Show Twin Sons Vote With Dad at Los Angeles LI I L t v S L L CULBERT L. L OLSON WITH JOHN LEFT AND DEAN RIGHT Olson native of Utah won von the Democratic nomination for governor of California Downey's Success Upsets Political Prognostications SAN FRANCISCO Aug 31 1 AP AP- AP Sheridan AP-Sheridan Sheridan Downey advocate of a 30 a week old age pension plan c clung ung to a lead of more than today upsetting political prognosticators prognosticators' and Pr President Roosevelt's Roose Room velt's appeal to Californians to Senator William Gibbs McAdoo S Democratic returns from o othe of the states state's precincts gave ga Downey votes to for McAdoo Three other candidates candidates candi candi- dates were definitely out of the picture I McAdoo cut Downey's lead from t to at one time but the San Francisco lawyer began to gain again although reports were coming coming corning com corn ing from supposed McAdoo strong strong- holds A third of the unreported precincts precincts pre pre- were in Los Angele Angeles county birthplace of the 30 every Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day plan where where Downey Downey had a three to one one lead In most of theother the theother theother other unreported porte areas areM Mc McAdoo doo held a narrow margin The currently favored pension plan in California would provide payment of 30 a week in state scrip to all the unemployed over 50 years of a are age e. e Besides the pension pl plan n which President Roosevelt and McAdoo termed unsound the campaign revolved around a concerted drive by opponents of McAdoo former secretary of the treasury to rid the state of an assertion assertion assertion asser asser- tion of the Downey camp promptly prompt prompt- ly denied by the senator that McAdoo McAdoo Mc Mc- Adoo once was a member of the Ku Klux Klan Philip Bancroft led the Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican ticket on his campaign to drastically curtail relief extravagance extravagance ex cx I and to purge labors labor's ranks of communistic State Senator Culbert Olson backed by m many ny C a CIO I O. O locals won the Democratic nomination for governor governor governor gov gov- over Over v r seven other candidates while Governor Frank F F. Merri Merriam m outspoken critic of the C T r O 0 O. O was by Republicans T The e pension enson plan figured in the Democratic race for tor governor when Olson said he would enforce it if it was adopted by the voters in the November election His nearest rival enthusiastically indorsed it Downey first came into political prominence in California as an ad advocate d- d of ot the Townsend plan and as running mate of Upton Sinclair in his race for gov governor four years ago The same way three ra race e which permitted Merriam 1 to win wm on Ji a plurality then again threatened Democratic hopes of capturing the state executives executive's chair forthe for forthe forthe the first time in 40 years year Both Both Raymond d H Haight ight sive ewe party nominee lour four years ago and Olson claimed the Progressive e party nomination Olson ran on that party tic ticket et also as permitted under under un un- un- un der California law in hope of preventing preventing preventing pre pre- venting a three-party three race In precincts Olson polled 3 02 votes to Haight's Olson a native of Utah and Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic leader in the California seriate senate sen- sen senate ate polled votes in precincts precincts precincts pre pre- pre pre- clearly outdistancing seven rivals Closest to him were Congressman Con Con- gressman John F. F Dockweiler pension pension pen pen- sion plan advocate with Dan Murphy opponent of the 30 a week proposal and Haight With votes in precincts precincts precincts pre pre- Governor Go Merriam outdistanced out out- distanced Lieutenant Governor George J. J Hatfield and Haight 5 1492 My nomination means my say election elec dec tion Olson said and the end of human exploitation in the state government Bancroft's lead was to 91 for Ray L. L Riley state railroad commissioner in precincts counted for Republican senatorial I candidates Louise Watkins first California woman to seek a senatorial senatorial senatorial rial nomination had votes S The 17 incumbent congressmen seeking reelection were at least leading ading adin for Two Re Re- jj A publicans were assured of of tion Three Democrats were assured assured as assured as- as places on the November ballot I Eight hundred candidates comprising comprising com corn the largest primary list in California's history made all re returns returns re- re returns turns slow Culbert L. L Olson left his native state of Utah 18 years ago to further further fur fur- ther a career that has taken him t to the heights of politics in Cali Call fornia S Born in Fillmore ber 7 I 1876 a a. son of George Daniel and Delilah King lUng Olson Mr 1 Olson went to Utah public schools and Brigham Youn Young university from which he graduated in 1895 While studying in this state he worked as a telegraph operator and later in the law offices of the late District Judge Ogden Hiles Then he attended attend the University of Michigan and George Washington Washing Washing- ton university finishing at the latter latter lat lat- lat lat- ter institution in 1901 with the degree degree degree de de- de- de gree of LL.B. He w was s admitted to the Utah bar October 14 1901 For 19 years he practiced law in Utah For five years he practiced alone In 1906 he entered a partnership partnership part part- with Albert J. J Weber His career in Utah was marked by varied enterprises He developed developed developed de de- de- de mining properties built hotels and helped organize two banks Serving in the Utah state senate from 1915 to 1918 Mr Olson was a leader in liberal legislation having engaged in enactment of the workmen's workmen's workmen's work work- mens men's comp compensation on law in 1917 public utilities and securities acts He also was a leader in initiative and referendum legislation Newspaper work also claimed his att attention before he 1 law nn n practice Wh When n he was 20 he was city editor editor edi edi- edi- edi tor of th the Ogden Standard Too young to v Vote vite te h he campaigned actively ac ac- ac- ac iq the presidential campaign of William Jennings Bryan in 1896 1896 In 1897 Mr 1 Olson worked as a a. newspaper cor correspondent res p 0 n dent in Washington D. D C. C In 1920 he moved with his family from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles his present home He continued his law practice taking a lead in exposing exposing ex ex- posing receivership rackets in courts He campaigned for President President dent Roosevelt in 1932 and in 1934 I Iwas was vas elected state stale senator from Los Angeles Angel s county by a vote of more I than Ulan while the rest nf th the state ticket was was' losing the county by votes Later he was named chairman of the California state central committee of the Democratic party Mr Olson is the father of three sons sons Richard Richard 31 and Dean and Joh John twins 21 |