Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-16
ALEXANDER ON
SAME PLATFORM
"NO CHANGE OF PRINCIPLE"
SAYS MAYOR
WILL BE SERVANT OF PUBLIC, is
HIS ANSWER
Strong Assurances of Support for the
Present Municipal Head Re-
ceived from Harbor
Districts

mayor Alexander 5 platform Is uu'
changed from that on which he made
his stand in the recall. You al
know where stand and where l have
consistently stood as a public servant,
he said at that time. 'Tnere Will never
be a time in my political history when
there will be any doubt on the public s
part as to where l may stand on
question. My record SO Iar is an open
book, and l intend that it shall con-
tinue to stand inspection"
When the mayor opens his cam
paign he will take an Identical stand
regarding his work as the city's ex-
eeutive since the recall election, AL
though he has made no effort to secure
support as yet, he has been in receipt
of large number of assurances of
support from all classes, and notice
able among these are many who were
apathetic or inclined to the opposition
during the recall movement.
Especially strong assurances of sup
port have come from the harbor pre-
cincts. When Mayor Alexander spoke
at consolidation meetings he was al
ways accorded tremendous ovations be-
cause the audiences were familiar with
his record on the board of supervisors
and had faith in his intention to work
for the good of the harbor. The pre-
diction was made by a leading resi-
dent of San Pedro yesterday that the
harbor precincts will vote five to one
for George Alexander for mayor
against the field in the coming cleo
tions.
you voted for Fred Wheeer for
mayor once this year-why isn't he
good enough for you now?"
is tbp froI1 hlpSOr11a OnaStiOn
which will be put up to the machine
Republicans by the Socialists of the
city Saturday evening. Mr. Wheeler
is the man behind whom the machine
rallied in vain effort to defeat the
recall and George Alexander. The
Socialists think, inasmuch as Mr..
Wheelers views have not changed one
jot or little since then, he is by all
means the logical candidate to oppose
Mayor Alexander at the December
election.
The Socialist convention will be
held in the Walker theater building on
Grand avenue Saturday evening. The
date is nearly week before the "ad-
visory convention" of the organization
Republicans, which will give ample
time for arranging for stampede to
Mr. Wheeler by the convention at the
Shrine auditorium.
1t is stated, however, by leading
Socialists that the Socialist conven-
ton was not fixed for this week with
any thought of party courtesy toward
the machine Republicans who did their
best to elect a Socialist mayor at the
recall election. If invited to con-
ference at the Jonathan club by Walt
er Parker, Don G. McGarvin and Herb
Cornish they will refuse, perhaps
rudely.
"You can say about Mr.. Parish"
said Alex McKeigan yesterday, that
1t will never be necessary to print a
big story to the effect that he will not
withdraw in order to let people know
he is running"
The hair-tearing feeling which is be-
ing worn by machine leaders already
in the cam paign is evidenced in the
efforts made to drag DR.. ]. w. Jones
out of the race for mayor DR.. Jones
has lived In Los Angeles a quarter
century without asking for office and
says he would not now be candidate
for the mayoralty If he had not been
urged so insistently by his old-time
friends to make the race. He advances
the opinion that a campaign for cleo
ton as mayor should be made on
merit and not with a bolstering up by
party mechanism and convention in
dorsement. In consequence he failed
to be drawn into a trap to stand by
a convention Endorsement.
A master mechanic of the Southern
Pacific political machine recently Of
fered DIR. Jones a place on the board
of public works or any other city office
he might name if he would withdraw
as a candidate in the mayoralty race.
DR.. Jones waved the big stick and
said he intended to keep running and
run harder every minute. The ma
chine organization is wondering what
to do about cartain old-timers who
have heretofore been regular"
The running of Mr.. Israel Margolis
as a candidate for councilman at large
has already caused Bernard Healy to
give more than one thoughtful tweak
to the spot where his necktie isn't.
Councilman Healy has announced on
his advertising that he is present in
cumbent," and Mr.. Margolis is pre-
pairing printed matter bearing the
query, 'FWhy not make it incum-
bent on me to be present also?"
The Standard Republican club has
indorsed Mr.. Margolis for the council
Both Mr.. Margolis, who is president of
board of directors, and his brother
were at the meeting, and the other
members will write a letter to make
the Endorsement heartily unanimous.
The Israel Margolis Marching club
has been organized to make the cam
paign for council membership more
complete. The officers are Arthur D.
Houghton, M. D., president; Wallace
w. Wideman, secretary; Israel Mar
golis, treasurer. A fourth member is
in prospect.
.a5 A precinct meeting Of regular Re
publicans was held at the residence OF
Frank Dominguez 49S North Grand
avenue, to take UP the caucus instruc-
,tions issued by Secretary Jack Wright
of the Republican city cantral cons
ifnfttee. Erwin Dinge was instructed
TO send a letter to every Republican
IN the precinct urging him to attend
the caucus Friday night. Mr.. DOM
inguez says there We're fifty-three at
the meeting. and advances as proof
that when the box was empty there
were. still three men who were without
CIGARS until he sent a boy with a dime
down to the grocery store.
Good government organization meet
ings will be held tonight at the follow
ing places to organize precinct clubs:
IN precinct 40, at the home of Simp-
sons Mcclure 1909 Florida street. in
precinct g. at the home of II. M. Pat
terson, 1904 Union avenue; in precinct
1888, with ]. G. Rose, 1900 Compton
avenue.
4 ssMrst Clotworthy issued last night the
following semi-authoritative statement
regarding his conference with Walter
Parker. Don C. McGarvin and Herb