Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-25
BOSSISM
IN LAST
DITCH Fl
Parker Tries New
Method on the
Candidates
He Will Attempt to
Nominate by
Petition
Non-Partisans Expect to Name Full
City Ticket, From M ayor to Coun-
ell, at Blanchard Hall
Tonight

DTlNeQ W us last 1lISh III i'o i6AAS
against the non-partisan movement
and unable to cause the nominees of
the Venice convention to withdraw
from the non-partisan and Democratic
tickets, the Republican machine threat
ems to fire its last shot and one which
it hopes will be a hot one.
This will be in the form of a nomina-
ton by petition not only of every
nominee of the Venice convention not
nominated by the nOn-partisans and
the Democrats, but also all those Re-
publican nominees who were selected
and the Democrats.
By this means the machine hopes to
elect every man named by the Repub-
lican county convention.
Refuse to Come Off
This action on the part of the ma
chine is due to the fact, it is reliably
announced, that the Republican NOM
inees who signified their acceptance
on the "non-partisan ticket and were
nominated by the Democrats, would
today declare their intention of disre-
garding the order of Boss Parker and
the machine to decline the non-partisan
and Democratic nominations, under
pain of being read out of the Republic
can party.
That this will be the action taken by
the men affected at their meeting today
is said to be a foregone conclusion.
With possibly one of two exceptions,
all the men have denounced the at
tempt OF Walter Parker to make it
appear that they wear Southern Pa
cific collars, and they declare their in
tention to resent it in no uncertain
manner
Can Be Done by Petition
The consensus of attorneys is that
the threat of the machine to virtually
renominate the regular Republican
nominees by petition can be done.
City Attorney Mathews said yester-
day that so far as he was aware this
course could be followed in regard to
the nominee of any regular party or
ganization. The state supreme court
had declared that any man could be
nominated by two parties and his name
should appear twice on the official bal
lot, and he was of the opinion that it
would be legal to nominate by petition
even after one or more conventions
had made him their choice.
Others express their doubt, though
they decline to be quoted that any
one man can be twice nominated by
petition for the same office or at the
same election,
Race for Nomination
If this view should hold good, the
affair might develop into a race be-
tween the non-partiSan committee and
the Republican machine to see which
shall first secure the necessary num-
ber of signatures to the petitions and
file them with the county clerk.
In view of this possible contingency
the non-partisan committee will rush
it's work. Petitions of nominations for
the entire non-partiSan ticket yesterday
were prepared and today about'a hun
dred men, a majority of whom have
volunteered their services, will begin
the solicitation of signatures.
About 1900 signatures will be neces-
sary0for the county ticket. Sixteen
days remain for the work, but 1t is
expected that the desired number of
names can oe procured during the
present week.
Leaves 1t to Nominees
The Republican county executive
committee yesterday held another seS-
sion, but it is said that the question
of the withdrawal of nominees from
the non-partisan and Democratic
tickets was not considered and that
hands of the men affected.
one Republican, who is not ma
chine man. declared that the commit ee
would not further consider the quss-
tion, in hope that the trouble would
die out.
He admitted that a great mistake had
been made in the issuing of the pre-
emptory order for the men to come off
the non-partisan and Democratic
tickets, and that II the order were fol-
lowed by the nominees it would jeopar-
die the success of every man on the
Republican ticket.
Non-PartIsans Are Confident
In speaking of the attempt of Parker
TO drag from the non-partisan ticket
the men selected from the nominees of
the Venice convention, S. c. Graham,
chairman OF the executive committee
of the non-partlsan committee, said
yesterday;
when. these men consented to an
acceptance Of places on our ticket we
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