Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-13

reaching his fight to keep the board of
education free from political taint since
his candidacy for the city council has
been announced. At a time when it
would have been easy to drag the board
of education into partisan politics the
energetic attitude taken by Mr. Wash
burn for higher standard in the in
terest of education did much then to
prevent a partisan invasion of the
schools.
"They will never find Mr.. Washburn
in any sort Of underhanded scheme" 3"
said N. S. Averill secretary Cf the
board of education, yesterday. He is
one of the most straightforward men
that could be found"
A conference at Levy's yesterday
noon between the leading member Of
the Mushet executive committee and
the manager of another candidate for
mayor brought out rumors that Mr..
Mushet again was considering a with
drawal from the race. So many in
roads have been made on the Mushet
strength in the last ten days that
wagers are now offered at Smith head
quarters that Mr.. Mushet will not be in
evidence at the primary nom mating
election. While other candidates are
planning meetings and in other ways
showing evidence of an active cam
Mushet headquarters.
Capt. Lewis Hansen, the San Pedro
rustler, will take an active part in the
municipal campaign, stumping the city
from the breakWater to Eagle Rock
avenue for Mayor Alexander. Incl
dentally Capt. Hansen will tell the peo-
pie of other parts of the city some
vigorous and Enthusiastically put
facts about the tremendous greatness of
the harbor.
The statement by the good govern
ment organizations executive commit
tee that Mayor George Alexander has
absolutely made good" is a slogan that
those opposing him apparently think
best to keep perfectly quiet about. A
Boyle Heights reader of The Herald
suggests that the statement of the
good government organization regard
ing Mayor Alexander should be kept
standing in the paper daily until after
election, December Z. The statement
of the good government organization
reviewed the following reasons for sup
porting Mayor Alexander for re-elec-
ton:
Mayor George Alexander has abso-
lutely made good. Coming to the res
cue of our city in a crisis in it's affairs
he has in a very short time acquired
u InOrOuSn understanding OF our nlu-
nicipal business and it's problems I'm
der his direction questions of muni-
.cipal 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 we'll 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 a new can
didate when we have in office a mayor
who is giving such eminent satisfaction
would be to apply to the city's busi-
ness a 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