Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-27
FIGHT OF RECALL COMMITTEE
CONTINUES TO CLOSE OF POLLS
Work of Campaign for Decent Government Is Pro-
ductive of Results Because of the Indicate
gable Efforts Used by Volunteers
for Peoples Rights


dicted for him. The Alexander workers
were not satisfied with the size of the
vote. however. and they called for more
automobiles early In the afternoon.
| In other wards the recall workers
were as active and their energy in
creased as the afternoon wore one, even
though the result became clear.
Wants to Make 1t Strong
LOS Angeles doesn't want to forget
this election for fifty years." said one
enthusiast in the First ward. Every
vote added to what we've got adds a
day to the length of time the corrupt
politician will SILVER when he thinks of
the recall I don't intend to stop going
after votes until $3.50 o'clock"
Other precinct committeeman made
similar statements and all seemed to be
thoroughly ibued with the instructions
from headquarters that every vote in
any part of the city counted up to the
last minute. The suggestions as to
watching for fraudulent voting were
followed closely and the machine
push" was evidently too frightened to
attempt dummy voting" with the
usual freedom.
Eddie" Morris was in evidence dur
ing the day at the city hall polling
place for precinct q, but the curious
methods which have heretofore pre-
walled In elections at that precinct were
noticeably absent yesterday, although
the vote there was not as heavy for
Alexander as had been anticipated.
An interesting feature reported by
one of the Prohibition leaders yesterday
was the fact that members of the Pro-
hibition party were voting for Alexan-
der, although stating they looked for
no other aid from him in behalf of their
cause than might possibly come from
fair enforcement of law.
81 don't look for Alexander to do
prohibition as an issue much good,
said one Ninth ward Prohibitionist to
another yesterday morning. "I go far
enough to say that neither prohibition
nor Socialism, nor for that matter any
ism, ought to be dragged into the cleo
tion today. The question of whether
Mayor Harper should be recalled was
settled by default; II Mayor Harper
wasn't good enough for us 1t is simply
a question of whether or not Alexander
is. Because he isn't Prohibitionist or
a Socialist It dosn't follow he won't
make mayor with backbone, and that
is what we need. I voted for him be-
cause I am willing to see the prohibit
ton question left for regular cleo
ton"
saloon keeper in the Third ward
said last night that he had voted for
Alexander because as a citizen he
wanted to see the town run so a i
decent man could do business"
: 1T got tired of the way they have
been running things" he said. 1T has
been hurting our business, and I have
told several that what was going on
would do more to bring dry town
than anything else, and we haven't all
been getting 1t.
"They came around to sec me about |
voting for Wheeler but 1 couldn't see
1t that way Alexander doesn't look to |
me like man who will let one man !
run wide open and make 1t hard for
the man who wants to be square to |
exist. We have had too much of that, |
and for a change l want to see Alexan- |
der have a chance. If he doesn't act |
right, why recall him."