Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-10
Candidates for Mayor on
the Qui Vive
FACTS SHOW THAT MACHINE
MEETINGS WERE FAILURES
ENTHUSIASM OF ALEXANDER
SUPPORTERS A SURPRISE
Success of Mayor Alexander Conceded
Everywhere, and the Others in
the Race Trying for
Second Place
NT HE leading candidates for all

SSS'A icNN
T HE leading candidates for all
the various offices are fac
u ing the election, confident
that they will go through with
flying colors. If all their expec-
tations are realized it would be
necessary to stretch the election
provision to provide for four may
ors and ffty-odd councilmen.
Every effort was made yester-
day by the Smith supporters to
whip in line all voters thought to
be susceptible to the party lash.
The Republican city central
committee kept automobiles run
ming all day IN the territory east
of Main street, and at least one
machine worker was busy i'll
every precinct.
Efforts to hold machine meet
;ngs last night, however, gen
orally resulted in failures SO far
as attendance and old-time inter-
est were concerned. A meeting
widely advertised in the First,
Second and Third precincts, held
under machine auspices la5t
night at Highland Park. brought
out a dozen persons, including
the chairman, four imported
speakers and two Good Govern
ment candidates for the council.
New York Man Marvels
81 have frequently been at the
national headquarters of the Re
publican party during a cam
naign. but | never saw even there
anything like the evidence OF
work and the enthusiasm shown
This week at the Good Govern
ment organization headquarters
said a New York man at the Ger-
main building last night. Inc
rooms were filled with precinct
workers and volunteers anxious
to keep in touch with the prog
ress OF the movement, and be-
tween twenty and thirty men
were outside in the big hall. From
every precinct came enthusiastic
,enorts. even those estimated as
the most hidebound for the ma
chine and where every effort was
being put forth by the Smith
workers to keep voters III line,
showing decided gains for Alex
ander and other candidates sup
ported by the Good Government
organization.
The success of Mayor Alex
ander is conceded everywhere,
most OF the other mayoralty can
didates merely hoping to be sec
ond choice. The one who is sue
cessful in this will try to concen-
trate all opposing votes in his
favor, "but he will need more
than a month to do that" said
worker at Good Government
headquarters.
Twelve Candidates Certain
The best estimates show that
about twelve Good Government
council candidates will be car
ried through to the general cleo
ton. The support behind them
is we'll massed, while that OF
their main opponents is badly
split. Barney Healy is conceded
TO be the leader among the ma
chine candidates, with doc"
Houghton, who is quietly replac-
ing H. H. Yonkin, as close sec
ond.
A halfway movement, headed
by Judge ], w. Ballard, has
broken from the machine instruc-
tions not to pay attention to the
cause of education at the primary
election. Judge Ballard and his
following will vote for the pres
ent members of the board OF
education, indorsed by the Good
Government organization. The
election of the present board is
assured beyond any question, but
their friends are working to roll
up an overwhelming vote for
them as a rebuke to the Repub-
lican party organization and its
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