Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-14
BIG FIELD IN
CITY CAMP AlGN
62 CANDIDATES FOR NINE
COUNCIL POSITIONS
FIVE ADMIT ENTRY IN RACE FOR
MAYORS CHAIR
San Pedro and Wilmington May Be
Given chance-unque Confab of
Machine Heads at Jona-
than Club

DOunced Tor municipal OILlCeS'
Mayor-George Alexander, George A
Smith. Oscar E. Parish. w. c. Mushet
and J. w. Jones.
Auditor-Ethan r. Allen, H. Ivol
Thomas, p c. Mulqueeney and e. E
Bostwick
Clerk-Harry J. Lelande.
Treasurer-C. H. Hance.
Assessor-Walter Mallard, Fred w
Stein.
Attorney-Leslie R. Hewitt.
Tax collector-E. E. Johnson.
Council-J. Scott Allen, Silas A. Aus
tin, T. P Arnold. M. F. Betouski-
Charles F. Brett, G. H. Burkhart Lau-
renee Butler Mark Bunce, F. W.
Beaudegs TT. George Coulson, N. ]. Cor
dary Erwin Dingle, w ]. Durin, S. c.
Dodge, c. L. Elmendorf, M. c. Ford
ham, w. H. Gilbert, 3. f. Groves, A.
N. Cafe, j. M. Glass, L. M. Hughes,
A. d. Houghton, d. w. Hare, Bernard
Healy, John W. Heany, C. E. Kenny,
Charles e. Kline, r. W. Kahlert, Hen
ry H. Lyon, George Lyon, Harry Lyon,
Charles j. Let's, Ben Lauder, Charles
T. Lacey, Alfred Moore, Israel Mar
golis, Newell H. Mitchell, w. E. Nc
Kee, w. H. O'Connell, T. L. O'Brien,
C. T. Paul, John T. Pope, L. w. Pier
son, f. r. Pitney, Richmond Plant,
Dan Pitzel, Desery Roblnet 9. H. Ran
Qalls r. w. ILOSS, bGnJdIll1H - EOplu-
son, Everett d. Seward, NJ. L. Starn,
A. C. Shafer, ]. William Salter, George
B. Whiteleather, ]. V. Walden, A. j.
Wallace, Frank Walker, Walter ].
Wren, S. A. Waldron. Henry Yonkin.
Friends of Mayor Alexander living
in the Second ward section are plan
ming a basket picnic and political love
feast at Echo park on some Saturday
aft fsto xrrl,fa oh
on the mayors presence as the prin-
Cipal speaker. If agreeable to Mayor
Alexander's wishes, they will invite
his supporters from other sections Of
the city TO attend the picnic, although
the idea was originally suggested as a
neighborhood affair.
Mayor Alexander himself is not TAX
ing an active hand in the political
game as vet, but is devoting his days
and evenings to city business.
The harbor section has two candI-
dates announced so far for the council,
E. d. Seward and L. w. Pierson, and
the Republican machine is said to be
trying to crank up a San Pedro repre-
sentative of its own.
Mr.. Pierson is at Princeton, MINI,
where he was called by the death of his
father-in-law, and has made no formal
statement as yet. Mr.. Seward leaves
today for a vacation of two weeks and
says he will issue a formal statement
on the harbor and Greater Los Angeles
on his return.
''I am for all of Los Angeles" said
Mr. Seward yesterday. "I am for the
development of the aqueduct and its
power and for other phases of the
city's advancement as much as the
harbor I think, however, that the
harbor should have in the council a
man who understands it's needs from
first hand, and who can speak for the
people and interests who are most
concerned, while he need not on that
account fail to represent the rest of
the city"
Captain Lewis Hansen, who is man
aging Mr. Persons campaign in the
latter's absence, wants a SIS meet
ing called at the San Pedro Audi
torium theater to gain the consensus of
opinion on a candidate for the harbor
precincts.
"I think we shall call such a meet
ing" said Captain Hansen yesterday
afternoon, 'and to it will be invited
not only those who were for consolida-
tion in the recent fight, but the other
side as well. They see as well as we
do that 1t is a time to bury factions
and TO work together. We ought to
be together on a man for the council
L. w. Pierson is one of the wealthy
residents of the harbor section. He is
a Republican and is 43 years old, and
has made his own way.
E. d. Seward has grown up in San
Pedro and is engaged in the insurance
business. He was prominent in the
movement for consolidation and was at
Sacramento during the campaign be-
fore the legislature and. when the San
Pedro consolidation committee was or
ganized. was made its secretary.
Captain Hansen was mentioned as a
candidate, as was Charles Mason,
formerly city clerk of San Pedro, but
both withdrew their names. Mason is
now mentioned as the possible choice
of San Pedro for the legislature when
opportunity arrives.
At see The Herald says my name Is
mentioned as chairman of the Repub-
lican convention" said M P. Light
Yesterday. 'I am in no sense out for
it. as I am Obliged to leave the last OF
this month and shall be away at a
time that the chairman is needed
While there is not likely to be a new
Republican city central committee.
imagine the man who will preside at
the convention will be the chairman
ex-officio through the campaign. I
have no idea who that will be, but per-
SOndllV cOulQ not ldFe II,
1.-The convention undoubtedly viii
indorse George A. Smith as the Repub
lican candidate for mayor. Mr. Smith
already has received the Endorsement
of all the German-American Repub-
lican organizations"
A suspicion gently percolated out of
the Pacific Electric building yesterday
afternoon that w. c. Mushet's head
quarters to house his campaign for
mayor would be opened today, as pre-
viously announced, The suspicion gath
cred force from the smoke curs of a
long and extremely confidential confab
at the Jonathan club between Walter
Parker Don c. McGarvin, Herb Cornish
and one ClOtworthy.
Dear Walter" and Chairman Nc
Garvin are we'll known in politics. Mr..
Cornish has a status not publicly an
nounced at present. During the recall
campaign lie was master mechanic in
the good government shop Of the ma
chine government movement. Mr..
Clotworthy is the same who created
more than a barrelful of mixed amuse-
ment and disgust by his antics at the
time of the recall movement and who
notified the owner Of the Express that
ii was ClOtworthy himself who could
switch the policy of the Record 10S
times In twenty-four hours
,,raeonf Mr. GlOfWOrfbu is UODU-