Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01

The desperate straits of the Republi-
can city central committee are shown
BY the trivial arguments the Smith
forces strive to advance in the cam
paign. Nearly every move of the ma
chine is on the defensive, and eeconda-
ry to the movements Of the Good Gov
ernment organization
When the latter body sent postal
cards this week to voters there was a
rush to make a noise about the fact
that the voters registration number
had been placed on the card, and that
thereby his name might be ascertained
in case he returned the card without
signing it. All that was printed on the
card as sent to the voters, but 1t was
one of the straws clutched at by the
drowning politicians.
Another was coWardly attack on
Clarence NJ. Taggart, asserting that he
worked for a living. This has made
more votes for than against him.
Because | went to work at once
when l reached Los Angeles and have
made my way ever since is no reflection
on my ability to handle the office of
city tax and license collector" said Mr..
Taggart. II started in as boy with
practically nothing in Los Angeles, and
l am proud that all have, although it
is not much, was made in Los Angeles"
The Republican bosses realize that
they are playing a losing game, and
they have released the bank roll. This
has had its influence on the men who
are in politics for the cash to be OBJ
tanned for it, but as they had little to
hope from Uncle Aleck, most of them
did not have to run far to get in on
the distribution.
In this movement, as in others which
they have attempted, the machine
workers are finding a surprising oppo-
sition. Men who have heretofore stood
with the organization refuse even to
take the money available.
II win profit a great deal more by
standing by Los Angeles" said one
man approached, land the way to do
this is to vote for George Alexander"
The executive committee of the
Church federation yesterday adopted
the following resolutions regarding the
vote on the anti-gambling ordinance
Resolved, That we urge the electors
of the city to vote for the anti
gambling ordinance placed upon the
ballot under the initiative provisions
of the city charter.
Resolved further, That We cali at
tention to the fact that this ordinance
has been indorsed by the board of
police commissioners of this city and
is being opposed actively by the cigar
dealers and others directly interested
in the gambling operations now per-
mitted by the city ordinance, and in
order to accomplish it's defeat are col
lecting, as we are informed, large sums
of money to be used for that purpose
Resolved further, That we request
the newspapers of the city to give the
widest publicity to this ordinance and
the moral purpose to be accomplished
by the enactment of said ordinance"
w. S. Lang, 254O West Pico street,
who has been a delegate to number
of Republican conventions and was
Republican committeeman, is for Alex
ander Mr. Lang is one of the prom
inent citizens in the Pico Heights dis
trict. He says
my reasons for voting for the good
government ticket are:
II am a taxpayer of Los Angeles and
want to see men go into office a little
different from the past.
Los Angeles has been fact drifting
to the same level of San Francisco, and
ere it is too late do hope the voter and
taxpayer will tear himself loose from
politics and vote for not only efficient
and capable men. but clean and worthy
citizens who would look to the welfare
of the city and its people as we'll as to
themselves.
am d SNpScIlper " tle A-OS All
geles Times, and that is one of the
rea sons why | am voting for Alex
ander.
81 have no friend to reward or enemy
to punish in this coming election. All
that / desire is to secure the best men
that are obtainable, and my conscience
and judgment are in keeping with my
acts. and following the dictates of my
conscience / shall vote for a straight
ticket with a very few exceptions, and
to my friends who so loyalty supported
me a short year or so ago as dele
gate to the Republican convention at