Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-02

"The only thing that can prevent an
overwhelming vote for Alexander and
the good government candidates is
overconfidence and failure to vote on
the part of the good government peo-
pie"
That opinion, expressed by a leading
supporter of Smith, reflects accurately
the views of most of the machine ad-
herents. They hope for overconfidence
that will permit Mr.. Smith to slip in
by nineteen votes or even less. can
vases by precinct workers and other
reports have convinced the machine
committee of the overwhelming vote
back of George Alexander, but they are
hoping that a vigorous effort to bring
out the henchmen for Smith will COM
bine with a stay-at-home vote through
the confidence of the good government
forces will enable them to slide Mr..
Smith in by q few votes.
Machine workers evidently have been
instructed to stimulate this feeling
among their friends who are support
ing Alexander with the hope of giving
them the assurance that their votes
would not be necessary. The Smith
supporters who have been following
the machine really believe that George
Alexander will be elected, but they are
so free in saying so that good govern
ment men are beginning to think their
speeches inspired.
Farther under the surface, however,
is the reason given that it is necessary
to save the organization" and ma
chine workers have been told that they
must do their utmost or the "organiza-
ton" which has been controlling the
Republican party may loose its grip.
The efforts put forth by the Republi-
can committee are so vigorous that the
reaction following the election of the
accordingly severe. 1t will be that
much more difficult to stir up the
county and state campaigns, but the
machine forces are compelled to take
the desperate chance, for they cannot
afford to lose in this fight.
Another influential supporter of the
Mushet mayoralty organization who is
anxious to see Mayor Alexander re-
elected is r. c. Thompson of the
Western Wholesale Drug company,
who says:
"Since Mr.. Mushet was defeated at
the primaries, 1 wish to state that 1
am solid for Mayor Alexander for the
reason that he is my choice of the two
men in the field, and l have more con-
fidence in Mr.. Alexander as an eXecu-
tive. I assure you that If l can be of
any assistance toward electing him L
will gladly do So"
Stanley Benedict, who was one Of
Mr.. Farish's right hand men in the
primary nominating campaign, is TAX
ing an active part in behalf of Mayor
Alexander. He is a member of the
Sixty-sixth Precinct Good Government
club, of which f. w. Forester, also
prominent real estate man and sup
porter of Oscar Parish, is now presi-
dent The club includes in it's MEM
no 81 10 nj ieIn nd
ers who are now for Alexander and
the good government candidates.
George w. Parsons, a prominent min
ing man, is urging the reelection OF
George Alexander. He said yesterday.
1.-THE universal esteem in which May
or Alexander is held coupled with his
known opposition as a public official
over period of many years, to every
thing which in his honest judgment was
prejudicial to the city's truest interest,
should warrant his support by every
good citizen at the polls on December
Z, and his reelection by a large ma
jority.
'If demonstration of a mans fitness
to occupy high public position
amounts to anything, after the, lime
lights, spot lights and X-rays have
done their work, and the subject has
bility and freedom from political cor
ruption, then 1t would reasonably seem
to be the part of all good citizens to
ioin forces, arouse the laggart, stir up
the apathetic and do duty as good citi-
zens, rather than as intense party par
tisans. In the election of George Alex
ander an investment will be made for
the future in character and ability,
thus insuring the safeguarding Of our
city's best interests and not retarding
the wonderful advance being made
with the advent of the Owens river
water system. the development of our
wonderful mountain and valley re-
sources and of a commercial business
to which many states and part Of Old
Mexico are already tributary, with
Los Angeles city as the chief distribut-
ing point. We should not therefore, at
present recognize the voice of strict
party allegiance in an emergency of
this sort. nor should dictatorial meth
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