Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-07
LAWS
ARE EXPOUNDED
GOOD GOVERNMENT WORKERS
HEAR CITY ATTORNEY
HEWITT ANSWERS QUESTIONS OF
PRECINCT LEADERS
President Meyer Lissner Gives De-
tailed Explanation of Plans for
Coming PrImary-Nothlng
Kept Secret

Good Government organization work,
ers learned numerous pointers regard.
ing the election law from City Attor.
ney Hewitt at the weekly meeting at
Symphony hall last night. Mr. Hewitt
freely answered questions from pre-
cinct workers, which made clear prob
lens relative to the workings of the
direct primary provision of the char
ter. Prior TO his talk a detailed ex-
PLANTATION of the election plans was
made to the precinct delegates by
President Meyer Lissner of the Good
Government organization.
Some Of the points covered by Mr..
Hewitt were:
A voter who moves within the linn
Its of his precinct does not lose his
vote, even If he fails to transfer his
change of address. If he moves away
from his precinct he must have made
the proper transfer in order to vote.
Provisions not covered by the char
ter amendment are taken care of by
the general law. The polls open at s
o'clock in the morning and qualifica-
tions are the same as In general cleo
tions.
A vote for more than seven members
of the board of education invalidtes
the ballot as far as the board of edu-
cation is concerned, but not for other
city officials if they are properly
marked.
A vote for more than nine candi-
dates for the council invalidates the
ballot so marked as to the council. but
not otherwise. The same rule applies
to any office where more than the
NJ 1aaRs ind faI 70
on the ballot.
The counting of ballots after the
polls close is to proceed in the pres
ence of spectators.
Two hours is allowed any en- piovs
off from his regular work without
docking Of pay.
lndorses Direct Primary
Mr. Hewitt came out strongly f,r .
non-partisan administration of rIa 81
flee of city attorney. endorsing the
direct primary, which he said he ex-
pected to see adopted in other cities.
Three years ago." he said, II was
chosen by the people of this city be-
cause of my non-partisan endor sernent.
and purely as an officer elected TO per
form the business functions of that Of
flee for the city of Los Angeles. am
informed | was endorsed this tine by
the so-called Republican conva con. Z
wish TO say that the endorsen euE this
time makes no possible change in my
convictions, in my views or my plat
form.
"As 1 took the office at the hands
of the people three years ago e.art,d
by the people without regard tn n1r,
pledge or party affiliation, also a. t.is
time it will be solely and ENTIRELY he
cause of the belief expressed IL nom
partisan way that a business Office
such as that has no proper function Co.
perform in connection with parlisau
politics whatever with reference to
municipal affairs in general ana par-
ticularly with reference to the office
which l hold"
city Attorney Hewitt's expression OF
the standard of partisanship which
should apply with reference to MS Of
flee was received with vigorous ap-
plause.
A feature of President Lissner's ex-
planation of the plans for handling the
election day work, which is in sharp
contrast to the methods of the ma
chine. was the absolute openness of
the details of the work of the Good
Government organization. Mr.. Liss-
ner took up every phase of the cam
paign work, explained every card and
method of getting out the vote, and at
the close of his talk every person i'm
the hall had a clear idea of the plan
of action. If anything underhanded or
contrary to law had been planned. il
would have been revealed by the
thoroughness with which Mr. Lissner
spoke of the organization plans. The
difference between the methods of the
Good Government organization and
those of the Republican city central
committee were so noticeable that they
we're freely commented on after the
meeting.