claim: The ROC controls more of China than the PRC.
evidence: `` Colonel '' Ed Fletcher -LRB- December 31 , 1872 -- October 15 , 1955 -RRB- was a real estate developer and U.S. Republican and Democratic politician from San Diego , California .. Republican. United States Republican Party. Democratic. United States Democratic Party. politician. politician. San Diego. San Diego, California. Fletcher was born 1872 in Littleton , Massachusetts , son of Charles Kimball Fletcher .. His family moved to Worcester and Boston , where he attended school .. Worcester. Worcester, Massachusetts. Boston. Boston, Massachusetts. In 1888 Fletcher came to San Diego , where he sold produce .. San Diego. San Diego, California. He was a born salesman and soon had his own business with a partner .. In 1901 , he entered the real estate business as a land agent ,. and started a partnership in 1908 with William Gross .. That partnership developed Grossmont , Mt. Helix , and Del Mar. .. Mt. Helix. Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, California. Del Mar. Del Mar, California. Fletcher donated land on Mt. Helix where Easter Sunrise services are held .. Mt. Helix. Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, California. In 1907 , Fletcher was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the California National Guard , which earned him the title `` Colonel '' , which stuck for the remainder of his life .. California National Guard. United States National Guard. Fletcher became interested in road building and saw to it many road projects were completed .. With Fred Jackson , Fletcher raised civic interest to building a road to Imperial Valley , thence a plank road across the desert to Yuma , Arizona .. Imperial Valley. Imperial Valley ( California ). plank road. Old Plank Road. Fletcher was later active in having state and U.S. highways built to San Diego .. San Diego. San Diego, California. Fletcher also took an interest in developing projects delivering water to San Diego , including creating Lake Hodges .. San Diego. San Diego, California. Lake Hodges. Lake Hodges. Fletcher and Montana businessman James A. Murray purchased the San Diego Flume Company on June 1 , 1910 , renaming it the Cuyamaca Water Company .. San Diego. San Diego, California. Cuyamaca Water Company. Cuyamaca Water Company. Fletcher and Murray owned and operated the company for 15 years , making or planning improvements to the water system of San Diego County including the construction of the San Vicente Dam and Reservoir , among others .. San Diego. San Diego, California. San Diego County. San Diego County, California. San Vicente Dam. San Vicente Dam. Fletcher was a director of the Panama-California Exposition -LRB- 1915 -RRB- and California Pacific International Exposition -LRB- 1935 -RRB- .. After the 1915 Expo , he raised funds to save the well-received temporary buildings from destruction .. He also raised funds to buy land for the Naval Training Station in San Diego , and for building the YMCA .. San Diego. San Diego, California. Naval Training Station. Naval Training Center San Diego. In 1934 Fletcher was elected to the California State Senate , and served until 1947 .. California State Senate. California State Senate. Sometime while in the Senate , he switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democratic .. Republican. United States Republican Party. Democratic. United States Democratic Party. He authored laws creating the San Diego County Water Authority and transferring ownership of Mission Bay to the city .. San Diego. San Diego, California. San Diego County. San Diego County, California. Mission Bay. Mission Bay, California. While in the Senate he was able to acquire for San Diego a heroic statue of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo , donated to the state in 1939 by the government of Portugal and claimed by both San Diego and Oakland .. San Diego. San Diego, California. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. Portugal. Portugal. Oakland. Oakland, California. Fletcher personally `` kidnapped '' the statue from its storage in a garage at a private residence in Oakland ; the statue is now on display at Cabrillo National Monument .. Oakland. Oakland, California. Cabrillo National Monument. Cabrillo National Monument. Fletcher married Mary C. Batchelder April 8 , 1896 at Ayer , Massachusetts .. They had ten children  : Catherine , Edward Jr. ,. Congressman Charles K. Fletcher ,. Charles K. Fletcher. Charles K. Fletcher. Lawrence , Willis , Stephen , Ferdinand , Mary Louise , Eugene , and Virginia .. Fletcher died in 1955 in San Diego .. San Diego. San Diego, California