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PROTEST MAY END
STREET RY. PLANS
FOR FOUR TRACKS
Aggressive Action of the Property
Owners Disturbs Pacific
Electric Officials
NEEDED AREA IN DISPUTE
Real Estate Holders Fear Heavy
Assessments for More Sta
tions and Grounds
That the aggressive action of prop-
erty owners In the southwestern por
tion of Los Angoles In blocking con
struction by the Los Angeles Railway
company of a car house Just south of
Agricultural park and their further
effort to have the same company's
four-track right of way along the pro
posed extension of Santa Barbara ave
nue and Hoover street condemned prob
ably will prevent the construction of
a four-track electric railway system
out through the southwestern portion
of the city toward Kedondo Beach and
San Pedro, which the company has
been contemplating for some time.
This was the statement made yestor
day by officials of the company.
Although never announced before It
Is stated that Henry E. Huntlngton,
president of the Loo Angeles Hallway
company, for several years has planned
to construct a four-track electric rail
way system -out through the south
western portion of Los Angeles to
reach Redondo Beach and San Fedro
for the purpose of building up the
country between these two beach
towns.
SUBSTATION IS COMTIJErED
As an evidence of the sincerity of
the plan It Is pointed out that the rail
road company has already constructed
a substation to furnish power for the
new line at a point not far from the
proposed car house site, and it Is stat
ed that the new car house was not only
to relieve the congestion of this part
of the city, but also to care for the
large number of cars which would be
needed for operating such a line.
Although no exact date for the ac
tual construction ol the new line can
be set, according to officials of the
company, things were rapidly shaping
themselves for the building of the new
lnterurban line before the car house
controversy arose.
What will be the result If property
owners persist in opposing the com
pany's plans none of the officers would
state yesterday beyond saying that the
line would have to be abandoned.
Several residents of the section have
appeared at the offices of the com
pany with protests against the action
of the propprty owners who appeared
before the city council.
RESIDENTS FF.AII HARDSHIP
According to Frank L. Martin, who
resides on South Vermont avenue, in
the disputed territory, the proposed
condemnation of the car house site,
the substation site, the four-track
right of way and the fifty lots owned
by the company in the section will
work a great hardship on many of
the residents. Mr. Martin said yester
day:
"Like myself, a great many of the
residents in the section who will have
to pay for the condemned property are
buying their places on the installment
plan. Under the contract we sign with
the real estate dealers in buying we
do not obtain title to our property until
all the payments are made, and as a
result we are not property owners—
merely tenants—and cannot appear be
fore the council to protest for or
against the condemnation of any prop
erty. At the same time our contract
holds us to pay for all improvements
In the district in which we live."
"With this condition it is simply a
case of the real estate dealers from
whom we have purchased our homes
contracting for something for which
we have to pay. They, as property
owners, have the land condemned; we,
aa agreed under our contracts, must
pay for this land.
PROPERTY OWNERS' ABOUMENT
"I have been investigating the prob
able cost of the land which may be
condemned to the residents of my dis
trict and I find it will be enormous.
For Instance, we will be assessed to
pay for the car house site, a four
track right of way, a substation and
grounds, which, by the way, can be of
no possible use except to a car com
pany, and for the paving of Vermont
avenue and of Thirty-ninth street.
"The railroad people tell me that In
order to buy the car house site we
must pay, not only for the land on
which It was to stand, which is valued
at about $350,000, but also for the fin
ished car house. They assert the con
tract for constructing the house has
been let and therefore, under the law,
we must pay for It, as well ai the site.
They also state that if the district
buys the four-track right of way It
must pay for a four-track railway sys
tem extending the entire length of the
strip purchased, and the price of thla
alone would be oppressive."
CITIZENS NOT OPPOSED
IF VALUES ARE SAFE
Property Holders Call Attention
to Necessity for Caution
3arner Curran, Dr. Lyman Gregory
and J. F. Tucker, composing a cora
. mittee representing five improvement
associations in the southwestern sec
tion of the city, have drafted a state
ment embodying the attitude of the
citizens they represent toward the car
barn project of the Los Angeles rail
way adjoining Agricultural park.
They doclare in substance that the ne
cessity of a car barn in the southwest
Is recognized and that the erection of
one is not opposed, provided a suitable
site is obtained. The statement fol
lows:
"In view of the fact that W. B.
