Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
n-PartiSan Scheme
Helped by Weak
Venice Bunch
Independent Movement
Crystallizes as a
Result
Active Campaign to Be Conducted by
Two Organizations Working In
Harmony--New Slate Is
Practically Complete

with few exceptions the nominations
made by the Republican county con-
vention are decidedly weak for various
reasons, and this gives the Democrats
a splendid opportunity to place in the
field ticket that will break the Re-
publican machine rule in this county.
eff the people of Los Angeles county
are as non-partisan as they are repre-
scented to be and are desirous of getting
rid of the machine gang, now Is their
chance.
1.-THE ticket should be more non-par-
tisan than Democratic, but there is
plenty of good, clean Democratic tim
ber that would be available If neces-
sary."
This statement was made yesterday
by Isadore B. Dockweiler, and 1t was
heartily indorsed by other leading
Democrats and by a number of Re-
publicans in the non-partisan move
ment in Los Angeles.
These men at present are not directly
interested in an independent county
movement owing to the fact that the
non-partisan organization has agreed
to conflne its work to the city, but they
promise individual support to any in
dependent effort to rid the county of
machine rule.
Independent Movement Begun
A non-partisan county ticket, whose
nominees either will be indorsed or for
mally nominated by the Democrats, now
is certainty as a result of the ma
chine victory In the Republican county
convention.
An organization composed Of anti
machine Republicans and Democrats
with the purpose of nominating nom
partisan county ticket in event that
Parker continued in control Of the To-
cal Republican party.
The names of the leaders in the move
ment have been kept a secret, but now
that the expected has happened in the
Republican camp 1t Is asserted that the
partisan organization will be made
an open and permanent one and that
an active campaign will be conducted,
with every prospect of success at the
polls.
This movement will be entirely sep
arate from the city non-partisan affair,
but 1t is said that the two organizations
will work in complete harmony.
Nearly Ready to Act
1t is considered not only possible, but
probable that the composition of the
non-partisan city ticket will be an
nounced within the next two weeks and
possibly during the coming week.
The executive committee ef the nom
partisan city organization will hold a
meeting tonight, when 1t is expected
that report to the main committee of
one hundred will be agreed upon.
This report will be presented to the
full committee at a meeting to be held
next Monday night, and 1t was strong
ly. hinted by leaders in the movement
that developments of Importance wotLld
result from this conference.
1t Is said that the ticket practically
has been completed and that all the
names selected by the executive COM
mittee will be submitted to the full
committee at the meeting to be held
Monday night.
When the main body indorses the
work Of the executive committee the
work of securing the necessary sigma
lures to have the ticket placed on the
official ballot by petition will begin.
This will be 2, very easy part of the
program, as the law requires only three
per cent of the total number of votes
cast at the last city election.
Example of Machine Trlckery
AS stated at the time the anti-gam-
bling resolution was passed by the Re-
publican convention, wise ones amon0
the delegates merely smiled, knowing
that 1t was merely bluff on the part
of the machine.
What an awful bluff 1t really was
developed as a result of the supervis-
orial elections. The object OF the ma
chine was to make certain the defeat
of DR.. w. A. Lamb for supervisor in
the Third district because he had made
impossible the reelection of AL Gra-
ham, but to permit the nomination of
c. d. Manning an anti-race track man,
in the First district.
The plans OF the machine easily were
carried out and the result is that, should
Eldridge, who defeated Lamb for the
nomination, and Manning be elected,
the board Of supervisors will be di-
vided as 1t is now on the question of
race track gambling-three in favor
and two against.
Lamb May Run Independent
DR.. Lamb yesterday issued the fol-
lowing statement, showing that he is
considering the advisabllity Of making
an independent race for supervisor from
the Third district:
~ was defeated for nomination in the
Third supervisorial district convention
through treachery of the bosses and
manipulation of the delegates
my plank, 'anti-race track gambling
presented In a resolution before the SUI
pervisorlal convention, was defeated,
and a motion for the withdrawal of
candidates who might run independent
ly was voted down.
II wish to thank those delegates who