Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
BELL WILL TAKE
S7UMPING TOUR
Democratic Candidate to Begin
Strenuous Campaign Weeks
Before the Election
BATTLE FOLLOWS PRIMARIES
Veteran Fighter Against S. P.
Domination to Set Issues
SquareIy Before People
BATTLE FOLLOWS PRIMARIES

Albert M. Norton, chairman Of the
Los Angeles county Democratic cen
trail committee, received a letter yes
terday from President De Witt of the
Democratic state central committee ir
which he states that Theodore Bell
the Democratic candidate for COVER
nor, is planning a vigorous campaign
Only about two months of Mr.. Bells
time, however, is to be devoted to
speechmaking after the primaries. The
real battle, he says, will begin the day
after the primary election, August 16'
"The state central committee, aided
by Mr.. Bell, and after several weeks
of correspondence with the various
county committees of the state, has
completed arrangements for what we
believe will prove one of the most sue
cessful and effective campaigns in the
history of the state" said Mr.. De Witt
in his letter to Chairman Norton. Con-
tinuing he said:
1--WE have to thank the Los Angeles
county central committee for much
valuable aid as its cooperation in
these arrangements for the state cam
paign has proved a great inspiration
to the Democracy of other sections OF
the state. If Mr.. Bell is not elected
it will not be due to any lack of sup
port from Los Angeles.
There really isn't anything Mr..
Bell can do before the primaries, for,
thanks to our excellent work in rid
ding the party of trouble-breeders and
bossism, we have a harmonious and
thorough working organization, and no
important contests are now on for
nominations.
1--WE owe a great deal to the Democ-
racy of Los Angeles in having frus-
trated the attempts of w. r. Hearst's
organ to drag another gubernatorial
candidate into the race, and this haV-
ing been avoided and the Democrats
throughout the state having followed
the excellent example of the Los An
geles Democracy and maintained har-
mony and system TO an unprecedented
degree, there is no necessity for any
brass bands, red fire parades, fiowery
oratory or pyrotechnical bush-beating.
The Democrats have no fight on among
themselves and right now they have
no fight on with anyone. We nave a
kindly feeling for all concerned.
After the primaries we will know
just who we have to fight and then we
will be prepared to surprise them.
Meanwhile there is no necessity for
concern and our Democratic friends,
who may think we are keeping too
quiet, are advised 70 watch us grow
'Mr. Bells personal campaign will
be compressed into just eight weeks of
strenuous activity before the general
election, during which time he expects
to make an old-fashioned 'down-south'
stumping tour of the entire state, set
ting the Democratic issues squarely
before the people without tiring them
and a paiD raOewiOo his battle against
the Southern Pacific.
Mr. Bell was fighting the Southern
Pacific long before his opponents quit
the ranks of the regulars and he is
going to continue his battle until the
peoples eyes are opened to the true
conditions and turn to Democracy for
relief.
"If Mr.. Bell should again meet with
failure in this commendable contest he