The San Francisco call., 1910-07-28
CURRY UNAFRAID
OF HIS ATTACKERS
Chester Rowell Declares Sup
porter of Anderson Sent
Out Vile Letter
None but Papers Aiding john
son Received Document Sent
From Los Angeles
Continued From Page 1


been brought to the attention OF the
good government organization or Los
Angeles on Monday by A. M. Dunno, a
member of that organizations execu-
tive committee. Dickson was unable to
say whether or not the copy received
by Dunno was inclosed in franked
envelope without a stamp, but ne was
clear that it was delivered in an en-
velope bearing the imprint OF the Unit
ed States marshafs office.
HAS HIS SUSPICIOUS
Dickson said an investigation was at
once instituted and that the Los Anse-
les organization might be able to re-
port results in a few days He ad-
mitted that he had a suspicion as 10
the identity of the person or persons
responsible for the attack, but declined
TO disclose that suspicion. Dickson de-
clared that in his opinion the scurril-
Gus circular was an attempt to embroil
the Curry and Johnson forces to the
injury of both.
President Rowell of the Lincoln
Roosevelt league telegraphed from
Fresno protesting that the published
statement that the circular was sent to
newspapers supporting Johnson was an
Implication that they had not been sent
to Anderson papers and further impli-
cation that they originated in the john
son camp. Rowell subsequently ad-
mitted that his Investigations had failed
to disclose the receipt of the circular
by any but Johnson newspapers. He de-
clared that his statement that 90 cir
culars had been sent out was based on
Information furnished him by Johnson
supporters in Los Angeles, but that he
was unable to state how they gained
their information on that score.
ROwell did not accuse Alden Ander-
son of completely in the unprintable at
tack on Curry, but he declared that the
person or persons responsible for 1t had
acted on behalf of Anderson.
ROwELL'S CHARGES
Whoever sent them imagined he was
acting in Anderson's interests" said
.RoweIl. He also declared that the OBJ
vious purpose of the circulars was to
injure Curry with one class of readers
and Johnson with another
mo supporter of Johnson is respon-
sible for that circular" said Charles
w Detrick. secretary of the Lincoln
tolerate such guttersnipe politics. We
are making a campaign on one issue,
without indulging in personalities
The Lincoln Roosevelt league leaders
were plainly perturbed. Some of them
insisted that there was no good reason
for expecting them to discuss the at
tack in any way or to express an
opinion of the kind of politics involved
in the circulation of such infamous
matter
That. the attack would result in
strengthening rather than weakening
Curry was the consensus of opinion in
San. Francisco yesterday. None was
prepared to say what candidate for the
gubernatorial nomination would suffer
most from it, 1t was generally admit
ted that if responsibility for the circu-
lar could be established before thespri-
mary election the candidate from whose
camp it came would be-made to appre-
ciate the popular Indignation.
WON'T HURT ME, SAYS CURRY
The men responsible for that attack
are beneath the contempt of decent
men," said Curry last night. My only
regret is that there are men in Cali
fornia low enough to commit such
act. 1t will not hurt me. 1t
will prove boomerang and will hurt
only those responsible for it. / have
lived decent life. There is not an un-
clean man connected with me or the
management of my campaign, and that
is more than my opponents can say.
There is not man in my office who is
not a decent, reputable citizen and
public servant.
My men compare favorably with any
in the states service or the service of
any other state. My record speaks for
itself | do not know the motive be-
hind this attack. 1 do not care to
know it. l hope to be able to leave
my bed in few days. / shall go to
Los Angeles and join in the hunt for
the persons responsible for this. If
he is a good big prominent man, there
is punishment for him. If it is
only a poor tool he ought to go to Jail,