Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
JOHNSON VICTOR;
W00LW|NE LIKELY.
Count of Scratched Ballots in Los
Angeles May Defeat Dis
trict Attorney
FREDERIcKS HAS EARLY LEAD
Great Strength Shown by Social
lists Is One of Big Sur
priseS of Election
FREDERIcKs HAS EARLY LEAD
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certain offices are concerned, by the
election judges.
Accurate figures on the result are
impossible at this time. In some OF
the city precincts the count will not
be completed before noon today, If II
is by then. Early returns, however
Indicate that Albert Lee stephens is
running behind his Republican OPP
ponents for superior court judge and Is
defeated and that the non-partisan
Judiciary candidates also have met de-
feat Judge Sloss probably will lead
the Republican judicial ticket.
Calvin Hartwell has ebaten DR.. Pratt
for coroner w. A. Hammel has been
reelected sheriff. Welch has been
chosen tax collector over Desmond and
the remainder of the Republican ticket,
again with the possible exception OF
John D. Fredericks, has gone into Of
flee backed by substantial maJorittes
With figures now at hand 1t Is i'm
possible to say how much the Social
list vote affected the county fight, but
it is likely that all of the Socialist
candidates will be found to have polled
a surprisingly large vote. Recent Ia
Dor troubles have contributed largely
to the Socialist vote locally. The par
ty, chiefly an organization of protest,
seemingly has become at single
bound a factor to be reckoned with Sc
rously in future campaigns.
The vote throughout city and county
was about up to expectations. There
were no disturbances at the polls and
comparatively few complaints of work.
ers standing too close to polling places
or otherwise violating the election
laws. All day long automobiles whiZzed
over the city streets carrying invalid
and disabled voters to the polls. All
patries made unusual efforts to get out
q full vote and they succeeded.
I,0 RI o TaFaCfiC1llV
had been received on any of the legis-
latiye candidates nor on the constitu-
tional amendments. Nor is 1t possible
to give any accurate estimate OF plur-
alities. though at Republican head
quarters last night 1t was claimed that
Johnson's plurality over Bell in Los
Angeles county will be about 11,000, as
against the 10000 claimed a day or two
ago. 1t was said, also, that the other
state candidates on the Republican
ticket are running well up with the
tickets head.
Los Angeles Democrats last night
found their chief consolation in returns
from the east, where the Democratic
victory has been of surprising propor~
tions Most of them agreed that the
big Socialist vote was responsible for
the result locally.
The expected Republican detection
from Johnson failed to materialize. Ell
ther the reactionary Republicans swal-
lowed their medicine or voted for Will
son. They did not vote~for Bell. The
most cursory examination of the re-
turns makes this very plain.
Mismanagement of thee local cam
paign on the Democratic side also con-
tributed toward Republican success
and there were last night more than
few men, prominent for years in the
Democratic party, who did not hesi-
tate to say that il change had been
made in the craftsmanship Of the coun-
ty committee the result might have
been very different.
Chairman Russ Avery of the Repub-
lican county central committee at mid
night declined to be specific on the
district attorneyship fight, but said
that Fredericks had won by at least
1000. He said that every other Repub-
lican candidate in Los Angeles county
had won by substantial majority.
WHAT RETURNS SHOW
At o'clock this morning returns
from 90 precincts in Los Angeles
county on the contest for the lieuten-
ant governorship gave Wallace 1854
and Spellacy 2163. Wallace is said to
be running well up to Johnson
throughout Los Angeles county.
Thirty-six precincts complete on the
governorship In Los Angeles city and
county at midnight gave johnson S5R4
and Bell 2601.
Members of the Republican county
committee at i o'clock this morning
estimate that Wilson (SocialisD will
get 25 per cent of the total vote cast
for governor in the city of Los Angeles.
Republican headquarters claimed
that William D. Stephens had been
elected to congress in the Seventh dis
trict by plurality of 10000
Returns indicate that the Republican
sweep in Los Angeles county carried
to victory the Republican candidates
for justice of the peace and constable
as well as all the other offices.
No definite line on the vote on the
constitutional amendments either in
Los Angeles county or in the state at
large will be possible before complete
returns are sent in by many precincts.
which will not be before noon today.
Republican state headquarters at
midnight reported that Democratic
state headquarters admitted that John
son had carried the state by 10000,
This statement was not verified at the
Sacramento headquarters.
At midnight Chairman Meyer L1SS-
ner of the Republican state executive
committee telephoned to Chairman
Avery of the Los Angeles county COM
mittee that Johnson had carried the
state by $4,000 plurality. Lissner de-
clares that Johnson has carried Los
Angeles county by $1,000, Orange coun-
ty by $780, San Francisco by $500 asd
Alameda by 5000.
MIDNIGHT PRECINCT RETURNS
Complete returns at midnight from
four precincts in Los Angeles city and
county are as follows:
Precinct 23 CLOS Angeles city)-John-
son 6, Bell IL: Wallace 6, Spellacy 8;
congress, Stephens 7, Handley 5; dis
trict attorney, F'redericks 16, Woolwine
i: coroner, Hartwell 12. Pratt 2; sher-
iff, Hammel IA, Harris 3: judges of
superior court Cfull term), Craig 6.
Long 5, Finlayson 8, McNutt 8, Wood
Z, stephens 5.
Huntington Park precinct NO. l.
Johnson is. Bell s: Wallace 16, Spell
lacy A.: congress, Stephens is. Handley
S: district attorney, Fredericks z, Wool
wine 10: coroner, Hartwell IL, Pratt 8;
sheriff, Hammel 16, Harris 6; judges Of
superior court (full term), Craig 49,
Long 8, Finlayson 15, McNutt 6, Wood
&c. Stephens o, Weller 6, Mccormick 1,
Works 3.
Precinct % CLOS Angeles city)-John-
son S, Bell 90; wallace 5, Spellacy 18;
congress, Stephens 6, Handley 8; dis
trict attorney, Fredericks 10. Woolwine
8: coroner Hartwell 10, Pratt z; sher-
iff, Hammel 1S. Harris z; judges of
superior court (full tern), Craig IL,
Long 7. Finlayson 10, McNutt 2. Wood