Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-31

MEN ARE ACTIVE
NoN-PARTlSAN EFFORTS IN
COUNTY CRYSTALLIzING
City Independents VIII Soon Announce
Their Candidate for Mayor.
Boss Parker Fights the
Movement

Further inquiry yesterday failed to
develop any organized movement to-
ward the placing of a non-partisan
county ticket in nomination.
In various quarters it was stated
that there was considerable talk of q
movement for the county similar to
the non-partlsan efforts I'm the city. but
when 1t came to leadership no one
acknowledged having taken or accepted
the honor
Attorney Joseph II. Call. who was
credited with being the leading light
in an independent movement for the
county. but who later denied having
any connection with the movement,
yesterday stated that so far as he was
aware no definite steps had been taken
looking to the placing OF non-par-
tisan county ticket in the field.
Mr.. Call stated that there had been
considerable talk on the subject by
anti-machine men in both parties, but
That so far as he knew no formal con-
ferences had occurred. He expressed
the belief that mass meeting Of the
anti ti-machinlsts would be called soon,
although he declared that he did not
know who would issue the call.
Or. Lamb Has Platform
DR.. w. A. Lamb, who has declared
himself an Independent candidate for
supervisor from the Third district in
opposition of S. r. Eldridge, the ma
chine nominee, yesterday gave out the
following as his platform
II believe that the cause of good
government will be promoted by the
following: Freedom from political
bossism; just and equal taxation;
obedience to the will of the people;
conscientious and faithful enforcement
of law; the suppression of race track
gambling and kindred vices; the low
est rate of taxation consistent with the
public needs and all necessary public
improvements especially the main
tenance of highways in the best pos
sible condition for all classes of con-
veyances.
so thoroughly do 1 believe In the
foregoing principles that / make them
the leading issues in my platform as
L come before the voters of the Third
supervisoral district as an independent
candidate for the office of supervisor
IF elected l solemnly pledge myself
to enforce each and every one of these
principles Of reofrm to the very best
of my ability. w. A. LAMB"
DR.. Sawyer Makes a Fight
DR.. E. o. Sawyer, who withdrew
the meeting of the Republican county
convention, convinced that no anti-ma-
chine man would stand a ghost of a
show for the nomination, has begun
an energetic campaign as an independ-
ent candidate.
DR.. Eawyer, who has been a residen
of Los Angeles county for fifteen years,
expresses the belief that he will have
the support of all anti-machine men.
times number of years ago, DR.. Saw
yer was employed as mill hand, and
at that time and during his subsequent
practice he made many friends among
the working people. DR.. Sawyer says
his platform Is as follows:
Independence of the railroads; inde-
pendence of the boss; dependence
upon voters who want a coroner who
will give them "a square deal for both
the living and the dead"
City Ticket Nearly Ready
According to general expectation the
non-partisan city committee soon will
announce the name selected for nomi-
nation as mayor.
1t is stated that the executive COM
mittee of one hundred has almost
completed its work, and that a report
on the entire ticket to be named soon
Will be presented to the main organiza-
ton.
1t has been strongly hinted in certain
quarters that the effects of the nom
partisan committee were in danger of
proving futile and that the selection
of candidates would be deferred until
after the Republican and Democratic
city conventions.
These are said to have been started
in the interest of Boss Parker, who OBJ
jects to any interference with his ma
chine plans for either the city or the
county, and they are emphatically de-
MED by the leaders of the non-partisan
city movement, who state that their
work of selecting candidates Is near
ing completion and that the ticket will
be announced regardless of contemplate
ed party conventiCn.
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