Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
WANT TO HEAR
REAL ARGUMENT
AGAINST MAYOR
MACHlNEC COMMITTEE THINKING
OF OFFERING PRIZE
ANYTHING TO SHOW WHY GEORGE
ALEXANDER SHOULD LOSE
No Honest Reasons for Defeat Have
Been Unearthed So Far by
Friends of Southern
Pacific Ring

Now that the Republican city CEN
trail committee has come into a little
money it is figuring on Offering some
thing of a reward for genuine argu-
ment against Mayor Alexander. Until
a near-argument can be found the
prospective speakers are not able to
say anything that is likely to make
votes.
The only pleas yet put up against
Mayor Alexander are that he has held
office; that he is a plain man; that
the other side is out of power and that
he was properly attired when he rode
with President Taft. No real argu-
rnent that will bear analysis or that is
calculated to appeal to any person
with brains enough to think has so
far been made.
If Mr.. Alexander were machine
Republican and had grown wealthy
in the years he held office he would
now be lauded by the Southern Pa
cific political bureau. But because ne
has held office as a Republican VINO
has fought for the people genefally
and not for special interests and De-
cause he has the plain, homely char-
acteristics that are so frequently re-
ferred to in connection with Abraham
Lincoln. the machine organization does
not want Mayor Alexander.
Know He's Made Good
The machine has awakened to the
fact that Mayor Alexander has made
good in the most emphatic fashion
and that their ridicule will not refute
this. All the votes that could be mus
tered against the mayor in the re-
call election through prejudice We're
brought out at that time, and aside
from those lost through the Socialist
detection. a considerable number then
against him are now found openly IN
favor of Mayor Alexander because or
his splendid record.
Although the machine will not say
so. precinct reports have been so dis
couraging at it's headquarters that the
apparent certainty of Mayor AleXan-
der's reelection has caused most
disconcertine restlessnesS among the
Southern Pacific candidates. This mas
led to much talk of trading Whlcn
the machine committee could not keep
quiet and which almost disorganlzed
the organization" last week.
some of the leaders have frankly
turned to the county fight, realizing
that "the Good Government people
have too big a bulge to overcome
others have decided to keep quiet be-
lieving that good storm ll,at s4eltG[ 1ri,S -
the best thing until they see what klnd
of wreck the election will make of
the machine.
Certain politicians are suffering from
bad qualms, for they do not want 10
'get in bad" for the state campaign
and vet do not care to waste their et-
forts in fighting against the Good Gov
ernment organization this year.
The most encouraging feature OF tne
campaign to the men most responsible
for the success of the Coco GoNeIIIe
ment organization is the number OF
"stalwart Republicans" who are Tight
iny for decent municipal rule. Many
old-timers are in the Good Govern
ment precinct clubs and refuse abso-
lutelv to have anything to do with
the machine program-and TINS CLASS
is gaining new recruits every DAY.
n naturally follows that a great
MANY Republicans who have always
been known as Organization" men are
hardly willing to come out tat-footeu
at once, while heartily discountenahc-
ing the machines attempt to prostitute
4he city charter. Some of these nave
taken halfway ground by coming out
for O. q. Parish or DIR. Jones, Whle
others are not outwardly active, but
will not vote for either of the machine
candidates, Smith or Mushet.
A Good Government meeting will be
held Thursday evening at Pages hail.
corner Of Vernon and Compton ave-
mes Professor Lori1 A. Handley ana
Clarence NJ. Taggart will be the speak
ers. c.,..,
Richmond Plant and Marshall Slim
son will be speakers at Good Gov
ernment meeting at Odd Fellows nall
El Molino and Pico streets, October 70
H. w. Reed will preside.
The sentiment against the rump
conventions prostitution of the clty
charter is so overwhelming in Hlgn-
land Park that machine canulodIe
for the council who placarded tele-
phone poles in that section had his
placards specially printed with all ref
erences to the straight Republican
nartv Endorsement" left off. Instead
he announces that he has received
the highest Endorsements" which IS
considered a very different matter IN
Highland Park.
At the elections this year the city
precincts at San Pedro and Winning
ton will be designated San Pedro Nos.
1. and 8" and wilmington No l."
Just as was the case before consolida-
ton.
A prominent resident of the new
west end district which will be an
nexed to the city by today's special
election has a question which he VIII
nut to all candidates who approach
the annexation election October 1872"
He is willing to bet that he will find
a number of disqualifcations.
The "Mushet mayoralty organiza-
ton" will meet this afternoon to worry
over the constant loss of Mushet votes
and transact other less important
business. Across the street the may
orally headquarters of DR.. J. w. Jones
win be closed all day except in the
interest of the annexation election, for
which DR.. Jones has insisted his sup
porters must get out and work
The following statement from Charles
L. Wilde deputy city clerk, is intend
ed for the benefit of candidates who
realize they have no chance, meaning
no insult to the straight Republican
party ticket:
''Under the provisions Of the city
charter the clerk must. not less than
ten days prior to the primary election,
certify the list of candidates in nom
ination. The clerk will certify the list
as required Thursday, October 21, at 5