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;v<sjSj^ :i :^ii^^ GYBERNATORIAL CHECKERS SEE ANOTHER MOVE Curry Jump^to tos^ilgeiies pit Heels olJphrisba^nd^ni ; iersoti^lits; Ndf th Stanton Harries Home When He Grows Suspicious of That "10 Per Cent" Here GEORGE A. VAN SMITH • ; The ;I^t'^©ve"..>!u^';-on- :: th^-Ji^nftl)c3ui: ljubernitqriar rd was .made yesterdajv ] : Seci^eta ry : off State Charles y. C^try-.si»He6 ipt. hioi Angeies last jxlgrht, : f oiiovrt p : g-. ; - ; Hira'in;-','.T\'".-:;' : Johnson Bnd " pissing y-jQdienf:'Jinder|ion,>-who:.-is' on . his : •vray north after several weeks In'the/sputltr t'^ 1 ---- .'v\ '.':iV" : .- "•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ''.':'..\u25a0 \u25a0 '.; ;: '\u25a0'"\u25a0 ':\u25a0 Xceqrdiag' to : th«K announcements tnaj&*s\.lb>j/t\ hl»: campaign directors, Ari tSet»onf: is : .^coining V north to finish his camj>a.igni &£ thi? bay counties. : Stanton lias igron© «oiith : to finish his canvass in 3iifs:. ; hpm.<9- t-eirritory. ' Johnson has \u25a0-_.: a i«e€k:;or -morie; to devote -to the south. iCurry ; yrill .spend, the remainder of this : Veek In tos Angeles and the last week «l- ;tl>e: campaign mi And around ; San Fraatisco aiid Alameda county. If Bl- Jery'fi /campaign plans are completed tfcey .hav<; not fceen announced by Jack .JMdCartbj 1 -; sponsor for ;and mainspring «f the Ellery diversion- -.'. \u25a0;; \u25a0 .". The: northern- politicians:^ have hear<} .tiiat Stanton tg: plclcing up a.i. home as the result fip.f a. -.T'eheWal: of -the "south for the south''; slogan which has been . the. battle cry : of; the ' speaker's i'} cam' .palgni \u25a0\u25a0 Stan ton- s;: fight has at all ttmes been a fran;k ; appeifti to sectional preju dices: 'in -the Y south one : of tSanton r s '.ettong-\6a.-rdis'; -l/VTas his appeal to the fi.ntlla.bor: \u25a0Unionists, whom he; sought to hook 'by etnpliaEizing the part "he took in preventing the .'Adoption of ;Asi etic exclusion respluticfns and . legisla tion by the last: assembly, pv ; er;:whieb; he ' presided ' as : speaker; :: l.:;l '.:; . ••-•;.-! •:- • \u25a0 .' ; \u25a0' '\u25a0 Sta.ntott's original speoifications: for the vote wh icli he Texpectea to notniriate him for .governor :was : S5. psr ; cent of the whole repuMican-^te; below the Teha«hapi aftd JO per ewit.-of tlie:.party: vote in the- north:; It maV. be .that his northern tour excited a suspicion that lie could not get. 10 per cent of the vote of northern •C a ii f / it) r ni * 1 - - : \W. any event he hurried back, tosoutlierh Cali fornia to strength Viii ; "the : retaining fences around him- liftftw;^quotiv^: : ; •\u25a0; ; Tt^ first: bomb .thrown, jiitq.lfe put- Janicr camp' in: th^ ; ;so^thvb^.:gtatritbn \u25a0xvas his teleg-farsa frpiVvVßppß^elt .re- . pudiating .the v .:u?fe bf by: Jphh : r,| £>on"s supporters ;a:.id Prior; • to that 'if^A^&l^i^ypiy^t^t^Si'^- } tacks on the". Jo>hns6ii :>ju.ltvar&s;.hadi Vf pund th-cir way north : ;&n<i. the. .Lincolriv . Roosevelt leaguers ": Tiad ;. yirttiatiy .-epni- . . pleted plans for iJohTi^oh's: third inva^ '\u25a0' eion of USe -.- s"t>^.tiio"wi«h'"'Sta:i>toji : ".'fc.u'ng: r -out the Roosevelt :dati^ef:signaa-.L' :;'.': '.-{ '\u25a0' v 'Stan ton's appeal. to' JJßpbisevelttb cor .*. rect the •.frnpt* : ssijcfn : '_' : thai : : the:; former "•president SvaS^suj^pprting 1 Jiphnspnr.de "•': veloped some.; ypyprUrns-resylts. ; Xot ' - the least' ,^| tfese."is.' : i» ,state;ment f rom | ' Marshall: \u25a0 S : tiniiF»6.tt'.. : QC. l>oS iAiigeles, who j ' denies that lye sksked ; Ropsftvelt to help ] • "Johnson infl".:A-)i*.."a^l.ares:;t.ha.t.'Stan.tc»n-'j ' /appeaJed^toißpiJSieyfelKfori^elpf.and was ! .. turned dq\i^ru^;;' : = ':''.. -' : '.l\' =\u25a0•;::\u25a0•;•.:\u25a0': : X\ :,\u25a0:... .'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0' •\u25a0\u25a0 It, \u25a0^as- Maf^kr:-%im>;o;n"s:- telegram. pent t », .the- j'ea;giiers 'in ,.<; illf'iarij !a after j • his visit • :t<i/ -Roo&eyelC that hiade j ••. the- basis" i>r'it:Vi^''aVs*;r;tfohVtl|at,Rpo?e- • •" velt Jf^r.CT.akriWpnra^d; that he had i ;.. sent .Giffor4 : "-Pi^itii'tit .