Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-19

fees. The leagues most important in
dOrsements yesterday were those for
the superior court, the various candi-
dates for which have ben the center of
political interest for several weeks. The
Endorsements for the superior court
were discussed at previous meetings,
but no definite conclusions could be
reached owing, it is reported, to the
difference of opinion relative to one of
the candidates.
THE CANDIDATES
The Endorsements of the league yes
terday for the superior bench were as
follows: Gavin w. Craig, at present
superior court commissioner; j. Perry
Wood, city attorney Of Pasadena, and
Frank D. Finlayson, president of the
City club.
The league also indorsed Richard s.
Saunders as a candidate for the assem-
bly, from the Seventy-third district.
AS announced in The Herald yeSter-
day, the league placed its seal of ap-
proval on the candidacy of Leslie R
Hewitt, city attorney, who stated tc
The Herald Friday night that he would
resign as city attorney to make the
race at the request of the league. He
expects to be the attorney for the Los
Angeles harbor board,
The league also indorsed Dr. w. A
Lamb for nomination as assemblyman
in the Seventy district, and Harry
Hayes and George Lyon as constables
of Los Angeles township.
COMPLETES TICKET
This practically completes the work
of the league committee so far as the
question of Endorsements is concerned
and follows series of meetings during
which the members of the committee
have repeatedly threshed out the merits
and qualifications of the various as
pirants for office.
The question of Endorsements for the
superior court judiciary has caused al
most as much discussion as did that OF
indorsing a candidate for the district
attorneyship, in which both the names
of Thomas lie Woolwine, Democratic
and Good Government candidate, anc
Frank Hutton, Republican, were ad'
vanced, the league finally declining tt
leave a blank on it's ticket in favor ol
the Democratic candidate and indorS
ing Mr.. Hutton instead.
While no statement would be giVer
out by the league leaders yesterday
and the session was kept secret, 1t wa:
stated by a member of the league, out
side the committee, that the question
of indorsing Gavin Craig for the su
perior court had caused considerable
debate, owing to reports that Craig
had been identified with the machine
Craig's friends, however stoutly denied
this, and it is said the Endorsement wa'
finally made unanimous.
A member of the committee said las
night that all the league members ap
pear highly gratified with the indorse
ments, and that they are especiall
pleased at the presence of Hewitt il
| the senatorial race in the Thirty eightl
| district, where the voters general.
have been worried for fear that H. S. G
Mccartney of George L. Sanders, tn
push candidates, would be nominated
The tension was somewhat relieved II
the Thirty-eighth district when Martil
Bekins, the Democratic candidate
made his appearance against Henry
Mcdonald, the so-called "Democrati'
pretender." The Republicans, it Il
claimed, had practically decided to ge
behind Martin Bekins, and would hav'
elected him to the senate, regardless o
the Democratic support, had not thu
Lincoln Roosevelt league fastened Il
appeal to Hewitt to enter the race.
The league leaders now say that thl
has brought all the Republicans in tina
district who are not out and out ma
chine men back to the folds, and tina
thew will work diligently to nominate
Mr. Hewitt, which will leave the figh
between Hewitt and Bekins after thu
primaries. This Is highly pleasing t.
the Good Government organization, be
cause it's leaders say that regardless o
which of these two men is elected, th'
Thirty-eighth will have a good, cleal
and reliable representative IN the mex
state senate.