Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-15
CITIZEN TICKET
NEAR COMPLETION
COMMITTEES MAKING RAPID
PROGRESS
Several Candidates Selected by the
County Non-Partisans Signify
Willingness to Accept
Nominations

Rapid progress in the work OF select
ing ticket is being made by the citi-
zens' county committee, and IL Is ex-
pected that within few days the entire
list Of nominees will be made public.
II is stated that several men proposed
for nominations have slgnified their ac-
ceptance. I and that number of other
names have been agreed upon, but that
the men selected have not yet been
seen.
'In this cas- it Ia the office seeking
the man, and not the usual rule Of the
man seeking the office" said Chairman
l.. II. Valentine yesterday. THE aim
Of the committee Is to secure men who,
without question, will represent the
interests of the people. There Is no
scarcity of good material. but in many
instances desirable candidates are so
tied up with their private business that
II means a hardship for them to consent
TO the acceptance Of public office.
However, we are getting along nicely,
and the work Of completing ticket
probably soon will be finished"
S. C. Graham for Chairman
The executive committee named
few days ago by Chairman Valentine
held an extended session yesterday
afternoon in the committee headquar-
ters i'm the Merchants Trust building.
Chairman Valentine stated that owing
to the pressure Of important business
he would not be able to attend meetings
of the executive committee during the
coming week. and he suggested the
election of some other member of the
committee as chairman.
S. c. Graham was the unanimous
choice of the committee for the posi-
ton Mr.. Valentine continues mem
her of the executive committee and also
aI,a i,-r,a Of ha cranAFal committee
Nearly the entire time was consumed
in discussing candidates for nomina-
tions. 1t was stated that great progress
had been made. but that IL had been de-
cided not to make public any portion
of the ticket until the entire list is
completed.
Some Probable Nominations
AS previously stated. it is considered
probable that several nominations
made by the Republicans will be in
dorsed, among them J. D. Fredericks
for district attorney, w. A. Hammel
for sheriff and C. d. Manning for su-
pervisor of the first district, while Ben
Ward will be nominated for assessor
and DR.. w. A. Lamb for supervisor of
the third district
The Los Angeles Christian Endeavor-
ers have decided to work in harmony
with other reform organizations, and.
Endeavorers will work in the interest
of DR.. Lamb for supervisor.
With the object of furthering political
reform the Endeavorers will hold a city
union institute next month, in which
several active political workers will
participate.
Preparing a Platform
Another meeting of the citizens
county executive committee will he
held today when it is though that the
question of platform will be taken up.
Thus far the platform has been only
informally discussed, but it is known
that the committees intention is to pre-
sent to the voters a number of strong
resolutions. The platform will declare
that the domination of public affairs
must be taken from the bosses and
placed in the hands of the people, where
ii rightfully belongs.
IT is the intention of the committee
to supply all the money needed for
campaign expenses. in order that the
candidates named by the committee
will not be compelled to use their own
funds.
City Ticket Nearly Completed
1t is practically admitted that the
work of selecting candidates for city
Offices is nearing completion.
At meeting Of the non-partisan
committee of 100 to be held IN SYM
phony hall of the Blanchard building
September 26 the executive committee
will present its report, which will in
clude nominations for every Office.
While the work of the committee is
kept secret, it is believed that these
selections have been made, among
others:
Mayor, w. ]. Washburn: treasurer,
w. H. Workman; assessor, Walter
Mallard; auditor, Norman l.. Bryant.
1t has been reported that City Clerk
Harry j. Lelande would be selected by
the non-partisans to succeed himself.
and that Leslie r. Hewitt would be
nominated as city attorney but neither
rumor has been confirmed.
Republicans Preparing to Fight
At meeting tonight of the Repub-
lican city central committee at the
rooms of the Republican league, the
dat for holding the primaries and
the city nominating convention will be
decided upon.
Republican leaders admit that in view
Of the non-partisan movement it will be
necessary to conduct a strenuous cam
paign both in the county and the city,
and they say that they are preparing
for hard work in behalf of both tickets.
This morning the Republican county
executive committee will hold meet
ing at the committees headquarters in
the German building, at which time
the various subcommittee an.
nounced by Chairman Lee a few days
ago will be instructed in their work
and plans for conducting a vigorous
campaign will be adopted.
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