Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-18
ALEXANDER IS
AGAIN IN RACE
FOR MAYORALTY
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY IN
OPEN LETTER
POINTS OUT PROBLEMS NEXT
TERM WILL SEE
Great Harbor Projects and owens
River Power Plans Will Re-
quire Firm Hand at
the Helm

In letter addressed to those who
have petitioned him to again become u
candidate for mayor to succeed himself
that shows he knows the problems he
will have to solve in the next two
years, If elected, Mayor Alexander yes
terday consented to again become a
candidate for the mayoralty.
The mayor has been considering the
matter for several weeks. Before the
public petitions were presented pres
sure was brought to bear on him from
every source to induce him to again
submit his name and make another
splendid fight like the one that put him
where he is now. He had not fully de-
cided until the petitions began TO be
showered on him, and when another
petition was received yesterday signed
by some of the most prominent citi-
zens in Los Angeles he definitely made
up his mind and wrote his letter an
nouncing himself a candidate. The
letter follows:
ITO the good government clubs of
precincts 1, IA, 16, II, Is and 21, and to
the Hon. Frank ]. Hart, d. K. Trask,
William Lacy, II. T. Lee and others:
Gentlemen-I am in receipt of your re-
cent communications requesting me to
| am deeply sensible of the compliment
conveyed in your requests need not be
said.
when l became the candidate of
that great body of citizens seeking to
bring about an improvement in mu-
nicipal affairs early in this year the
position was not of my seeking. L ac-
cepted the call that came to me, re-
garding it in the light of a public duty,
nf hri eyin no.
about a change in the administration
of public affairs insisted that l should
become their standard bearer My po-
sition now is as it always has been. 1
consider 1t a great honor to serve the
people in the office of mayor, but I do
not seek the place for the honor it
confers. 1 recognize that the next few
years are to be crucial in the history
of Los Angeles. The great harbor,
which has come to us through consoli-
dation with San Pedro and Whining
ton, must be developed. In building it
for the free commerce of the world and
preserving it to the people many diff
ficulties will be encountered.
"The completion of the aqueduct and
the installation of power plants along
the line and the distribution of power
and light to the Inhabitants of this city
by the municipality, as contemplated
and practically made mandatory in the
charter, also makes the administration
of public affairs during the next few
years of most vital Importance.
81 believe that my past experience
has taught me something of the
schemes that will be presented, of the
pitfalls that will be prepared and the
pressure that will be brought to bear
upon the next mayor by those indi-
viduals and corporations who are in
terested in securing special privileges,
big contracts and in preventing the es-
tablishment of city power plants.
wharves, etc.
For that reason. believing that I
may be of some service to the city of
Los Angeles, and knowing that if the
people see fit to re-elect me 1 will have
the support of the large body of our
honest and patriotic citizens in my ef-
forts to do the right thing-which 1 as
sure you will be my sole aim in office
I consent to become a candidate for
mayor. Very respectfully, yours,
GEO. ALEXANDER.
august II 1909"