Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-11
INDEPENDENTS
OPEN CAMPAIGN
COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE is NAMED
II Consists Of Nine Republicans, Five
Democrats and One Independ-
ent-Herrin lie Here to
Help Parker

o. II. Johnson, Republican, Los An
gcIes.
Joseph II. Call, Democrat. Los An
geIes.
George Alexander, Republican, Los
Angeles.
Volney Craig, Republican. Lamnndn
Park.
Leonard Merrill, Republican Los An
geIes.
w. II. Burke, Democrat, Los Angeles.
Louis BlanIxenhOrn, Republican,
Pasadena.
S. G. Graham, Republican, Los Ange-
les.
Leonard Merrill, Republican, Los An
Eeles.
Robert G.. LOucISs. Democrat, Pomona.
f. w. Stith, Independent, Hollywood.
Nathan Cole, Jr., Democrat, Los An
geles.
w. A. Johnstone, Republican, San
Dimns.
c., il. Windham, Democrat, Long
Beach.
l.. II. Valentine, Republican, Los An
geles.
The Independent county committee
formally inaugurated its campaign yes
terday by announcing the personnel of
the executive committee and taking
possession of it's headquarters at 423
Merchants Trust building, 207 South
Broadway.
On the committee of fifteen, which
will have active charge of the coming
campaign, there are nine Republicans,
five Democrats and one Independent.
Every member of the committee is
well known throughout the county and
nearly all have business or professional
regulations which are not confined to
their home county.
In accordance with the resolution pro-
viding for the appointment of the ex-
ecutive committee, l.. H. Valentine,
chairman of the Independent county
committee, also is member of the ex-
ecutive committee.
To Name County Ticket
Secretary North stated yesterday
that the executive committee would
begin holding sessions daily, and that
it is anticipated that complete ticket
will be selected within ten days or two
weeks.
No one connected with the county
movement has intimated whether any
of the nominees of the Republican
coanty convention will be placed on
the Independent ticket, but the general
supposition is that several of those
named at Venice will be indorsed.
1t is practically certain that Assessor
Ben Ward, who withdrew from the
race for denomination and declared
himself an independent candidate be-
fore the meeting of the Republican
convention, will be nominated for as
SCISSOR by the Independents.
DR.. w. A. Lamb, whom the machine
defeated for the nomination as super
visor of the Third district also is be-
lieved to be assured of the nomination
by the Independents in his fight against
S. L. Eldridge.
There has been some talk of the In
dependents indorsing the nomination
of w. A. Hammel for sheriff, DR.. r. S.
Lanterman for coroner, C. G. Keyes
for clerk and J. d. Fredericks for dis
trict attorney, but this talk has been
confined to outsiders and it has not
come from any member of the Inde
pendent committee.
Work for the Assembly
1t is an open secret that the Inde-
pendent committee will work hard to
defeat several of the machine nominees
for the senate and the assembly, but
the districts for which nominations
will be made will be withheld until the
nominations are announced.
"The conditions for an independent
movement are ripe in Los Angeles
county," said Secretary North yester |
day, land indications are that every
man nominated or indorsed by the In
dependent county committee will be
elected The committee is entering I,
this campaign with the intention of
overthrowing the machine and placing
in office men of integrity and who are
above suspicion of using their office TO
the disadvantage of the public service. |
We will conduct the work in a system |
attic manner and we will have the serv
ices of men who know the political
game and who will be able to success |
fully combat the Vaccinations of the
machine"
Herrin Helps Parker
That the Republican machine bosses
are worried by the spread of the Inde-
pendent movement in, Los Angeles
county, and, in fact, throughout South
ern California, is shown by the fact
that w. F. Herrin, the political man
ager of the Southern Pacific, has come
to Los Angeles for conference with
the local bosses.
While the Southern Pacific desires
the success of the machine county and
city nominees, it is more concerned in
the legislative tickets, and every effort
will be made to elect the machine
nominees for the senate and the assem-
bly,.
The Southern Pacific also desires to
insure the continued operation of Ascot
park, from which the railroad derives
much revenue, and 1t Is said that not
less than $4,000 will be dumped into
the Third supervisorial district in or