Dunn, general counsel for the Hunt
lngton railway system, has published a
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LOS ANGELES HERALD
INDEX OF
HERALD'S NEWS
TODAY
FORECAST
For la>» Angeles and vicinity: Fair Sun
day; cloudy along coast In morning; light
west wind. Minimum temperature yester
duy, 76 ilrgrees) minimum temperature, 38
degrees.
LOS ANGELES
Flva thousand people accord tremendous
ovation to Theodore Bell, standard bearer
of California Democracy, and his running;
' mate, Timothy Spellacy, at Temple audi
torium. Section 1, PAGE 1
Pacific Electric company sued for dam
aging lira hose and cutting off Btream.
Section 1, PAG 6
Keating estate heirs make trust deed
for Immediate sale of $1,100,000 prop- ;
erty. Seotlon 1, I'AOE 6
Key. Herbert S. Blgelow talks to City
club on municipal ownership.
.T, . Seotlon 1, PAGE) 5
Will of Leopold Harris, bequeathing
11,000,000 to rolatlvos and charity. Is
Hied. . Section 1, PAGE 6
Madame Caroline Severance, aged 90,
Joins United Suffragettes of America.
,-.•_; Section 1, PAUlfl 1
Aggressive action of property owners
may prevent construction of car barns
and four-track Los Angeles railway
In southwest. Section 1, PAGE 1
Toung woman Is robbed of J9 and pin
by business-like highwayman armed
with pistol. Section 1, PACSB 1
Friends of late Countess /Wachtmelster,
who died here, await arrival -of son
to arrange , funeral. Seotlon 2, PAGE 8
United States government departments
bolng rauldly movod to now federal
building at Temple and Spring streets.
Section 2, PAGE S
Chamber of commerce mombers enjoy
get-together frollo at beach.
Section 2, PAGB 12
Babies on exhibition at show In Broadway
Department store weigh more than five
tons. ' Section 1, PAGE 19
American Woman's League. '
Section 3, PAGE 15
Marriage licenses, births, deaths.
Section 3, PAGE 6
Theaters. Section 4, PAGE 1
Editorial and letter box. Section 1, PAGE 6
City brevities. Section 1, PAGE 6
Society. Section 3, PAGES 14-16
Clubs. Section 2, PAGE 8
Music. Section 2, PAGE 9
News of the courts. Section 1, PAGE 7
Municipal affairs. Section 1, TAGS 1
Bportj. Section 2, PAGES 4-5
Automobiles. Section t. PAGES 1-S
Real estate. Section 3, PAGES 1-3
Churches. Section 3, PAGE 4
Classified advertising. Section 3, PAGES 6-13
Mining and oil fields. Section 2, PAGE 10
Markets and financial. Section 1, PAGE 11
Building permits. Section 3, PAGE 3
SOUTH CALIFORNIA
Work completed on great breakwater
In San Pedro harbor, started ten years
ago. Section 2, FAQE 12
The Salisbury launch Wanderer at San
Pedro eludes sheriffs attachment.
Section 2, I'ACIIO 8
Former guide of General Fremont
saved from Insane asylum by faithful
friends. Section 1. PAGE 11
New playground 1a opened at Pasa
dena. Section 1, PAGE! 11
Hlvorslcle Is establishing a 00-operatlve
creamery. Section 1, PAGE 11
COAST
United States officers make vigorous
crusade against smuggling of Orien
tals across Mexican border.
Section 1, PAGE 6
Public Welfare league plans removal
of^ mayor of Seattle. Section 1. Page 2
Governor to call SDeclal session of leg
islature at cost to state of (7000 to
correct clerical error In bill.
Section 1. PAGE 4
Body In San Francisco morgue iden
tified as that of Miss Eva Swan, the
missing Paso Robles school teacher.
Section 1. PAGE 10
EASTERN
Sultan of Sulu arrives In New York and
will visit President Taft. Seotlon 2. PAGE 12
Petition asking President Taft to pardon
John R. Walsh, former president of Chi
cago National bank, from federal prison
at Leavenwurth, Is filed. Section 1, PAOE S
Charles A. White, legislator who voted for
Lotimer, will be first witness at sena-
torlal Investigation. Section 1, PAGE 1
Governor Harmon opens Democratic state
campaign In Ohio with speech denounc
ing Republican waste. Section 1, PAGE) 2
Topeka baseball player proves hero of train
wreck In Kansas. Section 2, PAGE 10
Two weighers In New York custom house
are convicted of underwetKhlng Imports.
