Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-23
MACHINE FEARS
CONSEQUENCES
FAKE STAMPEDE ALARMS THE
OUTLAWS
ENEMIES OF SCHOOLS ARE CUT
BY BOSSES
Uncle George Smith May Be Double-
crossed-oId Organization Lead
ers charY of lndorsing
Offenders
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dorsed the candidates for council on
the slate as given in yesterday 8
Herald.
The Seventh ward organization,
which had been previously perfected
with r. l.. Hazen as chairman, met
at central headquarters in the Corfu
building. In addition to the indorse-
ment of Councilman Henry H. Lyon
for the convention, the delegates dis
cussed plans for the coming campaign
in their precincts.
The Eighth ward precinct represen-
tatives organized by elect1ng X. y.
Bell chairman and f. H. Olivas sec
retary. The formality of unanimously
indorsing Barney Healy went through
with a big cheer, and Candidates Let's,
Ross, Yonkin, Lyon and Wtrschlng
also were approved, together with the
official slate for the city offices as
given in The Herald.
The Ninth ward precinct delegates
met at the East First street Masonic
hall and arranged to present the name
of r. E. Wirsching as their choice
for councilman.
Judge Mckinley was summoned
hastily to headquarters yesterday,
where he mat Benny Cohn, Jack Sum
merfield, Erwin Dingle and one or two
Others. It was decided to summon DR..
]. w. Jones, whose candidacy is CIV
ing the machine much worriment, and
Judge Mckinley reasoned with the
doctor. who afterwards went over to
his headquarters and accepted the in
dorsement of the allied Independent
Political clubs.
Oscar e. Parish held his second
campaign meeting last night, address
sing voters of the southwestern sec
ton in Akey's hall at the corner of
Central and Vernon avenues. There
were about $50 men and women pre-
sent. Or. A. c. Pratt officiated as
chairman.
In the course of his remarks Mr.,
Parish, who was the first speaker OF
the evening, dwelt upon various mat
ters of municipal Importance, pledg-
ing himself, in the event of his cleo
ton, to give the people constructive
as well as an economical and efficient
administration of public affairs. He
urged the necessity of every child In
Los Angeles being given an oppor-
tunity to receive at least a common
school education; urged united and
harmonious citizenship behind the
Owens river aqueduct project. together
with whole-hearted effort in making
Los Angeles one of the greatest sea-
ports of the world.
Addresses along the same lines and
in advocacy of Mr.. Farish's election
as mayor were made by Grover e.
Walter and Frank F. Pratt, attorneys
who have been lifelong Republicans,
but who asserted that they refuse to
wear the collar of the machine"
Frank ]. Baum and Chairman Pratt,
also spoke for the election of Mr. Far
ish.
Parish meetings are being arranged
for East San Pedro street and High
land park.
Tony Schwamm has gone back to
Nevada, and there is no harm in tell
ing the Sixth street gossip about him.
His lifelong ambition to be mayor was
last Saturday, when the citi-
Of Glendale. Nevada, marched
to the polls and cast solid vote for
Mr.. Schwamm as mayor of their city.
Mr.. Schwamm made one of his charac-
teristic speeches, promising a free and
camp, and bought all
around.
The cigarstand gossip is that Mayor
Schwamm Is making a wad of money
and would not run for mayor of Los
Angeles If wired that he could have 1t
and all Its works. He will start next
week on a movement to annex Tono-
pah to Ellendale.
The report in yesterdays Herald re-
garding the attitude at the registration
office that voters registered with their
political affiliations not stated will not
be permitted to vote at the primary
election has aroused the
voters, and the city at
torney and district attorney will be
besieged for opinions on the subject.
The machine organization is not Wor-
ried about the matter-in reality, is
supposed to have inspired the prop
osition-but the independent candidates
will make every effort to have the mat
ter definitely settled. In case the cut
ting out of IN. S." voters stands,
there will be a rush to the courthouse
to have political Affiliations put on the
great register. The registration clerk
holds that this may be done up to
election time.
DR.. ]. w. Jones, candidate for mayor,
added 3100 votes to his list yesterday,
his press committee says, when he OBJ
tanned the hearty Endorsement of the
Independent Political clubs. The allied
executive committee of the clubs met
last night, together with the executive
committee of the Shonquonquon club,
and agreed on united campaign for
DIR. Jones for mayor and Israel Mar
golis for the council M. Stutz pre-
sided
Headquarters are at 205 Coulter
building and a series of meetings will
begin early next month. The Shon-
uuonquon club will have it's head
quarters in the Coulter building and the
Independent Political club maintains
it's offices over the Shell theater, SAT
South. Broadway.
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