^tv \CaJiTornla \u25a0 to ] urge- the} rio*^iii'ati«<ltV-'-of.'tlis ;/ Lincoln- I Roosevelt \u25a0;i^sufr i '»^Godact.'e. : .!-'.'^?'t-lms.on*sl telegram ' was \u25a0;'r-areful]y-. : .'i^Prd!P4. : . He! declared tU:Vt.'h^.'^d*e^:i:Rbppevelt and j that P.i.iixrj.ipt /WasVgpink; Vto California, j Taken tSterallytt >v?}>;'aa. ihtiQcent mes- j page. \u25a0 InC the :ti^iiKl§ ; "-"-.pf! 'tiie : California : - jiewsp'apers- suppprti^g -Johnspn and on the .tongue's nf/his speakers:: it became •'Roosevelt, wajits Johnson V nominated.' - That was a siiff. handicap; for all the r>ther candidates an. especialiy diffi cult matter for .Stanton, who .had ad vertised himself as : :"th« man; Rpbsevelt j praised" ahd the iriian; who hadjmade Roose\ielt!s ; : far eastern riaiidi.inimigra-: tion; policies • 'possible, ••'• ; .-V;'; •-•..;\u25a0.\u25a0.-. :, ; :; -\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 '\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 : . He sent nljf brotherly ;se%: RiDoiseveU and : as a result Rbosevelt;ifi:siied;si fPTr : mal. Rtatement;' declaring /thkt.h^y was • iiPt.fori-JohriEon o-r.^or: ariy. .Cfcthex can-: didate-; .that he.'had "iiot sent :Plnchblt : ::tp: California; and , that; no^ man.;;had. : ans*: authority to speak.fbr liiitt :in the.!Cal \u25a0•ifornia primary cartipaigfe -^ . ; " '\u25a0:''. ..'-.:\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0:\u25a0.'\u25a0_ \u0084 " .This Btateniept "was followed' ye*ter-. day by notice' fro^ii Rp.os>ivejt. 't'6: so^e' •of the newspapers;.. \u25a0puppbrtXp^'jQbp^oh; that' his statement \u25a0\u25a0;needed.:'rip..-siippie^; Tnentary statement ;. tlrat'^it: .&£<! ;pnly r - Its " face value, and- • t hat It. *as : ;' their ; , -own statements 1 , tii'af lie had:, eent:-Pin chot to California that .mad6Ws : ;repuT <liation imperatlvei. .: '.. ;"•.;\u25a0':•. •-:\u25a0.•:.\u25a0 .TEXT OF REPUpiATfOS* • V ' ' /;\u25a0 }. J [ Here is the text of : Roosevelt's :s\ecbnd telegram sent f ronj- Oystier^.B^y: : V •;•".•. It is simply nonsense" to. suppose - my Etatement has other -tnan; its. face value. It is impossible 'tbtsrlst-. ' it and If needs no -Eupplementafy :•"." statement whatever, of. any kind pr. sort. It was the stateriient in : the • . Johnson papers- that- i \u25a0 }ia:&? sent' : Pinchot -to « speajc" -fpT- 1 Johnson -. which rendered my • statement- Ira- V perative. I refuse \u25a0 positively •:\u25a0 to \u25a0'• make any statfmeht. -in " favor': ';ot Stanton in spite of his. past iservices" ' in the Japanetc tnatter;' and-tt"is : * equally impossible _• to - make;. aiiy : . stafrment on ... side f : 'of- • JoKrisbn ''- though I fully Appreciate:' John- "' o son's attitude! All y.buhaye -todo". : : is to. take my statemeat <^f-yesterf -yester- :\u25a0 • day "and youcan-constfue it in the' - only way it cati- .possibly, .be .coh-~ .: strued. . \u25a0:. " -"•-.!.-. "\u25a0:.. \u25a0\u25a0 .- -.•-,:\u25a0 \u25a0 • y : \u25a0\u25a0' r-THEO. ROOSEVELTi The Roosevelt. warriing^Athat' hfe- was' t not to be blamed 'fpha.-statcitie-nti.fprced !from him" by. "tee -rtToirnspji-. newspapers \u25a0 was by no' m^ansall. q't yesJterday. ; s de velopmerits 'ifi -the; Roosevelt- Johnson - Stanton episode, -.- Mapshai" ; gtimsbh loosed a broadslide-.tlire'cted' at. Stanton: He issued a' statement- "charging." that Stanton had vC-rongfjuHy -us^d Roose-' • velt" s name and had-.attempted-.tolnake" the voters of southern 1 California. \u25a0 be- 1 ; . -lieve that Roosevelt was. .a friend and supporter of Stanton. He also accused Stanton of attempting to securp Rpbse-. elt's a/sistance. In conclusion, Stimson added to the co.nfusioTi'by deolaring that \u25a0when he visited Roosevelt- he;. did riot" ask'the former presi'dent-.to help John son." . "". • " '.. . " '• . '\u25a0 o RAILROAp3I*E;.\.3IEET *. -= • . The interest -of scores, of "candidates and their supporters' centered ,yesterday jn the meeting- of # the railroadmen's joirtt legislative board at the. Labor teniple. By resolution adopted, at Sfock tpn some time a_go the railrbadmen's jpint legrislativ-e board was directed . to meet In San Francisco and, after-Inter viewing candidates or the.ir represen tatives.