Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
FIGHTING BOB IS
OIL ENTHUSIAST
Timothy SpeIIacy and Admiral
Evans Tour CoaIinga Dis
triCt Together
NAVAL HERO CALLED NORTH
Nominee for Lieutenant Governor
Believes DemoCraCy'S Tri-
umph in State Certain
HERO CALLED NORTH

Admiral Bob" Evans is hurrying
from San Francisco to Portland in re-
sponse to a sudden summons from that
city, instead of sojourning in Los An
geles, as originally planned. Timothy
Spellacy, Democratic nominee for lieu
tenant governor, toured the oil dis
tricts with "Fighting Bob" He ar
rived home yesterday, bringing news
of the change1in Admiral Evans plans.
At Coalinga they met Mr.. Spellacy's
niece, Miss Celia Spellacy, and there
the three posed for photograph be-
fore the oil field excursion was made.
Admiral Evans was very i'll from
rheumatism when he brought the At
lantic fleet around Cape Horn on its
memorable voyage about two years
ago. He was compelled to relinquish
command before the fleet reached san
Pedro and proceed to Paso Robles,
where he took the baths. His health
has improved greatly since then. At
Coalinga he told Mr.. Spellacy he would
be q resident of California soon.
Fighting Bob" was Mr.. Spellacy's
guest during the tour of the oil dis
trlct adjacent to Coal1nga and the trip
was made in an automobile. While
it was rather strenuous for the retired
sea fighter, he stood 1t well, only re-
IndIklnR dl LILO Sllu Vi ~ NA4eeS AO ASAN
he had earned his dinner
It is Admiral Evans belief that
there is a great future for the Cali
fornia oil fields, and 1t is this fact
that led him to make an investigation
and to acquire interests in that sec
ton. He believes that oil will be sub
stituted for coal on Uncle Sans bat
tleships in time and that the change
will mean a big saving
The nations navy consumes approx
irnately $4,000 tons of coal daily, the
proportion being about four barrels OF
oil in lieu of one ton OF coal. The
saving in the course Of year would
be enormous.
WILL DO AS MAINE DID
After telling of Fighting Bob's" en-
thusiasm over the oil industry, his host
turned to politics.
california is going to do exactly
what Maine did," said Mr.. Spellacy last
night in discussing the political situa-
tion. in the north. "Since my trip
through the northern section of the
state | have become absolutely COM
WINGED that there is no chance for the
Republican ticket in the pending con-
test.
II want to say that in San Francisco
and other large northern cities where
I met and talked with scores OF Re-
publicans the election of Mr.. Bell is
practically conceded, even by some of
the most prominent Republicans, who
of course desire Mr.. Bells election
simply to prevent the insurgent wing
of the Republican party from obtain
ing control. -.
'sThe old line Republicans In the
north-right or wrong-regard the IN
surgent movement as tending toward
the establishment of an entirely new
party, which they fear will be more
formidable to them than the Demo-
cratic party, and they are denouncing
the insurgent faction, as contained in
the Lincoln Roosevelt league because
It has disobeyed orders and refused to
indorse the G.. o. p administration.
They are declaring that the league
Republicans are decidedly un-Repub-
lican and believing that office patron
age will be withheld from the old line
members, and that the administrative
policies pursued by Taft, Ballinger and
others are in danger If the insurgency
movement is allowed to flourish, they
are doing everything they can to In
sure the defeat of the so-called reform
ers They do not like the Democracy,
but apparently many of them prefer
the election OF a Democrat to an In
surgent Republican.
DEMOCRACY's BRIGHT PROSPECT
''Mr. Bell will be the next governor
of California. I regard this much as
an assured fact; and, as someone has
pointed out, the kite cannot sail with
ont a tail, I believe a large number
of counties will furnish the necessary
appendage for the kite, and that the
head of the ticket will pull through
many of the more important Demo-
cratic nominees.
Los Angeles county also, feel con-
fdent, has one of the greatest oppor-
tunities in it's history to elect a large
norton of the Democratic ticket We
have one of the cleanest and best
Democratic tickets ever submitted to
the voters of this county, and in view
of the peculiar political conditions now
prevailing, which are daily becoming
more discouraging because OF the bit
ter persistence of the battle waged by
the Lincoln Roosevelt league against
the regulars, the Democrats should
have no trouble in rolling up COM
Portable majority for most OF their
nominees.
1T am gratified to find the local
Democrats so busy and SO confident.
They have taken up the northern slo-
gan. This Is a Democratic year., and
from what 1 can ascertain / believe
the local situation is just as favorable
for the Democrats as it is in San
Francisco.
lied labor, which is recognized as de-
termined and fair, although not par
tial, has created intense satisfaction
in San Francisco and other northern
cities and has won over for him a
large neutral vote that Mr.. Johnson
could never have secured. have been
called on to announce my own atti-
tude toward organized labor, and have
this day addressed a letter to Secre-
tary Gallagher of the labor council of
San Francisco, setting forth my ideas
and principles and the policies I will
pursue, If elected, toward the producers
and breadwinners. I believe it will be
given to the press, and am confident
that my candidacy will have the in
dorsement of every fair and reasonable
laboring man in California"
THE MOODS OF A FAN