The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-14
VOTE EXPOSITION
BONDS, SAYS BELL
Democratic Candidate for Cow
ern0r Declares Canal Celebra=
ton of Greatest Importance

Theodore A. Bell, speaking last even
ing at two meetings in the Mission dis
trict in behalf of his candidacy for
governor, took as his central theme the
subject of the Panama Pacific exposi-
ton and urged the passage of both
bond issues made possible by the recent
session of the legislature. Bell spoke
first a Guadalupe hall at 1851 Mission
street and later at Maennerbund hail.
at Twenty-fourth street and Potrero
avenue, where he was preceded by Tim
othy Spellacy, democratic candidate for
lieutenant governor; Judge John e.
Raker of Modoc county and Judge B. F..
Bledsoe.
There were about 100 present at the
Guadalupe hall meeting and about. the
same number at Maennerbund hall, but
al each place Bell was givenz-a cordial
reception, spent some time in shaking
hands and getting personally acquaint
ed, and was given three cheers upon
leaving. William T. Mooney presided
al Guadalupe hall and Gus ID. Pratt was
chairman of the second meeting.
John A. Keefe, democratic nominee
for the assembly from the thirty third
district. was the only speaker besides
Bell at the first meeting. and, he. con-
fined his remarks TO brief announce
ment Of his own candidacy. At Maen-
nerbund hall. Spellacy, Raker and Bled-
soc made speeches in support of the
general democratic state ticket while
waiting for Bell to appear. The latter's
speeches were similar in trend at both
places. covering the main principles
which Bell has outlined in his former
campaign speeches. At Guadalupe hail
he said in part:
The question OF the exposition in
1915 is of the greatest importance
I,o IL Of a
dav San Francisco and the state
at large are in dead earnest in re-
gard to this matter and we propose
to have that exposition here.
Whether or not /. am elected gov
ernor of California in November / s
expect to be in Washington 1.-THE =
opening of the next session of con-
gress and TO to work in the halls
of congress to secure federal sane
ton of San Francisco as the place
for the holding of the exposition.
feel that I oweait to the state
of California TO raise my voice. in
behalf of the exposition and in be-
half of the voting of both state and
city bond issues by which it can be
made possible, and / propose to go
from San Diego to Siskiyou. within
the next eight weeks, and to1urge
with all my might. The opening OF
the Panama canal viii mean much
to California and the celebration of
that opening should be held here in
San Francisco. 1t will bring US a
great food of European inmigra-
ton and will consequently go far
toward solving the question of Ash
attic immigration.
Bell declared himself positively
against the admission of Asiatfc labor
and in favor of strict segregation of
Asiatics in the schools. He repeated
his denunciation of the activity of the
Southern Pacific political bureau, but
said that he stood for absolute equality
and did not intend to swing a club pro-
miscuously at corporations or business
enterprises Of any legitimate kind.
On the other hand, he said, IL elected
governor lie would reach out his hand
to every railroad system in America
and induce each of them, if he could,
to extend into California. Bell also de-
clared for the nonpartisan control of
state institutions and for the removal
Of the public schools from politics.