Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-17
LAWYER SEEKS
HIGHER HONORS
GUY EDDIE WILL STRIVE FOR
CITY ATT0RNEYSHIP
PROSECUTOR HOPES TO BE HEW-
TITS SUCCESSOR
Record of Official Contains Many ln-
stances of Meritorious Service
in Interest of Los Angeles
Public

Guy W. Eddie, prosecuting attorney
of Los Angeles and one of the most
successful incumbents of that office in
securing clean government, announced
yesterday his candidacy for the Office
of city attorney, to succeed Leslie r.
Hewitt. Friends of the prosecuting
attorney have already begun strenu-
Gus campaign in Mr.. Eddie's behalf
and it is predicted that he will take
office next January, as the result of the
action of voters at the direct pri-
maries to be held in October.
During the four years that Mr.. Ed
die has been in Los Angeles public
service he has demonstrated such
ability that his friends believe him
the city's legal department.
Mr.. Eddie is a self-made man and
whatever success he has attained can
be traced directly to his own indie
fatigable efforts. His rise in legal
prominence has been brought about
by a consistent display of fairness, and
his record in Los Angeles stamps him
as a real fighter when convinced that
the cause in which he is interested is
equitable.
Graduate of High School
Mr.. Eddie was graduated from the
Arroyo Grande high school in San
Luis Obispo county and worked his
way through the University of Cali
fornia During his course of study
there Mr. Eddie worked as ranch
hand and section laborer in order to
accumulate funds to pay his tuition.
In 1905 Mr.. Eddie was appointed
deputy prosecuting attorney, and last
fall was promoted to the head of the
office as the successor of Thomas Lee
Woolwine.
-. To n
ment soon brought Mr.. Eddie into
public prominence and his fearless
handling of cases against corporations
soon made him a power to be feared.
In every case he has stood for equal
rights and efforts to dispose of cases
quietly were not countenanced by him.
For two years he fought the Los
Angeles Gas and Electric company and
finally succeeded in compelling that
corporation to stop the flow of oil,
! lampblack and waste in the Los An
geles river bed. Recently he has been
| Investigating charges against the
same company for giving rebates, and
as a result of this investigation war
rants have been prepared against the
| directors.
Tenders on the Cars
1t was due in a great measure to the
| efforts of Mr.. Eddie that the Pacific
| Electric railway was obliged to equip
it's cars with tenders for the protection
of life, and, although the fight covered
period of one year, the prosecutor
| was successful.
In the anti-race track gambling
cases Mr.. Eddie took a prominent part
and succeeded in having passed an or
dinance making it Illegal to publish
| tips on the races.
In protecting the residential district
from the encroachment of manufac-
tories producing smoke and odors Mr..
Eddie earned the gratitude of those
who desire to preserve the beautiful
districts.
As a friend to the laboring class he
thoroughly investigated the Los An
geles employment agencies and pre-
vented a system of swindling ignorant
persons by the passage of an ordi-
nance.
Mr. Eddie is a member of the Gar
vanza Improvement association and an
active worker of the City club, his
advice and legal assistance being of
material help to the club in obtaining
good government for Los Angeles.