Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-02
THE GONERNORSHlP.

With the filing nominating petitions and the announce
nt Of the platforms candidates for governor the me
has come when an intelligent the situation the gov
rnorshp possible Most newspapers to be sure nave aoue
committing candidate OF becoming persona
prisan before primaries In election like the present IN
which the question chiefly choice of persons rather than
conflict OF principles aiatoI this perhaps the normal pos
ton newspapers we'll of persons in positions OF ocai re-
sponshity am when situation develops o
conclusions reached to say So -,
II will the moment announcement o inc
candidacy of Mayor INTRODUCED and decidedly significant
element campaign Before that the Repnoican non'io
had been conceded Stephens practically by default wno
tho nomination Of Francis Henet the Democrats suhsa
y assured suppose THAI both Of these results still to DC
ced NM the calculations in regard them be revised
On the spite OF seme powerful Denloefa'
hacking the Rolph Is scarcely within their reckoning
hot his candidacy will nearly equaize the balance Oh MS ""
opnoents The strength which Roph viii get Will ma
uray from eney than from "oowne h0
will o the labor such of the anor vote
as normally follows San Francisco What his strength VIII DC W
The country or nonabor vote OF th othefcitles Is still pro
1naca What effect ana dry issue will nave IN the
Democratic campaign also uncertain sncc all he caha" "
wet" varying Though Roph the onF one OF 'o'
who has not for the Romnger DILL
On Republican before the Rolph entry Governor Sepr
. n,o,e, wore all negligible with the possible exception
HAYES his effort satisfy both progressives and
conservatives satisfied either and his recent ueranc on
commissions have had tendency to weaken him With th0ushu
voters.
R McGee the only outright progressive them is too
little known give prospect to ms
campaign er candidacy ought to be resented as an
the Republican ana to the state waiter
recent public avowing that his motive III "hdra"
his candidacy the defeat OF hiram John
son has not the people of California who elected
Johnson majority Against this field Governor Steph
ems foregone conclusion as to scarcely call
discussion
While Mayor Rophs candidacy scarcely changes the forecast
If does make Both candidates have rs
~ platforms and both have progressive rec
o behind bem only Governor Stephens ever Progress
party affiliations Both indorss the Johnson
and policies pledge their continuance Just as document e
Roph platform much better written boder more constructive
and more definitely However, Stephens own record ana
afaons will supplement the somewhat vague
aenetali8e Of his platform.
Both declare caring soldiers and dependents and for
a preparatory Roph specifies how he
oo do by health insurance and by
d J ace insnranc. wherever practicable later on
Governor Stephens himself policy
inaugural address justified in assuming that he Is Tor
l But only positive progressive policy
now before people will m the enabling amendment
the fundamental progressive measure hfce the next @
aure would have been well for him to indicate less
md advocacy by coming boldly in his platform Nay
Rolph has failing that to be equally oupohen III HIS
public Roosevelt and McAdoo the out
standing figures parties have declared for social
past since all the major cand
dates parties California committed to
by their own past doubtless by conviction we
- 10 r ,t, any of then, should he afraid TO say
Perhaps example Mayor R0ph will convince the others of this
will have the credit of having done so first
liquor question the ether hand the haance Of courage
shifts stephens He the Only candidate for
either ticket who has entued 10 declare himself for the ra
federal dry All the others Roph
Romingcr BILL Rpn dos declare for that
would be infer that he does not
sonay it, he should have said In
unquestionab dry and for the federal amnd
large majority this position of Governor Stephens
inevitably greatly him nearly everywhere
San Francisco
Both candidates declare themselves the l. W. W eat
ed issues and both the -ide Of law and their
enforcement.
The majority OF the better known progressive leaders Of the
of FL already committed
lie also has the advantage Of incumben and Of statewide
quantance He regarded many quarters,
ADLER but safer than holph Hayes His position the liquor
question the majority think right
the primaries longer by default There real
candidates Cor California all Of
Sepfsns Hayes Rolph Heney The primaries will
and the final election will decide between