Section 1, PAGE 4
FOREIGN
France favorably modifies Its boracic acid
test of Southern California dried fruits.
Section 1, PAGE 1
Strlkes and lockouts In Germany threaten
to throw 700,000 workman Idle.
Section 2, PAGE 13
Mayor of Rome replies to rebuke from
pope caused by former's criticism of
papacy. Section 2, PAGE 10
FRANCE TO FAVOR
U. S. DRIED FRUIT
Complaint of Southern California
Growers Procures Favorable
Change in Boracic Tests
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—Restric
tive regulations on the part of the
government? of France affecting the
products of the dried fruit producers
of California have bee modified, ac
cording to Information supplied the
state department by Robert Bacon,
the American ambassador at Paris.
The California dried fruit producers
complalned_to this government some
time ago that their trade in France,
particularly in peaches and apricots,
recently had been interfered with on
the ground that the products contained
boracic acid.
The matter was taken up by the
American ambassador with the French
authorities, and the state department
was informed today in a message from
Mr. Bacon thet he had been advised
by the foreign office that recent analy
ses had shown that boraclc acid ex
isted normally In nearly all fruits.
In consequence, ho said, the Califor
nia dried fruits in the future would
be subjected by the French govern
ment to an analysis less stringent than
formerly —one which would show bo
acid only whpn present in the
fruit from other natural muses.
A certificate of origin for dried
fruits which had been offered by the
California fruit growers will not l.c
required by the French government.
SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1910.
Thousands Cheer Bell, Foeman of S. P. Bossism
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PRETTY GIRL IS
HOLD-UP VICTIM
Business-Like Thief with a Gun
Robs Woman in Orange
Street Near Figueroa
Within two minutes after alighting]
from a street car at 6:46 o'clock last
night, Miss Alice Corvell, a pretty
young woman living at 616 Loomis I
street, was held v.> by a lone highway
man while she was walking In Orange
street, less than half a block from her j
home, and robbed of $9 and a gold
stick pin. The robber ordered the vic
tim to close her eyes, then ran across
the street to a vacant lot and made
his escape In the direction of Seventh
street.
Miss Corvell was walking west in.
Orange street and was nearing Loomls
street when a slim young man attired
In dark clothes and wearing a black
slouch hat sauntered toward her In a
leisurely manner. Just as the young
woman reached a point near a large
tree the bandit quickened his steps,
walked up to her, pressed a small
nickel-plated revolver to her body and
ordered her to keep quiet.
The sudden move greatly frightened
Miss Corvell, and she stepped back
and attempted to scream. The robber
followed her and again pressed the
weapon to her side, warning her
against making any outcry.
The highwayman then seized the
handbag carried by Miss Corvell,
opened it and took »9 and a gold stick
pin. After making sure that she had
nothing else of value in the purse, he
ordered her to close her eyes, count
twenty-five and then hurry on her way
without raising an alarm.
MAKES GIRL CLOSE EYES
Miss Corvell hesitated on obeying
the command, fearing that the man
would attempt to harm her. The ban
dit flourished his revolver and again
ordered her to close her eyes, stating
that he wished to get away and did
not want her to see which way he
went This time the young woman
shut her eyes, but opened them in
time to see the man hurrying across a
vacant lot on the opposite side of the
Miss Corvell watched the robber until
he disappeared in the direction of
Seventh street. She then hurried to
her home. Just around the corner, and
telephoned to the police.
Two detectives were detailed, to in
vestigate the matter. They Inter
viewed the young woman, made a
gearch of- the neighborhood and re
turned within a short time without
having obtained any clew as to the
Identity of the bandit.
According to the description given by
the victim, the highwayman Is a
young man, about 25 years of age, of
slim build and about 5 feet 2 inches
in height. He has a narrow face, a
prominent nose and extremely large
eyes. He has dark hair and is smooth
shaven. He was wearing a dark suit
of clothes and a,black hat.
From the description the police be
lieve the bandit to be a victim of the
drug habit. The officers say the ban
dit probably was under the influence
of some drug at the time, which ac
counts for the bold manner in which
the robbery was committed at such
an early hour of the evening.
It was learned that a number of
persons were passing along Figueroa
street, within a half block of where
Miss Corvell was robbed, and were Ig
norant of the fact that a crime was
being committed less than fifty yards
away.
