Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-31

made direct primary law. Thousands
of them, as we all know, arc expressing
their intention of voting for him by
writing his name on the ballot.
Another prominent leader in the Lin
coin Roosevelt movement, discussing
Mr.. Wooiwine's candidacy, said yester-
day:
@Ever since the initiation by Thomas
Lee Woolwine Of the fight in this city
against corruption in public office he
has fought the fight of non-partisan
for clean government, without regard
to party politics.
Mr.. Woolwine's exposure of official
corruption and machine methods have,
in a large degree, during two municipal
elections resulted in placing in office a
clean and non-partisan administration.
Mr.. Woolwine did not hesitate for a
moment to do his utmost in the recent
election of Mayor Alexander, although
Mayor Alexander is a Republican. Such
a service as Mr.. WOolWine has rendered
to the people of Los Angeles in the
anti-vice campaign, and in other civic
matters with which he has been act
ivelv identified, should not and will
not be forgotten by those Republicans
who place patriotism above party, and
who wish to see a strong, capable oftl-
cial in the Office of district attorney"
MACHINE GANG WORRIED
The question of whether or not the
Lincoln Roosevelt league should leave
the way OPEN for Mr. WoolWine S
election has not seemed seriously to
worry anyone but the machine gang,
whose members, it is understood, have
been diligently circulating among the
| leaguers in an endeaVor to arouse OPP
position to Mr.. WoOlWine, or to stir VI
agitation in favor OF league candidate
to run against him. so far this work
/ has been Intellectual, and promises tc
remain so.
with a large majority of the Lin
coln-Roosevelt members, many regulars
and all of the Democracy united for
| Mr.. Woolwine; with Carrigan conceded
| by many of his friends to be all but out
of the race, and with Mr.. Fredericks as
! the Republican nominee, there seems tC
! be little room for doubt that Mr.. Wool
wine will be the next district attorney
| of Los Angeles" said a league leader
| yesterday.
1T is to be hoped, however, that the
| league does not place any candidate in
the field against him"
Democratic leaders who have dis
cussed the situation express the same
| wish
IF the league places a man in the
race against Mr.. Woolwine," said a
| prominent Democrat, IL VIII lOI w
able to nominate him, and Mr. Wool
wine will get the Democratic nomina-
| ton; and as the Democratic nominee
he will he elected by an overwhelming
majority if he gets any reasonable sup
port from the league.
IF the league does not wage cam
paign in the interest of an opposing
candidate, and allows the sentiment ol
it's constituents to remain as it is now
the good government forces, as repre-
sented in the Democracy and league or
ganizations, will win a decided victory
"The leagues opposition to Mr.. Wool
wine would serve merely to reduce
Fredericks majority at the primaries
and might have a bad effect on the sub
sequent general election vote.
"The Lincoln Roosevelt league ano
the Democrats have their real func-
tions at present in the good government
organization. This organization will in
dorse Mr. WoolWine. 1t is the obvious
duty of the league and of the Demo
Gratis to unite on common ground Wher-
ever possible in the interest of thai
non-partisan cause in which every 10y
al citizen right now is so vitally in
terested.
"Such a common ground is presented
| in the candidacy of Mr.. WoolWine, ano
1 am confident the league has dis
cerned it's duty"