Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-02

The union labor politicians who
planned to get away" with the labor
vote for Candidate Smith, in spite of
the fact that the Times has had to
support Smith, is at present away up
in the air wildly waving its legs.
The scheme was to form a secret club
and to eliminate all the mayoralty
candidates but smith and Jones-not
merely to cross out the uncommoner
names. but to leave it so the politicians
might hint TO Mr.. Smith that he is
. known as liberal spender while DR..
/ Jones is not rich man. Uncle
/ George Smith, being able to see
/ through a milestone, might possibly be
| allowed 10 surmise that it had been
difficult to capture the labor vote on
account OF certain opposition to the
/ label prominent in the Republican
! camp and that axle grease would be
/ acceptable
| The preliminary part of the program
/ was carried through. The scheme was
| Matched through the central labor
/ council. Delegates were selected from
/ Various unions to form the Union
/ Labor Political club" Following the
organization of the club a committee
/ consisting of A. a. Hay, j. W. Butler,
/ Charles Wright and Chris Ploeger was
| appointed and Messrs. Parish, Alex
ander, Mushet, Lewis and Hurley were
| gently but firmly eliminated"
Mr. Smith was to have had his
/ cough examined by the club this
/ week, but the unions began to sit up
| and take notice. The Typographical
/ union promptly sat down on the idea
| and crushed out its young life with
! the following resolutions:
! Whereas, Typographical Union No.
/ Ia was asked to send, and its presi-
cent did send. a delegation of three
] me aufaFa 70. FHsafv.
atoms and actions of a political club
TO be called the Union Labor Political
| club said club having had its birth
IL the central labor council: and,
whereas on account. of the primary
elections being SO near, no good could
! possibly be accomplished for organized
labor by any action at this time, even
| if said action were in good faith and
rot open to question; and,
Whereas the only 9ction that such
a club could take at the present time
would be to secretly interview candi-
| dates for office, an action which in the
past has been attended with the most
| pernicious results to all taking part
/ therein-of no benefit to the candidate
and corrupting to the interviewer; and,
! Whereas, Mr. Arthur A. Hay, a
member of this union who has lost
! It's confidence by many questionable
acts in the past, and whom This union
would be unwilling to trust in any ex-
ecutive or fiduciary position in the
present, has been elected the presid-
ing officer Of said Union Labor Po-
litical club and is its guiding genius;
therefore.
Resolved, that Typographical union
No. ia withdraw its delegate from
any further participation in the pro-
ceedings of said club; and, further,
Resolved, that, in order that all can
didates for office may know that this
union does not sanction the pernicious
activity in the political field of any of
| its members, this matter be given to
the press.
Adopted in regular session, Octo-
Der 81 1903"
In the meantime the Times had come
out for Smith, not le-heartedly
enough to suit the machine, but suf-
ficient to satisfy the unions where he
stands At present the situation seems
to leave the Endorsement Of DR.. Jones,
who started to fight his way as mem
Der of the Miners union.
A Republican meeting will be held
tonight at headquarters at which Jack
Summerfield will preside and Col, r.
w. Richardson, Byron c. Hanna and
Dudley Robinson will speak. George
4. Smith, Barney Healy, Or. A. d.
/ Houghton and other candidates will
make short talks
Another Republican meeting is be-
/ ing arranged at san Pedro for Satur-
! cay evening, but Secretary Robinson
of the Republican central committee
/ is having a hard time getting the tin
/ can united from its tail. Johnnie
! Wray wants to preside to make more
effective his recognition by the organ
/ tZatiOn so that he may be in line for
J appointment on the harbor commission