Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-10
LEAGUE SURE To
BACK WOOLWINE
G. o. P. Leader Says Democratic
Candidate for Dist. Atty.
Won't Be 0uSted
PARTY LINES ARE IGNORED
Rank and File of LinColn-RooSe-
welt Organization Will
Brook No Split
PARTY LINES ARE IGNORED

"Thomas Lee woolwine, the Demo-
cratic candidate for district attorney
will get the Lincoln Roosevelt league
vote regardless of what other candl-
date may be placed in the field against
him.
Lincoln Roosevelt Republican league
Yesterday afternoon. Continuing he
said: ,,o
II understand there has been some
talk of the league indorsing another
candidate to run against Mr.. WoolWlne'
IF this is true, and no doubt there are
one or two so-called leaders IN the
league who would prefer to see league
Republican placed in opposition 10 MI
Fredericks, it will not in the least al
feet the sentiment of the rank and f1le
Of the leagues membership toward Mr.
Woolwine.
"Our principles and platform are good
government. Party lines cannot be al
lowed to enter into our battle IN TINS
county. 1t is a fight of the people
against the machine, against gra1t ana
corruption and pernicious politics, and
we viii have to make the fight along
good government lines if we succeed
Leave it for the machine to adhere TO
the old motto of partisanship. such
movement as ours can only pe con-
Quoted along good government lnes'
which perforce are non-partlsan, plac-
ing the man above the office, the prln-
ciple above the party.
''If we do this the league cannot Tor
a moment afford to lessen the chances
of Mr.. WoolWine, nor can it afford 10
enhance the campaign of District At
torney Fredericks by dividing his OPP
position. NJ
Fredericks will elect him. We must not
make the mistake of thinking that
Fredericks is weak candidate we
must remember that he has powerful
political machine behind him; that he
is thoroughly entrenched in an ottlce
whose political patronage assures MIN
of strong support. We must remember,
too, that he is making strong fight.
ONLY ONE COURSE
"The league may indorse and nom
mate another good government candt-
date, who may be strong league mem
ber, but [ am satisfied the league can
not nominate him, neither could it elect
him if he were nominated. L believe
there is only one man in Los Angeles
county who can defeat Mr.. Fredericks,
and that man is Thomas Lee Woolwine
This is not because Mr.. Woolwine is
the only man who would make a good
district attorney, but because Fred
ericks knows and fears him.
"WoolWine knows the ropes. He was
n poWer in the recent Good Government
municipal campaign, and he did as
much as any other one man to elect our
present Good Government administra-
tion, composed largely OF Llncon-
Roosevelt adherents.
although a Democrat, Mr.. Woolwine
did not hesitate to work for the elec-
tion of these Good Government Repub-
licans. His platform and his principles
were Good Government then, and they
are good government now, regardless
of partisanship. He is Good Govern
ment candidate more, perhaps. than a
Democratic candidate. He was city
prosecutor under Mr.. Fredericks, and
in that capacity accumulated facts
which will prove formidable in this
campaign. He can defeat Mr.. Fred
ericks The league can put up no man
that could OF. this 1 am confident.
"If we indorse another man, and he
is a Good Government man, it may
cause the Good Government organtza-
ton, when it draws up it's ticket, COM
posed both of Democrats and Republi-
cans, to have to inrorse both Mr.. Fred
ericks' opponents, because they may
both be Good Government men. This
will insure the election of Mr. Fred
ericks.
CAN'T AFFORD SPLIT
"The league cannot afford to precipi-
tate a factional fight in the Good Gov
ernment organization, and as the Good
Government organization is composed
of leaders and members of both the
Democratic party and the Lincoln
Roosevelt league this is what would
happen.
1.-THE league must remember that it's
rank and file constitute a large portion
of the Good Government organization.
And we must all bear in mind that al
though indorsed by the Democratic
party. Mr.. Woolwine in every sense is
the Good Government candidate for
district attorney. Being a Democrat,
the Democratic party was able to in
dorse Mr.. WoolWlne, and this was done,
be it said, to the credit Of the Demo-
Gratis, without delay or without the
slightest hesitency. 1t was an honor
they should all feel proud of.
unfortunately under the direct
primary law, the Lincoln-R Roosevelt
league as a Republican organization,
cannot indorse Mr.. Woolwine, because
he is a Democrat but the least and the
most they can do is to leave blank on
their ticket so that we of the league
who desire to vote for Mr.. Woolwine-
and there are thousands of us who do
can write Mr.. WoOlwine's name on
the league ticket.
"This much we owne to the Good
Government organization, and to the
decent citizenship and taxpayers Of
Los Angeles, and this much, 1 believe,
the league will do without serious op-
position.
"Say for me that I believe this talk
about the league indorsing another
candidate is all tommy rot and that it
has no substantial foundation.
Mr.. Woolwine will be our next dis
trict attorney"