Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-06
BOTH LONG BEACH
PARTIES CONFIDENT
CLOSING CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN
HARD FOUGHT
Independents and Charterites Each
Satisfied of Victory and Ad-
mnstration Is Placed
on Trial
Especial to The Herald.l

LONG BEACH, Dec. 1.-THE munich
pal election to be held Tuesday VIII
mark the conclusion of what probably
has been the hardest fought political
campaign in this city. Both lndepend-
ents and Charterites express great
confidence, and the result will come as
a sore disappointment to the defeated
faction.
The Independents have claimed
throughout the campaign that the in
cumbent Charterite administration has
been extravagant, paying out great
sums for salaries of officers and nu-
merous assistants, and that no large
public improvements have been made
during the period to stand MS monu-
ment to its wisdom; that in failing to
call a special election in accordance
with charter provisions. when demand
ed by one thousand voters, the admin
istration overthrew the right Of petition
and practically dsfranchised the sign
ers of the petition; that by all that was
fair and right the petition should have
been granted, though the council had
the option of turning it down; and that
a more progressive and slightly liberal
administration is needed.
Would Do Same Thing Again
The Charterites, on the other hand,
have distributed a printed report OF
the auditor, without making other re-
plies to the Independents charges OF
lack of economy. They claim the mayor
and council acted within their power
on the petition question, and the mayor
publicly stated he has nothing to b.
ashamed of and would do the same
thing again." This statement, made in
a mass meeting, has been used against
him by the Independents ever since
The mayor claims that four men to
whom he addressed letters asking them
to appear at his mass meeting were
mot manly" in remaining away upon
that occasion. The four men, one of
whom was Colonel Charles r. Drake
of Los Angeles and Long Beach, presi-
dent of the Hotel Virginia company,
affirm the mayors letter read like a
command. was written on his official
stationery and signed by him as mayor
of the city, and that they considered
il above their self respect to comply
with his request.
The Independent party includes the
heaviest owners in the Hotel Virginia,
and the parties who control the bath
house and Pike, IS well as the builders
of many of the modern hotels and other
structures in the downtown district
The speakers of the Charter party and
the mayor have referred to the lead
ers of the Independent party as men
wanting special privileges.
The Charterite ticket follows:
Tickets of Two Parties
For mayor, Charles H. Windham; for
city attorney, Stephen G. Long, for
city treasurer. f. f. Norton; for city
auditor. Ira s. Hatch; for city clerk,
Charles o. Boynton for tax and license
collector, Charles Malcom; for police
Judge. ]. ]. Hart; for councilman, First
ward. G. A. Mohrenstecher;; for coun-
Gilman. Second ward, ]. II. Robinson;
for councilman, Third ward, c. A. Aus
tin: for councilman, Fourth ward,
Charles r. Schilling; for councilman,
Fifth ward, w. II. Reider; for council
man. Sixth ward. G.. w. Scott; for
councilman, Seventh ward, Victor
Humphries.
The Independent ticket follows:
Mayor. H. s. Callahan; city clerk
NJ. IT. Allen city attorney Roland G
Swa1ield; treasurer, F. r. McQuigg;
police judge. stephen Underwood;
auditor, George f. Woods; tax and
license collector, Charles Malcom;
councilmen-Frst ward, G. A. Mohren-
stecher; Second ward, F. A. Wardner;
Third ward, Barney Brown; Fourth
ward, f. II. Gridley; Fifth ward ]. H.
Wollbrinck; Sixth ward n. F. Conkle;
Seventh ward, w. r. Merrick.