Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-27
THOUSANDS ASSURE GATES OF
SUPPORT
Candidate for Mayor Holds Reception
and Business Men Throng Rooms
to Pledge Their Loyalty
to the Ticket
NON-PARTIsAN MEETINGS
Tuesday, November ~.

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With feeling of confidence that they
are on the high road to success, to be
realized at the polls next Tuesday, the
non-partisans yesterday began the clos
ing week of the campaign.
Among the nominees, the active work.
ers and the adherents of the non-parti-
san movement there is an increase in
the confidence and enthusiasm which
come from the most favorable condi-
tons and realization that the tide of
public sentiment each day is mounting
higher and higher and is surely speed
ing the entire ticket to victory.
Lee G. Gates, the nominee for mayor,
and the various other candidates, fol-
lowing the great meeting of Saturday
night, yesterday had cause for further
congratulating themselves upon the un-
mfstakable signs of popular approval.
Yesterday morning, in company with
II. w. Frank, the well-known merchant
and non-partisan nominee for member
of the school board, Mr. Gates visited
every store in a block and half along
Spring street and without q solitary
exception he was told that the propri-
etors and clerks in every establish
ment visited had declared themselves
in favor of the entire non-partisan
ticket.
TWo-Hour Reception
With these unanimous sentiments
ringing in his ears Mr.. Gates face was
wreathed with smiles as he entered
Blanchard hall at 11:30 for the an
nounced reception which was to last
two hours.
From the time named until after the
hour of 1870 crowds of men and not
few women kept coming and going,
and during the entire time Mr.. Gates
was busily engaged shaking hands and
expressing thanks for the many declar-
ations of support and predictions of
success.
Women who called expressed regret
that they would be unable to vote for
Mr.. Gates and the other non-partiSan
nominees, but they assured the nomi-
nee for mayor that they were giving
him their moral support.
Many of the men who came to offer
congratulations We're personal friends
of Mr.. Gates, and those who met him
for the first time went away firm
friends, personally as we'll as politi-
cally, of the local man of the hour.
Other Candidates There
Included among those who visited
Blanchard hall were a number of the
other nominees on the ticket, who also
met their personal friends and formed
many new acquaintance.
Altogether not fewer than thousand
persons took advantage of the opportu-
nifty to shake hands with Mr.. Gates.
A band was stationed at the Broadway
entrance, and the music attracted many
people who were not previously aware
that a reception in honor of Mr.. Gates
was in progress.
Last nigft Mr.. Gates addressed two
large and enthusiastic meetings. The
first was held at Mission hall, 2164 Sun
set boulevard, where the speakers, in
addition to the nominee for mayor,
We're A. S. Van Degrift, nominee for
the council from the Second ward;
Leslie Hewitt. nominee for city at
torney, and Marshall Stimson.
The second meeting was held at 739
Kohler street, where Mr.. Gates, Leslie
Hewitt and Lamar Harris were the
speakers.
H. w. Dromgold, nominee for the
council from the First ward, last night
addressed a meeting of the Third Pre-
cinct club.
lnVades Second Ward
Mr.. Gates first speech was at the
meeting in the Second ward, where A.
S. Van Degrift is making a strenuous
and telling fight against E. A. Clampitt
the Republican machine candidate, and
George Keym, the straight Democratic
nominee.
The respect in which Mr.. Van De-
grift is held by his neighbors was
demonstrated by the hearty applause
which greeted the mention Of his name
by the nominee for mayor when Mr.
Gates appealed to the voters of the
Second ward to send to the council a
man whom they know to be honest, ca
pable and energetic and one who not
only would guard the interests of his
own ward but those Of the entire city.
Mr. Gates reviewed the non-partisan
movement, which he said had it's origin
in the east as result of deplorable
civic conditions in the cities of Phila-
delphia, Pittsburg, Minneapolis. st.
Louis and other cities, causing am
awakening of the public conscience.
The movement in Los Angeles. he said,
is an echo Of the movement begun else
where. and 1t will come to San Fran
cisco, which now is lying pTostrate in
her shame.
Plea for Equal Taxation
Mr. Gates said that one OF the most
perplexing problems is that Of taxation
and he urged the election as assessor
of Walter Mallard, who as the chief
deputy OF Ben Ward had learned to
ferret out hidden wealth which hereto
fore had escaped it's just burden of
taxation. He showed that the county
assessment on certain corporations in
LOS Angeles city aggregated $4,000. 900,
while the assessment OF the same cor
pOrations by City Assessor Lewis, re-