Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-14

XNI o. was the emphEtic answer
" of George A. Smith yesterday
- when asked If he would with
draw from the mayoralty race. Numer-
GUS rumors that he would withdraw
were set a1oat by Mushet supporters,
who were confident when the official
count of the ballots ceased this morn
ing that Monday would see Mr.. Smith
oluntarily-ostensibly at least-out of
the race and a clear second-rater field
for Mr.. Mushet
"Preposterous, said d. c. Cassel-
man, chairman of the Republican city
| central committee, and Dudley Robin
son, the committees secretary, and 9TH
er workers IN the present campaign
likewise secuted the idea.
What Mr.. Smiths friends think OF
such suggestion would not be fit to
print" said Frank Dominguez. 1T
would be suicidal to the Republican
party to dream of such move. 1t
certainly will not be done. No man has
done any more for his party than
George Smith, and the party will not
desert him now. Nor will he personally
think of giving up the fight; am not
authorized to speak for him, but
know him well enough to assert that
he has no thought of withdrawing"
Mushet Leaders Confident
on the other hand the Mushet lead
ers were confidently talking about Mr.
Smiths withdrawal as necessary to
save the Republican party, and they
predicted that a court contest would
accordingly be unnecessary. They
threatened a hard fight against the Re-
publican machine in the balance of the
campaign in case there should be op-
position to quick decision or a con-
test.
1--WE shall see to it that Smith does
not get 1000 votes" said a leader of the
Mushet forces last night, "if they make
a contest necessary and then endeaVor
to delay it. Mr.. Smith must certainly
be astute enough to see that any sucn
action will not only make the Republi
can party ridiculous in the present
campaign, but that it also means de-
feat in the county fight. If he will not
pull out, and l am of the opinion he
will see it is good politics to with
draw, but if he will not do so, he can
not afford to allow any opposition to
speedy decision in the court con-
test. If that is done the Republican
party will rue the work for long time
to come.
Claim Votes Thrown Out
"The reasons why the Mushet mayor
atty organization will demand a contest
are of the strongest kind. Sufficient
evidence will be submitted to show
many votes thrown out which should
have been credited to Mushet, and this
evidence is convincing. 1t is being
talked about all over the city, and you
can find ample demonstration of the
fact that the people will not stand for
any such work. They want fairness,
and even the greater portion of his
opposition comedies that Mr.. Mushet
should have opportunity to know
whether or not he is entitled to place
on the final ticket. His friends will
see that he has Justice, and II the ma
chine gets Ia the way it will certainly
be run over"
Leaders on both sides carefully
watched the count, which started at 8
O'Clock yesterday morning, and was not
finished until midnight. Mr.. Mushet
was on hand and remained until the
adjournment, but Mr.. Smith was not
at the council chamber and he went to
bed before 1 o'clock and refused to be
called for anybody
Henry Lyon and Barney Healy lost
forty votes each in one precinct, while
City Attorney Hewitt lost 1900 by the
discovery of clerical error. w. j.
Washburn and Fred G. Wheeler made
gains in their totals. One vote was
found from an Eighth ward precinct
for Nick Oswald for mayor and Tom
Broadhead for city clerk.