- indorse- for the several.nom inations candidates who-in-their,-opin ion would be fair tp railroad employes And their Interests.'. ". • . *. STtstefday's 6<»ssion^ of "the -board, led CURRY IS INDORSED BY C. C. CLINCH BOURBON SECRETARY IS OPTIMISTIC CLINCH COMES OUT STRONG FOR CURRY Vice Xhatnriaii d St^fe; C6ii^ tral ?^s H thafiey IsiheMiA^. [Special Dispatch to 77?e'-C^ijU .; ?-*T ?' : "\u25a0] : Nevada ; : ; ciTT,:':;.AugV > i^rp- / :e - : _. Clinch^ i fprroer /nayior Vof ;Grass: Val ley,, prison director and vice; chair-" maii bf .the /republican 'state ;central" cpmmittee, Jn ian : : interyieyjr 'given . the^Nevada City - : Transcript vtoday,.;. unequivocally indorsed, the candidacy' of Charles F. Curry., for the repUbli-..-. can nominatlpnvfpr. goyernpf : - .; " • \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0_ . •'rrhe-impressiPnVbelhgS circulated^ • that : theimemhers pf the state cen^ traj.committtee' are urging the. nonv- "" : ination of Anderson alone Is wrorig,;' ; said : Clincli. : '< *'Severai . metnbers ;<jf. the cbmmHttee are ; advocjitlngother. . candidates.; : Ii for one, am advocati ng with a!) my power the v -npmlTta T^ ..tio'hV of ' -Curry: ;\u25a0-; Curry is; ; the best \ nian;fpr;;the ; pffice^ -I Admire him. . and: believe him-pf all 'rnkxi n(>w '. seeking, the; hpminaiibn. 'for ;goyer-. noir .V^n^Vthe^rfipublicatt "ticket; .-to:.- lje; ; . the best fitted f brJthe position. Hisjs •\u25a0•' better able to conduct the office than :any.^other. aspirant.;.; ;' : .: : ; ; : -V; \u25a0•\u25a0 ;: . .-;' M No man; in Califprnia is more in-; I timalely acquainted yi-ith the "state's \u25a0 affairs: than Ctirry:> I ha:ve : reason; to kriowV this in ; my; capacity ;;of;;. prison; director. ;I am : fully : cp.n-: ; • vinced that Curry wiUbe the choice ; Of , the: republicans at. the' August -, • pri miry , elettibn.; -i-If .. he is judged/ by • his.' record in : office ; he; is "best \u25a0 qualifieijby experience/ training and; : temperament. .He" is the; one man .- . qn whpm republicans can :iinlte -t.P/-' : day cause afterward • to regret, their action;; . H€'s]>nop a : . : ' jactlbnal candidate^ neither; is: heja". machine candidate,;: He has support- .. ins ;hirn many lbf' the ' itipst .. ; high- ; niinded . men ;in;thii stjate^ ; .Capi-: •; talists, merchants : and ,-wprkingmenV:: are behind: him.-: '\u25a0[-':\u25a0;\u25a0. \u25a0\u25a0.-'- ':'.\u25a0\u25a0 -;: : - :• '.: ; "Union labor is.nearly : a unit for . ; Curry. .That he : is/regarded: as the; wbrkingman's candidate .is: proved;; by '\u25a0: the way union labpr; prganiza-; ' tiphs are indorsing him. . This sup port and popularity is the best ev-iV. . denceto me;, that. Curry Is the besf equipped man: in California for gov-". ernbr.: We must have a strbrig man as well as an efficient one to win this election. This is conceded by •\u25a0 all. "Curry combines strength with..ef-: : ' ficiency in a manner, not; pafaileled ; by: any other: candidate. : ;Fpr : thit :;.: reason; I support him. -.We shbttld " rally to Curry r s standard. ;. By; do* : ing so I am sure we ;ca-n. .npininate ; '\u25a0' him. ; Curry will carrj': Kevada cpun-' ' ty by ;a big majprity. - In my .bplnc '.. ' ion he will come out of \u25a0 Sari .Fran- '. . ctscb with a big majority:;; ; He. will .-• carry : many ; other of r the •• state; '. «He vrlil increase in strength". and ; popularity .while JahhsPn .will 1 : : wane.'; '.<.'\u25a0 \u25a0-'{. ;'.r.. : ;V ;; . .',"\u25a0;' :• " :.[:., : . : "In: my opinion the. fight is be-.- ' ; tweeh; Curry and.Johnspni • Republf.- cans should not' oyerlbok that fact.-. Curry : is. the.:pniy-nianwhp can beat ; Johnson ;at the: priinarjes. 'Curry Is; : r ;consenative arid will be .fair, to all. : interests,';;.according • like, treatnj'ent -. j :to 'jworkingmari; "and':vcorpbra.ti.ons'. " : rHe^will make the best governor' this ; /jstate .lias; ever; had:*' \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 '\u25a0... \u25a0) . \'~: '. 