Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-07
W. B. MATHEWS To
HEAD THE TICKET
MENTIONED FOR MAYOR BY
THE N0N-PARTISANS
City Attorneys Name Discussed ln-
formally by Independents Who,
However, Are Working for
No Particular Candidate

w. r. Mathews is a possibility as a
candidate for mayor on the citizens
nom partisan ticket.
1t is true the point of making selec-
tions for the ticket has not yet been
reached by the new organization which
was started last Monday. night, but a
number of the men prominent in the
movement admit that the city attor-
ney's name has been discussed inform
ally in connection with the mayorality,
and that the suggestion that he be
candidate has seemed to meet with a
good deal of favor.
The point Is emphasized, however, by
those who are actively engaged in this
independent movement that the organi-
zation was not formed with the idea
of working in the interest of any par
ticular candidate or set of candidates.
They say that when the time comes
for making up city ticket an effort
will be made to place the best men on
it, irrespective of their political af-
filiations.
Meantime they say it would be wide
of the mark to assume that Mr., Math-
ews' candidacy is favored by the or
ganization, for that subject has not
yet come up for formal discussion.
Favored by Many
No secret is made of the fact, how
ever, that the city attorneys name in
connection with the mayoralty has been
discussed informally by some of the
members of the new organization, and.
Furthermore, it is cheerfuly admitted
that the news of his nomination would
be received with a good deal of salts
faction by at least part of the member
ship.
The fact is not lost sight of that an
effort also is being made to induce Mr..
Mathews to run for congress, but it is
evident that strong hopes are enter
tanned that he could be prevailed upon
to withdraw from that race and accept
a place at the head of the ticket of the
non-partisan organization.
One of the men prominently inter-
ested in the new movement said yester-
day;
THE public must not lose sight of
the fact that the chief aim Of this or
ganization is to select the best men OBJ
tainable for the various offices. The
movement was not started for the pur-
pose of booming any candidate for
mayor | cannot make that statement
too broad.
For the City's Good
I'VE are working fol the good of the
entire city, and consequently when the
time comes for making up ticket the
merits of each man proposed as a can
didate will be carefully considered.
AS yet no names for any of the Of
fees to be filled have been considered.
and the statement that Mr.. Mathews
will be nominated for mayor is there
fore case of jumping at conclusions.
Nobody is in a position at present to
say what the committee will do in re-
gard to this question.
ut S, of course. possible that Mr..
Mathews name will be considered, and
it is also possible that he will be nom
mated. But one mans guess is as
good as another's on that point just
now.
'Pers onally 1 am a great admirer of
the city attorney. and | will say that
in my opinion he would make an ideal
mayor do not believe there is man
in Los Angeles who is better qualified
for the office. and | know of a good
many others who are of the same opin
ion.
Will Not Force Name
Some of these, | am free to say,
are members of the committee of 100,
but | do not wish to be understood as
saying that an attempt will be made by
these TO force Mr.. Mathews name on
the ticket against the wishes of a ma
jority of the committee. | think all of
us stand ready to subordinate our per-
sonal inclination to the general good.
Some of Mr.. Mathews friends are
circulating a petition with view to
inducing him to become candidate for