to Bell, he said:
/ did not know such stories had been
~--e-NCA until L 6SA tllC dIllCie IHG
Call ! do not fight that way and 1 will
not fight that way"
sPELLACY HAS AMBITIONS
II Miller is a candidate. and II is
generally understood in San Francisco
that he has privately agreed to run
ms candidacy may be traced directly
10 the attacks made on him, and therein
lies an explanation for some of the diff
hculties that confront democracy.
all
llonaire who made his money in oil
and managed TO keep it in spite of the
stress Of the campaign of 1906. is
candidate for governor. Private ad-
vices from Los Angeles declare that
Spellacy is running around in circles
champing the bit and generally kick
ing up a gubernatorial fuss in the
southland.
When Spellacy gets excited enough
TO contemplate spending money there
is cause. The cause in this particular
instance is not far sought. Some waR
suggested Spellacy's name as a tenta-
tive entry for the gubernatorial handi-
cap The cheer up boys promptly de-
clared that Spellacy's middle name was
Chump and sprung dozens Of stories to
make their case good. From Los An
Seles II is learned that Spellacy is
peeved and that he declares that he
Will have that nomination for governor
II 1t costs him S1249.
Tom Geary's friends boosted him into
the limelight and a little free adver-
tising. He was promptly knocked
black and blue. His feelings were not
hurt as were Spellacy's. Geary will
not run for governor to get revenge
He is looking for IL along other lines
II is nuts for Bells political enemies
and they have kept the lists full so
that time might not hang heavily on
the hands of the chaps who believe that
Bells cause may best be advanced by
swinging a heavy hammer
Just l3 bourbons have been ap-
preached with the suggestion that they
would make admirable heads for the
democratic state ticket
Whether or not Miller makes the
race against Bell, he purposes to go TO
bat with the charges made against him
and his friends declare that a thorough
airing will result in exhibiting Miller
in most fortunate light and in utterly
confusing his political detractors
Meanwhile. Bell says: Il am in this
fight to stay" Bell said yesterday that
lie might decide to rest on the formal
announcement of his candidacy until
after the Los Angeles conference II
any change is made in his present
plans il will involve no more than the
starting Of his petition
The Lincoln Roosevelt leaguers are
wildly enthusiastic over the successes
attending Hiram w. Johnson's trip
through southern California. They ex-
pect a duplication of those successes
when Johnson starts on his northern
trip next Friday. Secretary Detrick
has formulated a tentative itinerary
beginning at Petaluma and ending at
San Francisco. The itinerary is for a
full month and includes speeches in %
cities.
JOHNsON's TENTATIVE ITINERARY
Johnson Will be accompanied by A J.
Wallace, the leagues candidate for
lieutenant governor, and il is believed
that they viii be able to make hand
shaking campaigns in many towns not
scheduled for big public meetings.
Here is the tentative route as laid out
BY the leagues managers:
Friday March 23.. 3....-.,..--.-........ Petaluma
Saturday, March 20. 6..-----.--.-....-. Santa Rosa
Monday. March 2S--.--.-----. Berkeley
Tuesday. March % 29-.-....--......--... Oakland
Wednesday March 30 Alameda
Thursday March 31...- ----.--.-...-.-.--. Niles
Friday April -.-...----s---.-.-.---- San lose
Saturday. April --.-------------.--.P Palo Alto
Monday. April .-.---..-.-.---..-.--.. Yreka
"Wednesday April 6------- Dunsmuir
Thursday. April Z --------------- Red Bluff
Friday. April -----------.-.--- Redding
saturday. April Chico
Monday. April II -.-------.--------- Orovllle
Tuesday. April Y ..-...-----.-.-- Marysyilie
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