Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
All the Latest News and Notes in the Realm of Politics
hat he is the political dupe of waiter

Parker1
why does he not reply when l make
the charge that he has prostituted his
office for political purposes-that he
is paying his political debts by Civ
ing the bulk of his business to the
one undertaking firm in which Waiter
Parker is q prominent stockholder?
"Why does he not denounce me when
I make the charge publicly and re-
peatedly, that he has called in autop-
sy surgeons at a cost of $40 and more
for each autopsy in cases where autop-
sizes were absolutely unnecessary?
why does he not denounce me
when l charge that he called surgeons
to ng Beach to hold an autopsy at
a cost of $40 and expenses to the tax
payers of this county, to hold an IN
quiry into the cause of death OF
person who was drowned in the sight
of fully 5000 people?
autopsies to be held after the bodies
had been embalmed, which Is abso-
lutely against the law, why does he
not denounce me a sa liar?
Because Mr.. Hartwell knows that
l speak the truth Mr.. Hartwell
knows that I can prove all of the sew
enteen specific charges which I have
made against him in this campaign.
"If 1 am elected coroner of Los An
geles county, the Office will be re-
moved from the pale of political in
fuences. Walter Parker nor the South
ern Pacific political machine will
have the slightest influence over me.
The undertaking department IN Wnich
Walter Parker, the Southern PACING
boss, is a prominent stockholder, VIII
get not one particle more OF the busi-
ness than will any other undertaking
concern in this town. I will dis
tribute the coroner's business on the
rotation basis, 1 will see that the af-
fairs of the coroner's office are ad-
ministered fairly and equitably, and
I will see that the taxpayers of Los
Angeles, county are not called on to
pay for unnecessary autopsies.
IT will see that the wishes of the
families of dead persons are consult
ed before body is given to any under
taker, I will see that autopsies are
held before the bodies have been en-
balmed, I will see that funerals are
not broken up by greedy and ghoulish
undertakers, will see that the blame
is placed squarly and fairly in every
instance where a wage Garner is killed
in the discharge of those duties by
which he reached his death, I will see
that my verdicts are so worded that
where a wage Garner is killed as
result of the carelessness of an en-
ployer that it will be possible for his
family or dependents to bring suit for
damages"
Guy Eddie, in his speech in Smock's
hail. took up certain assertions re-
garding his official acts made by Fred
ericks in his speech in Simpson audi
torium. He charged that the district
attorney deliberately sought to put
cloud on his reputation by making
false statements Going into detail
regarding the first Harper grand jury,
the speaker refuted the assertions of
Fredericks and fortified his statements
by reading an affidavit signed by Wiley
J. Phillips substantiating what he said
with regard to certain proceedings af-
fecting denizens of the red light dis
trict.
PAYS TRIBUTE To STEPHENS
e, ]. Fleming, in the course of his
address, paid a tribute to Judge AL
bert Lee stephens who is candi-
date for superior court judge. and who
was present. In part, he said:
."I am glad that Judge Stephens is
here tonight for the reason that l wish
to add my commendation of him as one
| of the public officials of this county
| who, in the best sense of that much
abused term, has made good
"In the dark days of the Harper ad-
ministration, when our city was ruled
and dominated by one of the most
corrupt. bAAoS SNSA AAo-
gracedF this city or any other city on
the American continent; when the po-
lice department was dominated by that
same influence-and 1 don't wish to
say anything, unkindly to the rank and
file of the police Department. mean
the men who ruled, who commanded
those men who were placed there by
political influences; at times when 1t
devolved upon me to secure search
warrents to raid some den of iniQuity
in this city, at time when l dared
not go before one of the police judges
of this city because the police spies,
the police officers, were watching every
movement that made, when my steps
were dogged night and day by private
detectives-I say. when needed those
search warrants, when I required Sec
recy, when I wanted to be certain that
there would be no leaks-it was my
pleasure and my privilege to seek out
the services of Albert Lee Stephens.
and never found at any time that that
trust OF that confidence was violated.
Therefore for what he has done,
for the service he has rendered in this
county in his official career, he de-
serves advancement to the superior
court bench OF this county, one Of the
most important in the gift Of the peo-
pie, and If you place upon him tha
mantel Of that office, II you allow him
to discharge the duties Of that ofiice,
you need never fear that you have
made a mistake.'F
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