Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-08-19
LEAGUE VICTORY
CROWS IN EXTENT
Late Returns Insure Nomination
of Wallace for Lieuten-
ant Governor
TWO CONTESTS UNDECIDED
Works Leads for U. S. Senator,
but SpaIdjng May Dominate
G, 0. P. Caucus
TWO CONTESTS UNDECIDED
ASSOCIATED Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1S.-With
but a few outlying districts to be ac-
counted, hope flicSered and went out
in the camp of Francis V. Keesling at
8 o'clock tonight. and it was generally
conceded A. j. Wallace, the insurgent
candidate, had been successful in his
fight for the Republican nomination
for lieutenant governor.
As nearly as the figures can be COM
puted they justify the estimate that
Wallace has a lead of about 1900 over
the San Franciscan.
This ends a contest that has been in
dispute every hour since the polls
closed on Tuesday, and it gives to
Hiram johnson, candidate for COVER
nor, running mate who is the choice
of the same faction of the party-the
Lincoln Roosevelt league. Keesling's
majority over Wallace in San Fran
cisco was large, but the heavy vote
from the southern part of the state
outweighed this in favor of the Los
Angeles man.
Returns tonight, with some upper
Sacramento valley points still to be
heard from. indicated that Friend w.
Richardson of Berkeley, insurgent, is
leading w. w. shannon. incumbent, for
state printer. Shannon's strength In
the party has been undisputed hereto
fore.
There are still two contests unde-
cided.
Florence OBrien. insurgent; Frank
Jordan. freelance, and Walter Wagner,
regular, all claim the nomination for
secretary of state. During the day
O'Brien showed a small lead, but later
figures bring Wagner and Jordan to
the front with the distance between
them varying as the figures are tabu-
lated.
The nomination for the office of clerk
of the supreme court will be either
William H. Bemiss, regular, or B.
Grant Taylor of the Lincoln Roosevelt
forces. The tabluation tonight favored
Taylor.
FIGURES ARE CLOSE
Perhaps the most interesting tussle
of all to the politicians who are eager
ly watching the turn of affairs is the
one between John D. Works and A. &
Spalding for Endorsement for the
United States senate. In totaling the
votes Works appears to have a little
the best of it. Spalding is being cred
tied with a good number of assembly
and senatorial districts won, and 1t Is
thought here in all quarters that ne
may be able to dominate the Republic
can caucus. In San Francisco alone
he will more than llkely nave twenty
four out of the twenty-seven leglsla-
tors. In Sonoma county he will have
three, in Mendocino one, in Santa Clara
one, and his supporters claim that this
proportion will be continued through
out the northern end of the state and
well into the progressiVes' stronghold
in the south.
Charles r. DERRICK, secretary of the
Lincoln Roosevelt league, stated to-
night that the progressive element In
the party will dominate every county
convention in the state and the state
convention.
with practically every fight for the
separate offices won to our side,' he
said tonight, 1--WE are now in control
and 1 think I can say that harmony
registers throughout. That seems to
he the spirit We have a working ma
iority in both houses of the legislature
and therefore this body and the office
of the governor can work in accord