Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
CITIZENS REVIEW
QUALIFICATIONS
or CANDIDATES
GOOD GOVERNMENT ORGANI-
ZATION INDORSES TICKET
MAYOR ALEXANDER'S NAME
CALLS FORTH OVATION
Report of Executive Committee Plac.
ing Stamp Of Approval on Men of
Proven integrity Enthusl-
asticaIIy Adopted

Government Organization of Los
Angeles to free them from the
grip of machine control gathered In
Symphony hall last night and adopted
the report of the executive committee
indorsing certain men who are ask
ing for the support of voters at the
coming primary election. There were
139 delegates present. In an orderly
and business-like manner they pro-
ceeded to the business before them
concluding with the adoption, amiG
prolonged cheers, of a clean cut anc
concise report recommending the in
dorsement of the candidates. of the
men named.
No attempt at domination, bossisn
or Cictation was even hinted at
Livery recommendation the executive
committee made was prefaced with 8
lucid explanation of the reasons foi
it. That the large and representative
gathering greeted with cheers and
loud applause the several clauses o1
the report made it apparent before
the conclusion of the reading that the
sentiments of the delegates, repre- ent-
ing fully 10000 registered voters OF
Los Angeles, were heartily in accord
Win lllos luSdo etdN 1lSCu'
Adopt Committees Report
The meeting was called to order by
Second Vice-chairman Cyrus f. Nc
Mutt. Without preface he announced
the acceptance by the executive COM
mittee of three designations offered by
members and these were read. They
were those Of Chairman S. C. Gra-
ham, who. is a member of the po-
nd Tuif h
drawal on that premise; of Sherwir
Gibbons. vice-chairman, who gave as
his reason the fact he is on the board
of health, and of John D. Works
member of the executive committee
who stated he was an avowed candi-
date for the office of councilman-at-
large and therefore felt loath to con-
tinue his connection with the organi-
cation.
mendations by the executive board OF
the body was ratified and a vote OF
thanks to the three men was unani-
mously passed.
Chairman McNutt then read the pro-
visions of the bylaws of the organi-
cation under which the meeting fol-
Endorsement was called and ordered
the report of the committee. This was
read by Prof Handley. 1t was as
follows:
ITO the Good Government Organi-
zation:
Your executive committee respect
fully submits the following report and
recommendation
1.-The constitution of the Los Angeles
Good Government organization pro-
vides that the executive committee
may make recommendations for polit-
ical action or for Endorsements for
nominations for public office, but no
such action shall be considered binding
upon the organization unless it shall
have been approved at a called meet
ing of the membership of the organi-
zation.'
I'm accordance with this provision
your executive committee, after very
careful consideration. feels prompted
to suggest the following course of ac-
tion and the adoption of the following
statement with reference to the mat
ter of Endorsements of candidates for
the primary election to be held No
vember 10, 1909:
'"The time for the filing of petitions
for nomination of candidates to be sub
mitted to the people at the primary
election on November 10. 1909. has eX-
pired and the Good Government or
ganization is now in a position to con-
slider the qualifications of all of the
candidates for the various offices whose
names will be printed on the ballot and
submitted to the voters of Los Angeles
at that election. The Good Govern
ment organization made no nomina-
tions, preferring to wait until all the
candidates had come before the people
of their own volition or through the
activity of their fellow citizens. After
careful consideration the committee
respectfully submits the following rec
concentrations to the voters of. Los
Angeles:
Mayor George Alexander has abso-
lutely made good. Coming to the res
cue of our city in crisis in its affairs
he has in a very short time acquired
nicipal business and its problems. I'm
der his direction questions of munich
pal policy have been met and solved
to the satisfaction of a great majority
of our citizenship. In the office of
mayor, as in the other offices which
through a long and honorable career
he has faithfully and well served the
people. he has been tried and found
not wanting The business of the city
has been well and economically carried
on under his direction and supervision.
No taint or suspicion OF graft or mis-
management or favoritism has ap-
peared. Under these circumstances to
consider making a change in the CHIEF
executive of our city when at the re-
quest of a large number of our rep
resentative citizens he has consented
to again become a candidate would be
folly. To take a chance on new can
didate when we have in office mayor
who is giving such eminent satisfaction
would be to apply to the city's busi-
ness policy that no sane business
man would countenance in the conduct
of his own business. The logic of the
situation would seem to demand that
the citizens of Los Angeles again avail
themselves of the opportunity of Sc
curing for another term the best mayor
Los Angeles has ever lad. The Good
Government organization therefore in
dorses and recommends to the citizens
of Los Angeles for mayor George
Alexander.
1.-THE same policies referred to in the
case of the mayor should be applied
in the selection of candidates for other
executive offices where the incum-
bents have given general satisfaction
Such a condition exists in the offices
of city attorney, city clerk, assessor