Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-31
WORK OF RECALL
CAMPAIGN WILL
Be CONTINUED
ORGANIZATIONS FORMING AT
NUMEROUS POINTS
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE INCREASES
MEMBERSHIP GREATLY
President Gives Partial List Of Main
Reforms Accomplished Since
institution Was Born
Six Years Ago

Voluntary Organizations are spring
ing up in different parts Of the city to
maintain in the precincts the excellent
organization perfected through the re-
call campaign committee, i'll order &c
be equipped to the best advantage for
the municipal election next December
Organizations of this nature are al
ready planned in the First, Second and
Fourth wards. In the latter Two
wards preliminary work has been
done and meetings will be called early
next month to form local clubs, Whlcn
are intended to be active until AFTER
the regular municipal election.
The feeling that the effect of the
recall campaign should not be lost for
good government in Los Angeles is
evident at the Municipal league and
campaign headquarters. Precinct
workers who want to see the ad-
vantage gained through the recall per-
manently maintained are constantly
inviting suggestions to that end. Inc
Municipal league has gained in mem
bership through it's stand FOR tne re-
CALL and it's officers hope to increase
the number of members to 1000.
1--WE should like to see the good citi-
zenship of Los Angeles say, More
power to your elbow through CO.
operation in memberships" said j. o.
Koepfii, president of the Municipal
league, yesterday. voluntary member
ships have come in as result OF the
recall campaign, but we nope 10 see
strengthened. We believe we have
demonstrated that the league may be
made an instrument for the betterment
of the city and substantial aid to It's
right progress.
Work Already Done
1.-THE Municipal league has been or
ganized six years. In that time it has
accomplished, in addition to its general,
Indirect influence for city Improvement
and good government, the following:
direct primaries in city elections.
"Non-partisan form of ballot in city
elections.
CITY elections transferred to nom
political years.
"a civil service merit system; po-
litical activity of employees checked.
"A permanent board of public works.
public deposits put out at interest,
yielding city and county 100000 per
annum.
ELECTION of councilmen at large.
Prepared and put through charter
amendments protecting aqueduct.
Headed off the giving away yo OF or the
riverbed franchise, worth $1,0OO,0O0.,
for location of saloons.
"Taken city engineer and street de-
partment out of politics.
Traffic rules for business district
streets.
street railway commission of the
league has greatly reduced railway ac-
cidents.
protected city treasury from many
attempted raids.
Kept representative at the city
councils meetings.
publish a monthly review of mu-
nicipal affairs.
"Tripled the city's paved area.
Secured six miles of streets clear
of poles.
Broken up the city's worst slums by
establishing and assisting housing
commission.
Prepared the recall against Mayor
Harper"
"These are only the larger things ac-
complished. With 1000 members who
are in earnest about good city govern
ment we can make an even more
enviable record"
The work of the Municipal league in
invoking the recall has attracted wide
attention in the eastern papers, which
have generally given the, organization
credit for carrying through remark
able movement for the advancement of
municipal government