Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
N0N-PARTISAN CITY COMMIT
TEE ORGANIZES
Members Pledged to Select High
Class Candidates and Work for
Business Management Of
Municipal Affairs

man, M. Lissner secretary and r. j.
Waters treasurer.
Business, not politics. was declared
to be one of the cardinal principles
Of the committee, and the members
Immediately proceeded to carry that
principle into practice. They adopted
the report of the committee of seven
appointed at the last meeting to prepare
plan of organization and adjourned.
This report includes a recommends
tion that the officers named above be
made the permanent officers of the or
ganization, and it was evident that the
recommendation met with the approval
of all the members present.
The new organization will confine
itself exclusively to the city campaign.
The committee on organization reported
that it had carefully considered the
suggestion that the scope of the organ
ization be extended to cover the nomi-
nation of candidates for county offices,
but had reached the conclusion that
the Non partisan city central COM
mittee could not properly or effectively
undertake county campaign.
Work Only in City
One sufficient reason for that was
held to be the fact that each signer
of the call for the first meeting had
attached his signature with the ex-
press understanding that the activities
of the intended organization would be
limited to the municipality of Los An
geles. II would, therefore, in the opin-
ion of the committee, be neither just
nor eXpedient to extend the field of the
Non-partisan city committees work.
L.
ANY organization concerning itself
with county affairs ought to include
representatives from the many other
thriving and intelligent communities
whose interest in the proper adminis-
tration of county affairs is no less than
that of Los Angeles.
I'VE have no doubt that as individ-
uals every member of your organization
will heartily welcome and assist sim
liar non-partisan county committee IL
such be formed; but, for the reasons
already given, we recommend that your
body confine it's work to the city of
Los Angeles"
Oppose Political Bargains Il
The organization placed itself on rec
ord as opposed to any trade or bargain
with any political party or faction, and
las intending to nominate ticket
which will deserve and command the
support of intelligent and patriotic vot
ers, whatever may be their preference
in national politics"
The report of the committee on or
ganization declared that there are
many thousands of voters in Los An
geles who believe profoundly in the
doctrine OF business, not politics." in
the administration of municipal affairs
and are eager to affiliate themselves
with an organization for carrying that
principle into practice. 1--WE recon-
mend, accordingly" continues the re-
port, that your executive committee
be instructed to considerfat once plans
which will enable such voters to asso-
ciate themselves formally with this
non-partisan movement
The committee recommended that the
non-partisan city central committee de-
clare it's intention of placing in nomi-
nation by petition full city ticket, and
that the executive committee be in
structed to proceed at once to consider
the question of nominations for each
office to be filled at the coming elec-
tion, taking into account solely fit
ness for that Office and willingness to
perform it's duties and to report its
conclusions and recommendations to
the full committee as soon as possible"
Will Name Committee Soon
Judge Hunsaker stated that he was
not prepared as yet to name the men,
bers of the executive committee, but
would do so as soon as possible and
the members of the committee would
be informed of his selections through
the secretary.
According to the bylaws which were
adopted on recommendation of the or
ganization committee, the executive
committee shall consist of the chair
man, secretary, treasurer and seven
other members.
The chairman of the central commit |
tee also is given power to appoint from
time to time such other committees as
in his judgment may be necessary to |
carry out the purposes of the organ |
ization, and he also may fill vacancies
in the central committee.
The executive committee is to have
immediate charge of the affairs and
work of the organization under the
direction of the central committee, and
in the interim between meetings of
tho central committee the executive |
committee shall be vested with all the !
powers and duties Of the central COM
mlttee.
In Charge of Funds
The executive committee also will be |
the finance committee of the organ
ization and will have charge of its
funds and of their disbursement, which |
shall be made by warrants on the
treasurer, signed by the chairman of |
the executive committee and counter |
signed by the secretary.
The funds to be used by the organ
ization are to be raised entirely by |
voluntary contributions. In no event |
shall contributions be received from |
cAlasi-public or public utility corpora
tons.
The executive committee shall sug-
sest to the central committee for its |
approval the names of candidates to |
be supported for public office but no |
person shall have the support of the |
organization for public office unless |
The nomination be indorsed by two
thirds vote of the members present at |
meeting of the central committee |
yalled for the purpose of considering
fominations.
OF their respective chairmen. Four
members Of the executive committee |
or twenty-one members of the central
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