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VOLUME CVIIL— NO. 78.
JOHNSON SWEEPS STATE CURRLY SECOND ANDERSON THIRD
Justice Melvin and Sloss Are Indorsed by the People
Direct Primary Brings Out Record Vote in the State
CURRY CARRIES
CITY BY 4,500
OVER JOHNSON
Neither Stanton Nor Ellery
Figures in San Francisco
Total Result
ANDERSON POLLS HALF
AS MANY AS LEADER
Keesling Is Far Ahead of His
Rivals in the Local Par
tial Count __ „ \u0084
SPALDINQ CHOICE OF
CITY FOR U.S. SENATOR
OX THIS face of incomplete re
turn* at midnight from scatter
ing precinct* throughout the
city, Charles F. Curry has carried San
Francisco over Hiram W. Jobuson for
go%ernor by an approximate plurality
ttt 4.500 vote*. Intimating a total of
40.00!) republican vote* cast and hasing
calculations on the comparative . ratio !
«bonn in the early neattering returns, j
Curry's total in thl* city In about IS,OOO
vote*, Johu*on*s Is. about 13,500 and
Anderson's In about 5.,%00.
Neither Star.ton nor Ellery figured in
the running in this city, while Ander
pon polled less than half the number
of votes received by Curry. The latter
ran strong in every district in the city,
the early returns indicating: that he
carried all but four assembly districts.
The four districts in which Johnson
polled the highest vote uere the thirty
fourth in the Mission, the fortieth and
forty-first, lying along the northern
•section of the city, and the Polk and
J^arkin street district, and the big thir
ty-ninth, comprising the Richmond and
Sunset districts. In none of these is
Johnson's lead great, as shown by the
scattering: returns.
' The vote for governor. in San Fran-
I Cisco on partial returns Received up
until midnight from- 100 scatteringj>re
eincts gives Curry 4,425, Johnson 3,094,
Anderson 1.575, Ellery SS, and Stanton
57. Indications are that the total- vote
#s the greatest ever polled at any
primary election in this city.
.Keesling Leads
Francis V. Keesling has a big lead
over all competitors for the republican
nomination for* lieutenant governor, so
far as the local vote in concerned. On
partial returns from 100 scattering pre
cincts he has nearly double the vote of
Albert J. Wallace, Hiram Johnson's
running mate. The latter in turn shows
a safe lead over Dick Ferris, while Bert
Farmer is almost n^ck and neck with
the latter for third place.
Judges Melvin and Sloss have car
ried the San Francisco vote for asso
ciate justices of the supreme court by
three or four, times the vdte cast for
Judges William P. James and Curtis
D. Wilbur. Frank C. Jordan has a
Bma.ll lead over Florence O'Brien for
secretary of state, with Walter "Wag
ner running only a fair third. .
The race in San Francisco .between
Frank Mattison and A. B. Nye for
state controller is a close one, with
the former slightly in the lead.
McGowan Ahead
For attorney general. Frank He-
Gowan has a slight lead in San Fran
cisco over U. S. Webb, the "midnight
returns giving the former 2,750 votoes
and the latter 2.50 p. The' race between
Alberger and Kingsbury for the sur
veyor generalship is so close as to be
practically votoe for vote.. The same is
true in the .contest for superintendent
Continued on Page 2, Column 5
The San Francisco Call.
Leaders in Local
Republican Contest
Leaders in the local republican
contest jys \u25a0 shown by partial re
turns at midnight: . .
Preiiiding justice,, court of ap
peal, Tnoin aw J. Lcnunn.
For member of board of equall
zntion, Edward Kolkin.
For railroad commissioner, Har
vfy • D. Loveland. • • - '..,• -.
For superior , judges— James M.
Trout t, George H. Bnhrs,. It. B.
McClellan' Franklin P. Bull.
For congrcKs, fourth district,
Julitfs Ivahn.
For congress, fifth district, E. A.
Hayes.
For superintendent of schools,
Alfred Roncovicri.
For justice of the 'peace— James
G. Conlan, Bernard J. Flood,
A. B. Treadwell, Charles E. A.
Crelghton, A. T. Barnett.
