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California. San Francisco's James ("Sunny Jim") Rolph was promoted from "perpetual" mayor to governor-elect by a thumping 2 to 1 majority over Democrat Milton K. Young (not to be confused with Republican Clement Calhoun Young, present Governor...
Photographer George Shelton of William Randolph Hearst's San Francisco Examiner had just made one "shot" of The Chief ("WR") being handshaken at city hall by Mayor James ("Sunny Jim'') Rolph Jr. He reached for his bottle of flashlight powder, to prepare another. As he removed the stopper there was a searing flash, a dull detonation, a blast of choking smoke and flying glass. The crowd of 3,000 milled and trampled at the cry of "bomb!" Photographer Shelton lost a thumb, nearly lost an eye from what every photographer fears-hot embers falling into the powder...
...Boston, Oil!), came a formal, engraved document signed by Secretary of State Frank C. Jordan, certifying that its recipient had received the Republican nomination. Obviously someone in the secretary's office had erred, for as everyone knows California Republicans chose San Francisco's Mayor James ("Sunny Jim") Rolph Jr. (TIME, Sept. 8). But Author Sinclair replied gravely to the secretary: "Since I have your certificate, I suppose there can be no doubt. . . . Please see that the man who prints the ballots believes your certificate and not the newspapers...
...prognostications of local experts the wet candidate in Massachusetts should attain a comfortable majority in November. In the west, Senator Walsh of Montana, with a brilliant career while wrapped in the toga, faces quite likely defeat by an inferior candidate, purely because the latter is wringing wet. Rolph of California will bear a moist gubernatorial standard to victory against a dry Democrat, according to past elections in a Republican state. New York, Wisconsin and others are already damp...
Last week, while Governor Young and Mr. Fitts were dividing the Dry votes, the Wets turned solidly to Mayor Rolph, nominated him by 24,000 plurality, Governor Young finishing second. Old is North v. South political antagonism in California. Some observers even predict that this 'rivalry between San Francisco and Los Angeles will eventually overwhelm state pride and cause California to divide into two States. The sectional issue was raised by Southern California in behalf of Candidate Fitts. The Los Angeles Times on the eve of the primary blurted some comparisons: Registered votes. Northern California, 1,066,927; Southern...