[7] At the Democratic convention in Sacramento the names presented for governor were James D. Phelan, Thomas O. Toland, Theodore A.[12] Austin Lewis was a lecturer, writer and attorney who had law offices in both San Francisco and Oakland."[14] Beginning in October the candidates began securing the nominations of their party and started campaigning to voters across the state.Early on Theodore Bell would engage in mudslinging, especially against William Langdon, who many at the time saw as a splinter campaign of the Democratic party.Thousands rallied to support him as he and other Republican leaders gathered to speak about their platform and Gillett's record on issues such as labor.[21] Gillett continued to travel around the state after his major rally, giving talks in Marysville, Grass Valley,[22] and Stockton to the working class people of California.