Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-01
POLITICIANS KEEP
BUSY ON SUNDAY
CANDIDATES CONCLUDE THEIR
CAMPAIGN
ELECTION at Santa Monica Under the
Freeholders' Charter Will Occur
Today-Thres Would
Be Mayor
Special to Tho Herald.

Special to Tho Herald.
SANTA MONICA, March s1.-To.
night saw the conclusion of the most
bitterly waged political campaign in
the history of Santa Monica. Prac-
tically all of the forty-one candidates
comprising the official ballot to come
before the voters at tomorrow's elec-
ton, which will be held under the pro-
visions of the freeholders charter, con-
tinued to seek favor on the streets and
in public places until long after the
twilight hours.
The contest between the three mayor
atty candidates, although of a pungent
order from the beginning, has been
characterized by such unprecedented
coarseness during the last few days as
to call forth the general disapproval of
the more conservative element of the
citizens. Tactics savoring of ward
practices in New York or San Fran
cisco have characterized the activity
of workers in the Dudley camp, where
that candidates compaign has been
vigorously pushed by a corps of DO
litical. workers under orders from City
Marshal Mike Barretto and his several
deputies
While Barretto has been working in
Dudley's interest, it is openly asserted,
that the city has been without police
protection. Two house robberies and
several displays of hoodlumism, in
which residents were terrorized, in the
last few days, without any arrests be-
ing made, seem to bear out this state
ment. Mr.. Dudley, who fell into large
fortune when he married the widow of
r. Ryan, a first associate with Abbot
Kinney in his land investments in this
section, is the moneyed power of the
Santa Monica bay district, holding the
presidency of three banks and large
interests in other local corporation en-
terprises.
His opponents have directed their at
tacks against him along the line that
it would be impossible for him in view
of his position, to be indiscriminate in
matters affecting Individual interests
against those of the many corporate in
terests with which he is identified. j.
G. Steele, member of the board of city
trustees, has personally supervised his
own campaign and appears satisfied
that he will be the city'S first mayor.
w. 1, Hull, the third man to enter the
lace, is president of the board of trade
and has been actively engaged in busi-
ness here for the last twenty years.
Mr.. Hull was until a week ago con-
sidered an inconsequential factor in the
'ontest, but when the balloting starts
tomorrow will be the antagonist most
feared by the other two candidates. He
has conducted his work among the vot-
ers chiefly through the instrumentaJity
of dodgers and circular letters and has
presented some strong arguments why
he Is better fitted for the office than
either of the nominees opposing him.
In the matter of councilmen the vot-
ers will have a large and promising
| field to make their selection from.
Twenty-three candidates have been
brought out by the seven precincts and
these include numerous old political
'hasbeens," the announcement of whose
re-entrance into local politics two
months ago would have been to laugh.
For the board of education the Citi-
zens' ticket appears to be decidedly in
favor over that offered by the business
men, although in two instances the
same individuals are named on both
tickets. The only sure bet, however,
is that j. C. Hemingway will be re-
elected to the Office of city clerk. He
is the only candidate for the office,
which he has held continuously for
seven years.