Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-24
ALL PARTY LINES
ARE WIPED OUT
HUNDREDS VOLUNTEER TO
WORK FOR BONDS
Ringing Resolutions Of Endorsement
Are Passed by Civic and Political
Organizations-Apathy All
That Is Feared

L1pplnCOLC ana AIIOrney W. d.
Mathews making addresses, in addi-
Mott Flint, Walter Haas and Stanley
Wilson were named to preside at meet
ings in their respective wards.
Next Monday morning James Slauson
will appear before the Ministerial
union and ask the clergymen to speak
of the vital import of the Owens river
bonds to their congregations on the
Sunday preceding the election,
The committee decided to not hold
MONDAY meetings at the factories and
shops.
This morning the work of placing
placard "reminders'' of the aqueduct
bond election in practically every show
window in the city will be begun. The
cards urge citizens to work and vote"
for Owens river.
All of the merchants thus far seen
have enthusiastically Joined in this
work.
Views in Theaters
Theaters which have moving pictures
will display views of the Owens river
coTntry from this day until election.
John Mott yesterday reported that
Fischer's and the Unique theaters had
freely consented to do their part.
Ten thousand copies Of 1.-THE Primer"
of the Owens river project will be is
sued at once to educate the voters. In
this primer" almost every conceivable
question regarding the aqueduct is an
swered in concise and authoritative
fashion. The primer" will be issued
in the form of a vest pocket pamphlet
The organized work at the polls will
be placed in the hands of each council
man for his own ward SO far as pos
sible. Councilman Henry Lyon of the
c. ,,sl {1if d.
quarters yesterday and proffered his
personal services in addition to donat-
ing the use of an automobile and two
carriages to transport voters.
The Liberal alliance and the Royal
Arch have Joined the, many other or
ganizations which have indorsed the
owens river $23,000,000 bond Issue in
ringing resolutions.
Party Lines Wiped Out
Politics has been overridden and all
party lines wiped out in the sweeping
and all-inclusive Endorsement of the
$23, 1000, 900 Owens river bond issue to be
submitted to vote of the people on
June IL.
Non-partisans, Democrats, Republic
ans-candidates and voters of all po-
litical faiths and aff1liations-have
come out officially in strongest terms in
favor of the bond issue and urged
every loyal citizen to be sure to go to
the polls and to vote Yes" y
Never before in the history of Los
Angeles-indeed in the history Of any
American city-has there been such a
unanimity of public effort in favor of
a great and costly public improvement.
Every big civic organization, every
Improvement club and society, every
leader of every class, with the sole ex-
oantion oP q small hand Of SalfiSh oOr-
poration agents, is enlisted in the
great fight for plenty of pure mountain
water.
Ringing resolutions of Endorsement
were forwarded to the Owens river
campaign committee at the chamber of
commerce yesterday by the three fore
most political organizations in Los An
geles. namely:
The Democratic club of Los An
geles.
The Union league of Los Angeles.
The non-partisan committee Of Los
Angeles.
The text of these resolutions is pub
lished herewith.
The non-partisan organization calls
the attention of loyal citizens to the
peril of over-confidence, and apathy,
and urges voters to get to the polls, in
asmuch as the small minority in oppo-
sition is active and a two-thirds ma
jority is necessary.
The Democratic and Republican
clubs urge their members to not only
be sure to register their votes, but to
put forth their fullest efforts and in
f1uence toward making the vote over
whelmingly 'yes."
Union League Resolutions
The resolutions follow:
nlNalN IsWA ton IgsI
as follows:
Whereas, 1t is common knowledge
that the city of Los Angeles Will in the
near future require a larger supply of
water than can be obtained from present
available sources; and
Whereas, Distinguished engineering
experts have reported favorably upon
the desirability and practicability of
bringing the water of Owens river to
this city; and the board of water COM
composed of citizens whose
standing and characters are unim-
peachable, have recommended secur-
ing and bringing the water of said
river to Los Angeles; and
Whereas, An ordinance of this city
has been duly adopted, fixing June IL
as the time of an election, at which
the question of the issuance of bonds, /
in the sum of $23,000,000, for carrying
out and completing the owens river
project, shall be submitted to the peo
pie of Los Angeles; now therefore be
it unanimously
Resolved, BY the board of di-
rectors of the Union league of Los An
geles that we are firmly convinced that
the best interests of Los Angeles, and
Of the cities and communities tributary
imperatively demand the vot-
ing of said bonds, to the end that it
may be Immediately determined that
the Owens river water may be OBJ
thus definitely assuring the
future growth of our city and the pros
perity of our people; and we hereby
urgently request members of the
league not only to vote in favor of
said bonds, but to take an active in
terest in the election at which their
adoption or rejection will be decided"
Democratic Club Resolutions
Resolutions adopted by the Demo-
cratic club of the city of Los Angeles: