The herald., 1896-10-26
THE MUNICIPAL CONTEST
Postal Primary Ballot to
Be Counted
MUSIC HALL TO Be ALIVE TODAY
Better City, Government League
in the Swim
RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT
They Are Awaited With Considerable
Interest by All
Efforts Of the Allied vlllianles Directed
Against M. p. SNYDER
RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT I
They Are Awaited With Considerable
Interest by All
Efforts Of the Allied Vlllianles Directed
Against M. p. Snyder
Corporations Are Fearful Lest He
Should Be Indorsed for Mayor-City
Convention of the Socialist Labor
Party Held.

Today at Music hall the count Of the
ballots cast in the postal primary of the
members of the League for Better City
Government will commence. The bal
lots. which are in long envelopes, will
be taken from the postoffice Immediately
to the hall. there to be opened and
counted by the committee Of the league
having the matter in charge.
There will be considerable interest
taken in the count Of the ballots. and
there will be a crowd present to witness
it as it progresses.
The count will develop the full ex-
tent to which the city hall Republican
gang has got it's clutches on the league
in the shape of ward memberships.
The general consensus Of opinion is
that with the exception Of mayor, the
league will indorse the Republican city
ticket straight through. There may be
a few exceptions, but out of nine places
to be filled, it Is a safe statement that
seven of them will be awarded to Re-
publican candidates. This is ul.crtu-
nate, for If 1t >turns out to be true. it
destroys the -partisanship of the
league and will go to prove the asser-
tions that have been made to the effect
that by signing UP ward memberships
the city hall Republican gang pade Its
=
tion, by means of which 1t was hoped
good would be accomplished.
But If the effect of the league is to aid
in the perpetuation of the present gang
at the city hall. 1t is hard to see where
good municipal government is ad-
vanced.
For mayor quite a number of Repub
licans who are in the league in good faith
have announced that they voted for NJ.
p. Snyder, the Democratic union noml-
nee. Mr.. Snyder has undoubtedly been
given a liberal support, although he has
been bitterly antagonized by the Wa
ter company, the Water companys or
gan-the Times-and by the allied viii
lainies. Still Mr.. Snyder will not re-
ceive a majority vote-at least, his
friends do not look for it.
The influences he had to combat We're
powerful, and there are also number
of good citizens who are Of the opinion
that either George H. Stewart or T. w.
Brotherton should be named as an in
dependent candidate by the league.
These gentlemen both have strong fol-
lowings.
Julius H. Martin, the Republican nom
inee, has been supported in the league
by the city hall push, the Southern Pa
cific, the Water company and other
corporate interests that have extensive
dealings with the city. If this infiu-
ence Is strong enough, Martin will be
given an Endorsement, but 1t will be of
little value to him.
The league Endorsement of Mr.. Snyder
means his triumphant election and in :.
sures to the city a mayor who will tor
two years be at the head of affairs, in
position to act for the whole people, inde-
pendent of corporation dictation. 1t
would be the most crushing blow that
could be given to the Los Angeles City
Water company
The result Of the postal ballot will be
announced in detail in The Herald to-
morrow morning.
The convention Of the league will be
convened on Thursday at 10 q. m. to
nominate such candidates as have re-
ceived majority in the postal primary
and to select candidates in cases where
no choice was made at the primary.