Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-18
GOOD GOVERNMENT IS
CHOICE OF PASADENA
Vote of All Parties Reaches 1858,
About So Per Cent of
Registration

PASA- ENA, Aug. 1S.-With no con-
tests on and nothing but party pride
to cause them to go to the polls to
vote for primary nominations there
were 172 Democrats, 100 Prohibitionists
and 81 Socialists exercised their right
of franchise in this city at Tuesday S
election, according to returns from the
twenty-three predicts. The total vote
of the Republican party in this city
at the primaries is estimated at 25Sl,
the exact number being understandable
owing to the fact that over half the
election boards did not state the total
vote on their reports. The vote of all
parties totaled 1858, about SO per cent
oe the total registration.
Interesting comparisons in the Re
publican vote are as follows: James
McLachlan, regular candidate for con-
gress, and John Perry Wood, Lincoln
Roosevelt candidate for superior judge,
ran neck and neck, the former polling
1862 votes and the latter 1911, showing
that personal friendship had consid-
cradle bearing in each case.
AS against McLachlan's 1862 votes in
his home town, w. d. stephens, his
Lincoln oosevelt opponent polled SIS
votes. In the fourth precinct where
McLa chlan lives, Stephens polled fifty
votes against McLachlan's 105.
Coroner Hartwell, who sought nomi-
nation for reelection on the regular
ticket, polled 1852 votes in this city,
his home town, and his opponent, DR..
Sherwin Gibbons, ran up 93S votes
against him.
Aside from the heavy vote for Nc
Lachlan and Hartwell. the balance of
the vote in this city for state, county
and local Republican nominations went
to the Lincoln-R oosevelters with vote
that was almost a landslide.
Complete unofficial returns from Pas
adena township show the following
vote; Justice of the peace-McDon-
aid 1888, Klamroth 1888, Butler 1865,
giving Mcdonald and Klamroth the
nominations. Austin and Newell were
nominated to succeed themselves as
constables. Austin received the larg-
est vote cast for any candidate in
Pasadena, 1854. Newell received 1884,
and Shipley landed with SOS.
M. B. Butler, who lacked but 224
votes of wrestling the nomination for
justice of the peace from Klamroth,
was nominated on the Prohibition ticket
for that office, hence will be in the
running at the general election The
Prohibitionists claim over 500 votes in
Pasadena and with the Republicans
who favor Butler it is said he has a
chance of election.
Democratic leaders claim a total vote
over 700 in the city, while the Social
lists claim to be 400 strong. Democrats,
Socialists and Prohibitionists alike con-
tribute the light vote at the primaries
to the fact that many are out of the
city, that a great many have not yet
registered for the year and that on
account of there being no contest there
was no occasion for a heavy vote.
Among the many freak ballots cast
in this city was one Democratic ticket
with the name of Curry written in for
governor. State Senator c. w. Bell
of this city, who is a candidate to
succeed himself, received two filled-in
votes for assemblyman on the Repub-
lican ticket.
Hiram Johnson received six votes
written in on the Prohibition ticket, w.
D. Stevens and James McLachlan each
received two from the same source and
Constable Walter Austin was favored
with three dry" votes.
Nine Republicans wrote the name Of
Thomas Lee Woolwine, Democratic
nominee for district attorney, on their
ballots. John S. Cravens, wealthy
Pasadenan, received one vote for state
senator on the Republican ticket and
Frank Madison was favored likewise.