STEAMERS IN COLLISION;
ONE SINKS OFF MICHIGAN
PORT HURON, Mich., Sept. 24.—The
7000-ton ' steamer Dan H. Hannah,
owned by tho Pioneer Steamship com
pany of Cleveland, was sunk in the St.
ciair river, In the Canadian channel,
opposite this city, tonight. The Han
nah, upbound with coal, collided with
the Harvey W. Brown and wont to the
bottom in shallow water. The Brown
was badly damaged, but iuoceeded In
docking at Sarniano. No one was In
jured,
ARTIST CHRISTY AND
WIFE ARE RECONCILED
ZAXESVTLLE, 0., Sept. 24.—At a
family luncheon today Howard Chan
ler Christy, the artist, announced to rel
atives that a thorough understanding
had been reached between himself and
Mrs. Christy, and that the couple were
reconciled. He said Mrs. Christy would
(to to New Tork next week to termi
nate her engagement with a newspaper
there and dispose of * other matters, af
ter which the would return to Duncan
Falls. It Is. understood that Mr. and
Hn. Christy will spend the greater part
of each year In the Ohio home, with
occasional visits to New York, and if
the artist's business permits, spend part
of each winter in New York.
Mrs. Christy has been here with their
daughter Natalie for several days. , It
was a difference of opinion about a place
of residence which figured In the re
cent separation of the Chrlstys.
J. C. STUBBS' SON
STRANGELY SHOT
Injured Man Claims That He
Wounded Himself by
Accident
[Associated Press]
CLEVELAND, 0., Sept. 24.—Donald
S. Stubbs, general agent of the Union
Pacific railroad here, and son of J. C.
Stubbs, traffic director of the South
ern Pacific, was taken from the Union
Pacific offices tonight with a probably
fatal bullet wound over his heart. At
the hospital Mr. Stubbs declared his
wound was the rebult of an accident.
He was alone at the time. The night
elevator boy found Stubbs leaning
against the wall In the corridor outside
his office.
The wounded man, holding one hand
over his heart, gasped: "I, am shot; I
shot myself accidentally. I need help."
Stubbs was hurriedly removed to a
hospital, where It was found a revolver
bullet had penetrated his breast Just
above the heart.
To the doctors he made a brief state
ment to the effect that he had been
examining a new revolver which he
had purchased earlier in the day, and
had accidentally discharged it.
On account of the extreme gravity
of his condition Mr. Stubbs was not
permitted to see any one. The police
later broke into Mr. Stubbs' office and
found the room in great disorder. Pa
pers and clothes were littered about
the room, an<f the furniture was dis
arranged. On a table there was a new
box of cartridges, from which one shell
had been taken.
Mr Stubbs lived with hl.s wife and
mother-in-law in a fashionable apart
ment house. Every effort tonight
failed to reach either of the women,
and no answer could be obtained at
the apartment door.
The wounded man had not been long
in Cleveland, having come here about
six months ago to take the position of
general agent, which had been newly
created.
LINER BREAKS SHAFT; IS
HELPLESS NEAR COAST
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BEAUFORT, N.C.. Sept. Crip
pled by the breaking of a sail shaft,
the big Clyde line steamer Huron,
carrying passengers and freight from
Jacksonville and : Charleston, for New
Torlc, liea helpless at anchor tonight,
twenty-five miles southwest •of Dia
mond shoal light, oft the north Carolina
coast.
All aboard are safe. The Huron's
sister ships, the Arapahoe and Nava
hoa, caught by wireless not many miles
from the scene, were ordered to stand
by the disabled Huron until the arrival
of the wrecking steamer Rescue, which
will reach her tomorrow morning. The
Huron will be towed to New York.
SUFFRAGISTS GET
RECRUIT AGED 90
Madam Severance, 'Mother' of
Women's Clubs, Joins the
Equal Rights Crusade
Though In her Blst year, organizer
of many of the women's clubs and as
sociations of California and of Amer
ica and a member of many more.
Madam Caroline Severance, 806 West
Adams street, often called "the mother
of women's clubs," yesterday found
time to join one more association that
has as Its cause tqual rights for wo
men, the United Suffragettes of Amer
ica.
It was through the request of Alice
L. Park of Palo Alto, who Is visiting
with Madam Severance while In Los
Angeles, and who is one of the leading
spirits In the womun's cause in Cali
fornia, that the new member of the
United Suffragettes was induced to be
come a member and aid that organiza
tion with her ripe years of experience.
