The San Francisco call., 1910-10-09
JOHNSON FIRES
BROADSIDE At
THEODORE BELL
Declares Democratic Nominees
Attacks on Herrin Have
Become LambIike
Alludes SarcasticaIly TO Bour.
bon's Great Experience as
an Office Seeker
By w. RUSSELL COLE
ISpeoiol Dispatch 10 The Call

lSPcctdt DESpotch 10 he Gall
SANTA CRUZ. oct. SIN speeches
here tonight and at Monterey at noon
today Hiram ". Johnson opened his
guns upon his Democratic opponent in
a broader attack than has been made
since the state campaign began. He
took Theodore Bell 10 task for his eva
sion OF the dominant issue in the pres
ent- fight. declared that the latter's at
titude regarding the driving out of the
government OF William F. Herrin and
the Southern Pacific was such as to
arouse suspicion of the sincerity of the
democratic intent, and referred sarcas-
tically 10 Belrs career as an Office
seeker.
ATTACKS ARE GENTLE
7 am not speaking in an sccusatory
mood asserted the republican leader.
and II our democratic friends really
intend to fight for the same priciples
Tor which We are lighting and desire to
put the same changes into effect we
are willing to accord them the full
NEED Of praise which is their due. But
the StTident tones with which our DEM
ocratlc opponents four years ago de-
nounced William r Herrin and the
Southern Pacific railroad have been
changed now TO a mere dulcet note and
] grow a wee bit suspicious of their
ultimate design and hope Of accom-
plIshment. These gentlemen who hereto
fore have been heard in the widest de-
nunciation of William r. Herrin
are now so tender that they would not
hurt his feelings by mentioning his
rn1r 1nar
Of California
REACHING AFTER VOTES
when we find our democratic oppo.
nents, through their press agents Ip
Los Angeles. issuing literature in
which they descant upon the alleged
fact that because a man has been
candidate for Office all his life he must
needs know all about the state and
what is best for its citizenship, and
claiming also that a man who has never
been a candidate can not know these
things then we feel that our suspi-
cious that they are merely reaching out
after votes are well grounded. How
man who has been chasing office ever
since he was old enough TO vote has
been enabled 10 learn more of the
needs Of the state than a man who for
4 years has never sought office, and
who has come before you now in the
belief that he is only doing what q
good citizen should do. is a mystery"
Indeed, this literature Of which I
speak is Of q conservative variety. 1t
handles the great dominant railroad
issue so tenderly that YOU could not
tell whether Il was issued from Third
and Townsend streets in San Francisco
or from the office Of Walter Parker in
Los Angeles. Unlike our opponents,
we are not conservative in Los An
Eeles and radical in the San Joaquin
valley. The sainted name of William
T. Herrin has not passed the lips of
my democratic opponent in the south
land. Perhaps il may be in the San
Joaquin valley. However, conserva-
tism on that issue were a sin and
faltering mere cowardice. If YOU find
2 man faltering on this issue you can
set him down as hedging and reaching
out after votes. On our part there is
no reaching out after votes and there
viii be none. Our position is clear and
definite and we are not going to swerve
one jot from the work we have set out
TO accomplish.
BACK HOME TODAY
Hiram Johnson viii return to San
Francisco tomorrow for few hours
with the first stretch of the state cam
paign completed. 1t has been nota-
bic tour. for in the three weeks since
he left San Francisco he has traversed
the state OF California from the oregon
line 10 the Mexican border has made
more than IS addresses and preached
the principles Of progressive republic
anism to audiences that altogether
have numbered probably between $4,000
and 10000 persons. Everywhere he
has gone he has received the warmest
Of welcomes. has found the republican
party throughout the state aligning it
self unanimously behind the ticket and
has found q sentiment that presages
victory in November by the greatest
majority ever received by any candi-
date for governor in this state.
Johnson left Salinas early this morn
ing, and after a visit to the Spreckels
sugar refinery just outside the city
made the trip by automobile TO Pacific
Grove. where ne spoke at 1:30 o'clock
TO an audience Of 400. At 1880 john
in Monterey By reception committee
and band. and spoke 10 an audience Of
about zoo.
Outside Of Watsonviile. where he
spoke at o'clock in the afternoon,
Johnson was met by a dozen automo-
hiles. one Of which contained a dele
cation of members Of the @. A r.
bearing their post flag. a band led the
way into the city and Johnson spoke
from stand in the park. Later he
visited the great apple show, which is
TO open next week.
More than 1000 persons turned out
for the big rally here tonight. which
was one Of the most enthusiastic of the
% ampaign. Johnson was presented by
Rev George ". Stone and was given a
tremendous ovation.