The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03

Regardless of the politicians re-
peated promises of action, the primary
campaign exhibited on April l no ma
terial features that were not substan-
TALLY developed on March 10 Nor is
there any substantial reason for the be-
lief that any marked changes will be
exhibited during the month.
The organization behind Alden An
derson is marking time. Hiram w.
Johnson, with A J. Wallace and Judge
John d. Works is prosecuting his
stump campaign for the Lincoln oose-
welt league. The Curry forces are work.
ing on their organization just as they
have been working for six months. The
Stanton boom has not made itself heard
outside of Los Angeles county, and the
Ellery campaign consists Of an an
nouncement, which the politicians de-
cline to take seriously.
ANDERSON HOLDING BACK
Admittedly, Anderson's campaign is
least advanced of the three which are
taken seriously north of the Tehachapi.
Two reasons are assigned. The first
and lease probable is that the people
will become wearied with a campaign
of four and a half months The other,
that Anderson's advisers rely upon the
strength of the machine, eXerted at the
eleventh hour, to line up vote sufti-
cient to win in four cornered shindy.
II is announced that in San Francisco
the Anderson campaign will be prose-
cuted under two general heads. Ander-
son considers himself the businessmen's
candidate. The sentiment betting
that sort of candidacy is to be pro-
NOTED by a big businessmen'S club, the
directing spirits of which are to be
Herbert Fleishhacker and c. c. Moore.
The political business side of Ander-
sons campaign in San Francisco is I'M
der the peneral personal direction of
John c. Lynch. advised by Jere Burke
and assisted by Leon Dennery on be-
half of the Mccarthy administration,
and George F. Adams, Ruef's registrar
Of voters, who is in charge of the nomi-
mating petitions.
PARKER OUTLINES PROGRAM
Walter Parker. the Los Angeles boss
of the organization. has given out that
nothing win be doing in the south for
some time, and apparently no more
than a word of general warning has
been sent to the organization leaders
throughout the state. They have been
given the program, but they have not
been told Yet to take off their coats.
The Lincoln Roosevelt leagues cam
paign promises to be an appeal to anti
machine sentiment, rather than one of
careful organization. Outside the city
of Los Angeles the league has no or
ganzation worthy of the name. The
movement has the sympathy of a for
midable number of voters, but no con-
sisten effort TO organize them within
well defined lines has been made.
The leagues organization in Los
Angeles is a model of which every
frank machineman is jealous. 1t is
a 365 days in the year organization,
directed by men with brains and re-
inforced with ample funds. 1t has the
advantage of a recent sweeping munich
pal victory and the patronage of the
Los Angeles city government
JOHNSON WORKERS ACTIVE
State Organizer Max J. Kuhl has
started his work in northern Califor-
MIA and the charters for Johnson clubs
are being rushed into the several coun-
ties as fast as men can be secured to
accept responsibility for the organiza-
ton work This work was begun only
a few days ago and ii is promised that
two weeks will show big results.
Undoubtedly the failure to complete
its state ticket is one of the principal
reasons for the delay in the leagues
organization ork The nominating Pc
tition for Johnson is under way in
several counties, but the leagues gem
eral petition will not be started until
its ticket is completed.
The Curry campaign energies are de-
voted largely to the preparation of a
maximum petition and enrolling voters
for the Curry clubs, which. II is said,
are not to be permanently organized
until after the petition work is finished.
That work has been finished in nearly
half of the counties. AS a matter of
fact the maximum number of sigma
lures probably has been secured in all
the big counties except San Francisco
That the other big counties are to be
held back until the San Francisco petit
ton is completed appears to be the
accepted plan.
CURRY PETITIONS COMPLETE
Information other than that given
out formally at the, Curry headquar-
tiers indicates that the 10 per cent