Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-28
TURN CITIZENS
DOWN AT BOOKS
FOR REGISTRY
COMPLAINTS COMING IN DAILY
FROM COURT HOUSE
VOTERS OF FRIGHT SORT" ARE
RUSHED THROUGH
Business Men Compelled to Wait in
Line and Finally to Give Up
Fight for Vote at
Primaries

Complaints are being made daily be-
cause of the lack of adequate service
for registering voters in time for the
urinary nominating election. Voters
who wish TO register have been turned
away because Of the line waiting, and
a large number have gone up several
times in vain.
II was freely circulated at Republican
"caucuses" that, where a bunch OF
the fright sort" might be found a
deputy would be sent to see to thelr
registration, but that no man would
be Stationed at business centers in order
to facilitate registering for the citizens
generally. This report was brought 10
Good Government headquarters on the
evening of the "caucuses" by reliable
men.
many who are anxious to vote in the
first election will be denied that right
because they cannot have a chance to
register.
II have been to the courthouse three
times, and l waited each time at a
considerable sacrifice of business,
said one business man yesterday but
1 was unable to get registered, and
l don't see that / can have chance
to vote at the primary nominating
election. This I regret very much, as
/ consider the primary election thA
more important. l have given more
time than I could afford trying to
get at the registration desk. 1t is a
shame that a busy man must be cut
out this way, especially as no official
opinion regarding the time for closing
registration was rendered until last
Saturday"
A friend of the man who had gone
with him to induce him to register
o. zfO
The precinct committeeman of the
Republican "organization"-so far as
committeeman can be found, for there
are still numerous vacancies-wtll meet
at machine headquarters this week TO
select, according to instructions, an
executive committee. Twenty-Five
members will probably be chosen on
the committee, two from each set of
ward precincts and seven at large.
The executive committee will be au-
thorized to announce a chairman and
secretary. Jack Wright will be the
secretary, despite his protests that
eight years is enough. The chairman
is known to the machine directors, but
they are keeping it as quiet as possible
in order to make the choice seem like
one coming from the people, although
1t is general gossip that there are now
more higher ups than common folk in
the Organization"
The executive committee also will
arrange a campaign committee. who
will be entrusted with the woeful task
of lining out a plan of action to push
forward the Endorsed" There has
been considerable kicking and bucking
about serving on this committee, but
1t is believed the requisite number will
be roped and tied.
Alex MacKeigan, campaign manager
for Q. E. Parish, reports a tremendous
rush of regulars" to Parish head
quarters since the rump convention.
Mr.. Farish has been compelled to take
on another room to handle his addition
al campaign business coming from the
machine ranks.
Meetings to organize Parish ward
clubs will be held every night this
week. A Parish club already has bee 4
started in the Fifth ward with 12j
members. The Fourth Ward club will
be organized tonight and the Third
Ward club will be organized tomorrow
night.
Meetings at which Mr.. Parish and
others will speak on his candidacy for
election as mayor will be held this
week as follows: Wednesday night
Woods hall, Sill Pasadena avenue:
Thursday night, Boyle Heights; Friday
night, Sixteenth and Arlington streets
The seven candidates for the mayor
atty are thinking of signing a round
robin addressed to every Would-be and
stating that all places on the board Of
public works and the commissions are
filled and that each candidate has a
waiting list for would-be chiefs of
police.
There are thirteen precincts for
which the Republican rump organiza-
ton has never had a delegate, even
with the free-for-all system of select
ing in vogue. In consequence 1t is
safe to say that in thirteen precincts
there have been no indignant with
drawals by delegates who would not
see the charter trampled on.
The Good Government organization
has nearly finished perfecting a plan
for enforcing the law against fraud
ulent voting. An investigation shows
that from 1000 to 5000 false votes may
be prevented by decisive action The
organizations executive committee
will be prepared to have prosecuted
vigorously any man who attempts to
vote in another's place or to commit
fraud at the polls in any other man
ner.. 1t is believed bv members of
the committee that energetic steps to
protect the ballot probably will result
in catching an offender or two and
that, in consequence, there will be
more Wholesome respect for the cleo
tion laws hereafter.
Secretary Jack Wright of the Re-
publican city central committee is
looking for man who slipped into
his office and stole a letter mailed him
with a check in it, The check was
intended as a contribution to the fund
to pay the Shrine auditorium meeting
expenses and was seSlen by some un-
known person. Mr.. Wright thinks an
Endorsement of his name has been
forged and the check has been cashed
at some saloon, but payment has been
stopped at the bank.
A similar instance happened at Re-
publican headquarters in a recent
campaign, and the offender was SEN
fenced to five years at San Quentin
If the present culprit can be detected
he will be prosecuted vigorously.
The incident reminded Benny Coher
of the time that he had a gas stove
in Republican headquarters. He lef
for lunch with the stove merrily heat.
ing up the room, but before he re-
turned a thoughtful man who consid-
dered the room too warm turned of
the gas and carried away stove and
connections. Neither stove mol