"For ntate wenate— Eighteenth
district, Daniel ' P. Regan;
twentieth district, James B.
XcwMom: twenty-second' dis
trict, John J. Cassidy; twenty
fourth' district, Jumes W.
Boyce. - •''\u25a0"*„-' « ;
For 'asa*enibly — Twenty-eighth
district^ Andrew- Cunningham:
<*renty-ninth district,, Daniel
'"- " T ""nimilngerT"thirtie't"h 'dlsirtct, J.
13. Mullally; thirty-first district,
Walter A. McDonald: thirty
i uri'ond district, AVilllamV "3l.
Giblin; thirty-third district,
James J. Ryan; thirty-fourth
district. Thomas J. Feelcy;
thirty-fifth district. Fred C.
Gcrdes: tbirty-sixtli district,
Henry X. Beatty; thirty-seventh
district. John J. Mc.Manus;
thirty-eighth district,- Edward
narrnn; thirty-ninth -district,"
J. K. White: fortieth district,
Milton L. Scbmitt; forty-first
iliiKlrirt, Xntban C. Coghlan;
forty-second district, F. V.
Klngton: firty-third district,
Frank M. Rodger*; forty
fourth district, Daniel Giovan
nlnl; forty-fifth district, D. M.
Dencgri.
INDIAN CHIEF SAYS
HE FORGETS $75,000
Money Deposited Shortly After
Payment of $750,000 to Me* '.
Murray by Tribesmen
. SUL.PHUR, Okla., Aug. 16.— Douglas
H. Johnson,/ a * Chickasaw- Indian and
chief of the 80.000 members of that
tribe, answered "I don't remember-be
fore the special" congressional investi
gating committee today when asked
how it was that he was able to deposit
$75,000 to his personal 'credit a few
days after; J..F. McMurray had de
ceived $750,000 as attorney's .fees.
Johnson testified that he always had
approved of what are known as the
present McMurray contracts,-, which
provide for the sale of $30,000,000
worth of ' lands belonging- to the In
dians and which would allow McMur
ray rtf per cent, 4jr;53,000,000. in fees.
He was a particular friend of McMur
ray..- .. \u25a0•\u25a0 ./ - : . ".•.'\u25a0; v^v-fc^-
He testified in what arei known as
the citizenship, cases several years ago
that he approved of a contract in which
McMurray got a salary of $5,000 a. year
and $2,700 .a year expenses. A short
time afterward he approved of another
contract on which McMurray obtained
for doing the* same work a contingent
fee of $750,000.' The latter, fee was to
have been $1,500,000, but was^cut down
one-half by the government.-. i"
"Why was it you were.willing to give
McMurray $750,000 fordoing that for
which he a\rea.dy- was paid a salary ?',':
asked Representative i C. "B." Miller,- of
Minnesota. ; '\u25a0"."-' "« ' .>\u25a0-,\u25a0 /
"Because we thought he earned it."
replied Chief Johnson. '-"He, kept off
the rolls : 3,200 claimants: to :, our prop
erty and th'us;saved T vs $5,000, for: each
person. sokept off, ora "total 'of | $16,000,
000. I wouldhave beenwilllng-to have
paid him 50 r per cent,', or : $8,000,000." ."\u25a0;
"When- you became chief-; or governor
of, your .-tribe;; isn't it a '-, fact *thatv your
bank account; was only' $5,000? : How,'
then, would\"you ; beif able to (deposit
$75,000 just at short, time; after. McMur-i
ray got his $750,000 Jfee?" 'he was 'asked:';
Chief v Johnson V insisted :\u25a0 that 'hetdid
not remember."; :"Askeil I why- $8,100 :< in:
war ran ts *f o r r expenses incurred by Mc-
Murray Had - been • made • out \in '\u25a0 his own
favor, s Johnson vexplained^that; he^waS;
accustomed Uo pay off 'the. expense bills
incurred : by McMurray.- Johnsori said
his salary; as chief executive" of 'his
tribejwas '$4,000., .; '-i-.-i. / ." -7 \u25a0 U
1 '-" Governor*' C. X. ; Haskell today tele
graphed his; desire to testify, butprob
ably wiirhot becalled. ;
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HIRAM W. JOHNSON
Republican Nominee for Governor
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minimum. 51. • ft • \ S* A *
FORECAST FOR TODM^cfvty:
;^ moderate soutfiTvest wind. „ \tV&
INTERIOR GIVES
A HEAVY VOTE
FOR INSURGENT
Johnson ;Extends His
Thanks for Victory
HIRAM W. JOHNSON
"I feel; deeply grateful at* the
returns, feeling that it ha» been
a victory for. the oannc. The peo
ple have shown that they are de
termined .to ' govern themselves
hereafter.* The very lime'crnv
sade, preached , at the beginning
of this campaign, I will continue
until, out % of the j government of
this state vre put ; the Southern-
Pacific nnd William F. Herrin.
