The herald., 1896-11-30
REPORT Is HELD BACK.
Disclosures Disclosures Regarding Re- City
Officials
The GRAND JURY INVESTIGATIONS
Matters Run to Earth Should
Be Made Public
AT PRESENT ARE SILENT
Voters Will Obtain Information After
the Election
The Last Desperate Play Of the City Hall
Gang
They Realize That the Defeat Of the
Republican Ticket Means Their
AT PRESENT ARE SILENT
Voters Will Obtain Information After
the Election
The Last Desperate Play Of the City Hall
Gang
They Realize That the Defeat Of the
Republican Ticket Means Their
Utter Rout and Dis
comf1ture.

Among those who are on the inside,
and there are few of them, it has been
known for several days past that the
outcome of the investigation being made
by the grand jury at the city hall would
result in some startling revelations
which would be in the nature of an eye
opener to the citizens and taxpayers of
Los Angeles.
The first indication Of the storm is the
inkling of the forthcoming report of the
grand jury, which is embodied in that
clause of the report of the financial COM
mittee of the council regarding the ir-
regularity of the books in the Office of the
city auditor, Fred H. Teale.
Some time ago Mr. Teale asked the
city council for thirty days leave of alb
sence, and it was granted. At the time
it was considered rather singular that
Mr. Teale should ask for this leave of
absence. He had for some months been
seldom seen at his office, and the fact
that just before he was about to retire
from the office he should suddenly ask
the permission of the council for leave
was regarded as somewhat singular.
AS early as Monday last it was very
generally limited that the books in the
auditors office had been discovered by
the grand jury to be in condition which
called for immediate explanation. But
Mr. Teale was not here, and the grand
jury experts declined to talk.
The next number on the program was
not a part of the original bill. 1t was
not intended that the council should
take any cognizance of the affair until
after the election, one week from today.
But rumors began flying thick and fast,
and 1t was necessary for some action to
be had to stop them.
It has also been rumored that the re-
suit of the grand jury investigation of
the city hall would not be given out until
after the approaching election for the
reason that if it was the result would
be- inevitably, the defeat Of the entire
Republican city tickev
1t has been well known for months
past that a fair, impartial and nom
partisan investigation of the affairs of
the city offices would uncover condi-
ton which municipal matters had
all citizens the necessity for an imme-
Giate and sweeping change in the city
government.
There are numerous official sources
through which 1t is believed public
funds have been diverted into improper
channels.
Scandal after scandal at the city hall
which has been on the eve of seeing
daylight has, during the past six months,
been covered over through political in
f1uence and official pull"
In some instances the gang became
frightened and ceased operations, but
with others it has been different. They
felt secure in their positions and in their
ability to cover up their official mis-
deeds, and have continued a policy
which has been a public disgrace for
five years.
A small army Of incompetent and un-
necessary tax eaters has been carried
on the pay rolls at the city hall because
If any link in the endless chain was
dropped an explosion would be an immi-
nent probability.
1t was hoped that when the present
grand jury began it's Investigations at
the city hall it would be able 10
the election, in order that the voters
might be, in a measure. guided in the
ballot by the Information it wss sup
posed that this report would, embody.
But 1t seems now as If this will be
disappointment, as the report of the
grand jury on city affairs, so it is given
out. will not be ready before December
18th.
In the meantime the city hall gang
of Republican politicians who have been
running affairs there since 1889 are ac-
lively at work. They recognize and re-
alize the fact that their salvation de-
pends upon the election of julius III.
Martin as mayor, together with Re-
publican council.
For this purpose they are working
early and late, and no stone Is being left
unturned. The health office has been
for two months past turned into ver-
liable political bureau. and the public
business has been allowed to go to
seed.
The gang is particularly anxious
about mayor and councilnen. For these
/ two offices everything else on the ticket
is being traded.
The result has been that some Of the
candidates running for the other offices
have made great roars," so to speak.
They have given it out that they do
not propose to be offered on the altar
of sacrifice, and they are making an
individual fight for themselves, inde-
pendent of the city central committee.
Sundry schemes have been conceived
by the managers of the Republican cam
paign to trade votes in wards where
there are warm aldermanic contests for
votes for Martin for mayor. AS a mat
ter of course It will be a dif1cult deal
to carry these schemes into execution.
Still 1t has been done before, and never
has been found out until the ballots
were counted.
| The managers Of Martins canvass
: have developed Z source of financial
/ supply to conduct their campaign, which
seems to be unlimited. They have, it
| is understood, succeeded in digging up"
| $4,000. This money was raised on note
indorsed by three prominent citizens.