Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-01
COUNTY POLITICS
GROWS ACTIVE
H0RDES OF CANDIDATES IN
THE FIELD
Sixty-flve Aspirants Seek Score Of
offices-Warm Contests Prom.
lsed for Sheriff and
clerkshlp

In a report handed down yesterday
by representatives of the local Repub-
lican league 1t is announced that there
are at present more than sixty-hye
candidates for the score of county Of
fees to be had at the coming election,
and to that list numbers are being
added every day as the bee begins to
buzz in the bonnets of the office
seekers.
Every candidate is sure he has a
chance, every candidate announces that
he is out to win. and every candidate Is
either expending money for campaign
literature or is relying on his friends
to carry him through to victory.
When the county convention is held
there will be a mob of delegates, each
instructed to vote for certain candi-
dates and not one of them willing to
throw his vote.
The office of sheriff Is admittedly the
plum for which the greatest war will be
waged. Sheriff Will White, the in
cumbent, is out for the position, like
wise eight others who are also con-
fident. Ernie Werdn thinks he ought
to have the position, or at least he says
he wants it.
HammeI Is Candidate
Former Sheriff William A. Hammel,
one of the most popular men in the
county, wants the office, and his friends
say if he is thrown by the Republicans
they will elect him on an independent
ticket.
There are a host of others and they
all state that they want the positions
for themselves and will not combine
their vote for another candidate.
In the county clerk race G. G.. Keyes,
the present clerk. and Andy Francisco
are considered the strongest candidates
while Henry Sherer, also out for the
position, is putting up a good fight.
The contest for the plum of the su-
perior bench is close and a number Of
new candidates are in the race. Not
withstanding it is stated the machine
is against Judge Walter Bordwel,
hundreds of his friends both in and out
of the machines are coming out for him
and demanding his reelection. Judges
James, Gibbs and Monroe are likely
candidates to succeed themselves and
Attorney James Rives is being put to
the front for one of the positions.
The proposal to institute the Austria
liam ballot in the county convention Is
causing great disturbances ;.mong the
politicians. as it means practically the
breaking up of any combination in the
voting
Many Seek Reelection
With the Australian ballot, all the
names will appear on one sheet and the
NOlS VIII De taken all NJ once. But the
proposed ballot has many disadVan-
tages because, with the names of all
the candidates on it, the ballot will
probably be about two yards long and
the delegates will be able to see how
their friends are voting.
1t is proposed, however, to place the
names of all candidates for two or
three offices on ballot, let that list be
settled, and then work the other offices
through in the same way. so that small
ballot sheets may be used. -1i.
1t is acknowledged that there will be
many efforts at combination made dur
Ing the convention, but just who will
withdraw Is not divuged.
In the fight for the office of county
supervisor two vacancies are to be filed
and there are three candidates out for
each vacancy, the incumbents for both
districts, Al Graham and j. A. Brady
both being out for reelection.
Despite the fact that County As
SCISSOR Ben Ward has announced that
he will run independently, his Repub-
lican friends are strongly in favor of
handing him the denomination.
Trout Will Also Run
For the office of coroner there are
three candidates, among them being
Dr. j. III. Trout who, to say the least,
has not made himself overpopular with
his many decisions on railroad acci-
dents.
A fight almost as strong as that
waged for the office of sheriff will be
put up by the various candidates for
the two offices of constable.
]. H. De la Monte, present incum-
bent of one office, is out for re-elec-
tion and is one of the most popular
men in the county. George w. Conart
is candidate for the position He is
deputy sheriff and has been prom
inent as commander of the California
division of the Sons of Veterans.
Len Cleveland, deputy sheriff, has
hundreds of friends and an enviable
record and stands high in the list of
candidates, as does George Mccullough
who for the past few years has con-
Quoted all the civil work for one of the
justice courts.
Garfield Gills, another candidate.
has but recently returned to Los An
geles from trip to the north, where
he consulted with northern politicians
regarding the policy of the southern
state campaign. Gillis is a seventh
warder.
And so the court house is agog with
politics and everyone has friend to
advance.
List of Candidates
Following is a partial list of the
many candidates for county Offices.
Sheriff-William White, William
Hammel, e. r. Werdin. John Burr,
Harry Wilson. John C. Cline, w. Web
ber, George Pritchard and Harry OgIe.
County Clerk-C. G. Keyes, Andrew
Francisco. Henry Sherer.
Superior judges-W. p. James, C. C.
Bowen, Walter Bordwell, James Rives,
c. o. Monroe, James Hutton, Waldo
M. York. Fred w. Houser. G.. A. Gibbs.
Tax collector-C. o. Welch, e. E.
Johnson, John Gish.
Auditor-Louis Schwaebe. John Dow
Assessor - Calvin Hartwell, Ben
Ward
Treasurer-Mark Jones, John Hunt,
r. E. Wirshing, Charles Heartwell.
Recorder-Charles Logan.
Public dminstrator-John Bryson,
William Wickersham, Harry III.
Staples.
Coroner-Dr. j. II. Trout, DIR. George
Clarke, DR.. Lanterman.
Constable-J. II. De la Monte, George
w. Conart, Len Cleveland, George Nc
Cullough. Garfield, Gillls.
Supervisors-Al Graham, DR.. Lamb,
H. c. Eldridge, j. A. Brady, Capt,
Manning, Frank League.
APPELLATE court-Judge B. ~ Smith,
Judge M. T. Allen, Judge Gray, Judge
Taggett, Santa Barbara; Judge West.
San Diego; Judge Curtis ID. Wilbur