The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-07
HEADLIGHT TURNED
ON Phil STANTON
How TO Sidetrack Him With
Least Disturbance Is Her
rim Problem
Result of Effort to Get Him to
Run for Lieutenant Cow
ernOr in the Air

~ lll N dater Parker deliver PM stan
TONS resignation from the guberna-
torisl contest and his petition for the
machines support for lieutenant gov
ernor when he reports to Herrin next
week? That question has become a
topic Of genuine interest for both ma
chine and anti machine republicans.
The politicians of san Francisco and
northern California have exhibited more
interest in Stanton in four days of this
week than they have shown since he
announced himself as candidate for
The republican nomination for COVER
nor. That interest has attached to
stanton as A possible candidate for
lieutenant governor. rather than as a
contender for the first place on the
ticket
n. +. Herrin's return from Los An
seles was followed by conflicting re-
ports about Stanton's attitude. Some
n the big machinemen declared that
stanton was ready to get out of An
dersons way in return for the organi
cations support for lieutenant COVER
nor, but that his genuine supporters
for governor must be squared before
the switch could be made.
PRIOR ATTEMPT FAILED
other machinemen insisted that
every attempt 10 pull down Stanton
had been fruitless and that none was
weeping over the failures. Walter
Parker was cheduled to arrive for a
conference with Herrin and other or
ganization bigwigs Wednesday. He did
not arrive and il was whispered that
he would be up today or early next
week with a settlement of the lieuten-
ant governorship difficulty. With that
whisper came a renewal Of the talk
about pulling down Stanton. Anderson
was in Los Angeles and il was believed
that he would cooperate with Parker
in making deal with the Los Angeles
candidate.
The latter contingency would involve
the turning of some sharp corners as
well as confessions Of weakness on
the part Of both Stanton and Anderson.
When Anderson visited Los Angeles at
the inception Of his campaign he re-
fused TO sit down with Stanton for the
purpose Of talking over the Los An
geles mans retirement from the fight
for first place. Anderson did no Of
fensiVe growing, but gave it out cold
that he was running for governor and
had no interest in any combinations.
stanton hurled similar remarks at
the press, the public and the exclusion
league. The minds of politicians, like
certain market quotations, are subject
10 change without notice, but it is more
difficult TO make a candidate trade
stick with the public armed with the
direct primary than in a convention
programmed by boss.
MACHINE MEN SPLIT
Some OF the northern machine men
are vehemently opposed to the idea Of
switching Stanton into the race for
n-n1 h. +fra1r1 r1,1zv-
position is founded on two grounds
First. they contend that TO take Stan
ton out would be o give Johnson a lot
of Los Angeles votes that he could not
get with Stanton in the running They
suspect. too, that taking Stanton down
would brow some Los Angeles votes
into the Curry column. They are In
terested in taking votes away from
Curry and Johnson rather than fat
tening their chances.
The second ground appeals more to
The men whose first interest is in An
0ersOn than 10 those whose first
thought is the organization. There are
many Anderson men who throw no fits
or eXultstion over the machine and
who squirm every time it is mentioned
IN connection with Anderson's candi-
dacy. They are not anxious to adver-
tise Anderson as the machine candi-
date. They argue that any gains flow
ing from the withdrawal of Stanton
from the race for first place would be
more than offset by the howl that
would 20 UP about a IIerrIn made
ticket Some OF the Lincoln Roosevelt
lea guers pretend to be moro than anx-
sous for the contamination OF the
switch. The Curry people insist that
they care not a rap whether Stanton is
taken out or permitted to stay in.
They say that they are engaged in get
ting votes for Curry for governor and
ere too busy to assist the people in
selecting candidate for lieutenant
governor. justice Of the supreme court
constable or poundnlas ter.
ELLERY STILL RUNNING
The generally accepted belief that
the republican state conference idea
has been dismissed by the machine
leaders has not affected Nat EIlery's
determination to keep on running for
that republican nomination for gov
ernor. Ellery Ia summoned his exec
utive committee Of 30 to meet in San
Francisco Wednesday to settle the
plans for his wrildwind campaign. W.
II. Fraser, his manager, says that there
viii be plenty Of red fire with the
whirlwind.
The dark horse in this race is loom
ing bigger every day." said Fraser.
Party conference or no conference.
Emery is IN the race 10 the finish He
believes in the direct primary law. He
believes that the people should have
1.-The right to say who shall be the can
didates Of their respective parties.
What purpose could a conference. serve
except TO create turmoil in the ranks
OF the party? What right has any SET
Of men, under the primary law. TO ar
tempt TO dictate who shall be sun
ported for the republican nomination.
FOR governor? Let the peoples voice
be hea rd."
II may be remarked in passing that
the direct primary law protects the
people in the rights Fraser would in
sure 10 them and he might cafeIv
wager few pennies that the neonle
VIII manage 10 make their voice heard
on primary election day.
SAVAGE COMES TO TOWN
Senator ',Bnl7 Savage Of San Pedro
IS IN town. He did not come to San
francisco to bite the ears off amy edt-
Tor or pesser newspaper light. 4 He
came TO tip il of to his friends and
his trembling enemies that his renom-
lpsuon to the upper house of the legie-
lsture had been made so easy that u
was really a shame TO take the money
A oisinterested committee. said Saw
age. had convinced Walter Leeds that
he had no business mussing into q
senatorial fight with adult warriors
-llarl Z