Alice Park, In mr letter to the main
eastern office of the organization, an
nouncing Madam Severance's enlist-
ment, wrote as follows:
"She has in her :ife of 90 years stood
in the lead in all lines of progress from
the old days when she organized the
first woman's club in New England to
this, the day she joins the United Suf
fragettes of America.
"She has advanced dress reform, dl
ject- ventilation, early kindergartens,
votes for women, all work of women
Socialism, every humanitarian move
ment, peace, and with all these she
has consistently keit keen eye on the
relation of all educational reforms to
each other. It is a Joy to add her
name to the hoonraole roll."
Madam Severance's veteran experi
ence in woman's rauses was enlisted
in the United Sulfragettes organiza
tion in the office of the Political Equal
ity league, 512 Story building. Several
noted workers in the suffragette move
ment In Southern California were
present, among them Mrs. Charles
Farwell Edson.
The office of tha Political Equality
league in the Story building, which
opened recently, is elegantly furnished
in an artistic manner. On the walls
are oil paintings and crayon work
loaned by members Interested in the
cause that in value amounts to sev
eral thousand dollars.
The pictures of Lucy Stone, Eliza
beth Cady Stanton and Madam Caro
line Severance are especially interest
ing. Each is a reproduction of these
famous women when they were at the
zenith of their careers.
FORMER, FORESTER LANDS
SWORDFISH 11 FEET LONG
Gifford Pinchot Heads a Fishing
Party at San Clemente
AVALON, Sept. , 24.—A launch : re
turning today from San Clemente Is
land, where Gifford Plnchot, his broth
er Amoa and their party are fishing,
brought back the body of a . giant
swordflsh as proof of the piscatorial
skill 'of the ex-forester. - • '•
The swordflsh, which was only land
ed after a terrific struggle in which
the safety of the boat and its '.-eu
pants was many times endangered by
its frantic rushes, was found to be over
eleven feet long and weighed more than
200 pounds.
The party plans to return to Avalon
Sunday evening and will Immediately
proceed.. to Los Angeles, where Mr.
Plnchot will address the American
Mining congress Monday evening on
conservation.
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SENATOR HUGHES COMING HERE
DENVER, Sept. 24.—United States
Senator Charles J. Hughes departed
last night for Southern California to
recuperate his health. Ho was ac
companied by Mrs. Hughes and their
sons, Gerald and Lafayette, and may
extend the trip to Honolulu.
REGENT EllcTe"d IN PERSIA
TEHERAN, Persia, Bept 24.—The
Mm ilia national council today elected
Nasir-ul-Mulk, former premier and
ministor of finance, regent to succeed
Azad-ul-Mulk, who died Thursday.
L<l T 'r 1? r^r^l>TT?G • DAILY to. ON TRAINS So.
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LOS ANGELES GIVES ROUSING
WEECOMETO STANDARD BEAU
IN STATE EMANCIPATION EIGRT
Vociferous Tribute Accorded Candidate for
Gubernatorial Honors By One of Most En
thusiastic Gatherings in City History
ADDRESS PUNCTUATED BY CHEERS
Timothy Spellacy, Running Mate of Demo
cratic Leader, Presides and Predicts Over
whelming Victory at Next Election
BELL GIVES GOLDEN RULE OF HIS
ADMINISTRATION
"The golden rule of the Bell-Spellacy administration In tlie
state of California from the office of governor to the humblest
janitor in the service of the state shall be that of a dollar's worth of
honest, efficient service for every dollar in pay."—Theodore Bell,
it the Temple auditorium meeting.
GEORGE B. HARRISON
Theodore A. Bell, standard bearer of California's Democracy,
and the man who began the fight to emancipate California from the
thralldom of Southern Pacific henchmen, received a tremendous ova
tion in Temple auditorium last night when he appeared with his run
ning mate, Timothy Spellacy.
Nearly 5000 persons cheered as he stepped forward to speak.
Hundreds of women waved handkerchiefs and thousands of men
shouted their approval of the man who pioneered in the battle that
is soon to result in the overthrow of the Southern Pacific machine
in California.
The applause was deafening. It rose and fell in successive 1
waves. The band joined in and the splendid greeting ended only
when the great audience had cheered and applauded several minutes
and Mr. Bell had raised his hand in mute appeal for silence.
Tim Spellacy, who presided, was extremely popular. He bubbled
over with pride for. Los Angeles.
"Ji love dear old Los Angeles," he said, "and I can't help talking
about her, whether here in my home town or in the north. I predict
that within ten years many otljer cities in this country will follow,
the Los. Angeles system and this city's charter."
