Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-03
NON-PARTISANS
WILL ORGANIZE
HUNDRED CITIZENS LAUNCH
MOVEMENT
Enthusiastic Meeting Held In Cham.
Der Of Commerce, Where Speeches
Are Made In Favor of
Plan Outlined

THE worst evils that affect our local
government arise from, and are the in
eVitable result Of the mixing UP of city
affairs with party politics of the nation
and state The lines upon which ma
tional parties divide have no necessary
connection with the business of the
city, Such connections open the way
to countless schemes Of public plumber
and civic corruption" Theodore
Roosevelt.
This is the principle upon which a
non-partisan party was launched last
night, and the quotation was used In
getting signers for the call for the
meeting, which was held in the assem-
bly, room of the chamber of commerce.
The call read as follows
Believing in the doctrine thus enun-
ciated the undersigned agree to meet
at the chamber of commerce assembly
hall on Monday, July 2, at s p. M, to
formulate plan offering to the citizens
of Los Angeles Independent non-par
tlsan candidates for municipal office"
Judge j. w. Hunsaker was appointed
chairman. His remarks were as fol-
lows:
Favor New Organization
"You have been inspired to give this
city better government than It now has.
The bond that holds you together is
nonpartisan government In your
offices you don't ask an applicant for a
position whether he is a Democrat or a
Republican / should be so in politics.
The test that should be applied to a
man who is running for office should be
integrity ana capacity and not party"
Myer Lissner spoke strongly in favor
of the new party. Russ Avery said that
non-partisan example has been es-
tablished in the board of education and
the board of public works.
By motion the chairman was in
structed to appoint a committee of
seven to formulate a plan of organiza-
tion at a meeting which will be held in
the same place next Monday night.
The committee is composed of Russ
Avery, F. M. Coulter, F. j. Stilson, r.
H. Heron, Fred Hines, F. w. Blan-
chard and c. A Moody
BY motion of w G. Petchner the
sense of the meeting was expressed to
be in favor of entering county as well
as municipal politics.
Those who were instrumental in
starting the party and who signed the
call are
William H. Allen, jr., Fred L. Allies,
D. T. Althouse, George Arnott, DR.. M.
N. Avery, Russ Avery, w. A. Barker,
Allison Barlow. DR.. F. S. Barnard,
Rev. Dana w. Bartlett, B. r. Baum
gardt A. Bernheim, George j. Birkel,
F. w. Blanchard, William G. Brad
shaw, F. w. Braun, E. w. Britt. D. J.
Brownstein, Herbert Burdett, Joseph
Burkhard, l.. ]. Christopher, o. P.
Clark, Wesley Clark. S. Conradi, F. M.
Coulter, c. c. Desmond, Fred Detmers
Archibald Douglas, c. A. Ducommun,
D. W. Edelman, j. M. Elliott, F. w.
Flint, jr., John H. Foley, j. A. Foshay,
Herman w. Frank, A. Fusenot, Sec
undo Guasti, J. M. Hale, c. H. Hance,
L. Harris, Will A. Harris. Paul Haupt,
Henderson Hayward, r. H. Heron,
Fred A. Hines, DIR. West Hughes, w. j.
Hunsaker, w. G. Hutchison, H. Jevne,
o. T. Johnson, P. M. Johnson, ID. w.
Kirkland, r. H. Lacy, Carl Leonardt,
NJ. Lissner, H. Loomis, l. L. Lowman,
Dr. John H. Martindale George Mason,
ard Merrill, Charles A. Moody, o. c.
Morgan, J. G. Mossin, S. w. Mudd
Nathan Newly, M. H. Newmark,
Frank H. Olmsted, Carl G. Packard,
Charles A. Parmalee, r. L. Parmalee.
Niles Pease, w. c. Petchner, Valentine
Peyton, 7. w. Phelps, e. w. Reynolds.
Willoughby Rodman L. D. Sale, j. M.
Schneider, Joseph Scott. Charles Seyler,
]. H. Shankland, J. S. Salyer, F. b. Sill
verwood. c. H.. Staub, D. H. Steele,
Albert NJ Stephens, Moye Stephens, F.
j. Stilson, Marshall Stimson, Willard
H. Stimson, James Slauson, d. H.
Steele, John S. Thayer, e. B. Tufts,
s. Wadsworth, w. L. Valentine, Thomas
S. Wadsworth, r. j. Waters, F. j.
Whiffen, Emmett H. Wilson, Percy r.
Wilson, Walter j. Wren.
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