0, This.-Ppeh, espousal -. by." ; C.l'in.eh." •;mea^s much'.tb-Curry.."- It will -have .; : an. electrical anil wide" spread', effect - • | mv this. ..sectioh \u25a0 of. the -state;-,' where • \u25a0; Cllriih is well : knpwri arid popular. . • •'Clinch. :is considered' one .of the ''. y.best' 'politicians; .lit V; ;Calif orhia"- and' • : the Anderson. men had endeavored to •• line" him .up .behlnd^their .mahv. Clinch -" "is^recognized. ."as . a!' sagacious pplir \u25a0ticia'n and his 'declaratipntaht- Curry. ' 4s the only plan \'wlrb : ca.n" : -beat;Johniv i son; '.is' V expected: 'to • car.ry '.; jgreat : ivitli" ,the republicans of /northern"; California^ " .-j. -".-. ' •- '\u25a0' •"' by .Chairman 'J->L. Murphy _ arid L. H.. Coile'ttV general secretary, • was" a field dAJr for 'The .board will i^ieet- tpday; in executive session -and is expected to g}ve' its - indorsement -to <;aobridktes.for virtually every place on tke state ticket.:/ -. " . ", "• : , : : Charles F. Curry, for governor; H. D. I^nvelajid;"ra.nroad- commissioner; W. If. 'Bemiss, -for clerk q{ the supreme "court; CF. McDonald and G rat tan D. Phillips, for Bt*te printer; J. Stitt Wilson, ko- ; fcial'ist. candidate for governor, arid At "torhey .General- Webb were among' the -candidates : who .addressed the hoard. ' Alden -Anderson's, case' was presented • by. - W. C. Ralston, and .State rPrintcr "Billy". Shannon was represented by his brother. Warren Shannon. J. J.* Mc- Carthy spoke. for Ellery-. . All the .-hubbub', and k talk; about tc 'pudiatton of the dirtct primary election law ?eems to have. been quieted by the appearance" of A.: G. "Spalding of \u25a0• Die^o in. the- role of a candidate" for republican . indorsement "for ,;-/\u25a0: Frank Flint's toga. J John D. :< Works ,of Los •Angeles, the L#incoln-Rooßevelt league' candidate", ' l.ad .been, .virtually "forced out^ of- the field 'by the unearthingXof his T screeds against Roosevelt; and his •advocacy of state division;-. The advent of Edwin A.-.Meserve >f, Los, Angeles spoiled the -machine game to; disregard' the light primary, 'vote which it;- ex pected Works to i get ' by , default,' .but Meserve's ..' campaign r; seemed ? incapable of motion. The ardent -Flint men ;.who had"hoped v to -forced the ;juhior> senator back- pver. a negative- indorsement, for Works. . declined;: to 1 enthuse' over.'Me serve, who had spoiled ;their\cherished : plans. The anti-organization "men," who : LfS JOHNSON MAKING HIS tOUR OF THESOUTH [Special.- Dispatch .to The Call] , . .LOS. "ANGELES. Aug. • > !".•=— Hi- • \u25a0 r.am Johnson. 'Lincoln-Roosevelt .candidate for governor,'- arrived" \u25a0in -Lps".-^ ngeles today on h'js" r way • to gap; Diego.';. Tuesday "hight he • w.iJJ .:-^speak -,'. '.at -.Santa :Ana,-•: Ana, • Wednesday, at' San. Befnardlnp and Red.lands, -Thursday "at Rlv- 1 ersidet-and/Coltpn; Friday at Los." ': Angeles aiid the Soldiers' heniie, and Saturday ."at RedPndb ,Beach,- Santa -Monica "and Ocean Park; THREE CAUCUSES ALL \u25a0 :; CLAMOR FOR ; SEAT [Special Dispatch , ta The Calf] _ . . ; SAN'/JOSE.Aug/l."— That there will be.no l.e?s.;than .three tickets of candidates 'for delegate to the republican county "convention tP be voted .upon a.t the primaries, that . all • three groupß of dele gates wili'cjalm to be-the "only ahd original" regular, republic ans . and that' there might~ be three" republican county conven tions here at .'once, -on the 27th, of -.this. mPnth .was announced . frP'm the county headquarters tpday. vV; / * :- : ' ' . ;\u25a0* . : -A call, was sent out. some two w«:?ks ; ago " asking the rep'ub- \u25a0 .liean vo'ters'of the" severat- pr'e-. clncts'and districts Of the county : :tp.!.-meet in- caucus 'and select ' candidates • for" delegate's to the county, "converiifon." ;. More than ordinary success . resulted. : TJv- '• erything was .pri a wholesale plan. " .It .has'= been', found, that ; some caucuses had been held be foKe'the.call, was issued," Several were lifld .on that day and some have been .h?ld every day since.' ' "A few-, are. in session ;5 - et. :.. -. ; ;* i Returns .have been .received , frojn ...