••The result is an insurgent vic
tory. . It is that sort of Insu*
gency wherein the human being
in a governm nt Is placed above
the mere .dollar. , Personally, I
shall have oue aim and- one
thought hereafter, and that is to
do what I started out to do in my
state last March— to kick Sir.
Herrtn and the Southern Paviflc
out of the 'republican party and '
the government of this -state.
Upon this .particular proposition
the flght' has. been made and that
the - republican party 'desires its
; consummation is evinced by the
vote' It ix'nbt In rnht-our or hn.<t
11 1111 11 Ity ior animosity that I xhall
•proceed vrith ';' the* . but be
\u25a0cause.: the_ .well being," good "go*
ernmrnl > and ,' decent- • politics ot
this state-demand.lt. . r " f
\u25a0 . "I feel tonight extremely grate
ful to the 'people of California,
and there is no room in my heart
'for any bitterness ; there is dim
ply • the desire to accomplish
'something for the state and make
its government better.
. " I shall be Very glad
to take up various' matters of
constructive reform, but I believe,
I now, " and I have - since I entered
this contest, that before' we can
hope for remedial 'legislation or
constructive ~ reform -we must
eliminate T those influences that
have debauched the government
of California' for so many years.
Convey, If you,plea»e, to the peo
ple my heartfelt thanks.**
DIVE GRAFT BREEDS
PITTSBURG SCANDAL
Society Physician Said to Be
Implicated With "Protec
tion" Bribery Money ,
\u25a0 . --.:; ..
[Special Ditpalch lo The Call] . . -3
" \u25a0;• PITTSBURG .Aug.; 16.— A graft scan
dal rivaling* the councilmainic explosion
was partly laid bare here today,' when
it .\u25a0 became known that Dr. C. - Leonard
LeVan, one of the best known society
physicians of the north side, had been
arrested • and placed L under . $2,000 ball
charged with having solicited' bribes
from city dive keepers.
'The allegation is that Doctor Le Van
secured "this nymey at the instigation
of certain police officials at' Pittsburgh
whower.e in turn to give the complain
ing -bagnio keeper '.'protection." - The
protection- has not . been, forthcoming,
and Mrs.i Frances Foley\makes affidavit
that she: gave Doctor LeVan $1,000 at
his^ requesC.,with which- to-" grease. the
hand" "of 'the men higher up in Pitts
burg. The Foley woman, with Pitts
burg real estate worth $150,000, makes
the assertion that every dive keeper
in \u25a0 Pittsburg is being held up. to the
tuneVof.*. $1,090. by those -who jdalm- to
have influence with the present admin
istration. ; :':".- '- : ~
l£Sho t asserts that some have been com
pelledHo pay many times *this amount,
and .;that!Jaboutc $500,000 i has -been. paid
out by ?:' the'* underworld at;Pittsburg for
protection itfdoes.not get. , ; '[
.The. hearing - of .Doctor , LeVan \u25a0 13
scheduled for tomorrow afternoon be
fore.: Alderman "'FugassL^The charge
now is -obtaining 'money false
pretehse.\but Mrs.\F,oley*s attorney said
tonight she .will .prefer chargesof con
sph-acy^.with" sthree jPittsburg- ;city offi
cials to i hold up'the: dives "ot Pittsburg.
