Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-22
OUTLOOK
ALARMS
BOSS ES
Order Republicans
to Withdraw
Names
Faithful Must Abandon
NOn-P q rtisan
Ticket
Edict Goes Forth From adquarters
That Those Who Wear Iron
Collar Shall Shun All
Other Parties

"The action Of amy Republican NOM
inee who accepted place on the nom
partisan ticket In Withdrawing from
our nomination will be considered an
admission thnt he wears ~ machine
collar,
This emphatic statement was made
yesterday by L. H. Valentine, chair
man of the nonLpartisan county COM
. mttee when he was informed that
the edict had gone forth from Walter
Parkers headquarters that Republican
nominees of the Venice convention who
had been selected by the comparisons
and by the Democratic county conven-
ton must send in their declination to
the nom partisan committee and the
Democratic chairman or henceforth be
considered outside the Republican pale.
Democrats viii Benefit
Should any Republican nominees
nominated by The non-partisan commit
tee and the Democratic convention
withdraw the Democratic COMMITTEES
named to fill vacancies will nominate
the men named by the non-partisan
committee declared Chairman An
thony Schwamm of the Democratic
county committee yesterday. Il am
confident that the withdrawal of Re-
pu blicans would mean the nomination
of Democrats to fill several of thee
places"
The committee to fill vacancies on the
Democratic ticket is composed of EN-
met H. Wilson, Anthony Schwamm
Stephen G.. Long, j. r. Kirkpatrick
and A. S. Peterson, all of whom are
known to be in favor of carrying out
the will of the Democratic convention
in the non-partisan county movement
Row in Republican Ranks
There is said to be serious dissenson
in the Republican camp over the ques-
tion as to whether influence shall be
brought to bear upon those Republi-
can nominees who accepted nOmina-
tions by the non-partiSan committee
to withdraw from the latters ticket
and also from the Democratic ticket.
1t is said on the quiet that the real
division is between Walter Parker and
his lieutenants on the county executive
committee on the one hand and those
who are not considered hide bound
machine men on the other.
1t Is said that Parker ISSUED the edict
Thursday after the convention that
men on the Republican ticket who
once withdraw their names from the
Democratic ticket.
Candidates Make a Kick
A howl Immediately went up from
the men affected, and as result the
question was discussed at length at a.
meeting. yesterday Of the Republican
.Ountu Saxaputiuta comm ftea
The meeting was an extended and ac-
rimoniouS one and 1t is stated that
definite action on the question was
postponed until the next meeting of
the committee.
Parker's order is a severe disappoint-
ment to the men who received the
instructions to withdraw, as the nomi-
nations by the three parties virtually
meant election, while they considered
the act of withdrawal would leopard
ize their chances of election.
II am up against it hard" said one
man, who admitted that he had re-
ceived orders from headquarters to
come off the non-partisan and Demo-
cratic ticket under pain of being no
longer a Republican and losing the sup
port of the machine. II considered my
self as good as elected. but now l don't
know how l will come out"
To Help the Weak Candidates
Parker's action is admitted by Re-
publican machine men as move in
the interest of the weak men on the
Republican ticket, He figures that by
compelling the strong men on the Re-
publican ticket-those who have re-
ceved Endorsement by the non partisan
commit tee-to withdraw from the nom
partisan movement 1t will help the
weak men and that the strong men
will be able to pull through with only
the support of the Republican voters.
Many Republicans are said to hold
different views and they express the
belief that the withdrawal of the
names OF Repu blican nominees from the
non-pa rtisan ticket will result In the
defeat of the entire Republican count y
ticket. They argue that II VIII be bet
ter to make certain the election OF
about twenty Republics, many of
them nominees of the Republican con-
ventian, than TO run the risk of sur
serlng the defeat Of the entire county
ticket.
The truth of the matter is that the
action of the Democratic convention in
nominating the ticket of the non-parti-
san committee Is causing the Repub-
ncans TO sit up and take notice.
Walter Parker was led to believe by