1910 California gubernatorial election: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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After Gillett's announcement there were multiple candidates willing to contend for the Republican nomination. The most prominent of these men were [[Charles F. Curry]] the secretary of state for California, and an early favorite in the race. Curry was so confident in himself, that he even called the primary election and governorship for himself on the day that Gillett's announcement was made.<ref>{{cite news |title=CURRY THINKS HIS NOMINATION AND ELECTION ARE NOW CERTAIN |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19100130.2.20 |access-date=30 May 2024 |publisher=San Francisco Call |date=30 January 1910}}</ref> In addition to Curry, [[Frank K. Mott]], the mayor of Oakland, and [[Francis J. Heney]] a prosecutor and former attorney general in Arizona. [[Hiram Johnson]], [[Chester Rowell]], and William R. Davis all announced that they were not seeking the nomination.<ref>{{cite news |title=GOVERNOR'S LETTER STARTS HOT RACE FOR NOMINATION |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MFP19100131.2.5 |access-date=30 May 2024 |publisher=Ventura Free Press |date=31 January 1910}}</ref>

The [[Lincoln-Roosevelt League]], a faction representing progressive elements of the Republican Party struggled to nominate a candidate for office. The league initially tried to force Hiram Johnson to accept the nomination, but he turned it down. The league was then split on either nominating [[Charles M. Belshaw]], and William Rude Davis, a former mayor of Oakland.<ref>{{cite news |title=LEAGUE FAILS TO AGREE ON A CANDIDATE |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19100208.2.3 |access-date=30 May 2024 |publisher=San Francisco Call |date=8 February 1910}}</ref> In early February, it was reported that Frank K. Mott and Charles Belshaw were the only candidates that the league were considering for governor, and that the League was still split between its two factions, in regards to who between should receive the league's blessing.<ref>{{cite news |title=TROUBLE IN THE LEAGUE Much Mystery and Lack of Harmony in the Camp of the Lincoln-Roosevelt Reformers |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDDU19100219.2.53 |access-date=31 May 2024 |publisher=San Diego Union and Daily Bee |date=19 February 1910}}</ref>

==Third Party Campaigns==