Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03
TO TALK AGAINST
BAY CITIES UNION
ANTI-CONSOLIDATIONISTS TO
HOLD RALLY
Both Parties Are Working Strenuously
for Election to Be Held Thurs
day-Other Meetings
Planned
Lspecial to The He.ald.l


SANTA MONICA, Aug. 2.-What will
in all probability be the final stand of
the anti-consolidationis party will
take the form of a mass meeting and
rally to be held at the city hall Tues
day evening. The partisans of both
sides are straining every nerve to get
their final arguments before the voters
before the election Thursday, and the
scheduled meeting is expected to bring
great results in the way Of convincing
argument.
Music by the municipal band and
fireworks will occupy part of the pro-
gram in order to get crowds out. r. h
Tanner a prominent attorney, will ad-
dress the gathering on the subject Of
"TaXation;" H. X. Goetz, president OF
the Santa Monica board of trade, will
talk on the postoffice situation, touch
ing the long -draWn-out free delivery
fight w. S. VaWter is scheduled to
talk against consolidation from a finan-
cial standpoint. J. c. Steele will dis
cuss sewers and 1. w. Hull will talk on
the political significance of consol1da-
ton. Rev. ]. H. Browne of st. Angus
tines Episcopal church and Judge
Sherman Page will have special topics
for discussion.
Horrible Example
The receipt of a communication from
Bellingham, Wash, drawing attention
to that city and explaining that three
beach communities were consolidated TO
make that city and that all the progress
has been made in the central one since
the merger, is pointed to with ferVor by
the antis, and they claim that the same
thing will happen here in the event OF
consolidation.
The consolidation camp is buzzing
with activity and much work of rebut-
tai Is being done as well as the sending
out of fresh arguments in support of
the merger. The rooms of the Santa
Monica chamber of commerce are alive
with workers CanVasSing poll books and
looking up voters, compiling statistics
and generally getting ready for the
final tryout of strength That close
vote will result is almost certain, al
though both sides are prOClaiming VIC
tory most enthusiastically
The consolidationists Will hold an
open air mass meeting at the Pier ave-
nue. plaza Wednesday evening, at which
a number of prominent speakers will
go over the advantages of consolidation.
Lee G. Gates, Maj. Robert Dollard and
David Evans of Ocean Park will be the
principal speakers Music will be fur
nished by the municipal band.
Bond Question Settled
While both sides are working des-
peIdLely LOT lIlelT respective GlluS, Ile
campaign is not lacking in amusing
features. A Los Angeles evening paper
which has injected itself into the cam
paign came out this evening with a
double-leaded editorial which sought to
show why consolidation was not good
for the two cities Among other para
graphs the statement is gravely made
that in the event of consolidation the
voters of Ocean Park will have the
doubtful pleasure Of paying the in
terest on Santa Monica's bonds" Both
sides buried the hatchet on this ques-
ton early in the campaign, it being
clearly understood that the people Of
any community cannot be held liable
for bonded indebtedness of an annexed
territory. Santa Monica, as it now
stands, would have to pay for what
bonds have been issued in the present
city and the territory Of Ocean Park
would have to do the same for what
bonds it has out
While the consolidationists are hold
ing their rally at Pier avenue the anti
forces of Ocean Park and Venice will
gather at mass meeting at the Venice
auditorium. A number Of prominent
speakers will be present.