-outs'.de. 1 districts, where ; tvi"p ;an'd pometlmes three cau-. ;.cuse5 4 have, been held,, each the \u25a0'.'only .regular republican caucus • in- -the"prec-inct.- Party leaders are' becoming bald. in the effort tp 'decide wlio is'who-. ; . • \u25a0 SEVEN CURRY CLUBS TO MEET AT SMOKER \u25a0 " . Aiig. I.— The 825\ members of : the. seven Charles F. Curry, clubs, of M'arln county will ' ijieet ; Tuesday.' night at \u25a0 EagKes'. iiall . here- for- a smoker, ' at"- which several prominent .re, 4 publicans Svill speak, and a pro- ' gram will be- rendered consists ing/, of.' recitations. :singJng 4 and toasts at the banquet table.- In 'behalf • of. Curry, Repre .sentative. John- He'fferhan,. w^ho-' has' proved most energetic ;in organising $.nd keeping the' •\u25a0lubs together, has' extended a- ( general irivitation to. alj. those' interested in Curry's fight to at tend-the" smoker. -Heffernan is. enthusiastic • qve'r • the favor CurTy's candidacy is. meeting oh this side -of the aby, and de- \u25a0 clares Currj' will, carry Marln^ co.unty by a large majority] Heffernan added 75" new. mem bers to the San Rafael club; yesterday, and arranged for smpkers to be |held there every ' Friday . night up to .the date . of the.- primarfes,/ August 16. Af filiated-," with the San... Rafael club .are the San. Anselrtio. and .Fairfax' organizations. The sec ond club includes "Larkspur, Cor'te Mader'a, Escalle' and Kent field-', Besides." the local club*, there -are organizations \u25a0 for. Cur-ry at '":' Mill Valley, Novato,' Tohiales and Tibiiroq". FIGHT FOR ASSEMBLY. ON -IN THIRTY-SIXTH Ah interesting fight fpr- the republican . nomination to the assembly is' on in the' thirty sjixth/'district, where Henry N. eßatty, the incumbent,' is; facing . a double attack from- James W. T3phne>v who has thebacking of ' Sheriff Tom Finn, and eGorge ' A. Wehtworth. who 1 is making his campaign as a champion 'of - lovers of fishing -and as an en emy .of .trespass ". laws. .'Beatty . made" a. good:* record V on* labor bills during his last term in the assembly, for ; which -he has re- . . ceiyed warm- ;•• commendation from labor /circles. ' In-^addition • to the union labor backing" this has - brought TO him '.he -has ; the support -of. Fred Eggers; arid the . indprsement , of : the 'Lincpln-^ Roo.sevelt. league. •;' • * {_ .were opposed to ,wprks,V- declined* to warm \u0084up -to Me'se.rve, because,;he -had up with the prganization .in Los .Angeles. '. : \u25a0' -" - ' " i STEPPED IXTO; BREACH Without' any: disposition; to personal • .reflection upon either ;. Works..;dr..Me "serve,-; tiiei r.~" candidacies - appeared, -to creae a senatorial ': situation^ that ;, was unsat isf acitbry ,^eyen i; Uo'i? themselves.,; t JOSEPH H, SCOTT \^^ :ili ' •* v DUDTTDI If** 'A'Kt '' • I Candidate^ for; Reflection to the^ STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION -\u25a0-'- \u25a0 : " \u25a0\u25a0-:. * ..; \u25a0 :r;S V I\u25a0 - \u25a0 "' : " \u25a0 *-"^ ":^ < V - : ' - V--:. - ; In 1909, for. the first time in the ; past twenty j^arW San Francisco^ J ! ns !«as!: of paying 'more) State ttaxe*, saVed "oTer^s7B,OOOJo6' tnrouihVstatei EqnaHzatlon. *'^ ' \u25a0 * - '". \ <\u25a0 '- .- , ;. MURRAY RETURNS AND HE'S SMILING Secretary of Bourbon State ; Central Cpmmittee Sees .\u25a0. Victory Ahead John F.. Murray, .secretary of the democratic state .central committee, returned to San Francisco yesterday from- a 10 days trip ' through, the south, where he. ;had. been Jooking over : the democratic situation ' arid assisting -in arranging details of county and district organization 'for .the campaign after the primaries. ;. Murray was enthusiastic over the outlppk in. general "and saw several bright spots in particular. Party unity," he declared,' dominated the whole : state,'- and every Bourbon he met, was -getting ready to jump into the fight wjth a. .will ; as soon; as the campaign opened- after the prima 5 ries. : . . :\u25a0' ' '.' . \u25a0' ':\u25a0 \u25a0 The .democ rat i c registration throughout the' south, "according to " Murray, ; was 'running :' larger in al* most every county than' it: ever, had done' before,'- and, regardless of who " the; republican nominee for governor; might-be, he professed to find signs already «bf a. bfg republican defec tion to Theodore Bell. The demo cratic; county, organizations -ih.