FACE COTINTEkFEITINO;CHAItGESI-The trial
?. of. Samn«l Areno.T J.'Dloola: and ' Michael :.Vic
"-\u25a0\u25a0• tori*;":; alleged "\u25a0• counterfeiters. : arrested some
\u25a0^•jtime t*o with dtes^for > £J; and .10 c«nt pieces
;:' in \u25a0> their* possession,*.- will come up for hearing
-..< at i 10 .o'clock; today in? the. United States cir
cuit court.; \u25a0 ' \u25a0 •\u25a0 " * y-.: • • ~ -
MTtK » mSPECTOS CAUSES AKREST— Ala
ineda,/ Anjr.v 10. — X. . Delia. S»nta, proprietor
"-.;, "of ; a restaurant, and H. I ; Mockel. proprietor at
\u25a0\u25a0>\u25a0 a;bakerT.VhiiTe*l)€en' arrestprt ; on * t-pinplalnts
•; ; sworn 1 1» hy, ' I>r. . Tom > Carpenter, ' milk i In
," *p*<:tor, '\u25a0\u25a0;, who /. charged 5 ; the z, defendants with
having - offered * impure milk v for sale. \ \u25a0 <
t PRICE JTV^E [ ffjg^S^ Z
Los Angeles County Gives John
son Remarkably Heavy Vote
Over Opponents
EARLY RETURtNS GIVE
KENT A GOOD LEAD
Anderson, Stanton and EUery,
- Make Poor Showing All
Overstate
SLOSS AND MELVIN
RECEIVE NOMINATION
ESTIMATES based on partial scat
tering returns comprising a prob
able 10 per cent of the whole re
; publican vote for governor, Hiram W.
I Johnson appears to have defeated
Charles F. Curry by a narrow margin,
with Alden Anderson a hopelessly bad
third, Stanton making no showing ex
cept in Los Angeles county, and El
lery's vote approximating the - total 3
that are usually set down as scatter
ing in the compilation of election re
turns.
Johnson and his managers claimed
the nomination by a decisive plurality
early in the evening. Curry declined
to concede his defeat on the face of
the incomplete scattering returns. An
derson admitted his defeat to his
managers shortly after 8 .o'clock and
retired, declining to make any state
ment or explanation for His poor show-
Count Will Be Slow
_ The-count will be slow and it is un
likely that the unofficial totals will- be
available before Thursday night. The
indicated total vote shows that the elec
tors' ofrCalifornia availed themselves of
the privilege of the direct primary law
in manner never approached by" the
voters of other direct primary election
states. ' i
* On , the face of the incomplete state
returns available at 11 o'clock. the race
for the republiran nomination as be
tween Hiraw W. Johnson and ChaTle3
j F. Curry was a Chinese puzzle to be!
; solved %by the completed returns from
L.03 Angeles and the interior rountiea. • '
The first Incomplete returns from isan'
Francisco and Los Angeles indicated
that Anderson would be a hopeless
third, with a total vote of not' much'
more than half that" polled by " either.
Curry, or Johnson. Ellery had made no
sho^ng- anywhere. . Stanton made a
strong showing in Los Angeles county,
distancing t both Curry ami Anderson,
but running a poor second to. Johnson,
who. developed ,of a clear
majority, of the Los Angeles city vote.
Incomplete scattering returns from
the principal cities of the state and a
few Interior, points indicated the re
nomination'of Associate Justces Melvnr
and Sloss. Justice Sloss, who bad the
indorsement of both the organization'
and the Uncoln-Roosevelt league./rani
far ahead , of the field, which- was com
' plicated by" the appearance of Judge .
James*, name on the ballot.
Melvin Indorsed"
! Vju3tice Melvin, while running far be-v
hind Justice Sloss, bad a comfort^*'
; margin over Judge Wilbur, the Tjt
! coin-Roosevelt ' league candidate, . Jj *
h£s • renomination seemed assured Ui*
substantial plurality. B^^? " I
L i Comprehensive If incomplete retua
on [attorney general indicated that A
torney. General JVebb had decisively . dV
f eated Fraiils aicGowan* the nxacoiok -