Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-30
NON-PARTISANS
ARE APPLAUDED
CLEAN GOVERNMENT TICKET is
INDoRsED
Rousina Mass Meeting In Pasadena
Cheers Such Able Leaders as
Charles w. Bell and Ben
Ward
Pasadena Agency.
l6M East Colorado street..
Telephone Main 759.

PASADENA, Oct. 29.-The meeting in
the interest of the non-partisan county
and district ticket held this evening in
the Woodmen hall proved great sue
cess, fully 500 being in attendance'
This was all the hall would hold with
anything like comfort.
The meeting was one Of marked earn
estness. There was no band or shot
gun brigade to fill the night with noise
and attract crowd by circus methods.
Instead a strong body Of voters assem-
bed In the big hall, listened respect"
fully to the strong points made by the
speakers Of the evening and applauded
literally.
volney Craig of the non-partisan
county committee acted as chairman OF
the meeting, and it was close to $3.50
o'clock when he called the meeting to
order and read q communication from
DR.. L. p. Crawford in support of the
candidacy of Charles w. Bell for the
state senate from this district. DR..
Crawford was named by Candidate
Ben Hahn as one of his committeeman,
but the doctor knew all he wanted to
of the Hahn candidacy and he promptly
and vigorously withdrew his name.
DIR. Crawfords letter explained why
he would not support Hahn and does
support Bell, whom he has known for
county clerk Los Angeles county ever
had, DR.. Crawford supplemented this
letter by appearing in person and max
ing a strong speech in favor of Mr..
Bell.
One of the distinct features of the
evening was the attendance of city Of
ficia1s at the meeting. Mayor Water
house was on hand as were several of
the city councilmen and City Attorney
L Ac f11a ,otn tntifx nf
men were formerly affiliated with the
Republican party their attendance
shows how strong has been the bolt
from machine rule.
The second speaker of the evening
was the Hon. Charles W. Bell, can
didate for state senator from Pasadena
and part Of Los Angeles. Mr.. Bell
in a clear and consistent manner ex-
planned away the charges which have
been trumped up against his candidacy
by his desperate opponent. He said
that if elected to the state senate he
would oppose with all his power such
a man as State Senator French who,
in spite of the bribery charges, is apt
to be again elected to the office he
disgarced.
Mr.. Bell said that it does not mean
that it is treachery to the Republican
partry to support the non-partisans
for some of the elements in the former
organization are so rotten that any
self-respecting man must vote for pur-
ity in politics Mr.. Bell was applauded
literally by his friends and neighbors
Of Pasadena and his speech made a
decidedly good impression.
Ben Ward was the next speaker. He
took the figures recently compiled and
circulated by the Pasadena Republ-
can club and literally f1ayed them
alive. His speech was the hit of the
evening and he made more votes in
a few minutes than his Republican
detractors have been able to ALLEVIATE
from him during the whole campaign.
He challenged his opponents to prove
that he had favored the popular cor
porations in making his assessments
and showed by figures that he had
not assessed property in Pasadena any
more in proportion than city property
in other parts of the state is assessed.
Non-partisan Candidate Goode for the
assembly from the Pasadena district
was the next speaker nd the balance
of the program was made up by
speeches from other non-partisan rep
reSentatives.