Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-20
LEADERS
IND0RSE
TICK Ell
County Convention
Will Support
Citizens
Hope to Rid Community
Of Railroad
Rule
Milton X. Young, Chairman of Central
Committee, viii Call Meeting to
Order at Elks' Hall
Today

That the Democratic county conven-
ton today will indorse in its entirety
the Citizens ticket nominated last night
is considered a foregone conclusion.
While it has been anticipated that a
small element in the party will make a
fight for the nomina tion of a straight
Democratic ticket, it is conf IDENTITY s.
serted that the delegates who favor in
dependent action in city and county pol
itics will be largely in the ma jority.
1.-TWO months ago the Democra tic
county executive committee adopted a
resolution declaring that as the only
means Of Kidding the county of Repub-
lican machine rule it would indorse a
partisan county movem ent, and it
was on the strength of this resolution
that the independent movement was
started" said Chairman Milton K.
Young yesterday.
IF reasons existed at that time for
the adoption of~such resolution,
think IL did, it is reasonable to suppose
VI
ingly. The Democratic party has been
going down to defeat in this county for
twenty years by putting up straight
tickets, and it would seem that this
would be sufficient to satisfy the most
ardent Democrats of the futilty of
nominating straight Democra tic
ticket"
Two Sessions Probable
H. T1,,, IT,,
will be called to order at 10 O'Clock this
morning at Elks hall, 2S1 South Spring
street.
Milton K. Young, chairman of the
county central com mittee, will preside
at the opening session.
After the appoint ment of committees
on credentials, orga anization and resOlu-
tons the convention proba bly, will ad-
journ until 2 o'clock, when the platform
will be adopted. This will closely follow
the lines of the resolutions adopted by
the Sacramento convention, including
declaration for direct primaries, en-
forcement of the Hepburn rate bill
pledge the support of the party to the
Owens river scheme, favor a revision
of the system of revenue and taxa tion
and .denounce corporate interference in
the conduct o., government.
Candidates Not Suggested
Ever since the adoption by the Demo
tic county executive committee OF
the resolution declaring in favor of a
non-partisan movement it has been
taken for granted by Democrats gener-
ally that the convention would indorse
an independent ticket and as a result
there has not been discussion of prob
able candidates such as always occurs
weeks previous to the holding of nom
mating convention.
On the contrary. leaders in the party's
councils have taken an active part in
the Independent movement or have lent
every encouragement to those who have
engaged in the preparation of a citi-
zens' ticket, confident in the anticipa-
ton that the Democratic convention
would heartily indorse the Independent
movement, with the combined object OF
breaking the Republican machine rule
and the election to office of fair-minded
men, among them a number of Demo
Gratis, who would conduct the affairs OF
the county on strictly business bassi.
Little Chance of a Split
There has been a suggestion that the
Democratic convention will split on the
question of indorsing the citizens tick
ct, but leaders in the party who are
in position to know the general feel
ing of the delegates declare that those
who are In favor of nominating a
straight ticket are so greatly in the
minority that any attempt to create a
dissension in the convention would
prove ineffective and would bring ridi-
cule upon any one who might attempt
the move.
1t 1t known that certain element Is
at work endeavoring to create senti-
n1ent in favor OF rejecting the NOM
inees of the citizens committee and
putting up straight Democratic ticket
but those In favor of the Independent
movement state that they have no fear
that any material opposition to the non
partisan plan will develop.
Ticket FavorabIy Discussed
Among Democrats the partial ticket
as prepared by the citizens execuptive
committee met with approval, and the
belief was expressed that it would
prove exceptionally strong with the
voters.
No surprise was expressed that a
consldera BILE mum ber of the nominees OF
the Republican convention had been in
dorsed by the citizens committee, as II
was conceded by Democrats that men
had been placed on the Republican
ticket by the machine not because they
were machine men, but rather for the
reason that their well-known ability