The San Francisco call., 1910-04-28
GEORGE HATTON
PLAYS PART Of
Stern AVENGER
How "The CampbeIIs Are COM
ing" Became a PibrOch
Wall of Retreat
Sad Story of Eureka Collectors
Quick Trip TO San Francisco
and Quicker Return
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

SleflhlS OanlpDellS S arrival ia san
Francisco to assume the management
Of Alden Anderson's gubernatorial cam
paign and Sterling Campbelrs depart
ure on the very next north bound boat
10 save his job as collector of the port
Al Eureka are the action incidents of
a heretofore untold story of the or
ganization's primary campaign.
In that story George F. Hatton. right
hand man Of Senator George c. Perkins,
and confdant Of Governor James n.
. Gillett figures prominently as the stern
svenger Of his own and John l.. Nc
Nab's political wounds Hatton is
the hero Of the story as told by Ander-
. sons opponents. He is the villain in
the version to which Andersons friends
give an unwilling sanction.
Beyond admitting that it would be
. wkward FOR a representative of Sena-
tor Perkins TO participate in a fight
among Perkins friends, Hatton is mod
:estly silent. Campbell declares that
his time is fully occupied by his Of
fetal duties in Eureka and that he can
not discuss the question of his per-
sonal relations with the management
of Anderson's campaign.
A JOB THAT FAILED
II was announced several weeks ago
that Campbell, who had been one of
G1lletts campaign managers, would ar
rive on the following Monday to as
. sumo direction Of Anderson's state cam
paign- The headquarters in the Pos
tai building were not opened on Mon
day as per schedule. Campbell, it was
said, would be down on the following
Monday. Subsequently it was an
nounced that Campbell had been de-
layed, and finally Campbell. who had
denied the whole story to friends, an
nounced publicly that he was not in
politics. His hurried round trip TO
san Francisco was not mentioned by
any Of the interested parties. Here
is the other story as told by friends
of AcNab and Hatton:
Campbell was advised by letter that
Gillett, Perkins and all the organiza-
tion men, big and little, were in Ander-
sons fight and that Hatton desired
Campbell to hasten to San Francisco to
assume the mana agement Of the pro-
grammed campaign.
Now Hatton is recognized as the con-
fectionery youth by the organization
men in Humboldt county. His word
has made and unmade men who sought
state and federal jobs. Customs Off
GERS, postmasters and other ornaments
on the federal payroll had been made
TO dance to Hatton's whistle in full
view of the Eureka audience. State
Jobs had gone in the direction Of his
nod. Campbell packed his grip and
took passage for San Francisco. He
reported to Hatton for further direc-
fions. Then both Hatton and Camp
bell were enlightened.
Hatton learned that he was for An
derson. Campbell learned that Hat
ton had not expressed a desire for his
presence or that he espouse the cause
of Anderson as manager or in any
other capacity. He also learned that
in Hatton's opinion It would not be
nice for one of Perkins appointees to
neglect his official duties for a primary
campaign.
HATTON'S YELLED THREAT
: Hatton, il is said. explained to the
Eureka voyaguer that it might be
proper for Sterling Campbell, citizen
TO muss around with AnJerson's cam
paign if he saw fit, but that Sterling
Campbell collector of the port at Eu-
reka, had better not monkey with the
buzz saw if he wished to continue to
ornament his signature with the title
OF collector.
Campbell found the answer to the
Hatton riddle and his way back to the
dock so quickly that majority of his
Eureka neigh bors were unaware of his
trip TO san Francisco. The Anderson
men who admit that they have heard
that Campbell did come TO San Fran
cisco Jecline to admit that it was Hat
ton who hastened his return to Eureka
They say that Campbell learned that
a federal inspector was about to make
-
courtesy demanded his immediate re-
turn.
IN any event Anderson's mana gerial
problem is solved now and Campbell
does not figure in the solution. Frank
". Bilger of Oakland is on the job as
state manager ami in possession of the
new state headquarters at the Palace
hotel Bilger managed three cam
paigns for Mayor Frank K. Mott OF
Oakland. He was a member of the
Oakland central committee for 10 years
and its chairman for six years.
Bilger is street contractor and
quarry operator. Senator C. Russ Lu.
kens. James F. flanagan. the Stanford
university coach, and George H. An.
derson of San Jose will be associated
with Bilger in the personal manage
ment Of the headquarters.
dorm IN ANDERSON LIVERY
Colonel d. S. Dorm, who was tn,
head of the p. II. McCarthy's business
mems club, will be directing figur,
in Anderson's campaign. Dorm wa:
added to the executive committee o.
the Anderson businessmen's club yes
terday. He made his bow as a practi.
cal politician last summer when h,
assumed the task of organizing tn.
businessmen of San Francisco for Me
Carthy. He demonstrated that he /.
q capable organizer and successful
fnancier. His grip on the organiza
ton he founded was demonstrated
when the row over the distribution O
the prizehght permits threatened III,
club with disaster. The augmented ex
ecutive committee includes c. c. Moore
c. r. Leege. j. X. Wilson, ]. d. Grant
J. r. Howell, Charles Carpy, Wakefield,
Baker, A. @. Mccarthy. Captain /. \
Hibberd. Colonel d. s.. Dorm and ]. II
Neustadter.
The much discussed state conference
Of big republicans, charged with th
duty OF selecting a regular ticket
bids fair TO end as il started-in dis
cussion. Lieutenant Governor Warrel
Porter said yesterday that he had n,
plans for the appointment of confrere
when he assumed the duties of actin,
governor. He also said that he ha,
not been bitten by the conference bug
It was announced yesterday that Ma