Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-16
DEMOCRATS SAY NO
TO PROPOSITION
OF ARBITRATIO
PLAN TO DROP CANDIDATE FAILS
Non-Partisans Would Have Mayoraly Contest
Made Simpler by the Elimination Of One of
the Nominees, but Harper's Friends
Refuse to Accept the Idea

An effort on the part of the nom
| partisan committee was made yester-
day to bring about tripartite agree
ment to arbitrate as to which two of
the three leading candidates for mayor
should withdraw in favor of the third.
The Democratic city executive COM
mittee late last night declared that
they would not submit to arbitration
the question as to whether their NOM
inee for mayor, A. G. Harper, should
withdraw from the race.
AS a result the effort of the nom
partlsans failed at the start and the
conditions between the Republicans
and the non-partisans remain as they
have existed for several days.
Future Developments Uncertain
Whether any further efforts at ar
bitration between these parties will be
made could not be learned last night.
At a meeting of the non-partisan ex-
ecutive committee yesterday afternoon
| it was decided to make the proposition
to the executive committees of the Re-
publican and Democratic parties to ar
bitrate on the question as to which of
| the three nominees Lee c. Gates, DR..
Walter Lindley or A. c. Harper, should
withdraw in favor of the third.
Identical letters were sent to the
chairmen of the respective city COM
| mittees. Chairman d. c. McGarvin
for the Republicans said that he would
call a meeting of his committee today
The Democratic committee was in
session when the letter was handed
DR.. d. w. Edelman, the chairman, and
after extended consideration an answer
was framed, positively refusing to en-
tertain the suggestion of arbitration.
Offer of Arbitration Made
Following is a copy of the letter
which was addressed to the respective
chairmen of the Republican and Dem
ocratic city central committees:
Nov. Is, 1906.-D. c. McGarvin, chair
man Republican city central commit
tee, and DIR. Walter Lindley, Repub.
lican candidate for mayor; and DIR
d. w. Edelman, chairman Demo
cratic city central committee, ant
Mr.. A. c. Harper, Democratic can
j didate for mayor: az ID
Il "Gentlemen--The executive commit
tee of the non-partisan city party o
the city of Los Angeles and Lee C
Gates. the non-partisan candidate TO
mayor, realizing that the number o
candidates for mayor might prov
i dangerous and having In mind only th
industrial peace of the city of Lo
Angeles, hereby present and offer t
arbitrate the question as to whethe
two of the candidates for mayor on th
| Republican, Democratic and nOn-par
tisan tickets shall be withdrawn.
/ ITO this end this committee proposes
as follows: That the Republican cit,
central committee appoint two persons
that the Democratic city central com
mittee appoint two persons; that thi
committee appoint two persons; tha
the persons so appointed shall selec
a seventh person, the said seven per
sons to constitute an arbitration
board.
That each of the candidates be al
lowed to appear before said board anC
present his claims to said board; tha
after such hearing, said arbitration
board decide which one of said candi
dates for mayor shall remain on ,th,
ballot to be voted at the city election
and which two OF said candidates shall
withdraw their. names from the ballot
Executive committee of the non
partisan city central committee.
-. A. FOSHAY, Chairman
m. LISSNER, Secretary.
LEE C. GATES"
Democrats Say No
Late last night the Democratic COM
mittee sent the following negative reply
to the nom partisan committed:
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15.-James A
| Fashay, chairman, and M. Lissner, Sec
retary, executive committee of the non
partisan city central committee, and
Lee G. Gates:
"Gentlemen-Your communication OF
this date addressed to the executive
committee of the Democratic city CEN
tral committee and to A. G.. Harper
Democratic candidate for mayor, rela-
tive to the formation of an arbitration
committee to decide upon the with
drawal of two of the mayoralty candi-
dates of the Republican, non-partisan
and Democratic parties. has been re-
ceived, and we beg to state that the
same has been referred to the executive
committee of the Democratic city CEN
trail committee, who direct us to reply
thereto as followes:
1.-The Democratic party of this city
has unanimously chosen A. c.. Harper
as it's candidate for mayor. His charm
Of personal character, his honorable
career as citizen of this city fol
nearly forty years and his wen known
ability as business man fit him to bt
an ideal mayor of this city during the
next three years, when vast enter.
prises are to be undertaken by oui
municipality.
"To allow his withdrawal voluntarily
or as the possible result OF the finding
of a committee of arbitration would
deprive the voters of this city of their
cherished desire to see him elected
mayor.
"Believing as we do that the majority
OF the voters of this city desire the elec-
ton of Mr.. Harper, we can see no rea-
son why he should arbitrate his right
| Il IA. hnf y te
withdrawal would be compelled by such
a committee-a possibility which we
/ cannot for one moment consider.
"We do not sanction the proposition
OF submitting to a board of seven mer
the tremendous question of who shall