Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-02
LINDLEY
WINS ON
FIRST
Only One Ballot Is
Needed for
Choice
Lelande Again Whips
Parker at His
Own Game
Hewitt Given No Chance at the City
Attorneyship, and Beebe Secures
the Plum with Little
Resistance
Lindley Al, Gates 112, Jones 81.

Lindley al, Gates 112, Jones 81.
Ignoring the warnings of threatened
calamity in the election of men mimi
cal to the interests of Los Angeles and
throwing to the winds all pleas for
-partisanship and good govern
ment in local affairs, the Republican
city convention last night nominated
DR.. Walter Lindley and rejected Lee
c. Gates
Silently but surely the convention
was operated by the Republican ma
chine, which, although unable to pre-
vent the nomination of DR.. Lindley and
perfectly willing that he should re-
ceive the nomination, made certain that
Mr.. Gates did not secure an indorse-
ment.
The outcome Of the convention as re-
glAr6s the mayoralty nomination was
i'll heH tlae rssa-aaines desired after 1t
: evident that Councilman Smith
ha3Sp1sSn euchred out of the nominal
tion by the unexpected entrance of DR..
Lindley in the race.
The machine now has Dr. Lindley
and Mr.. Gates in the position which it
Is declared the machine most desired,
and unless many men close to the or
ganization are badly mistaken, the ma
chine knife will be used on both nomi-
nees at the election December 4.
Machine Clips Again
With the exception of the nomination
for city clerk and one councilman the
machine worked to perfection.
1t was not the intention to nominate
any candidate who had received the
nomination from the non-partisans,
and only the personal popularity of
Harry Lelande won for him the nomi-
nation for city clerk. Even with host
of personal friends in the convention
Lelande won by only a few votes over
Andrew Francisco, who was slated for
the nomination
The other case was that of A. j.
Wallace, non-partisan nominee for
councilman from the Fifth ward, who
won by a narrow margin over Seth
Hart. In one or two other councilmanic
contests the machine would have pre-
ferred another man, but the real fight
was against the non-partisans.
The strength of the anti-non-parti-
sans, backed by the machine was
shown in the vote for mayor and city
attorney. In the latter contest Leslie
Hewitt received only 1872 votes to 400
for George Beebe,
Ncn-Partisans Turned Down
Aside from the courtesy extended Mr..
Gates in permitting him to appear be-
fore the convention, the gathering was
strictly an anti-non-partisan affair.
George N. Black, the chairman, stated
ms position at the outset as opposed
70 anything but straight Republican
ticket. and he is said to have shown
MS opposition to non-partisan action
70 the extent of pocketing a letter sent
70 the convention by the non-partisan n
CITY central committee. This letter.
Whlch was placed in Chairman Black s
nanus a1ter MS selection as permanent
chairman, and which vas not read IN
the convention, was as follows:
Ofhce OF Non-Partisan city central
committee OF Los Angeles, Oct. 81, 1906.
70 the Republican city convention.
gentlemen: We are assured that vour
honorable body, considering the hest
interests both of the city of Los An
seies and or the great national party
WIN winch your members are af1liated.
earnestly desires to name as your can.
dlaate Tor each city office the very best
men VINO can be persuaded to accent
that once. The Non Partisan citv cen
tral committee, representing thousands
ol voters IN the city of Los Angeles Of
.Iai 49, - tyi.lcdi Ialth, was organized
solely Tor the purpose of securing for
Los Angeles the best public servants
available. In pursuance OF this end
it calls the attention OF your honora HE
body to the nominations which II has
already placed before the public for
me CITY offices and urges you to give
alton e'"sluer-
FOLLOWING are the names which ,ya
present for your consideration, as thew
VIII be presented December 4 for the
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