SPELLACY TELLS OF BUCCESS
Mr. Spellacy told of the enthusiasm he found everywhere in
California for the success of the Democratic ticket. He called at
tention to the present popularity of the fight against corporation
control of government and insisted that Theodore Bell has a prior
right to consideration over his opponent in this regard by reason c
his long fight for decent government —a fight commenced years ago.
Lorin A. Handley, the Democratic candidate for congress from
this district, made an eloquent speech, although suffering severely,
from a cold. He pointed out the necessity for national vigilance ai
urged that the "tariff be taken out of partisan politics altogether.
Enthusiastic cheering greeted the name of Mayor Gaynor, o\
New York when Professor Handley mentioned it.
Justice Benjamin F. Bledsoe made a short speech outlining the
high standards upheld by the Democratic candidates and urgii
every lover of California to consider the standards of the Democratic
party at this year's election.
Then came the tremendous reception to Theodore Bell—when
he was briefly introduced by Chairman Spellacy—the tribute of a
California audience to his remarkable and persistent fight for good;
government in California. '
Women waved their handkerchiefs and men stood up and cheered
and the, band played. The ovation lasted several minutes, but the
moment that Mr. Bell signified his intention of speaking every one
became quiet and there was the utmost attention to hear every word
he uttered. ■
Mr Bell spoke extemporaneously, but with that eloquence and
finish that characterizes all his speaking. His telling points were
punctuated with continued cheers that demonstrated his standing
with the great audience.
Mr Bell said: "It Is very hard for
me to express the great pleasure I feel
in being greeted by such a magnificent
audience and how much I am lm
presseJ with your cordial reception.
My mind goes back four years to the
time when I first saw you in thia beau
tiful southland of yours and craved a
fair hearing at your hands, laid before
you my cause and asked your kindness
and consideration upon election day.
I have never had the opportunity since
the campaign of 1906 to thank the peo
plo of this section of the state for
their splendid support. The hand of
faith wrote the decree that I should go
down to defeat in that battle, and yet
when I scrutinized the returns and
found out the great sentiment that had
been awakened in this state In behalf
of better and cleaner politics, I felt
that if It was not In my eood fortune
to receive the certificate of election
I really had one great trlmph in the
fact that the people of the state of
California were at last aroused to the
realization that a great evil politcal in
fluence controlled the party affairs of
the state of California.
"My party has again called me with
Its unanimous nomination for the
highest honor; and again we are Im
pelled to go up and down this great
state of ours, visiting every city, ham
let and town and again lay our cause
before the people of California, to
await their decision on election day,
but It is a great pleasure Indeed to take
up the battle again where we left it off
in 1906. ,
. IIEXEW3 PLEDGES
"But whether It is necessary or not, I
am here to renew my pledges to the
people of my native state; to say to
you again that if I receive a majority
of your votes and become the governor
of this stato that the utmost of my
vigor of body and mind shall be called
to the great power that may lie la the
CENTS
office of the governor of this state to
eliminate for all time from the public
affairs pf this state the abuses of the
political bureau of the Southern Paclfla
railway. On behalf of the Democrats
of this state I extend hearty congratu
lations to the people of California.
"Myself and your candidate for lieu
tenant governor have been traveling
for about ten days. "We have visited
many communities; we have traveled
several hundreds of miles; we have
looked to the right, we have looked to
the left; we have searched every nook
and corner that were in our way and
have been unable to find the Republi
can party of the state of California.
We find the most unique political posi
tion In the state of California that ever
existed. We find that the people of:
California have two Democratic plat
forms and two Democratic candidates
for the office of governor. I invite
your attention if you doubt this con
clusion to the fact that when wo met
in state convention % In Stockton two
weeks ago we adopted a platform In
harmony with all our former declara
tions upon ail great public questions in
this state. We adjourned that conven
tion to the next morning and we found
by a perusal of the San Francisco
papers that the insurgents of the Re
publican party, Mr. Lissner, or some
one else, had mysteriously secured a
copy of the Democratic platform,
lugged it to San Francisco and
adopted It.
LAY PLATFORMS BIDB BY SIDE
"In order that we might not be mis
taken we took his platform and our
own—l say, his platform and our own
—and wo laid them down side by side.
We have declared for Income tax; so
have they. We havei declared for a
non-partisan judiciary; so have they.
We have declared for a direct vote for
United States senator; and at last M
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