The San Francisco call., 1910-03-30

separations may turn out 10 De aS IAN
iful as the allegations Of his relation
ship 10 the governor is the opinion OF
many men ir close touch with practical
politics
MYSTERY SURROUNDS CANDIDACY
4 deal OF mystery surrounds the al
leEed candidacy Of Ellery. Il was sup
posed 10 have been announced in Los
Angeles. II Ellery did announce him
-elf as a candidate foT The republican n
-omination for governor he did il in
mighty circumspect manner He
fsiIed 10 take the public generally into
-is confidence. either as 10 his purposes
w the Tea asons therefor.
But Ellery's alleged candidacy is
.alE half q the story The other half
akes him Governor Gillett's brother
I'D law sent into the race by the gov
-0or f0r the purpose OF working some
lE~terIous end.
7 do not know that Ellery is or is
.o- candidate for governor. said
Governor Gillett yesterday. I do know.
roWeVer. that he is not related TO me
a1 blood. marriage or adoption All 1
know about Ellery's alleged ambitions
that 7 have seen the newspaper re
ports Of an announcement ne was sup
posed 10 have made in Los Angeles.
REPORT Considered 4 JOKE
II am not in a position TO deny that
-riou ~ The report I do deny.
though. that EIlery is my brother in
w or that I have any interest in his
rlidacy. 7 he is a candidate.
The boys at the capital told me
s-erday that they had heard Ellery
rer-ioned as possible candidate. but
lar they had dismissed il as joke
md that they had heard nothing Of
- for month. I had never heard Of il
.rrI 7 saw il in The papers, and l con-
Elerv was put into the states serv-
see by Governor Gage. He was retained
ry Governor Pardee as highway com
missioner. He was young. aggressive.
-ompetent- When Governor Gillett got
-5s first pet scheme enacted into law
be selected Ellery 10 head the depart
m-nc Of engineering, Of which he had
dreamed
POLITICIANS HAVE DOUBTS
EIlery has made good on The job
created for him by Gillett and the
legislature. Much Of his success has
been popularity ascribed TO the fact
that he eschewed politics and attended
strictly 10 the states business. Poll
ticiaus generally are inclined 10 the
belief that the report Of Ellery's can
GfGacy like that OF his relationship to
Governor Gilett is greatly exagger-
ared.
The Lincoln Roosevelt leaguers
-larement of their newspa per strength
5- rise out % the Anderson forces
according 10 recent statement given
-ur by the league. Johnson had the
-ppor1 Of Il6 newspap pers. Curry was
4.ven something ske 80. Anderson a
- less and half dozen were Jumped
III as nolcommitIal with Curry lean
irgs
The Curry people have issued no war
..'letins on the subject but the An
.-usor campaign orgapization rises 10
.a-rect what il considers at best
serious i not wantOu mistake
PUBLICITY BUREAU FIGURES
Here are the revised newspaper
cures - furnished by Anderson's pub
licity bureau. out OF a total Of 1i3
papers - are for Anderson, q for
Johnson. 2 for Curry, for Stanton and
- neutral
The loss OF the support OF So news
papers At one stroke OF the typewriter,
"a Is Il were, ought 10 excite the Lincoln
Roosevelt leagUers 10 at least mild
protest. The Curry people might get
fused Up bit about il, too. They
have sent out no advance notices OF a
threatened newspaper census, but they
might be expected TO eXpostulate If
Phil stanton should drop in and lop off
six OF seven Of the nine papers left TO
their candidate by the Anderson state
ment.
Il was an Of Gay with the Lincoln
Roosevelt league Yesterday. Hiram "
johnson. the leagues candidate for
governor was compelled 10 attend
court al Santa Rosa ia connection with
the defense OF his client. Doctor Burke
CANDIDATES INSPECT CREEK
Judge John d Works. the leagues
candidate for United States senator,
and A J. Wallace. candidate for lieu
tenant governor. Inspected the Islais
creek project yesterday afternoon. pi-
loted by Supervisor Paul Bancroft and
George L Center. In the evening they
were the guests Of George z. Crothers
AZ an informal dinner AT the Palace
hotel. where they met two score Of the
independent republicans interested in
their fight IN san Francisco.
Judge Works issued yesterday 4
statement Of the principles for which
he stands as the leagues candidate for
the United States senate In that state
rnent he emphasized the fact that the
Lincoln Roosevelt leagues fight was TO
lie made in the republican party by re-
publicans instead Of against the repub-
lican party. which he specifically alb
solved from responsibility for the evils
OF Afdrichism. Cannonism and the sub
serviency Of the judiciary TO the ma
chine" These, he declared, We're the
Inevitable outcome Of the deadly sys-
TEN Of politics ruling this state and
nation.
JOHNSON MASS MEETING
Johnson. with Works and Wallace,
will address a mass meeting in Ala
media tonight and another at Niles to-
morrow night. They will finish the
weeks campaigning at san Jose Sat
urday night and start on their north
ern tour next week.
The daily average enrolment at the
registrars office indicates primary
election registration of more than 60,-
600. Nearly 100 days remain for reg
istration for the primary, and If the
averages maintained for two weeks
were not increased during the re-
msinder OF the registration period the
total would be in excess Of $4,000. Mon
day was the banner day with a total of
$50 or that total 437 were republi-
cans. IS democrats. 50 union labor; 8
socialists and 81 declined to state par
tisan affiliations.
Inclusive Of Monday the whole regis
tration is 1921. divided as follows:
Republicans, S.ss6; democrats. 1900;
union labor. LOSS; declined 10 give par
~ Affiliations. 3l6; socialists, s6; pro-