The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
Interest Centers in What Action
the Republican County COm=
mittees May Take
Curry and johnson Scent Direct
Move in Favor of Ander=
sons Campaign

which are scheduled 10 meet between
now and August &C. and for which
formal calls must be issued not later
than July I6.
Whatever the outcome OF the pri-
mary election August 16, the state re-
publican convention in September is
bound TO be under machine control
This was decided when the organiza-
lion forces ran away with the balance
Of power At the meeting Of the state
central committee last Monday and au-
1horized The chairmen OF the repuO-
1icsn county committees 10 issue calls
for county conventions. The matter Of
the selection OF dele gates was not spec
SEED i'm the call for the state conven-
tion. but the county organization in the
biz ma aiority Of counties is in the hands
% the regulars" ana the conventions
are s. good as pledged to send delega-
ff0us that viii bend TO the VIII OF the
state leaders =
FAVORABLE FOR ANDERSON
Although the meeting of the state
central committee was a fasco in so
far as representing q solid party SEN
1ifaent was concerned, the action az
the machine majority was not without
lis effect The resolution adopted by
the committee authorizing its own ex-
ccutive body to organize republican
clubs throughout the state is looked
unon by the Johnson and Curry cam
paign managers as direct move u
favor of Alden Anderson.
CIubs formed under the direction OF
t1e state central committee prior TO
rh. primaries can amount to nothing
more or less than Anderson boosting
organizations, according to the view
taken by the Curry and Johnson peo-
pie AS the state central committee
itself was under the control of the ma
chine leaders who are back of Ander
son. So it is argued, viii the repubii-
can clubs for which il may stand spon
sor be merely tools Of the Anderson
campaign. In the opposition camps
the state central committee is being
severely criticised for authorizing
partisan organization, or for taking
active steps IN behalf of any individual
candisdte before the party nominees
arc named at The primaries.
REPORTS OF PROGRESS
Reports of progress given out at the
headquarters Of the different candidates
for the republican nomination for gov
ernor arc. without exception, most fat
lering 10 the particular candidate con-
cerued From the Anderson sources
come continuous claims of great gains
in all parts Of the state at the expense
or Curry and Johnson and declarations
that the Curry boom has 1attened out
ana fNdt me latter : supporters are
turning by the thousand to Anderson.
Currys lieutenants on the contrary,
scoh al such statements and assert that
Currys strength is increasing daily and
that he already has a strangle hold on
The nomination.
Anderson is in alien territory this
week. on A tour down the San Joaquin
valley. which Johnson claims as his
particular stronghold. Anderson has
1..e- IL 4
the towns south Of there. and was in
Modesto yesterday. He is making the
trip by automobile and has written to
his mana gers here that he finds every
thing much TO his liking. Johnson is
continuing his strenuous speech max
ing tour southwark. He held meetings
yesterday at Menlo. Mayfeld Mountain
View. Sunnyvale. Milpitas and at the
University Of the Pacific. and finished
the day with evening meetings in Santa
Clara and East san Jose.
At the Anderson headquarters yester-
day there was jubilation over straw
ballot taken by an Anderson sym
pathizer in one Of the local clubs at
Time when IA club members were. pres
ent. Only Of the IA were found to
be registered. and the vote taken among
these nine according TO the Anderson
people, stood seven for Anderson, with
one for Johnson and one undecided. The
name Of the club was not mentioned
when the report was made public.
ALL GIVE SAME ANSWER
There is only one subject of discus
sion. concerning which each of the five
candidates for governor is on record
as giving the same answer Ask any
OF them who is going TO win the nomi-
nation and the answer is always I
slU:.' Their mana gers either feel just
as confident, or else put up a good imi-
tstion or confidence. in the Curry
camp nothing is conceded. Curry's
hackers declare that his fight is all
ready won, and not only won but by
such an overwhelming margin that he
viii carry every one OF the SIS counties
a. the state
The Currv estimate is based upon
Curry's original lead over all the other
candidates. He had gained positive
strength in practically every county in
the state and hao organized his per
sonsl backing before any other candi-
date was fairly in the field. There are
daily assertions from the Anderson
headquarters that Anderson is Cutting
into Curry" here and there and every
where. but Curry's friends declare that
The latter is holding his ground and
continually gaining.
JOHNSON MEN CONFIDENT
The johnson leaders are Just as con-
fident in their predictions OF success
as are CurrY's hackers. There are few
counties where the Lincoln Roosevelt
people viii admit that there is even
the slightest doubt Of the result. while
in certain sections, particularly the two
interior valleys and the southern terri
tory. they look for an overwhelming
victory. Andersonis lieutenants con-
tent themselves with labelling a few
counties as safe" and asserting that
a big change" is going on in Ander-
sons favor everywhere else. Stanton
figures on counting everything south
Of the Tehachapi and securing a big
enough minority in other sections of
the state 70 pull him through. The
Tliery claims are very hazy and in
definite. but at the same time are
sweeping.
William de Bell principal of the
Fairmount grammar school was an
nounced yesterday as the democratic
candidate for superintendent of San
Francisco schools. De Bell has had
the question of candidacy under con-
sideration for several days. but did not