Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-11
MACHINE FIGHTS
N0N-PARTISANS
PARKER MEN USE ALL KINDS
OF SCHEMES
One Is to Claim Possible Independent
Nominees as Their oWn--Bosses
Are Perfeetina the City
Ticket

| Local machine Republicans are home
from Santa cruz, where they assisted
in saddling Southern Pacific ticket
upon the state organization, and now
they are energetically at work fixing
up a city ticket and placing stumbling
blocks in the way of the city and
county non partisan movements
Every scheme that can be devised by
Boss Parker and his numerous leu
tenants Is being brought into play tc
block the progress of the committees
enga ged in the work of selecting
capa BILE, honest and anti~machine men
for city and county offices.
The machine has perfected a spy sys-
tenn, and 1t is said that in some manner
every act of the non-partisans is re-
ported to the machine leaders with ex-
ceeding promptness.
In many instances names have been
suggested to non-partisans of men who
afterward have been discovered to be
in sympathy with the machine.
Machine Claims Them
One of the favorite methods of the
ma chine is. upon learning that a par
ticular man has been discussed by the
-partsans as suitable for a. GER
tain Office to start a rumor that the
proposed candidate has been affiliated
with the machine or is closely con-
nected in some manner with some one
who is an Organization man.
1t is said that had it not been for
such obstacles carefully placed in its
path by Parker's sleuths, the city non
partisan committee could have an
nounced its complete ticket long before
this.
Leaders of the non-partisan county
movement say the machine is adopting
similar tactics in an effort to delay
their work.
Perfectina a Machine Ticket
The organization has let the fact be
known that it has placed its stamp OF
approval upon George A. Smith, coun-
| Gilman from the Fifth ward, for the
nomination of mayor. Mr.. Smith for
many months has been making a quiet
campaign for the nomination, and if
the machine really is back of him he
will receive the nomination
The only other declared candidate for
mayor is Dr. j. w. Jones, but the
names of Dr. Walter sLindley. Lee C.
Gates and w. j. Washburn have been
mentioned, but more particularly in
connection with the nomination by the
ION -partisans.
Contest for Treasurer
Now that it is practically certain that
William H. Workman, the Democratic
incumbent of the office of treasurer,
will be named by the n-partisans for
| the same position, several Republicans
! have announced themselves as candi-
dates. D. E. Barclay of the tax col
lector's office; ]. S. Meyer, and II. c.
Osborne, former United States marshal
are out for the nomination. but it is
expected that Barclay will receive the
support Of the machine.
The machine has rendered its sup
port to Norman l.. Bryant for auditor,
but whether he will accept the machine
backing is not known. Bryant. who is
| the chief deputy under Louis Schwaebc,
has been mentioned as the possible
nominee of the n-patisans. The
only other candidate for auditor who
has thus far appeared is A. w. San
born, now deputy surveyor general.
Wright for Assessor
Jack Wright, clerk in the office of
Judge Trask and the secretary of the
city central committee. is said to he
! slated by the machine for the nomina-
ton to succeed Assessor Evan Lewis.
1t is stated that Tax Collector e. E.
johnson has been declared the candi-
date for the machine to succeed him
self regardless of the factor possibly
| because of the fact-that Johnson S
name has been mentioned as the pos
s!ble nominee of the non-partisans.
City Clerk Harry ]. Lelande has been
tagged by the machine as his candidate
for clerk, which is a sufficient notifica-
tion to other aspirants of the position
to lie down,
Leslie r. Hewitt and Geroge Bebee,
chief assistants to City Attorney
Mathews, are engaged in a good-na-
tured contest for the honors now held
by Mathews, who has announced that
he will not be a candidate for renom-
ination.
Machine Men for the Council
w. H. Foreman, associated with
Mayor McAleer in business project,
Phas declared himself a candidate for
i councilman from the First ward but
Fred l.. Ford will have the support of
the machine if he can prove that he
has Squared himself with the recallers
to such an extent that he is willing to
bet on his recollection.
Edward Clampet wants to fill the
shoes of Percy Harmon as councilman
from the Second ward, now that Ham
mon has received the nomination for
the assembly. but whether Clampet's
friendship for f. r. Werdin will work
to his disadvantage WIN the mdcnlne
is not known.
The machine is back of Sidney W.
Hitler for denomination as councilman
from the Third ward, but j. p. Yates
will make run for the place.
In the Fourth ward Frank Harbert,
the real estate man, Is said to have
been slated by the machine to succeed
Theodore Summerland. nominated for
railroad commissioners, but Harbert will
have as opponents viii A. Martin, W,
H. Gilbert and Martin Nolte.
Seth Hart is the machine man from
! the Fifth ward.
} In the Sixth ward Under Sheriff
Henry II. Yonkin and Andrew Hem
} derson, a real estate dealer, are the
announced candidates.
Jesse r. Shafer is said to be in the
lead for the nomination for the Seventh
ward. but Henry Lyons president of
the order of Eagles. is also after It,
Councilman Kern will retire to seek
the appointment of chief of police.
Bernard Healy in the Eighth ward
and p. l.. Blanchard in the Ninth are
, on the slate to succeed themselves.