Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-03

The document which was handed to me,
and which was claimed to have been
lost, contained the Objectionable feature
of the other. although in a somewhat
different form. The only difference was
that one stated what should be done
and the other how it should be done.
THE original amendment contained
provision for bringing about con-
solidatiop under the general laws Of
the state, which have been interpreted
to mean that the question would have
to be submitted to the people of the
entire territory affected, and l have
never had any hesitation in saying that
this provision was objec to me.
The second amendment contained the
self-executing clause, and while it was
denied that this was the one the COM
mission really wished to have inserted
in the call it was little, if any, more
Objectionable than the other.
II fail to see why this controversy
should have any bearing on my candi-
dacy for the governorship. 1t Is we'll
known that the people of Los Angeles
county were not unanimous on the
proposition to have a consolidation
amendment inserted in the call, and
that the Legislative delegation was di-
vided in regard to it.
Felt Justified
THE Legislature was called for the
purpose of enacting emergency legis-
lation for the benefit of San Francisco,
and it was the general feeling that no
outside questions be taken up. In
view of this and the fact that the peo-
pie of Los Angeles county themselves
were divided on the question, l felt
justified in taking the stand l did.
II have been grossly misrepresented
f1,fr 20. H..
like to believe that the misrepresenta-
ton has been wilful, but the records
will show that an attempt has been
made to place me in a false position.
To begin with, deny that 1 ever gave
committee from the consolidation
commission, or anybody else, promise
to insert the constitutional amendment
in the call, and the statement that ]
told Judge Shook that any document
of this kind that would be satisfactory
to him would meet with my approval
and little Mitchell when they appeared
before me that l was not in position
to make definite promise to them. !
believe it is pretty well known that ]
am rather chary about making definite
promises, and l am sure Stanton, here,
will bear me out in that"
Yes, that's right" said Stanton, 81
KNOW Indl 10 my SORROW.
Says People Were Divided
unfortunately for the members OF
the consolidation commission who are
questioning my veracity and good faith
in regard to this affair, the stenographic
records are against them. These will
show that no promises that would in
clude the constitutional amendment in
the call We're made to anybody They
also will show conclusively that it was
represented to me that what the peo-
pie of Los Angeles county really were
after was water, and on the strength oi
this representation a provision cover
ing that point was inserted in the cal
for the extra session of the legislature
If the people of the county and the
members of their delegation to the
Legislature had been unit on the con-
solidation proposition, so that there
might have been a reasonable prospect
of carrying it through without loss ot
time, it is possible the Legislative COM
mittee would have given it favorable
consideration. AS it was, the prospects
were all the other way and the amend
ment was thrown out. That is all there
was to it,"