Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06
RACE
FOR GOVERNOR
OF CALIFORNIA
Former Speaker Declares
Next Executive Should
Come from the South
MANY SIGN PETITION
Friends of Candidate Point
to His Record at
Sacramento
MANY SIGN PETITION

| L y ORMAL announcement of the cans
| n didacy of Hon. Philip A. Stanton
= for the Republican nominotion
| for governor of the state of California
| at the approaching gubernatorial cleo
| ton was made last night at the Of
| fees of Mr.. Stanton in the Union Trust
| building after he had been waited upon
| by a committee with a petition re-
| questing him to become candidate.
| Since the statement was made that
| Governor James N. Glllett would not
| again be a candidate for governor It
| has been understood that Mr.. Stanton
would be urged by his political friends
| in Southern California to come out in
| the open and make the race against
| all comers.
| While many friendly dinners have
| been enjoyed at the Hollenbeck, at
| which conferences were held for ar
ranging the actual work and plans for
| the campaign now launched active
| committees have been securing sig
natures to a petition which it was be-
| lieved would induce Mr.. Stanton to
make the fight for the nomination.
| AS a result of the quiet work, Mr..
| Stanton was waited upon at his office
| last evening, and on behalf of the 400
| signers of the petition the commit
| tee e. w. Murphy, 2. j. Mcdonald,
Ira w. Byrnes and C. V. Anderson,
presented the request.
"ShouId Come from South"
In brief the petition asserts that
| the next governor of the state should
be selected from Southern California
| and that the Republicans of this sec
! ton must act in unison to attain the
| desired result. Further, that the can
ddate for the governorship must be
one who will command the respect and
| spontaneous support of all Republicans
in this end of the state, who are ac-
| tuated only by motives of the best
| public interests, regardless of their
| Immediate political affiliations. Spe-
cial attention is directed by the petit
TONERS to the services which Mr.. STAN
ton has rendered the people of tho
| state through his long service as
! speaker and as q member Of the legis-
| lature, recognized by the state and
| nation Mention is made of Mr.. stan
toms aid in securing the passage OF
the law enabling the consolidation OF
| San Pedro and Wilmington with Los
Angeles, the enactment of the anti
| race track law and the services which
called forth the public commentator
of Theodore Roosevelt.
Letter of Acceptance
Shortly after the presentation of the
| petition Mr.. Stanton gave to the COM
mittee and representatives OF the press
| this letter of acceptance, which out
/
| paign:
/ have the honor to acknowledge
| the receipt of the communication
signed by you and some 400 other
Republicans, citizens OF Los Ange-
les and vicinity, requesting that
| | become a candidate for the Re
| publican nomination for the Of
flee of Governor of California at the
ensuing primary election, and to as
sure you of my deep appreciation
| of your confidence and esteem.
While it was my earnest desire,
upon the conclusion of the last ses-
| sion of the legislature, in which |
had the distinguished honor to be
| the speaker of the assembly, to
withdraw from public life, l feel
constrained, by the sincerity and
high character of the men who
| join in this request, and sohclta-
tions of like nature received from
| many prominent citizens through
| out the state, to consent to the use
| of my name as such candidate.
The sentiment expressed by you.
that the next incumbent OF the or
| flee of governor should be selected
from Southern California, appears
! to me to be both just and reasona-
BILE While geographical considera-
| tions should not control in the Sc
| lection of state officers, yet in
view of the great strength of the
| Republican party IN southern Cal
ifornia, and the fact that the last
two gubernatorial terms have
| been filled from the northern por-
| ton of the state, the claim of this
| section to recognition and prefer
| ence in naming the next candidate
| of that party for governor should,
and will, without doubt, be favor
ably received by the voters of the
state.
For Public Interest
7 particularly appreciate what Is
said in your communication indi-
| eating the desire that a governor
shall be selected who will be abso-
lutely independent and free from
obligations to or control by any
set of persons and that he shall
be "actuated only by motives of the
best public interests" regardless or
all other considerations.
You have my unqualified assur-
| ance that | would not accept the
| nomination for the office on any
! other condition.
If the efforts to secure my nomi-
nation and election shall be sue
| cessful though hail from the south
| end of the state, it shall be my pur-
| nose to strive always to give the
| best possible service to the people
| of the whole state, irrespective OF
| section.
| The direct primary election law
provides for the selection, at the
primary election to be held In Aug
ust of delegates to local and state
party conventions thereafter to be
| held for the purpose of promul-
| eating platforms, etc. There is no
other provision of the law for hold
| ing of party conventions.
1t would not be proper to attempt
| to anticipate what declarations Of
| principles may be made at the Re
publican party convention which
may be held after the August prir
/ fConffnuad s.n F,aga HIeveul