The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25
BELL TALKS IN
The SOUTHLAND
Denies That His Election Would
Mean Victory for the
Corporate interests
Claims TO Have Been a Long
Time in Fight Against
Railroad
tSpeoiol Dispatch 10 The CoHl

-tSPeciot OtSpdtch 10 4 he { oil
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 24-Theodore
a Sell and T. speIlacy. candidates for
governor and lieutenant governor of
5the democratic party. addressed an
=. audience of 1000 people in Temple audi
*terium today. tt was one of the largest
political meetings ever held in this city.
Sen digressed somewhat from his
Sneech and replied to the speech of
Phss opponent. Hiram Johnson, in
which the republican candidate charged
that the defeat Of Johnson would not
he q democratic victory. but a victory
for the. interests. the standpatters and
the- Southern Pacific. Bell took issue
with Johnson on this and claimed
- thar he has been a pioneer in
the fight against the nomination OF
q. :FQ3ltics Of this state by the Southern
,s:Facifc political bureae. He reasserted
.-t5e. claim that his should be the reward
fa the event Of the fight against the
> e..i:ailroad interests meeting with sue
: .ta-Ss
.....~-::'In a recent address" said Bell. my
opponent has declared that q victory
.:Ior Bel would be victory of the in
= .terests. the stsndpstters and the
Southern Pacific. This declaration is
a. E---l Il Allftl CIflraCIer Llal ] can not
. fsSS II without notice, and I an there
= lore compelled to call on him to furnish
- .bfll Of particulars. I can not permit
. him 10 go unchallenged upon a state
ment Of such general character.
Calls FOR SPECIFICATION
Let him specify 1ust exactly how
Bells election wiz not mean a demo
cratic victor. but a triumph for the
re7ctiOuEry elements in his own party
p ho- 4-e
cratic candidate should not be elected
.-.Cause the democratic party is party
. .s legation and defeat. and in the next
.-:TeatH he declares that IL would not
..l-~ssn democratic victory at all.
<...-t5is language about the party Of
-r--srion and defeat indicates that he IS
lT--st apt in the phrases that have been
zssf exclusively by the standpat ele-
49, I'm the republican party. I pre-
te thar II the insUrgent use had
=. e.. unsuccessful AZ the recent pri-
... r-es he would have just as glibly
6 Jared the insurgent cause TO be one
EL-0eEation and defeat on account of his
~ hare n succeed ct the polls. In the
t-te-est of fairness and business we are
c@-rled 20 know Johnson's authority
frr So gratuitously paying over the ma
Chine vote 10 the democratic candidate
~ governor
---'TTe fnd evidence upon all sides Of
-eEaLsr newspapers and regular work
trs iD. the republican party rendering
.eir support 10 his cause.
s- [e thoroughly attacked the cause of
s#s1rEency and insisted that he had
reer making for 16 years the fight
Er n Johnson is now waging. He 1
Ere5 his audience 70 applause when |
.r-rcaled attention 70 the fact that I
Jc.1sCl had not taken up his fight /
fr.y wears go. when Bell was making /
rs same fght against the interests.
~ strong Endorsement Of the Panama I
--r International exposition. to be 4
IN san Francisco in 1915. was made |
sI and roundly applauded by the /
#.~rce. The Importance Of the great 1
.sE was appreciated by the people /
" Bell pointed out that ii meant /
advent Of much foreign capital, as
as thousands Of new people in the
The meeting was called TO order by
q AT Norton. chairman Of the county
:ef-sal committee and vice chairman
q size state central committee. who
ely introduced Timothy Spellacy OF
hfs-Angeles. the candidate for Ieuten-
a. e governor. as the chairman of the
S6ntgs= It was 2 grand home coming
~ SpaIacy. His Introduction was the
signal, for hearty applause, and he
ged his appreciation by making a
&FTar little speech.
{za. then introduced Prof. Lorin A.
E&nfley Of Occidental college, who dis
ca<sad> the general issues OF the cam
IaEl.
=8eh followed with the principal speech !
ot :tle meeting. Bell and Spellacy will
rest" EutIl midnight tomorrow, when
rres' VIII depart for San Diego for a
r-eeting there Monday night.
To-Day has been a fairly strenuous
one with meetings at Ventura at $3.50 |
9<p%k this morning and at Oxnard at
j DC loci. The party proceeded from
Sa2te- Barbara at 1880 a. m. to Ventura, |
n.ere a meeting OF $50 was arranged
b-:.fOhn McGonigle OF the Ventura Dem
o.sra1' and Charles Mcdonald. These
q 90 democrats escorted the candidates
tQ- 0XnaTd, where an enthusiastic meet
ing df fully $50 was arranged by
T,-3mss A. Rice. Charles Donlin and
George COnklin.
@3elf and Spjellacy were met at the
Arcade station in this city by a num-
be} OF prominent democrats and es-
coE7ed. 10 Bells headquarters in the
IIQElenbeck hotel. where an informal
leree was held all afternoon. Bell was
hig3Iy- peased with the sentiment in
4 Isouthern California.