Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-28

VENICE, Oct. 27.-venetians met
Theodore A Bell, Democratic candi-
date for governor with open arms to-
night. The crowd of citizens that
comfortably filled the great Venice au-
ditorium heard the Democratic leader
make a stirring address that rallied
many votes to his support. A great
many of the audience were Republic
cans, but they were mostly those who
have announced themselves for Bell,
declaring him the better man of the
two leading candidates for the office.
Briefly, it was a non partisan, but en-
thusiastic Bell crowd that turned out
tonight to greet the man whom
David Evans, chairman of the even
ing, introduced as the governor" If
the coruiality of Bells reception on the
beach is Indicative of anything, he is
assured of a triumphal tour or South
ern California.
At the meeting which was held un-
der the auspices of the Bell-Spellacy
club of Southern California, President
j. NJ. White introduced David Evans
as chairman. Evans who is forcetul
speaker, spoke gloTingly of the gains
made by the Democratic party in var
ious parts of California and predicted
that the counting of the ballots will
show the party ticket to have been
carried by a safe majority Following
Evans was LOrin A. Handley, ,candt-
date for congress on the Democratic
ticket from the seventh district. Hand
leys remarks were met with apprecia-
tive applause He made a strong plea
for the support of the beach voters,
citing fOrcible reasons why he should
be chosen to represent this district
in the halls of congress.
Previous to the meeting, a parade
was held on the broad Ocean Front
vol r11A nd YN1D
march tunes. among which was Pro-
fessor Chiaffarelli's own Victory
March" which was composed and util-
lied in local campaigns, but which was
rejuvenated and dedicated especially
to the Democratic candidate.
The Bell party were met with auto
mobiles at Playa del Rey, where they
arrived at o'clock from Redondo
Beach. They were hurried to the audi
torium and their arrival in the hall
was the signal for extended applause.
1t was several minutes before the
chairman could make himself heard.
When he was able to do so he intro
duced Timothy Spellacy as ''the next
lieutenant governor of California"
Spellacy made a short talk in his char
acteristically convincing manner in
which he urged the voters to elect
Bell governor, assuring them that there
are no shackles on Bell and that he
is not controlled by corporation influ-
ence.
Chairman Evans made the sensation
of the meeting when he introduced
Bell as the governor" declaring him
to have "the courage of a Jackson,
the wisdom of a Jefferson, the strength
of a Lincoln and the good intentions
Of a Bryan"
DEPLORES MUD-SLINGING
Mr.. Bell opened his speech at tVenice
by deploring mud singing, slander and
calumny as campaign weapons, and
reiterating his refusal to answer such
attacks by using the same sort of am
munition. In part he said:
-Four years ago when the only
charge they could lay at my door was
that 1 was a young man only "a and
overly ambitious refused to attack
the personal character of my opponent,
although great many men who be-
lieVed they We're my best friends and
advisers told me that if l would let the
people know some things that were
being said could be elected governor.
I came very near to winning that fight
and [ would have won if I had received
any support from these insurgent Re-
publcans who are now taking up my
battle Today / feel that 1 am about
to realize the great ambition of my life.
l know I am on the threshold of tho
greatest victory ever achieved by the
Democrats of California. 1 know that
am going to be the next governor Of
this great golden state but if the price
Of my victory is to, be campaign Of
vituperation l refuse to pay the price
"I am not going TO attack Hiram w.
Johnson. I am not going to slander or
defame him, nor am 1 going to say
any of the rash and slanderous things
which he has said of me. If ! cannot
be elected governor of California with
out sacrificing my principals of honor
and character, if l cannot be elected
governor without becoming a scandal
monger and an assassin OF character
prefer to go back to my little noun
tain home in Napa county and remain
simple citizen, contented with tho
quiet and unassuming duties of
mountain life.
81 am not going to promise you that
I will kick w. +. Herrin and Walter
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