Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-22
.NOn-Partisan Candidate
4 Addresses Large
Audiences
Candidate for Mayor Explains That
Movement Is Instituted to Select,
Regardless Of Politics, Men
Best Qualified
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Lee C. Gates, non-partisan nominee
for mayor, put in another busy Y
yesterday.
At the noon hour, accompanied by
Walter Wren, non-partisan nominee
for the council from the Third ward,
Mr.. Gates visited an Industrial estab-
q lishment and had a heart-to-heart
\ talk with large crowd of workmen.
In the evening Mr.. Gates addressed
two audiences in widely separated sec
tions of the city. He was billed to
address a third gathering, but owing
to the distance between the three
places of meeting he was compelled to
disappoint one audience.
The first meeting was held at
Strickland's hall, at Sixteenth street
and Santa Fe avenue, and from there
he went to Millers hall at 6311 Pasa-
dena avenue. County Assessor Ward
accompanied Mr.. Gates and made a
brief speech at each of the meetings.
Secures Views of All
Mr.. Gates speech at Strickland's hall
was delivered at the request and under
the auspices of the Sixth Ward Citi-
zens' club, which was formed for the
purpose of securing the views, person
ally expressed, of the various candi-
dates on the several tickets.
The Republican and Democratic
nominees for mayor previously had
been accorded the privilege of speaking
before the club, but judging from the
amount of applause given Mr.. Gates
last night the membership is far in
clined toward the non-partisan side of
the controversy.
Mr.. Gates appealed for support of the
non-partisan ticket more from a busi-
ness point OF view. He declared that
in local affairs there was no place for
party politics, and that the question
was the securing of the best men avail
able for the various offices. He said
that the government of the city was
business affair and that only men
who are capable of handling the affairs
of the city economically and judicious-
ly should be chosen.
Test of Notwithstanding
The non-partsan movement, he said,
was instituted for the express purpose
of selecting. regardless of party poll
tics, men who are best fitted for the
positions to be filed Honesty and
capability were the only tests applied,
with the result that the non-partisan
ticket, as whole, is the best ever
presented for the suffrage of the voters
of any city in the country.
He spoek particularly of the council,
and I'm turn he praised the various
nominations made for the council by
the non partisan committee. He said
that with these men representing the
various wards of the city there would
be no danger of another riVer-bed fran
chise steal or any similar act ON the
part of the council against the inter-
ests of the city,
Mr.. Gates said that the construction
or the Owens river water system would
require the placing in office OF men
apoVe reproach. I'm order that the great
amount OF money which the taxpayers
VIII be called upon to furnish will be
used to the best advantage of the city
instead of being wasted or grated.
The city of Los Angeles Mr.. Gates
declared, should forever own the Owens
river water system. as it now owns
the present system, and that the power
which would belong to the city should
he converted into electricity by the
city's plants and sold to the citizens
for light. heat and power at cost.
This sentiment was heartily cheered
and Mr.. Gates was given quite an
ovation when he concluded.
Ben Ward Speaks
County Assessor Ward was warmly
greeted when he came forward Mr.
Ward devoted the greater portion Of
his speech to showing the manner in
which a dishonest on careless assessor
could work to the disadvantage OF the
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