The San Francisco call., 1910-05-03
GILLETT DUCKS
PRIMARY FIGHT
FOR ANDERSON
Slips Responsibility of Execu-
tive Aid for Machine Pro-
gram to Porter
Why Congressman Smith De-
cIined to Make Run for
the Senate
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

That Governor Gfllett has washed his
hands OF Alden Anderson's campaign is
the contention OF some Of the republi-
can politicians who know that the gov
ornor wiz not return 10 California with
the Pacific exposition boosters.
Unless he is called back by some ex-
traordinary matter Gillett will not re-
turn TO California until about July /.
All the red fire burned over the govern
or's departure has been exposition IL
luminant. The soft pedal has been put
on other matters. Many have been of
The opinion that the governor went east
solely for the purpose Of assisting San
francisco and the Panama Pacific expo
sition
So far as time is concerned the Pan
sma-Pacifc exposition work viii be
the least important portion Of the gov
crnors trip. He has deal of private
personal travel mapped out. A visit to
his boyhood home at Sparta Wis, is on
the program. Il is declared that an alb
Fence Of six weeks viii put him wholly
ont Of touch with the political situation
Hnd absolve him from all responsibility
Sor the primary campaign.
GILLETT POLITICALLY WISE
Inasmuch as GilIett probably viii be
q candidate for the United States SEN
ate in 1914. his failure TO participate in
the 1910 primary campaign might be
considered the part OF political wis
dom. His extended trip may mean that
he does not wish to mix in the primary
fight, and il may quite as easily mean
that the executive Office viii be eX-
pected to turn some tricks for Ander-
son that the governor would prefer
leaving 10 another
Since Lieutenant Governor "Warrie"
Porter VIII he the head OF government
IN GlHetts absence. the governors trip
can scarcely be said TO divorce the ad-
ministratiOn from Anderson's campaign.
Porter was the chief wrecker when one
wing of the machine forces was being
showed of the track for the Anderson
special. With Porter on the job any
little old thing designed to help Ander-
son along VIII not be dismissed without
consideration.
some of the machine men are chuck
ling over what they believe was Con-
gresham Smiths reason for refusing
10 seek Frank Flints seat in the Unit
ed states senate. Smith would have
been acceptable TO machine men gen
orally and they believe that the defeat
Of Works would have been a compare
tlFely easy task for the Bakersfield
statesman. The tOga was shaken in his
direction and promptly declined Smith
insisted that he was welded to his
work in the lower house.
SMITH FEARED A JOB
Smith is no insurgent. He stood for
cannon coming and going and has
pleaded with the seventh district lone
hairs not TO turn down McLachlan for
mat statesman's espousaI OF Cannon's
cause SO far as his congressional be-
haTior goes. Smith is a hit with the
machine, for the present
Machine men believe however. that
smith refused to run for the senate be-
cause he feared that their offer of sup
port was JOB. smith has got the
habit Of suspecting US" said one ma
chine man who has brains enough tc
protect him against any false notions
about the machine or the public's an.
praisal Of it.
Alden Anderson will be compelled to
oisappoint the people Of Stockton TO-DAY
and the picnickers at Lockeford tonor.
row. He was billed to appear in Stock
ton today and TO speak al the old tim
ers picnic tomorrow. The all night
bank at Los Angeles developed a new
crop Of difficulties and Anderson wa.
forced to leave for the southern me.
tropolts yesterday. He is down to ap-
pear al Riverside on Thursday. and hi.
managers are Of the opinion that ht
VIII have the ALI day sign on the al
night bank in time 10 enable him to fl
that engagement.
Charlie Curry is due to return from
his triumphal tour Of the south today
and with his return Johnson will take
up the candidates burden in the Sar
Joaquin valley. He viii open at Stock
ton tonight and make an automobile
tour the first week Of which will bs
wound up with a big meeting at Fresno
John u. Works viii accompany John.
son, and il is believed that A. J. Wal,
lace's voice and automobile viii be re-
paired sufficiently TO Withstand the
rigOrs of another week on the road
JOhnson's mass meeting dates for the
week are: Stockton May 8; Modesto
q: MADEIRA, 3; Merced, s. and Fresno. 7
SAWYER SEEKS BENCH
Frank W Sawyer is the latest, re-
-cruit TO the squad of aspirants for he
publican nomination to the superior
bench. Frank Mattison of Santa Cru;
began his state controller campaign il
san Francisco yesterday by the quaIif
cation OF a verifcation deputy.
The whole registration, inclusive o.
saturdays enrolment, is 22,46I, o.
which 1922 are enrolled as republi
can; 2.S85 democrats, 1,S12 union labor
1872 socialists, 30 prohibitionists, 8.
doodle deeS and 533 electors declined II