The San Francisco call., 1910-10-28
BELL DECLARES
BOLT WASPLANNED
Says Republicans Proposed to
Support Him if Johnson
Was Not Nominated
Denies Saying He Would Enter
Race for Purpose of Elect
ing Herrin's Foe

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27.-Theodors A
Bell, democratic nominee for governor
today asserted that during the primar,
he was approached by mum
ber of republicans who proposed Il
desert their party and support him IL
the event of Hiram Johnson not secur,
ing the republican nomination. HI
branded as false and malicious th'
charge that he told Fremont Older tha
he would enter the fight for the pur
pose of electing Hiram Johnson gov
ernor. He issued a statement regard
ing the matter in which he said:
In view of the malicious false
hood published by Fremont Older
of the San Francisco Bulletin. and
somebody by the name of III. E.
Franck, NJ D., respecting conver
satfon between them and me. it will
not be out of place to state a few
interesting facts:
During the primary campaign the
leaders of the Lincoln Roosevelt
league freaently called me into
for tn purpose of planning the de-
livery of the insurgent vote TO me
in the event that either Anderson
or Curry were nominated Older. in
particular. telephoned to my office
several times last March asking
me to call at the Bulletin office.
which I finally did. He urged me
TO accept the democratic nomina-
ton. pledging me the support of
all the insurgents and their news
papers IL Johnson were defeated.
The plan was to bring about a
wholesale bolt from the republican
party If their man was not chosen
at the primary.
They were to see that Johnson
did not pledge himself TO support
the republican nominee. so that if
1--4-- Il
take the stump for Bell
never told Fremont Older or
any other man that / would enter
the fight for the purposs of elect
and any statement to the contrary
is a deliberate falsehood.
l always spoke in high terms of
Mr.. Johnson. but told the insurg-
ent leaders that If Johnson and
Bell were both nominated that I
intended to win the fight IL pos
sible. They said that If Johnson
and were both nominated 1t would
elected. as California in either
event would have a good governor
They endeavored all over the
state to get democrats to aid John
If johnson were defeated they
would knife to the hilt / person
ally adised all democrats to keep
out of the republican primary con-
test.
Now because thew can not get all
republicans in California to support
their candidate they are almost
criminally trying to destroy me,
pretending to stand for clean. poll
tics. They are doing the dirtiest
politics ever attempted in this state.
even the republican candidate for
governor is resorting to a species
of personal abuse that ought to dis
qualify any man for the highest Of
flee in this state He has com
pletely lost his head In a last
desperate attempt to stem the tide
against him. leave Ii to the people
to determine from my life and my
public record whether or not he
states the truth.
Bell and Spel1acy addressed about 60t
persons in Library park. Pasadena. a.
noon today. Tonight the democratic
leaders spoke to 200 voters in front OF
the Casino in Redondo and later ad-
dressed an audience OF 500 In the Audi
-orium at Venice The itinerary for to-
morrow calls for an automobile tour oi
The eastern part of the county with
meetings at Monrovia, Glendora. Po-
mona, Covina, Puente and Elmonte. AZ
night there will be meetings at Long
Beach and San Pedro.