The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
GUBERNATORIAL
TIMBER STRONG
FOR ROOSEVELT
Four AspirantS to GOvernOrship
Declare Allegiance to Big
Stick" Policies
T'DOre Bell to Head Bourbon
Ticket to Be Chosen at the
April Conference

which 10 conjUre is Indicated by the
formal and informal declarations Of the
four avowed candidates for the repub-
licsn nomination for governor.
Hiram ". johnson. invited into the
gubernatoriaI race by the Lincoln
Roosevelt league of republican clubs
declares that he VIII make his fight as
disciple OF Roosevelt and as cham
pion Of the former presidents policies.
Secretary of State Charles Z. Curry,
in the fight without invitation from any
recognized faction o. his party, and
whose absence from the fight would be
welcome to several factions. is a Roose-
welt admirer. too. Curry believes that
Roosevelt is the greatest politician of
the age.
PHIL CLAIMS PARTNERSHIP
Phil Stanton, forced into the fight,
quite against his VIII. of course. BY a
party Of his Los Angeles friends. is a
Roosevelt man. de would have it
known, more particularly in southern
California that Stanton and Roosevelt
arc old pals in the statecraft business.
Was IL not Speaker Stanton, with the
ground slipping from under his feet
upon whom President Roosevelt relied
when he wanted 70 defeat anti-Japanese
legislation and japanese exclusion reso-
lutions in the California legislature?
II was, and Stanton modestly admits it
Alden Anderson. who VIII receive the
organizations support for the nomina-
ton. says ne is Roosevelt republican:
that his record sustains his afiirma ton.
and that neither accusation nor stump
speeches by either friend or foe will
make him anything but Roosevelt
republican.
II have always been a Roosevelt re-
publican. said Anderson yesterday. I
have always stood for the Roosevelt
principles and I shall stand for them in
this campaign. 1 am not the candidate
or any faction When the proper time
comes j shall formally announce my
candidacy and submit my name to the
people ] believe in the direct primary
law and believe II should be tested
out in the spirit in which il was drawn.
FOR FEWER AND BETTER LAWS
Il have no hobbies to ride. In fact.
j am disposed to believe that we have
too much law. I would, If it were pos
sible put some restriction upon the law
making power. that is. as 10 the num-
Der Of bills that might be introduced at
legislative session. We would have
fewer and better laws. It is impossible
Tor A legislature TO give proper con
sideration to the great masses Of bills
thrown in upon them
Ny candidacy is not the result Of
the interest Of any faction in the
party. Ny standing with the people
viii not be affected readily by wha
any one may say. 7 have been plant
ing orchards and building houses and /
railroad. ] have taken part in the
development of California The spirit 1
OF California is the spirit of progress. !
The people know my political and /
fsar-
interested in and stood for reforestra- /
ton for reclamation for Roosevelt's /
policies. These things rather than any
other influence have resulted in maxi I
ing me a. candidate. Nothing that any
person can say viii affect my record 4
] do not see how the candidacy Of /
any man should affect mine. The peo-
pie have the primary law. They can
choose their candidate. / believe in !
leaving it to them The demands of /
fhe ampaign VIII probably result in |
ctive campaign. ] would be quite /
mt TO leave the matter in the /
Of the people without campaign" /
oHG NIZATION UNDER WAY
Lincoln-R Roosevelt leaguers are
ing TO wage a vigorous cam
s---ea for Hiram ". Johnson John
son was able to leave his house yes
terday- lie went TO Santa Rosa for
consultation in the Doctor Burke case
State organization work is under way.
Organization in San Francisco will be
left 10 the committee of Is chosen TO
represent the independent republican
clubs
The committee of Is has been sum-
moned to meet on Thursday night TO
take up its work The enlargement of
the committee has been agreed upon
and q number Of prominent independ-
en- republicans have been invited to /
Join in the committees work Among
those who have been asked to accept |
places on the committee are Byron
Mauzy. Marshall Hale. Fred G. San
born Henry l. Day. Isaac Penny Her
bert l. Rothchild, a. g. Boggs, John G.
Rapp, Louis DepaoN. J. c. Currier w
ii. Humphreys, 9. u. Won der Mehden.
It is semioficially announced that de-
mocracy will select an entire state
ticket in its state conference to be held
3n Los Angeles April 12-1s That Theo-
dore A. Bell Will head that ticket none
pretends 10 doubt Naturally enough
Bell says be Will not be a candidate un-
less II is demonstrated that his party
wants him TO run That demonstration
viii be produced at Los Angeles. The
Bell wing Of the party has been in con-
troll Of the organization for two years
and u IS fair TO assume that Bells ad-
mirers VIII be something more than a
mere majority Of the Los Angeles con-
1erees
CARTWRIGHT FOR LIEUTENANT
Senator George ". Cartwright of
Fresno is mentioned for democracv's
choice for Lieutenant governor Tom
Gibbon OF Los Angeles is also sug-
gested for the second place on the
democratic conference ticket Cart
wright is the author of the anti-trust
law which bears his meme. He was
member Of the committee chosen TO
pass upon the direct primary bill be-
fore ii was introduced and in 1907 as
member of the senate committee on
elections was a consistent champion Of
The direct primary constitutional
amendment He was a clean and can
able senator and some OF the democrats
believe il better to accept the reason
ably certain chance of returning him to
the senate than 10 take the exceeding
ly long chance of electing him lieuten-
ant governor.
Gibbon is the leading democratic edi-
tor in southern California. a capable
man and his advocates advance the geo
graphical consideration as one of his
strong assets.
Senator A. f. Campbell of San Luis
Obispo. a follower. is prominently men
TONED for attorney general. George w.