Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-25

20 have men selected for office by po-
litit al conventions merely because the
men are members of political parties|'
Mr.. Pease spoke in praise of the men
who are on the non-partisan ticket, and
the name of each brought forth round
of applause.
Stumped Missouri for Folk
Frank G. Tyrrell, who has been a
platform lecturer, made talk which
highly pleased the audience, judging
from the great amount of applause and
laughter.
Mr.. Tyrrell is a native son who has
passed the last twenty years in the
east, but who says he is in Los Angeles
to remain during the rest of his life.
He said that he stumped the state for
Joe Folk and helped to smash the
meanest political oligarchy that ever
existed.
Here in Los Angeles, the fairest city
in America he said, there ought to be
the fairest and best civic affairs.
Party politics should mean the BEN
eft of the people" he said, land when
great party sinks to a question alone
of securing offices it degrades itself.
Political parties are the agencies
| through which patriotism should be as
| serted. When / am unable to work my
patriotism through my party then
will leave my party"
| He said that the arrival of the non
partisan movement meant a new era
| in political affairs. The speaker inter-
wove in his remarks a number of apt
stories which caused outbursts of ap-
plause.
Mr.. Gates Speaks
Chairman Harris, in introducing the
nominee for mayor, spoke in glowing
| manner of Mr.. Gates honesty, upright
ness and capability, and declared that
he was proud of the fact that he was
permitted to call him a personal friend
Mr.. Gates reception was most fiat
tering, and it was fully minute be-
fore he was able to begin his speech.
"Your greeting and your approval of
the remarks of the previous speakers
attest your interest in the non-partisan
campaign" he said.
"We believe that we have so aroused
the public conscience that on December
we will be able to carry through the
principles Of -partisanShip in local
affairs. We have the authority of
Root. Taft, Folk and Roosevelt for nom
partison action in civic affairs. The
contest is between patriotism and par
tyism and it will be contest which
will be waged in future local elections
in Los Angeles. By it's success will be
removed the cloud which has been
hanging like a pail over the city and
which resulted from machine politics" :"
Jolt for Fleming
Mr.. Gates then told of Walter Parker
calling a politician a fool because he
had made no money in politics.
81 Go not know that Mr.. Parker
made such a remark" said Mr.. Gates.
"A. p. Fleming told me the story and
therefore L cannot vouch for it"
The volume of laughter which this
remark evoked seemed to indicate that
every one present had heard of the fact
that the present manager of the Lind
ley campaign deserted the non-parti-
san movement after, as members of the
non-partisan committee say, he was re-
fused the nomination for the council.
Mr.. Gates reviewed the work of the
partisan committee and told of
the painstaking care with which candi-
dates were selected in order to insure
the city a strictly business administra-
ton. In turn he mentioned the name
of each of the nominees and each was
greeted with applause. While the
cheers for all were hearty possibly the
most generous were for Leslie Hewitt,
nominee for city attorney; Niles Pease
and Dana Bartlett, nominee for the
council from the Eighth ward.
Mr.. Gates closed his remarks with a
brilliant peroration in connection with
the owens river project.