Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-09
MACHINE PUTS
EVERY ENERGY
BEHIND SMITH
ALL CLANS ADMIT ALEXANDER
WILL WIN AT PRIMARIES
FINAL BATTLE BETWEEN oPPo-
NENTs FOR PLACE ON BALLOT
Workers of "Push" Are Fed and Given
Their orders at Levy's-Farlsh
and Jones Managers
Confident

II y AltAdnuGI anu Dii9 VI hliC iCdi
mayors"-that is the unanimous opin-
ion as to the mayoralty result tomor-
row. Every mayoralty headquarters
comedies 1t and every candidate for
any office admits 1t.
The favorite near-mayor who will be
selected. for defeat by Mr.. Alexander
December is now George A. Smith.
That is because every clamp possible
has been fastened on by the machine
and every voter who possibly can be
yanked into the machine camp has
been given his marching orders. This
has extended to prominent business
men extensively advertised as the
"Mushet mayoralty organization" to
all Republicans who fear the party
lash, and to every sort and kind of
voter who can be influenced by hope
of a place at or near the political feed
trough.
Precinct workers for the machine
were fed and given their orders last
night, and today will be scattered in
every precinct preparing for the cleo
ton 1t was necessary to feed them
at Levy's to get them downtown, so
assured is the average machine sup
porter in his heart that Alexander's
election is a certainty.
Machine Is Uncertain
Even the Republican city central
committee Is uncertain about pulling
Mr.. Smith through the primaries. al
though a big buster of success is put
up to visitors at headquarters and by
sub-machinists on the streets, in &C
cordance with orders.
Anyhow it is hoped and talked
about the Republican machine head
quarters that 1t will be Alexander and
Smith. The machine instructions ION
the quiet" are to vote for five council
men and get them through at any
cost along with "Uncle George" Smith.
The activity and hustle which for
merly characterized the machine head
quarters is there no longer; 1t is trans
ferred instead to the offices of the
Good Government organization, now
easily the busiest of all the political
headquarters. At the Republican
the greater part of the activity in
marked contrast to the good old
days."
There Is no card playing or time lost
at the Good Government organizations
headquarters In the German building,
where workers and stenographers are
busy day and night. Reports coming
III IEOIi 0NeTy III Ant city tOH-
firm the estimate of the executive COM
mittee that the city will have back
bone enough to stand by a mayor who
has made good.
"Mushet Money" Out
The Mushet forces apparently have
given up the game, but are spending
considerable money. The "whirlwind
end" of the Parish campaign has al
ready started, as has that of DR.. Jones,
who has probably gained faster than
any of the others in the last ten days.
Both the Parish and Jones managers
assert that they will run ahead of
Mushet, If they do not beat out Smith
also.
Reports of the precinct workers to
the Good Government organization in
dictate that at least twelve councilmen
supporting that movement will be car
ried through the primaries Various
states put up by organizations or So
cieties interested in special policies are
being printed to indicate whom to vote
for. Most Of these are for councilmen
only, but few have the other cam
didates. Some Of them look quite sus-
picious to the machine candidates,
Prominent men continue to express
themselves in favor of Alexander and
against the idea that a mayor who has
so signally made good should be turned
down. One of the strongest of such
arguments was that advanced by
Judge Waldo M. York. who said yes
terday:
Tribute from Judge York
Mayor Alexander is a keen observer
OF men.
HE is an excellent interpreter of
the intentions of men.
1.-THE most cunning seldom deceive
him.
IF there are covert schemes he looks
beneath the surface and sees them.
''If grafters have conceived a scheme