The herald., 1896-02-11
SANTA MONICA POLITICS
The Citizens Reform League Wants
Capable Candidates
A General Search for Purity and Ability.
Notes Of improvement and Doings
in Social Circles

SANTA MONICA, Feb. 10.-The Out
look comes out strong for ability and
purity as against faction or ism.
The political field is still being can
vassed by citizens who have arrived at
the stage of sitting candidates already
mentioned rather than adding new
names to the list.
The temperance people met at Good
Templars hall on Thursday evening,
when general discussion was in
duiged in in reference to local political
matters. The result was the formation
Of an organization to be known as the
Citizens Reform league of Santa
Monica.
Its work shall be along the line of
uncompromising opposition to the sa-
loon, and in favor of general good gov
ernment, and it will favor no candidate
for Office who is not pledged in advance
to do everything in his power legally
| against the saloon.
Membership in the organization may
be acquired by signing its platform of
principles and paying fee of so cents.
The platform of principles of the
league are:
| First--We are in favor of the best
possible administration of the public
affairs Of this town, and Of their being
conducted primarily for the benefit Of
the citizens at large.
Second-We are opposed to the Ii
censing Of saloon or gambling dens at
any price whatever.
Third-We will support for Office
only such candidates as publicly pledge
| themselves to these principles.
E. j. Vanter states positively that he
is not candidate although he has been
solicited to become one, and thus his
many friends are at sea as to whom
they will put in his place.
There also seems to be q unenimity
Of feeling that the successful ones
shall not only be representative men
but workers who can aid the town.
In the clerkship fight Mr.. E. Wood
worth is forging ahead, his many
friends being active in his behelf. Ii
the gentleman is elected he will make
a good, capable, courteous official.
In the marshalship, the name of G.
HI. Thomas is being considerably dis-
cussed by many of his friends, who
claim he would make frst-class
peace officer.
G. Scotto has opened a confection-
cry store in the Keller block.
Court Neptune, No. 80, F. o. A., is
preparing to give grand prize ball on
the 22d.
Alf Morris is fitting up 222 Utah ave-
nue., where he will shortly open a res
taurant.
X. Whaling is putting the bicycle
track in first-class condition, giving it
coating Of cement gravel from Nor
royia.
Miss Ellie Mosse, librarian, reports
the issue of books for December to
have been 1,50S, and January, 1913.
The library has now 2,723 volumes on
its shelves.
Miss Emma Bacon of Los Angeles
has been elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss
Norton as teacher of tho Canyon
school, Miss Norton going to Los
Angeles.
PERSONALS
Judge Alvan Fay spent the week
here with his family.
Mrs. L. H. Wills is out again.
Miss J. Machsll and Master James
Proctor are enjoying visit to Nord-
hoff.
Leon McReynolds is hard at work
selecting cast for his new play. Par
entail Love.
Mrs. Ricordsof Los Angeles is the
guest of Miss Anata Carrillo.
Louis Grimminir has returned from
his trip to Denver and Cripple Greek.
Mr. and Mrs. f. w. Wait of Prescott,
A. T., are visiting Mrs. Waits parents
Major and Mrs. VIM. Wood.
PERSONALS AND LOCALS
@. M. Waldron OF Kansas City,
brother-in-law of S. G. Morehouse, is
visiting Santa Monica.
Mrs. H. Huntington and family of
San Francisco are wintering at the Ar
cadia.
Mrs. r. Hopf is able to be about
again.
Mrs. George B. Dexter will give an
Eastern Star tea on Wednesday even
ing next at her Third street residence.
The public cordially invited.
The ladies of st. Augustine parish
are making great preparations for their
| valentine social tomorrow, Tuesday,
evening, at the parish hall.
The proposed members OF the Il. p
lodge 20 be instituted here meet at the
Parish hall tonight, for the purposes OF
organization.
J. J. Canills is on the sick list.
Y. r. Canills has been transferred to
San Pedro by Collector Goffey.
Seaside Lodge No. 369, J.. o. o. f.
will confer the third degree Tuesday on
their applicants.
the proposed charter members of the
Dad Fellows encampment meet this
evening at the office of Tanner & Tafts,
for the purpose of taking preliminary
steps for organization.
Messrs. Hogan & Grinx are having a
cement sidewalk laid in front of their
Second street property.
Mrs. William Ivan Kearse will shortly
open the store in the Stear block, re-
Gently occupied by Roth Bros, with g
stock Of millinery.
ONTARIO