Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-10-28
San Pedro Voters Crowd Hall to
Hear Nominee for Dis
triCt Attorney
SERVICE FOR POOR AND RICH
Declaration Made That Freder-
iCks Has Resorted to Eva
sions and MisStatementS

Blanchard hall, in San Pedro, was
filed last night by an audience that
gave enthusiastic welcome to Thomas
Lee Woolwine, Good Government NOM
inee for district attorney, and the
speakers who accompanied him to the
harbor city to speak at the rally there
When he pledged himself and his as
sociates to conduct the Office of district
attorney in the interests Of all the peo-
ple, poor as well as rich, he received
great applause.
The speakers, besides Mr.. Woolwine,
were Lucius p. Green, candidate Tor
Justice of the peace, Los Angeles town
ship; DR.. A. c. Pratt, nominee Tor cor
oner, and Guy Eddie. Mr.. Green de-
voted his speech to the judicial ticket;
DR.. Pratt arraigned his opponent, Cor
oner Hartwell, for his official acts, and
Guy Eddie told why District Attorney
Fredericks will be Overwhelmingly de-
feated.
In part Mr.. Woolwine said
WOOLWINE PLEDGES LOYALTY
The pledge repeatedly made by
me that If elected district attorney
no civil cases of a private nature
shall be taken by me and that my
DEPUTIES will not be allowed to take
such civil cases, has been com
mented on more or less by my OPP
ponent. This pledge is made on
the ground that my entire time
and that of my deputies will be
the property of the county and that
all such time should be used In the
discharge of the duties of the Of
flee.
This pledge is made in the firm
conviction that every man accused
of crime and awaiting hearing
in court has the right to be brought
to his trial at the very earnest
moment consistent with justice. 1t
is not only unfair to the public
but unfair to accused persons to
allow them to anguish in jail while
the district attorney and his dep
uties are conducting private bust
ness for private gain
PROMISES PROMPT INQUIRIES
There is another matter to which
7 wish to call your special atten-
ton, and that is wherever ques-
tionable public transactions are
engaged in by public officials, such
as the riverbed steal; the at
tempted secret bond sale, at
tremendous loss TO the county; the
late furniture outrage and kin
dred matters, it is my purpose TO
institute a thorough investigation
of all such outrages that may hap
pen during my incumbency, II
elected, and such Investigations
shall be prompt and thorough and
wherever possible the guilt shall
be fixed and the perpetrators dealt
with according to law.
1t is my purpose, if elected. to
make appointments Of deputies
solely upon the ground of efficiency
and honesty, and political or other
Affiliations will be absolutely dis
regarded in such appointments. In
other words, it is my purpose TO
get the best possible legal talent
in the county of Los Angeles to
accent these deputyships, and law
yers of ability will be appealed to
on the ground of patriotism TO
accept such duties.
Mr.. Woolwine then launched into a
detailed statement of the various
charges that have been made against
John D. Fredericks, the incumbent,
and proceeded to show the evasions
and false statements with which the
numerous charges had been met by
his oDponent. and commented par
ticularlv upon the attempt Of Mr.
Fredericks to destroy the evidence OF
his guilt in the King will case by at
tempting to have all discriminating
naDers in the matter withdrawn from
the files OF the court.