Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-30
TRICKY MACHINE
TRIES BIG BLUFF
PRETENDS TO OPPOSE ALL
AMENDMENTS
WILL CENTER FIRE ON TWO AND
FOUR
Volunteer Workers of City Club Cam
paiqn Committee Find Sentiment
for These Two Sections
Encouraging

While the representative citizens are
freely expressing their approval of the
charter amendments 2 and 4, providing
for the election of councilmen at large
and for the nomination of candidates
by petition and popular sentiment is
growing in favor of the proposed meas
ure, the machine managers are concen-
trating their forces oStenSibly upon all
the amendments but in reality upon the
two measures which, if adopted in the
charter, will break their power for do
ing corrupt politics.
ut is known that the machine will be
in full action Tuesday" said member
of the City club yesterday, with all its
hired workers in the field to defeat the
two amendments. In this, as in former
campaigns, the machines of both party
organizations will work in harmony. 1t
will be anything to knock out the
amendments. The machine managers
admit it.
1.-THE only organized effort for the two
amendments is being made by the City
club It's volunteer helpers are doing
good work and are confident of the
success of the measures, despite the
work of the machine"
What Citizens Think
The interest in the amendments is
shown in the following expressions
from well known citizens:
Frank A. Munson, formerly council
man for the Third ward, said: Il am
going to support both amendments Nos.
2 and No. 4, for 1 believe both to be eX-
cellent measures. Their adoption would
effect great improvement in the admin
istration of the city government. 1t is
my earnest hope that both will be
adopted
p am in favor of the election of
councilmen at large" said Rudolph
Mausard, real estate dealer, land L be-
lieVe the direct primary would be a
good thing that should be adopted in
the charter. I will vote for BOTH
L. M. Order, former councilman for
the Sixth ward: '1 am in favor of the
election of councilmen at large as an
improvement over the present system.
It would result in the selection of bet
ter men. and 1 think would have many
advantages. AS for the direct primary,
I am not yet fully decided"
John nj. Elliott. president First Ma
tional bank: 81 am not quite certain
yet about the direct primaries, but I
know I heartily favor the election of
councilmen at large. In my opinion it
is the only way to bring about choice
of a higher class of men for the coun-
Gill;
DromgoId Non-CommittaI
r. w. Dromgold, councilman for the
First ward: ooh, I don't know. 1 don't
think about it. OF course, my mind is
made UP, but I am a councilman and [
don't think it would look right for me
to say anything"
James B. Gist, cashier Central Ma
tional bank: ST am going to vote for
both the proposed amendments. I feel
sure the election of councilmen at large
would be an improvement and would
insure the choice of better men for the
places. The direct primary will do
away with the machine politics, and
know how bad they are
/. L. Lowman, haberdasher: 81 favor
the amendment for direct primaries, as
not all the evils of the present system.
have not yet made up my mind about
the election of council by the whole
city, and would like to give a little
more thought to it,
At the meeting of the Friday Morn
ing club yesterday circulars were dis
tributed setting forth reasons why the
amendments providing for councilmen
at large and direct primaries should be
adopted.
The Municipal Waterways association
is urging that amendments 1 and z,
which refer to consolidation and the
establishment of free harbor, be not
lost sight of, and the directors of the
association have adopted the following
resolution concerning them:
Resolved, That the Municipal Wa
terways association of Los Angeles in
dorses and appeals to all voters of the
city of Los Angeles to support proposed
charter amendments Nos and Z
granting to the city powers to unite
with the harbor cities and to acquire
control and maintain public harbors
and docks and to preserve such proper
ty for public use"