Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-27
Fits TO
RUN F0R|
GOVERNOR
Four Candidates Now In
Field Divided Between
North And South.
MAKES STATEMENT
Los Angeles Prosecutor
Pledges Reform OF Pc
nal Institutions.

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Pledges Reform Of Pc
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SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. %. W.D
A four-eornered fight for the Re-
publican gubernatorial nomination
in this years California primary
was in prospect today "a result Of
two significant political announce
ments
Buron Fits. district attorney OF
Los Angeles county and former lieu
tenant governor. announced his can
didaey.
In San Francisco. Mayor James
Rolph Jr. issued statement which
was considered in the light Of dee
laration of candidacy.
eff find shortly" Mayor Rolph
said. encouragement and support
from my friends and fellow Califor-
mans through all parts Of California,
] shall submit my name TO the peo-
pie of this great state for the office
Of governor"
Ray Riley, present state control
Ter, is already in the field and
friends of Governor c. c. Young say
he will seek reelection, although
there has been no formal deelara-
tion.
With Mayor Rolph and Fits in
the field. the fight for the Republi-
can nomination becomes battle be-
tween northern and southern Cali
fornia.
Rolph and Governor Young are
from the northern part Of the state.
Riley and Fits are from Southern
California.
An interesting feature Of the
campaign probably will be prohibit
ton. Rolph is a wet; the others are
drys.
Los ANGELES, Jan. 81. up
Buron Fits, vigorous yosng prose-
cutting attorney of Los Angeles coun.
ty today announced his candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
governor Of California at the 1880
primary election.
Fits declaration, long anticipated
in political eenters, meant that the
coming battle for the governOrship
of the state probably will be one of
the most interesting in years.
Fits announcement came at
time when friends of Erie n.
Richardson, former governor, were
about to push him into the race.
Richardson said he intended 10
support Fits but publishers with
Richardson on trip 10 Mexico City
SAID they would place Richardson =
name in the ring if Fits had not
announced by today.
Since Fits stated he will be
candidate il is presumed that he will
have the backing of Richardson.
Forecasters took note as soon as
Fits declared himself that two
candidates from Southern California
are in the field against once lver-
nor Young - from Northern Cali
fornia
Fits will wage his campaign with
the backing of interests which ele-
waited him to the post of Lieutenant
Governor in 1926 by the largest vote
ever given a candidate for that Of
flee and which again supported him
III 1928 when he resigned to make n
successful bid for the office of dis
trlct attorney of Los Angeles.
cit is not my purpose TO make a
detailed statement of principles, -
Fits said, in his announcement
THAT will be done at later date.
! do propose to stress in no uncer-
tain terms, however, rigid economy
in the expenditure of pAblic moneys.
If elected, | will execute this policy.
Will Aid Government
81 also pledge to the national ad-
nlinistration in its effort to deal
with economic and governmental
problems of California, my unswerv-
ing devotion and support.
81 will advocate complete reor-
ganization of our California penal
system" he continued, "tO the end
that Youthful offenders shall not be
placed with hardened criminals.
1.-THE problems of water develop
ment and conservation, the unsatis'
factory condition of agriculture,
highways ana Other matters p'thih-
ing to the welfare and prosperity OF
California will be the subject or
detailed comment at later day.
Fits said.
Fits, native of Texas, came to
California with his parents in 1906.
After graduating from the Universe
ty of Southern California Law school
re started practieing in Los Angeles.
The career of Fits as lawyer
was interrupted by the World war
in which he made distinguished
record as an officer Of the Dist di-
vision. He was wounded in the fight
ing in the Meuse Argonne.
After the war Fits was deputy
attorney under Asa keyes from 1920
to 1923. In 1920 he was elected state