The herald., 1896-10-07
CLEAN PRIMARIES WANTED
Reputable Democrats Demand Souare
Dealing.
No Water Company Interference, Al
though the Corporation Will Try
ioL az to Get in Its Work.

The Democratic primaries will be held
today and all the force and power Of the
Los Angeles City Water company will
be turned loose to defeat the election of
delegates to the convention favorable
to the candidacy of M. p. Snyder for
mayor.
The contest will be waged between
the hours of and 8 p. m. and there
will be struggle in which the power
of the corporation and its allies In this
city will be tested in SO far as the con-
troll of the Democratic city convention
is concerned.
1t behooves every true Democrat to
go to the primaries in his precinct to-
day and vote to send representatives as
delegates to the convention who will
be above the bulldozing coercion Of the
water company and every other cor
poration that may be interested in con-
trolling the convention.
All that is desired Is an honest, fair
expression of the sentiment Of the party
Independent Of the water company in
f1uence,
Mr.. Snyder has been the only candi-
date for mayor who has taken an open
and defiant stand against the water
company and its methods. Therefore
upon his head all the opposition that
powerful corporation can bring to bear
has descended. The water company in
tends, If 1t can, to punish Mr.. Snyder
for the position he has taken for the
people. If he is defeated they can then
point to the fact and claim that they
did it. 1t will afford them an opportunity
to hold Mr.. Snyder up as an example
and they can truthfully assert that no
man in Los Angeles who antagonizes
the City Water company can expect any
public office.
1t is proposed by some prominent
Democrats to watch the polls closely
and every attempt of nonresident
suffers to get in their work will be
recorded. Then the parties to it will
be reached by the strong arm of the
law, if such q thing is possible.
The friends Of Mr.. Snyder feel quite
confident that a fair and an honest
primary will result in majority of
delegates being elected favorable to
him.
THE WATER COMPANIES TOOL
The Los Angeles Daily Times still re-
mains silent on the vital question Of
municipal ownership. The corporation
is not yet ready for 1t to speak, and until
then there will be nothing in that jour-
nal touching this most important sub
ject.
The Times has been for years the
mouthpiece of the water company, and
it has rendered valuable service to the
corporation by throwing dust in the eyes
Of the people and In assisting in tearing
down citizens presented for public office
who were Objectionable to 1t.
The Times has ever, in close contests,
given evidence of its affiliation and close
connection with the water company and
other corporations in this city. Just
now the paper has been commanded to
keep silent, and it dare not speak until
the officers Of the corporation order it
to do so.
Mr.. Charles Mcfarland has written q
lengthy card to The Herald, denying
that during his incumbency Of the city
attorneys Office he manifested any ia
voritism toward the water company.
Mr.. McFarlands card will be printed in
full. As far as Mr.. McFarland's support
of Mr.. Snyder is. concerned, 1t was not
expected and 1t Is not wanted. He is
an attorney Of the water company, and
It was anticipated that he would take
Just the stand he has.
The Herald will tomorrow print the
full details Of the attempt made by the
water company to take possession Of the
eighty-three acres in Elysian park,
where the headworks are located. The
land belongs to the city and the courts
have 30 decided. The details as to how
thu. water company attempted to grab 1t
furnish an Interesting story. Charles
Mcfarland was city attorney at the
time. but the credit for saving those
eighty-thrss acres Of land TO The city