Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-12

SH HARRY" HERMANN. baseball
1T magnate, member of every be-
~ nevolent society in or near Gin
cinnati, philanthropist and politician,
jolly, genial, all-around good fellow,
beamed on his friends yesterday as he
sat in his headquarters at the Hotel
Alexandria, and in an easy, abandoned
way told anecdotes of his earlier rec
objection of the Ohio valley city.
Hermann is typical of the political
school in which he rose to eminence.
He is genial, suave, calculative, a ready
mixer, a man of good judgment, stu
dent of human nature. and SO hos
pitable that ii is with regret that one
leaves his presence. This is the i'm
preston one gets from even meeting
him in a hotel corridor. He is fond of
anecdote, always tries to get a laugh
out of the crowd into which he hap
pens to be thrown, and if necessary
will put the laugh on himself.
In the Hermann headquarters on the
same floor all is hustle. Charles T.
Doran stood in the entrance and with
Hello Bills welcomed all to the
stamping grounds of Cincinnati lodge
~ o. III TIC large ItC6plIOH IOOul
Garry" Hermann, called by his sup
porters the Prince of Good Fellows"
dispensed campaign buttons with one
hand and cigars with the other. Many
notable Elks from every section of the
United States also were found there,
including Norman Vaughan, Capt.
Jack Poland, j. T. flaming and Ro-
bert w. Brown, known as the best
loved Elk in the world
Brown, who is a past exalted ruler,
gained his title at the time of the San
Francisco earthquake. He was in
Louisville when the news reached him.
Telephoning home that he must go to
San Francisco, Brown, at that time
grand exalted ruler. took all his avail
able cash, $1700, and in three days was
at the scene of the disaster.
THE first funds 1 received from the
outside,.' said Brown, "were brought
by DR.. Ralph Hagan of Los Angeles,
and amounted to about $4,000. Alto
gether l spent about $160,000 in relieY-
ing conditions in the stricken city"
AS the election approaches great con-
f1dence is expressed by the adherents
of August Hermann. Charles Doran,
who has been conducting Herrmann's
campaign in California, and who is in
charge of his headquarters at the Alex
andria, confidently predicts that no less
than 1900 of the 1400 votes which will
be cast. probably will be polled for
Hermann. 1t is also declared by Herr
mann's supporters that there is not
grand lodge member in Los Angeles
who will not vote for Hermann. Ac-
cording to Doran the coming election
is a sure thing for Hermann.
Hermann, whoe trip appears to have
affected his genial manner and good
fellowship not in the least, said yes
terday, when questioned as to his pros
poets in the coming election, From
the beginning of the campaign to this
morning there has never been any
doubt as to my success. All day long
grand lodge members have visited us.
Many of these were my supporters be-
fore they left home. Others were un-
decided. / am not overstating mat
ters when | say the 80 per cent of those
who were undecided have since de-
clared for me, without solicitation on
my part.
"A very careful and conservative es-
innate made by number of my friends
last night showed that I would win by
a large majority. The events of to-
day, following that, leave absolutely
no doubt in my judgment that I will
be elected by an even larger majority
than appeared late last night. 1 do
not believe that I am overly sanguine
in anything I have just said to you.
have the profoundest faith, not only
in Flks, but in human nature. In this
instance | do not see how 1t has been
misplaced in either case"