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In 1934, another strange race for governor Hollywood backed novelist Upton Sinclair in the

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From: Oakland Tribune
Date: 20030907
Author:Hillel Italie, Associated Press

California appeared to have gone mad. The Democratic Party's choice for governor had been rejected, a celebrity was getting all the headlines, and officials feared for the state's future.

It was 1934 and novelist Upton Sinclair was running for office.

The recall vote on Gov. Gray Davis and the candidacy of Arnold Schwarzenegger make for one of the weirdest campaigns in recent memory. But it's not the first time that a race for California governor has threatened the party establishment, or that Hollywood is in the middle.

"Sinclair's campaign was an unprecedented example of Hollywood's ...

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