Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-22
RECALL BATTLE
TO GO ON WITH
RENEWED WGOR
MUCH EFFECTIVE BUT QUIET
WORK ACCOMPLISHED
ILLEGAL VOTING WILL PROVE
DIFFICULT TASK
Machine Men Obviously Loath to Fol-
low WheeIer--Attempt to Rob
Public of Voice Arouses
Indignation

mo let-upH is the watchword LOT
the Alexander campaign which VIII
terminate with the recall election next
Friday. Following tonights meeting
of the precinct committeeman ana the
recall committee at symphony hall
"whirlwind effort will mark the rest
of the week.
A great deal of quiet work that VIII
show on election day, but not peIore'
has been accomplished by the CAM
paign committee and the workers III
all precincts. Meyer Lissner and the
other members of the organization
committees have aided the volunteer
workers in carrying into every one Vi
the 1Sg urecincts the organized enort
to get out the vote. EVERY voter a.
the CITY is listed and every nohest
means possible to secure 1uil Note
will be exerted. III, 10
Final plans for election day WIN NC
discussed tonight by committeeman
and workers. Special arrangements
will be perfected to watch for any at
tempts at illegal voting or countll IIs.
THE machine will find it more dliIicult
than ever before to vote henchlldil
i'm the Mace of an elector whose name
is on the register, but VINO is deau ol
has moved away. Every name OF tnis
sort is listed by the recall committee
and will be in the hands of precinct
workers election day. Any attempt at
illegal voting of this sort Will De ue-
tected promptly and the perpetratot
will be given every opportunity u get
the full penalty of the law.
Illegal voting has been STRONG lea
ture OF the machines work at iocdl
elections heretofore, but there Is Htlie
likelihood that it Will succeed " any os
extent this year. A competent force OF
recall workers will be on hand at every
precinct prepared to detect any sucn
attempt.
Efforts to whip the Republican and
Democratic machine voters into nne
behind Fred C. Wheeler, the Soclallst
candidate, are more noticeable every
day. The disgust of followers OF tne
gang" is so deep that this is not easy
Machine Men Disguised
"They don't care if they vote for
Wheeler. seeing that's ORDERS, said
an organization henchman-a near
boss-last night. The trouble is 10
get 'em to vote at all. Lots of EN-
saw. Jaw, what's the use? Harper's
out of it; let the town go to -
This election is a case of the winner
having the least people stay away. II
the recallers get out the good people
they'll win. If they don't and the or
ganization voters kick in for Wheeler
he'll pluck the job.
"The gang will be slow about 1t, but
they'll get out to vote. all right. III
the recall outfit only get to thinking
it's a cinch the vote will be light ana
Walter Parker will get the Socialist
in. Amt that -- when you come 10
think about 1.-THE Southern Pacific
machine crowded down to supporting
a Socialist and the Times in the POSI-
ton of Logging for union man?
What may result from the injunction
proceedings does not worry the recall
Campaign committee in the least. 1t is
unanimous in agreeing with George
Alexander that We'll see you later on
that, but the next thing is to let the
people decide who is to be mayor, and
the election will be held Friday as the
second step in the recall movement.
Among the attorneys of Los Angeles
the impression is quite general that the
Injunction will not prevail and that an
other defeat will be added to the long
list of those that already have re-
wardcd the frantic efforts of the ma
chine to discredit the recall. Il was
against George Alexander until 10
O'Clock this morning" said one of the
most prominent lawyers of Los Angeles
Saturday "but the refusal to let this
matter be threshed out by the people
has so disguised me that my vote Will
be cast for Alexander and you can tell
him SO if you wish.
RiehteousIy Indignant
"The spectacle which appears so
plainly before the intelligent people of
Los Angeles of this fear to allow the
people chance to vote for their mayor
is significant enough to arouse the dis
gust of any man who has an ounce of
pride in his city. 1t makes me right
eously indignant, and by Friday | am
going to be mad enough about it to go
down to the polls before breakfast"
allow any court can decide that it is
against good law to allow the people to
vote on choice of a mayor after they
have succeeded in ousting the incum-
bent is something I can hardly give the
Parker contingent credit for suggest
ing" said another attorney. 81 know
that a lawyer who is one of the ma
chimes jumping jacks will generally do
anything he is told to do. SO far. how
ever, ] have noticed very few of the
machine legal talent coming through
with interviews intended to strengthen
this injunction scheme and | imagine
II is because the dose is too strong even
for them. But the machine organiza-
ton is frantic. II is easy TO see that IL
is a case of whom the gods would de-
stroy.'
my curiosity is aroused to see what
grand break the outfit will make to
crown the magnificent series they have
piled against themselves in the three
months or less that The Herald has de-
voted to stirring up this thing. One
fool move after another has been played
nv the machine people so quickly that
haH
not been intoxicated with results.
When you come to think about it the
recall movement has mad an opposition
q. good deal like the bombshell the pro-
vice paper bulletined all over town
when the time came to put your finger
on it there was nothing but an argu-
ment boosting the recall"
Lehieh-AnteIope Resumes