Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-13
SANTAFE DESERTS
RECALL MOVEMENT
EXCITEMENT IN EIGHTH WARD
DYING OUT
Councilman HeaIy Says He Searched
His Ward Through and Could
Find no Petition In
Circulation

According to the statements of those
interested in the recall of Councilman
Healy of the Eighth ward, the Santa
Fe has deserted the cause, and without
the influence of this railroad the entire
proposition is becoming fiasco.
Barney Healy made still hunt
through his ward yesterday and failed
to find anyone who was circulating a
petition asking for his recall, or who
had seen anyone who was circulating
such a petition.
A shortage of funds seems to be trou-
bling those who still are making feeble
attempts to get Healy's scalp. AT least
one man who Is friendly to Healy was
approached yesterday and asked to
contribute $500 to the fund, according
to a statement made by the councilman
last night. This was j. P. Goytino a
prominent Eighth warder, who owns
property on Jackson street.
Soliciting Funds
"They seem to want money pretty
badly" said Councilman Healy last
night. ~. P. Goytino met me on the
street this afternoon and in a long
talk he stated that he had been asked
to contribute $500. l don't know what
they want money for, unless it is to pay
some lawyers to handle the case. Coy
tino refused to contribute any money,
and told me that he was my friend.
I went all through the ward today and
failed to find any petitions for my re-
call or anyone who had signed any. If
it does come to a recall 1 guess I'll
win out all right"
Three factions are represented in the
franchise war on Jackson street that
has stirred the Eighth ward to fever
heat. On one hand Is the Southern
Pacific, to which the franchise has
been granted by the city council; on
the other is the Santa Fe, to which
the franchise is refused, and battling
for one side or the other is nearly
every voter in the Eighth ward. Be-
tween these two mighty factions Is one
man, ]. P. Goytino. Alone, before the
board of public works, he arrayed him
self against some of the best legal
talent that the city affords. Before the
city council he repeated his plea. He
wants no railroad Of any kind on Jack
son street, and 1t appears that his
still, small voice will yet be heard and
neither road will be granted the fran
chise, as the mayor has intimated that
he will veto the ordinance.
Goytino has presented two reasons
for not granting either road a fran
chise. One is that Jackson street has
just been improved at great expense
to the property owners and he objects
to giving the street to a railroad. The
other is that there are three school
houses two private and one public,
along Jackson street where the railroad
purposes to build, and that the lives
of children would be endangered by
the locomotives.
AS the Santa Fe has practically given
up the fight by refusing to take any
further action in the recall case, it
appears that Goytino will win if the
mayor vetoes the ordinance. The mayor
has set a hearing for 10 o'clock Mon
day morning, and it is probable that
the mayors action will depend on the
intensity of feeling exhibited at that
time. 1t is stated that some of the
objectors to the Southern Pacific have
been won over, and that this railroad
will appear with a more favorable pc
tition than it presented to the board
of public works and the city council.