-'all ' sections of the state were • put into . shape for active work through- the circulation of .the nominating peti • -tlonsfor the yaripus candidates for state offices, and, ' while little', work .was -being -^done at -present, the alignment 'was .being -kept for; a . fresh start soon after-August 16." ' • .""The democratic enthnsiasrii' was . never better "than It is right now," . , said . Murray^ y.ester.day. "IJverbody is taking hold with a will. • We-.sent out some pf.oiir; nominating blanks \u25a0and got four tin Yes as.-many signa \u25a0 tures as, we.needed, and at the' most noniinal. expense, if it. is true,, as. .one of the republican candidates for governor ' charges,' that ' one , of' the others ' is. expending '• |250,0.00 in his campaign and that j still another is spending $125,000,' our democratic .' campaignfor the entire state ticket is costing less- than 1 per c.ent of the 'campaign of a single one , of •these republican' candidates and less than 2 per cent .of that, pf the • pther." . .- " f'fi • \u25a0 , . -. ...•:•:•-\u25a0 ».i. \u25a0-. ;; \u25a0\u25a0 '.- The Cremation society, -throughits local branch, has' taken an active hand in \u25a0 state; politics by .the in dorsement of candidates for ' itdv ernor and congressional.representa tives. The society's action was based- on a resolution passed at the last regular meeting, pledging sup port to ,'Stitt Wilson, and. Austin Lewis, the spciallst party candidates for the respective pfflces of governor • and congressman * from the fourth district. " -: • • Removal of the local • school sys tem from the "stress of -municipal politics is one; of the strong points upon. which Frank J. Browne is bas ing -his. campaign for the- superin tendency. of schools in- San ; Fran r cisco. - Browne is asserting the ne cessity of freeing the schools from the \u25a0-. outside : domination of party, sect and political bosses, and in his campaign J ; announcements .-declares that higher standards of educational leadership should prevail.. - J. W. SWEENEY PUTS /FORTH PLATFORM John W. Sweeney, candidate for; the . republican, nomination for state • senator ' frotn" the twentieth .V. senatorial .": district, has _\ put his personal - platform into concrete shape for presen tation to the voters of the dis trict.-: His declaration of- prin ciples pledges -him oh the fol lowing 10 points: Directjlegls . lation';4 employer's ;liabllityiblll; . immediate and -speedy trials in \u25a0 all personal't injury, .suits; • against. goyernmen tb y. ? n^ unc " tiqn; • regulation .'Vof quarries .within the city; limits; exclu sion ;of - vail Asiatics; /rr public •• swimming; ; v pool; "public l -play • grbunds;, regulatipn.pff child la- free;textbppks:in all pub :iic,schppi6.;. \u25a0 , i. »:; ; . . . Works has; been- in;the San ;biego. back country , for. some, time., Meserve went to'Losj Arigeles; -on- Sunday, -.promising to. be ; back^ tpmorrpw; for a renewal of his ,;. campaign.; , Vile ; indicated , very plainly; that k he^ wash keenly ; disap pointed over, the .advent 'of ,-Spalding, but he declared^that even if , he did not win the could at least claim < creflitrf ori creating I a ".senatorial ; primary.; situation. v^ ; -:* C -•: \u25a0- ":U '/\u25a0 , ' BAD ODOR OF FISH TRUST CAUSES DELAY Difficulty Is Encountered in Se» curing Jurors Who Haven't Smelled Something Nine Men Are Turned Down on Account or Having Formed " Opinions ' That theihterest in the fish' trusthad penetrated *to "the' ju'rK'.pjiriel' in de partment 5.; of. the. superior court, was apparent yesterday iwh^n "-/the .case of -the Pprtola" "fish .company ' vs. A..'Pala diril and the : fish, •trust -"coriibine was called for trial before JudgeiHunV The jury was impa.neled^ during" the -after noon; but^nlrie of the! venire were ex cused--for .prejudice;, against-; the fish trust. Many of them had read the "ex-, posure "of. : the;, illegal factions of the trust- in The Call, and among, them W. A. Sniith was .excused, by. the: de fense : because , he entertained •an opin ion \u25a0\u25a0forrhed \u25a0 by-.rea.ding-an; account .of the ,' operation \of; the^ cbmb.ine wriich existed to. keep the .priced of fish at-an exorbitant : scale and to crush out com "peting!firms. I*.:-• ::;•- '.'The suit on trial before Judge .'Hunt Is-the\actipn* brought; by. G. Gigi, A. Puccini .and A. ; Flanzi. partners in. the Pprtola' fish .company, 'against. A. Pala dirii,!the.Western- fish company, Piom bov&TTarahtino of .the- American' fish company, the .New,;' San"- Francisco fish Company, ' International .fish com pany, 1 Biagini '^' Co. "and Cereghlnb arid : J. . B. : ; iVgyglia' of \u25a0 theY California fish -conrpany for $15,000 damages and a^permanent-injunction to restrain the defendants, from. .their alleged conspir acy-'tb-forc«'plain'tiffs"ouf of business. The action .was brought 31 last. November. B . the -Pbr tola company established- Itself at. 525 -Merchant street. Tit:. felt "the oppression" of the trust | because , it: persisted -in doing business -after the- trust had tried i to> buy; it outr The trust, .by t " controlling the. sand l Sab aridsole market, was able "to accoriiplish its' purpose., . . James V. 'Devoto- appeared yesterday as attorney. for the :plaintiffs:; William Madden, John .QDonnell and Walter j". Thompson were, in- court for the- de fendants.^ Devotp made his "opening statement and the case went over un til- this morning '-aUIO o'clPck.V-"^ ' •- - > ,Wheri" the suit was , called in the • morning AUorney/: Madden objected vigorously..to proceeding with the trial. He said that :the criminal troubles 'pf his clients,' which came with their in dictments- for' violation' of the Cart wright .; law on evidence- gathered by The Call, .had left him little or no time to. prepare for the 'civil .suit. .Judge Hunt refused; to.grant an ' extension of time to the defendants, however, and ordered. thecase to trial. \u0084-;. • .The ' veniremen excused, for cause on account- of prejudice against- the" de fendants .were- H. Kendrick,-. W. -A. Smith, -T.'. TyndeH, : : P. Scliubert.' Oscar Heyman, V. .A. Caglieri, C..J. Thomp son, B. J.l^oyd, H. L'Dunck. The, following jurors .were accepted and sworn: C.;" Wise, • 1516 Point Lobos . avenue; \ Charles Carney, 1219, Nineteenth street; ! C'R.. Strand berg^ 1595-Haight street;- James. Perry, '2472 California street"; John ; Evans, 1035 'Clement ; street; . I. N. Elsenberg, 1352 Leavenworth * street; , Edward F. Schuttle, 951 .Do'iores street; C.-H. Glsh, 1682 San Jose avenue;^H. •H. Herzer, 2533 McAllister-street;;' George E. de Blois, 2304 Twenty-third street; F. L. Giiritz,. 42.6 Oak street;' H. W. Witham, 38 Geary street. -.. '• • POLICE ANXIOUS TO GET TWO HANDBALL COURTS "Coppers" Say /They Need •\ Proper Amount op Exercise The- police attached to'the southern district are .^desirous of having two handball courts established-, in the rear of. the new station at Fourth and-Clara streets for exercise.. and an application will be made, to the board of supervis ors for the small amound needed to.fit up .the courts. All the 'conveniences are' there now with the exception of the wood for the wall and a. shower, bath. Captain Wall, ; who is Tan." enthusiastic handball player, is' interesting himself in the movement,"as he says there is no better exercise for, the men. Those stationed .in- other districts ;could; also avail themselves of. the . chance t to : play handball when; Pff. duty. .gunmetal , calf, or "tan Russia . \u25a0 \u25a0 TM&jisSgf^-' '/*':- turned soles, . cots red -'Cuban calf; Goodyear welt extension ' \u25a0"!^ t -^^HHC3^ \u25a0 ! keels, plain toes, »hort vac.ps, • soles;. military^heels,= new "Col-- \u25a0 : Ai L ,"™M?».. >.. . • " Yf" 1 . 