The San Francisco call., 1909-10-08
Los ANGELES PLANS
PRIMARY ELECTION
Quiet Campaign Being Waged
for Municipal Offices in
Southern City
Big Power Development and
Artificial HarbOr Projects
Directly Involved
[Speciol Dispatch 10 The Call

Los ANGELES. Oct Although
there are some seventy candidates al
ready announced for the nine places on
the city council and seven men in
the race for the mayoralty and the
primary election is practically but
month away the local municipal cam
psign has thus far been an extremely
quiet one. The fact that it is the first
under the direct primary provisions of
the city charter and the big issues in
directly involved. such as the owens
river electric power project and the
commencement Of the municipal harbor
work, make the candidates shy about
taking the initiative.
The regular republican organiza-
tiOn has fun ticket in the field headed
by George A. Smith for mayor and has
opened headquarters with u. {. Cassel-
man as chairman Of the central COM
mittee- Aside from the socialist ticket
this is the only party ticket and DR..
j. W Edelman, chairman OF the demo-
cratic city central committee. says no
democratic convention win be held as
the general sentiment among the demo-
Gratis is against partisan set Of candi-
dates.
CONTEST FOR MAYORALTY
Other republicans in the race for the
mayOralty are George Alexander. the
present mayor; W c. Mushet. now city
auditor, and Dr. J. ". Jones. oscar e.
Parish, real estate man and formerly
2 member Of the city council, is a
democrat who is out for election as
mayor, but who is making an fndepen-
dent campaign.
Mayor Alexander was elected in the
recall campaign as the candidate of the
forces invoking the recall against A. c.
Harper, and the same strength is be-
hind him in the present fight At the
time he took office he expressed the
wish 10 retire at the close of the regu-
lar term, but recently announced him
self a candidate for reelection on re-
quest OF members OF the City club and
others instrumental in making the re-
cali fight successful He is at present
making no campaign, but viii probably
have the open Endorsement Of the good
government organization. This is a
central body with precinct clubs in
about 125 OF the 1Ss city precincts
which has merged the former Lincoln
Roosevelt and similar organizations.
Allied with il is a body known as the
good government fund, which has
raised a fund OF $4,000 a year sup
piled under a system of contributions
and which is endea vOring TO secure a
permanent list of contributors. assur-
ing $1,000 annually for various lines
Of political work. At the close of the
municipal campaign the activities and
headquarters Of the good government
organization viii be transferred at once
10 the county campaign in preparation
for the August primaries.
NEW FACES IN FIELD
e. IL
licsn party organization is the appear
ance Of many new faces. At the con
vention 10 indorse a city ticket the
chairman, r. w. Richardson, although
we'll known in Nebraska politics and at
national republican conventions. made
his first appearance in Los Angeles
political affair. The new chairman and
secretaries have not heretofore been
prominent in local politics. and many
Of the precinct committeeman have a
place in party councils for the first
time The recent consolidation of VIII
mington and San Pedro with Los An
geles has been met by switching men
active in county campaigns into line
for municipal work.
George A. Smith. the regular repub-
iican candidate for mayor. has opened
his own headquarters and is looking
after his fight personally. assisted by
NJ p. Light and Frank Dominguez. o.
r. Fsrish. ". c. Mushet and DR.. J. w
Jones nave also secured headquarters
and campaign managers Parish has so
far made the most active campaign
and mas organized Parish clubs in sew
ersl sections OF the city. Mushet has
the support OF a number of Wholesale
men, he was for some time secre-
tsry Of the wholesalers board Of trade.
Doctor Jones is known as the "old
timers" candidate, as he has the in
dorsement Of the Old Timers club.
BUSINESSMEN MAY RUN
A few candidates among the 20 odd
running for the council are making
an active canvass, btt most of them
are waiting until the last two weeks,
preferring to spend their money for a
whirlwind campaign" There are in
dications that a number Of unusually
strong men like Judge John d. Works.
president OF the City club; William ].
Washburn, president OF the Equita BILE
bank, and Major Henry T. Lee may be
brought out under a businessmen's in
dorsement II this is done IL is con-
ceded, even by supporters of the re-
publican party ticket. that they would
win. The platform on which they
would be induced to run is that of a
broad business policy for the city. par
ticularly in regard to the $4,000 900
which the city proposes to vote, in har-