The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
MISS DEMOCRACY
SIGHS in Vain
Blank Places Still on Primary
Ticket as Politicians De-
cline to Flirt
Three Cornered Fight for Appel
late Judgeship Looks
Interesting

or TOUR y6WnlnS vacancies still exist
ing and no ambitious candidates in
sight for the jobs that are going beg
ging. indications are that local interest
in the bourbon primary campaign will
nered fight for the first district appel
late judgeship.
Originally there were indications
that five democratic aspirants would
be in the field as candidates for this
single opening on the appellate bench.
but from the party leaders, who are
supposed to know, now comes the
whispered assertion that the race has
narrowed down to three and the even
more interesting declaration that
Presiding Justice ]. A. Cooper. whose
expiring term creates the vacancy, will
not be a candidate to succeed himself.
There have been rumors prior to this
time that Justice Cooper might not
enter the race, yet his name always
has been taken into consideration in
the representations of the political
prophets. This time however the ru-
the utmost assurance of those who
have their eyes on party activities So
Tar he has made no positive announce
ment regarding his Intentions but his
failure to begin any active prepara-
t1ons for the primary campaign lends
color TO the rumors that he will not
become candidate. Judge Lucius
Smith of Santa Cruz was spoken of
freely earlier in the campaign as a
probable candidate for the place, but
he, too. 1t is said, has determined to
keep out of the fight.
CANDIDATES. ACTIVE
This leaves three democratic candi-
dates in. the field, Judge James V. Cof-
fey of San Francisco, Judge George E.
Church of Fresno and Judge Bradley
V. Sargent of Monterey, with little
likelihood that any of them will with
draw. None of them has taken ad-
vantage of the offer of the democratic
state central committee to circulate
nominating petitions at the special
$500 rae for each state or district
candidate, but each already has begun
active efforts In his own behalf
Judge Coffeys affairs are to be in
charge of Thomas J. Walsh, former sec
retary of the state central committee,
while former Supervisor Ralph Nc
Leran will conduct the campaign of
his brother in law, Judge Church, and
District Attorney Joseph Bardn of
Monterey will direct the fight of Judge
Sargent.
Nominating petition blanks for
eight candidates for democratic nomi-
nation to the state ticket have been
printed and are now in the hands of
Secretary John F. Murray of the state
central committee, ready to be mailed
out to the various county committee
men who will have charge of their ac-
tual circulation. The only thing that
is causing delay is that three men are
still wanted with $500 each and a de-
sire to become the democratic nominees
for the three positions still remaining
open on the party ticket.
The final date for the filing of petit
tions with the state central committee
was formally set for yesterday, but by
general consent the time has been ex-
tended into the first of this week, so
that, if possible the democratic state
ticket will have complete list of can
didates. Those still wanted are can
didates for the nomination for treas
urer, state printer and surveyor No
effort is to be made to put forward a
candidate for controller.
The democratic candidates whose pc
titions are ready for circulation are:
Theodore A. Bell for governor, Timothy
'Speliacy for lieutenant governor, S. S.
Bayley for secretary of state Thomas
H. Kirk for superintendent of schools.
James E. Pemberton for attorney gen
eral, III. A. Blanchard for clerk of the
supreme court and Judge William p
Lawlor of San Francisco and Judge
Benjamin F. Bledsoe of San Bernardino
for justices of the supreme court. The
only congressional nominating petition
which will be handled by the state CEN
troll foa =.
John E. .Raker of Modoc county as con-
gressional candidate from the first dis
trict.
21,47O REPUBLICANS
Local registration for the primary
election up TO the closing of the regis
trar's office Friday night amounted to
just an even 10000 Of this number
there are registered PLATO republicans.
1892 democrats. 2,675 union labor $50
who declined to state their party affl-
iation. 302 socialists, SO prohibitionists
and 81 Independence leaguers.
Charles F.. Mcdonald candidate for
the republican nomination for super
intendent of state printing, came to San
Francisco yesterday from his home in
Los Angeles to open his campaign here.
Mcdonald declared that he was willing
to put in "a hours a day from now
until August to further his candidacy
ana 1naL ne IelL comment of winning
the republican nomination. Friend Will
liam Richardson, the Lincoln Roosevelt
league candidate for state printer. also
has returned from the south. stating
that he found everything there favor
able to himself.
An Ellery club was formed Friday
night at the Ellery headquarters in the
forty fourth district. The officers
elected by the club were: George Burg.
president; p. Webb, vice president; F.
NJ Biggam, secretary, and William JEFF
fries, recording secretary. J.. J. Nc
Carthy, local manager for Ellery. left
Friday night for Sacramento and will
return to San Francisco Tuesday after
trip into the San Joaquin valley to
make preliminary arrangements for Ell
lery's proposed tour in that direction.
Before leaving he announced with
cheerful optimism that he was per
fectly satisfied with conditions in the
SOUTH
Charles F. Curry received strong
endorsement Friday night at a meeting
of the City Front club. held in a hall
in Washington street. Resolutions were
adopted pledging the support of the
organization to his candidacy for the
republican nomination for governor.
Thomas Powers is president of the CITY
Front club, and Charles O'Neill is sec
retary. An executive committee was
appointed, consisting of Richard Gra-
ham. Thomas Mullany, John Long. John
~a11xv md Thomas Nau,,oa,,