Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-20
ReformerS Indorse Only Nomi-
nees Where Opponents Are
Backed by S. P. Machine
MANY CONTESTS LEFT OPEN
Selection of WooIWine Is Wildly
Cheered; Clean Candidates
Given Support
GOOD GOVERNMENT TICKET

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For associate Justices Of the supreme court:
| BENJAMIN f. BLEDS0E,
w. P. LAWLOR.
For superior Judges:
FRANK G. FINLAYSON,
ALBERT LEE STEPHENS.
JOHN PERRY WOOD.
For district attorney;
THOMAS LEE WOOLWINE.
For tax collector;
WALTER j. DESMOND.
For coroner;
DIR. A. C. PRATT.
For justices of the peace, Los Angeles
township:
FRANK S. FORBES,
LUCIUS p. GREEN,
WILLIAM YOUNG,
SIDNEY REEVE.
For police Justices of the city of Los An
geles;
| JOSEPH w. CHAMBERS,
WILLIAM FREDERICKsON,
STEPHEN MONTELEONE,
WARREN WILLIAMS.
For member of state assembly (seventy-
third district):
EDWIN G. MAYHEM.
The long looked for third ticket of
the Good Government organization was
indorsed at meeting of the county
central committee in the Blanchard
building last night. members of all
parties uniting in the work of select
ing nominees on the two leading tick
cts considered to be the best and most
efficient candidates.
| In a majority of instances 1t was the
sense of the organization that no in
dorsements should be given, as the
candidates on each side were deemed
satisfactory. 1t seemed to be the con-.
sensus of opinion that the voters of
the respective parties should be ad-
| vised to vote as they pleased in cases
where both nominees are clean and
competent and come up to the re-
quirements of the organization.
The candidacy of Thomas Lee Wool
wine was indorsed amid demonstra-
ton that fairly shook the hall, cheer
after cheer resounding through the
auditorium before the chairman,
George H. Dunlop, could rap the meet
ing to order. Mr.. Woolwine's indorse-
ment was given without a dissenting
vote.
The Importance of the Endorsements
given by the Good Government organ
iZation last night can best be appre-
ciated when 1t is realized that indorse-
ments were given only where the Good
Government organization believed the
opposing nominee to be Southern Pa
cific man, grossly incompetent or 9TH
erWise unfit to occupy the Office to
which he was nominated
1t must also be understood that the
failure of the organization to indorse
ft3f Inc II 80 he IL
and efficient, in no wise reflects on the
candidacy Of these nominees, as 1t is
not considered the function of the Or
ganization to indorse men merely be-
cause they are good and satisfactory,
but only in instances where good and
satisfactory nominees are seeking Of
fice In opposition to undesirable NOM
inees.
MAKES PLEA FOR SLOSS
Fl. Weinstock, prominent merchant
and business man of San Francisco
and Sacramento, asked to address the
organization and permission was given
him to do so, whereupon he made
an earnest and eloquent appeal for the
Endorsement of Justice M. G. Sloss of
the state supreme court at San Fran
cisco. r. w. Reynolds seconded the
motion that Justice Sloss be added to
the Endorsements already made, but
as it was believed that it would weak
en- the chances of both the Democrats
and Republicans to defeat Justice Mel
win, whose nomination, 1t was claimed,
had aroused the resentment of the
rank and file of the Good Government
workers of both parties. When it was
explained that the organization de-
sired not to reflect on the merit of
Justice Sloss, but to make more ef-
fectual it's attitude toward Melvin by
indorsing simply Benjamin f. Bledsoe
and w. p. Lawlor the champions of
Justice Sloss readily gave in and the
two Endorsements recommended by the
executive in it's report to the central
committee were adopted.
The organization then adopted the
entire report Of tho executive commit
tee, which put in several weeks inves-
tigating the merits and dement's of the
various nominees, the only charge in
the report being in the substitution of
the name of William Young for that
of ]. B, Holley, which change was
made only after an interesting contest.
CRAIG Is REPUDIATED
For superior judge the organization /
indorsed Frank 6. Finlayson Albert
Lee stephens and John Perry Wood Of
Pasadena, thus by .ts action repudiat-
ing the candidacy of Gavin Craig the
Lincoln Roosevelt nominee, whose can
didacy has aroused a remarka BILE OPP
position, even from the members of
the Lincoln Roosevelt league who, it
would be supposed. would abide by the
leagues nominees. 1t became quite
evident at the meeting of the organi-
zation last night, however, that Gavin |
Craig, although the Republican NOM |
inee, has absolutely no chance of elec- |
ton, and will receive but few votes
from that element of the Republican |
party which gave him the nomination |
OR rather, permitting him to be car
ried to the nomination on the tidal
wave OF insurgent victory.
Thomas Lee Woolwine was then !
unanimously indorsed for district at
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