Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-18

or pretended to take charge, of the
investigation.
HE is chiefly responsible for the
farce that followed, for he saw to it.
insofar as he could, that no damaging
evidence was adduced. Even after my
dismissal a second time the grand
jurors had so little confidence in him
that they asked him to retire and APP
point any attorney in sympathy with
full investigation. He refused to
retire, but continued in personal
charge.
Queer Forms of Probing
Thereafter his apparent antagonism
to the investigation assumed some
queer forms. One of his antics was to
deal gently with a witness who really
knew something and to question him
with such care as to prevent his telling
much. But when he found a man who
apparently knew nothing, he would
pounce on him with rain of questions
sufficient to stagger him. 1 must say
that he handled the matter we'll, for,
after months of labor and large ex-
pense to the county, including that of
calling hundreds of witnesses, he dis
covers for the first time that there is
really some foundation for the
charges repeatedly made against GER
tain officials. and to show his utter
and complete good faith ne forthwith,
in great haste, calls for another grand
jury.
1T does seem passing queer that a
private citizen has been able, by the
employment of detectives and without
the assistance of a grand jury, to I'M
cover official wrong doing, when the
entire powers of the government and
its unlimited resources in the hands of
the district attorney accomplished prac-
ticaily nothing, and that this same dis
trict attorney awakes from his long
sleep only when the public becomes
aware of what he should have known
long ago.
Asks Pointed Question
ION top of his declaration that there
was nothing in the charges made, and
after the Earl exposure, he is quoted
in a morning paper with saying that
papers forced the witnesses out of tho
city. If there was nothing in the
charge to what witnesses and offenses
does he refer?
He further states that now they
have returned (meaning the witnesses).
sore and disgruntled, and are ready and
willing to tell all they know. If such
is the case why didn't he call his grand
jury the moment he found this out?
Why did he wait until the whole mat
ter became public before acting? His
effort to crawl out of a maze of incon-
sistencies would be pitiful, but for the
fact that he is utterly undeserving of
pity"
The three meetings held last night
were all heard by audiences testing the
capacity of the halls. and at all of
them the enthusiasm for Alexander was
q great feature. The audiences listened
until the end of the meetings with
close interest, and vigorously applauded
points made in favor of the election of
Alexander.
Alexander Flags Republicans
Mr. Alexander spoke at all the meet
ings, making a jump by automobile of
twelve miles to fulfill all engagements.
He made some vigorous arguments.
particularly in regard to the despair
ing attitude of the machine organiza
ton. Mr. Alexander paid his respects
to the regular" Republican organiza-
ton, for whom, he said, Mayor Harper
was good enough" so they did not
make 81 regulation party nomination in
the prescribed time.
Marshall Stimson also spoke at the
Edendale meeting. At Furlong hail.
2603 South Central avenue, where there
was not enough standing room to ac-
commodate the crowd, Judge Cyrus F.
McNutt and B. p. WEIGH were the
speakers with Mr.. Alexander. At
Akey's hall. 1106 East Vernon avenue
speeches were made by Mr.. Alexander.
w. r. Burke and r. H. Norton, and
it was noticeable that at the meetings.
close the audience seemed reluctant to
leave. Not a person left the hall from
the time the speeches began until the
meeting was ended.
Demand More Meetings
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come in that the recall committee has
been compelled to go out for additional
volunteers. Men like Dr. Robert j.
Burdette, City Attorney Leslie r. Hew-
lit, City Clerk Harry Lelande and 9TH
ers have been called for and new
list of speakers is being made up, while
enough meetings are planned to keep
them and the speakers on the first list
busy until the campaign closes.
Meetings are planned for this even
ing at Korbell hall, First and State
streets, and at Mission hail. 1716 Tenn
pie street. At the Korbell hall meet
ing George Alexander, Thomas Lee
Woolwine and B. p WEIGH will speak
The speakers at Mission hall will be
Lamar Harris, Col T. E. Parish and
George Alexander.
The weekend meeting at Blanchard
hall Saturday evening promises to de-
velop into an old-fashioned campaign
meeting, for it will be both a ratifica-
ton and a discussion of the situation.
Webster Davis, Marshall Stimson.
John d. Works, George Alexander and
others will be on the program. Par
ticular attention will be paid to the
machines move of last resort, which is
expected this week, if it appears at all,
and the public will be enlightened re-
garding it or regarding the lack of it
at the Blanchard hall meeting.
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