The San Francisco call., 1910-05-14
MACHINE SEEKS
power TO RULE
RAILWAY BOARD
InCumbents Nominated at Santa
Cruz Opposed by Lincoln
Roosevelt Leaguers
DOveland, Who Was Appointed
by GiIIetf, Enjoys Hostility
of S. p. Bureau
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

10 the railroad commission, which is,
in fact. the fight for control of that
body. has excited as much genuine in
terest as has the five cornered scrap
Tor the gUbernatorial nomination.
There is a two handed fight in each
OF the three districts. Only one of the
six candidates is an unknown quantity
politically. Three Of the other five are
1ncumbents Of the commission and two
have well known political records.
The machine, naturally enough. is
behind the two incumbents. who were
nominated by its convention at Santa
cruz. Il is opposed TO the one incum-
bent who was appointed by Governor
Gillett and whose energetic services
have made the commission almost re-
spectabl
MACHINE SUPPORTS IRWIN
Ia the first district Commissioner A.
C.. Irwin has the support of the ma
chine and Is opposed by Alex Gordon
OF Sacramento. who has been formally
indorsed by the Lincoln Roosevelt
league.
Theodore Summerland. commissioner
from the third district, has demon
strated his claim 10 the machines sup
port His opponent, John NJ. Eshleman
of Imperial county, has been indorsed
by the Lincoln-ROOSeVelt league.
The lineup is different in the second
or san Francisco district. Commits
sioner H. .. LOVeland. who was ap-
pointed by Governor Gillett vice Andy
Wilson, the Doodle board supervisor.
has made good Jere Burke, chief out
door man for the Southern Pacific COM
pany's political bureau, objected to
Loveland's appointment. He objects
now 10 his nomination and election.
PUSH Il FOR AIGELTINGER
The push is for Ed Afgeltinger. Love
land viii have the support of the Lin
coln-R Roosevelt league. but that organi-
zatiOn may decide not formally to in
dorse him. Gordan is the only candi-
date without a political record. His
supporters say that he can run on his
opponents record.
The third district appears to have
been made to measure for Eshleman,
the anti-machine candidate. 1t in
cludes not alone all of southern Cali
fornia, but Alameda county. Before
Eshleman went TO Imperial to become
that county's distinguished citizen he
lived in Alameda He was appointed
from Alameda TO the state labor bureau
under stafford. lie made good there.
He was elected to the legislature from
Alameda county. He made good in the
legislature. He was a fighter and
straight He was not corporation
batter. but he refused to take orders
from corporations or their representa-
tives. His health failed. He went to
Imperial county on a cot in 1907. In
three years he has forged to the front
in his profession and is now recognized
as one Of the biggest Of the big law
yers Of southern California.
MACHINE STANDS TO LOSE
Undoubtedly Eshleman is better
known in the district than is the in
cumbent It is admitted that Eshleman
has walkover in the far south. The
longhairs Of Los Angeles are with
him and he has a big regular or or
ganization following there. Alameda
county still considers him as it's own,
and Summerland is not intensely pop
,lIar with the fruit growers Of the San
Joaquin On form. the machine stands
10 lose with Aigeltinger in the second
and Summerland in the third districts.
Walter Macarthur, the distinguished
labor leader and editor Of the Coast
Seamen's Journal. is formally in the
field for democratic nomination to con-
erress in the fourth district. Macar-
thur made his decision known yester-
dav. He will probably be unopposed for
the democratic nomination and there
are no present indications of serious
opposition 10 Julius Kahn for the re-
publican nomination.
RECORD OF MACARTHUR
Walter Macarthur is one of San
Francisco's best citizens. He is able,
energetic and his honesty has never
been questioned. AS a citizen and
labor leader he has made his influence
felt both at home and abroad. He is a
clear and concise thinker, an eloquent
and forceful orator. AS a candidate
for congress against Kahn be may be
expected TO enliven fourth district poll
tics and perhaps incite the actor
statesman TO again recite his blank
verse masterpiece dealing with the
muck rakers-
E The democracy of the seventh dis
trict is to have an orator in the field.
Prof. Lorin Handley of Occidental col
.lege. who has been advertised as the
democratic candidate in the seventh,
announced yesterday that he was in the
race. Hsndley is young, active and
very well known in Los Angeles. He
IS a graduate Of Hanover college and
Princeton university. He occupies the
chair Of philosophy at the Occidental.
ANDERSON EXTENDS WORK
Anderson campaign headquarters
have been opened in Oakland and An
gderson's managers appear TO be more
than pleased with the progress they
are making across the bay. The Oak
land headquarters are in the Macdon-
ough builJing at Fourteenth and
Broadway. About IS verifcation depu-
sies have been put to work on the An
iderson petition and Manager Bilger de-
Tclares that the superintendent of banks
ts eating 'em UP" in Alameda.
The independent republican club of
the thirteenth assembly district has
perfected permanent organization with
These officers; President, Gustave Bay
lreuther; vice president, Z. J. Enwright;
Secretary. Thomas W. Chandler; treas
rirer James Gaffney: executive commit
feemen, Thomas w. Chandler, r.
<Tredrickson, John Williams. B. Corri-
gan, J. McKenna- President Bay
-euther was chosen as the clubs rep
1esentative on the central campaign
Committee. A meeting at 245 Eleventh
7street has been announced for Thurs
tiay, May IS.
CANDIDATES IN FIELD
Judge McSweeny, the original incum-
scent Of the justice Of the peace bench
tat South san Francisco. would serve
fhe people in another capacity. The
,3erth of tax collector has come under
his judicial notice and he has an
bounced that he will wrestle DR.. q q
McCrscken one fall for the republican