Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-23
WORKS RESIGNS:
LUSK PRESIDENT
COUNCIL SHOWS APPRECIA'
TION OF OFFICIAL
Resolutions of Regret at Leaving and
Best Wishes for Future rendered
the Candidate for U S.
Senatorship

With expressions of sincerest regret
the city council yesterday reluctantly
accepted the resignation OF Judge j.
ID. Works as a member and president
of that body and wished him success
in his campaign for United States sem
ator.
AS soon as the resignation had been
accepted and resolution commencing
Judge Works conduct as president of
| the council had been adopted, Judge
Robert NJ. Lusk was unanimously
elected president of the council Ho
was placed in nomination by Council
man Andrews and the nomination was
seconded by Councilman Gregory.
There was no opposition, and it was
evident that Judge Lusk was the choice
| Of every member. His election to this
! office gives assurance that the delib-
eratlOns of the council will be con-
Quoted in the same dignified, legal and
parliamentary manner inaugurated by
Judge Works, after former councils
| had made the work Of that body mere
| horseplay Judge Lusk is noted par
| liamentarian and his personal dignity
equals that Of Judge Works.
Judge Works presented his resigna-
! tion the first thing when the council
convened yesterday morning, to take
effect Immediately. In presenting his
resignation he said:
II am about to tender my resigna-
! tion as a member of the council In
! doing so l wish to express my appre-
! citation of the kindness and courtesy
| that have always been extended me by
the members of this body l feel that
/ am leaving the interests Of this city
i'm the hands of capable and loyal men,
and l wish to say again, as I have
! said repeatedly, that every member of
this council has done his duty eff
ciently and fearlessly"
President Works then presented his
resignation and called Councilman
Washburn to the chair to preside while
the council acted. The resignation
| follows:
Judge Works Resignation
Having been selected by the
Lincoln Roosevelt league as it's
candidate for the office of United
States senator, ] will be unable to
do my duty to the league in maxi
ing the canvass that is properly
required of me and at the same
| time perform the important duties
devolving on a member of the city
council. 1 feel that under such
circumstances l should give the
people of this city the opportunity
of electing in my place someone
who can serve the interests of the
city better than myself and at
time when this can be done with
out expense to the city and at the
same time that an election must
be held to elect a successor to Mr..
Plant.
In severing my official connection
| with the members Of the council 1
desire to express 10 each and all of
you my sincere appreciation of the
uniform kindness and courtesy /
have received from you as your
| presiding officer.
I hereby tender my resignation as
your president and as a member of
the city council, to take effect i'm
| mediately.
Councilman Gregory moved that the
resignation be accepted with great re-
| gret, and ii was carried unanimously.
Judge Lusk then presented reso-
| luton commencing the retiring presi-
| dent, and the council ordered that a
! copy of the resolution be engrossed
and presented to Judge Works. 1t was
as follows:
Praise Retiring Official
whereas, the able and distinguished
| president the Hon. John d. Works,
has resigned his position of president
| and member of this council; and
| whereas he has announced his can
| didacy for the honorable and respon-
sibe position of United States sem
ator: therefore, be II resolved, that it
! is the sense of the members of this
council-and they are proud to be able
to bear testimony to the fact-that as
the presiding officer of this delibera-
! tive body for the last three months
| Judge Works conduct as such presid-
| ing officer has always been character
| lied by dignity. courtesy, affability
| and fairness: that by reason Of the
resignation of Judge Works the people
| of the city of Los Angeles lose the
! services of an able, honorable, fear
! less and distinguished public servant,
one whose every aim and purpose in
| this council has been to promote the
| best interests of the people of this
! city; that it is the sense of the MEM
| bers of this council that the character
of Judge John d. Works as a citizen,
! lawyer and patriot is entirely above
| reproach, and that If he should be
| elected to the exalted position of
! United states senator there is no per-
sonal, pecuniary or political influence
that could swerve him from the faith
J full performance of his duties to the
people of the United States"
The adoption of the resolution was
followed by the election of Judge Lusk
as president. IN accepting tne pace
| he said he fully realized the great re-
sponsibility that had been placed on
him and that he hoped the delibera-
| tions of the council in the future would
be characterized by the same dignity,
courtesy and fairness shown by his
predecessor. The new president estab-
| lished an excellent record for his first
day by putting all the business of the
council through during the morning
| session.