1 .'\u25a0 l »g«- -to, match. ;lege'Vlast: : ; Regular: $4.00" . :: ;-; - ««ciia« ;y K^% '^ki ca^* Re^S?^ iroa - Special $3^15 EltOTillOllS * ecf^|£^- 2^ HfeßJ^,..- \u25a0; \u25a0 \u25a0"\u25a0'\u25a0' . \u25a0. : V^tl-.. . ..' ' 'Oi'-'l- '\u25a0 ' iWMnWpMßißlfc .~'" \u25a0*; ,-*i • '« '-*'*' -^ \u25a0"'. ' ..'/, \u25a0\u25a0' - fw •' ' ' f ' . 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HABAiTi SHOES; T^y^jj^^^ l^AHi^g?^ 118^ FHbkFTLY -; ATO :CAREFULLY.:FIt: CAREFULLY.: Flti ED ; ,- ". . v\Y .V 'OPE!f EVETIxbk ?|^^^^^SSp|l^S?i9^ iP|D|js||^i|tin|| Big .Benefit: Show SICK OLD MAN COMMITS - CRIME TO GET IN JAIL "William Dunn, : an- .oia : man, was charged in Poli.ee Judge; Sbortallts court yesterday, with tor Tireakihga window .' ln;;f he home :.o: .ot ' J. G. Roberts, 4slß San '-/B-runo aVenue, on" Suhday. S l.Dunri saidjhe-" was ; sick and deliberately broke the window so that he could .be' sent, .to 'jail. He had "done the" same thing in San Matep, bujt they refused to arrest-.hiVn there;, and he came here. -The judge sa.ld.he .would oblige hinv.and ordered him to. be! con fined, in : the county jail ; -*or 90. days, Dunn begging earnestly. that he should rriakeit six months. ;. , : ~i. 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' •' '. . . r " '* : . :\ : ' \. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 -v * '.'. . *"^' - *^^^ ..,\u25a0\u25a0• t ~& '•- \u25a0' • •\u25a0 - j \u25a0 -'..\u25a0 -\u25a0 \u25a0 y TO ' i \ _ WILEY B. ALLEN BUILDING. :> .: ; r ' : '^P'i OTHER STORES— Lo«- "135-153 ' VJJT. OVT . AJit>' MAIL. Angelea, 'Oakland, San >j, " - Plea«e man me cata- Dleko, San Jo.c, Sacra- l\Camy: locuw of player-piano., .mento, Phoenlk, 'Reno, \u0084 21 7-225 "Name .....;..... Wev -> Portland, .Santa SnttAr ~ '\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0'' - : " "'.- Barbara. ' \u0084'..-.- .- . : Addren* \ V... FOOTLIGHTS WILL HELP BOOST FUNDS Native Sons and Daughters tb; Swell Admission . ]\u25a0. •! count at: Alcazar •,; .. Cslifornia and La Estrella Par _ Ibrs :-*Jbin-;io ; iVlaJdng Af- -^ • \u25a0'••\u25a0-:,• ' "•\u25a0;:'fair;-Success \u25a0 . :i^ . JamVg .k. - tlackett off.the, " Alcaza^ company, will give a -benefit perform ance ".-tomorrbw pisbt,-for ' the Native Soins -and Daughters, of the .(Golden lTrts^>T^^l«^eflit>wS»^e tieid under the "auspices. of: : California". parlor No. 1 ]and La : Estrella parlor. Mrs, Mau rice Whelan Is- president- of the latter and her husband holds the"' same .-offleß. in. the former. • . - \u25a0"' ' . .. California -parleir Is .the largest in: •the state.' boasting of some 600 mem bers. \u25a0 La Estrellu parlor is one of the largest and : the membership of ' these two alone" will flit" the theater to overflowing. "Don Caesar's • Return, which, is :the Hackett : >IU ; for this week." is. expected to draw excellent houseson' It«. own. account, * . .^ The proceeds will be" used to;derray some .^f'th^ expenses incurred by the JJative.S6ns*and Daughters in arrang ing: for tlie blg'Admlss^n day festival. Officers of 'the tw< parlors which na y* the- benefit'; inrhandrare. confident of packing the . h'ttuse \u25a0 from pltj.ta. gafr -lery." :" 5 \u0084 :' \u25a0..;'•\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 •-\u25a0<:"/•:-.\u25a0 '• '-".:• .; ; '-'. J. R. WHiTNE\^TRUST: . v ANNULLED BY COURT judgment' ~*k?L* "rendcre.d.. by , Jud^e Troutt yesterday in .favor of'Hattie J^. Burns and EUardVR-; Whitpey; annuK ling the trtist in which the ,Ute : John R. .Whitney; who. .died' m.= Paris. Placed a piece of realty in: Market street near Golden Gate! avenue, worth J49.0Q0. The. trust was for th 6. benefti-of Mrs. Burns, who is a daughter^ofkJbhn'R.. Whitney, and of Whitney v fwld6^y, who,has since died, with *on'Ungent : - provisions,,; in favor of deacendants. . Judge Troutt hejdrthat wrhltrify- haa ; attemptea to create- a trust covering a «ireater. length, of tlm? than the.UVes •of.;per3obs>then •in being. . .'U ', r ; '^^\u0084^::. ' '/'\u25a0 i :; : : " -J!