The San Francisco call., 1910-10-19
BELL Tells OF HIS
EARLY FARM LIFE
Says the Struggles of Youth
Fitted Him for the High
Office He Seeks
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

SISSON, Oct. 18.-Theodore A. Bell
| the democratic candidate for governor
carried his fight against the interests
and insurgency into the wilds of Siski-
you county today. After we'll attended
day meetings in Fort Jones, Greenview
Etna and Galatians, he spoke to 500
people in Sisson tonight.
On their automobile tour of the coun-
ty Bell and Spellacy, candidate for lieu
tenant governor, were accompanied by
Assemblyman K. c. Gil1is, w. H. Shear
, er and e. w. Nolan, all of Yreka, the
last named being the candidate for sur
yeyor general Bell continued his at
| tack on Johnson, because the latter had
questioned Bells honesty in the fight
against the interests and then refused
to reply to Bells questions intimating
that johnson prosecuted the graft cases
in San Francisco for hire and not be-
cause OF any patriotic motive.
BRINGS UP SANTA CRUZ
That he was the pioneer in the fight
against Herrinism was the contention
of Bell and he dwelt at length upon the
'infamieS" of the Santa Cruz conven-
tion, which nominated Gillett for gov
only for destruction and not for prog
ress and development of the resources
of California
Il want to make California the fair
est field for investment of capital" said
Bell in declaring he had no personal
fight against the railroads, but wanted
them to keep their hands on the poll
tics of the state. He offered a fair deal
for all, and said by this policy he hoped
to bring new railroads into the state.
The struggles of his early life on his
fathers farm in Napa valley were re-
lated by Bell and he argued that they
did much toward fitting him for the
Office Of governor.
He renewed his attack on the state
text book monopoly and again declared
for nonpartisan boards to control state
institutions. Bell further promised a
more economieal administration and
pointed to the fact that the expense of
running the state had about doubled in
the last 10 years, while the percentage
of increase in population was far less
for-the same period.
GILLIS ARRAIGNs JOHNSON
Assemblyman GiIlis, in presenting the
candidates at the meetings in Scott VAL
ley, severely arraigned Johnson and
told how the republican candidate for
governor had ignored a question put to
him by citizens of Yreka when he was
recently in the county seat.
I'VE asked him how he could sit on
the same platform with a man whom he
had attempted to read out OF the party
during the primary campaign said
Gillis, referring to the meeting at which
Judge Burnett of the appellate court
appeared with Johnson, land his only
answer was that the candidates on the
republican ticket had all been cleansed
of their sins by the primary election"
The first meeting of the day was at
Fort Jones, where $50 people gathered
at o'clock to hear the candidates. An
audience of 125 greeted them at Green
view, while Etna welcomed them with a
brass band and about 400 citizens. At
Galatians there was a crowd of 125.
The schools were dismissed and busi-
ness was suspended during the meet
ings
Bell and party left at 10 o'clock to-
night by train for the trip down the
east side of the Sacramento valley.
Speeches will be made during the day
at Chico, Oroville, Gridley. Live Oak
and Marysville