Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-01

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of the city officials.
With but half a dozen lines to write,
and with unemployed men clamorlns
for a chance to earn a few nickels by
circulating the petitions. the Liberal
Alliance, with its ear to the ground Is
not vet ready to start the recall petit
tions against City Attorney Leslie
Hewitt.
tomorrow at noon we will be ready
to circulate these petitions" was the
response given by the Liberal Alliance
Yesterday to those who asked when
they would take the action contem-
plated. 1--WE have not been able to get
these petitions ready"
That the whole matter is more to
frighten City Attorney Hewitt into dis
charging Prosecutor Woolwine, whom
the Liberal Alliance does not like be-
cause he has closed the redlight dis
trict and taken certain drastic actlon
against the liquor interests which hurts
the pocketbooks of the Liberal Alliance,
is the belief expressed on many sldes.
That Mr.. Hewitt alarmed the Liberal
Alliance by standing squarely beh1nd
Mr.. Woolwine in his efforts to enforce
the laws as he finds them on the
statute books is also freely expressed
on every side. That the petitions ever
will see the light of day is very much
doubted
Yesterday morning the Liberal AL
lance held a meeting in the office of
Attorney 1. B. Dockweiler to talk over
the Charges" it proposed to bring
against Mr. Hewitt. Fernand Parmen-
tier says these charges are very severe,
but he refused to tell what they We're.
1.-THE Liberal Alliance is the social
department of the Royal Arch" said
city official yesterday. 1.-THE Royal
Arch is the organization of men en-
gagged in the liquor business and natur-
ally the liquor interests dislike a prose-
cutting attorney, or any one else, VINO
interferes with the free and easy man
ner of selling liquor.
always the Liberal Alliance mas
been foremost in waglng war on every
measure proposed for civic righteous
ness and the moral uplift of the COM
munity.
Dance Hall Ordinance
"It recently carried on a bitter fight
before the council against the dance
hall ordinance, when every organization
that has the civic good of the city at
heart was trying to force the passage
of the ordinance. The ordnance pro-
hibits dancing on Sunday, the SAFE OF
LIQUOR at dance halls and the admission
of minors under Is years of age unless
accompanied by parents or guardlans
IT was passed by the council in spite OF
the protests of the Liberal Alliance, ana
when 1t was passed the Liberal Alliance
aided and abetted the dance hall man
ayers in the circulation or petltlons LOT
a referendum vote.
"The referendum petitions have been
filed, and as it is believed the measure
cannot be put before the people at a
special election it may have to await
the next general municipal election,
which will not be held until one year
from next January Thus the operation
of the ordinance is suspended until 1t is
passed on by the people, and the OBJ
iectionable features of the dance halls
must be endured for another year or
more"
In sources where it is not treated
with contempt the recall of Hewitt
especially by the element that is be-
but a joke Business men and poll
ticians point to the overwhelming ma
iority Hewitt received when he was
elected city attorney at the last gen
eral election, in spite of the fact that
he was strenuously opposed by the
Southern Pacific machine and all the
political allies of the Republican ma
chine. While Mr.. Hewitt is a Republi-
can by principle he was nominated on
the non-partisan ticket and indorsed
by the Democrats. He was also the
choice of every Independent Republican
voter, and no charge has been brought
against Mr.. Hewitt that he has been
derelict in his duty. While some OF his
decisions are not approved by the ma
chine off1ceholders they are forced to-
admit that he is always fair and i'm
partial.
Hewitt Not Alarmed
Mr.. Hewitt himself, while he says
little or nothing 0bout the recall move
1nent, treats it as beneath his notice.
His sole expression has been that he
did not believe the people at large
would vote for his recall, or even CEN
sure him very severely for keeping in
office deputy who performed his sworn
duty without fear or favor.
That he will stand squarely behind
Mr.. Woolwine as long as he enforces
the laws without fear and without
favor Mr.. Hewitt has declared in the
most emphatic terms
While little credenCe is given the re-
port that any movement will be inSti-
tuted for the recall of Mayor Harper it
is positively declared in several quar-
ters that, should the Liberal Alliance
insist on embarrassing Mr.. Hewitt with
a, recall movement, several city officials
who hold their offices by virtue of the
votes of the Liberal Alliance will have
To make clear his attitude concern
ing his action regarding the admins |
tration of municipal affairs by certain |
city officials, Mr.. WoOlwne yesterday
sent the following letter to the fore |
man of the grand jury:
Mr.. E. w. Jones, Foreman Grand
Jury, Court House, Los Angeles:
Dear Sir-This is to inform you
that L stand ready and willing to
appear before the grand jury, at
any time that body may require,
for the purpose of giving such
information as 1 have with regard
to the administration of affairs by
certain public officers in this city
and answering any questions that
may be propounded to me with re-
gard to the same. / will, of course,
appear in the capacity of pri-
waite citizen and taxpayer, as 1
have absolutely nothing officially