Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-27
Delegates viii Meet Today to In
dorse PIanks Assuring Sue
cess in Campaign
CHARTER CHANGES PLANNED
Charles WeIIborn Leads Candi-
dates for Position as Chair
man of Convention
pY T. SHELLEY SUTTON

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The Los Angeles county Democratic
convention, delegates to which were
elected at the recent primary election,
will meet In Blanchard hall, Broadway,
between Second and Third streets, at
10 o'clock this morning, and such pro-
visions for the county platform as had
been drafted up to q late hour yester-
day, by various delegates, indicate that
it will be one of the best, strongest
and most popular platforms ever pre-
sented to the voters in the history of
the party in Los Angeles county.
Leaders of the local Democracy, who
have closely followed it's evolution
from the old machine days, predict
that the platform to be adopted by the
convention, today, will-if it embodies
the planks so far contemplated-insur
the success of practically the entire
Democratic ticket, for these leaders are
unanimously agreed that the platform.
as drafted. will represent such vital
and far-reaching issues that 1t must
appeal to every good government voter
in the county, and to every taxpayer
who has the future progress and the
moral and Industrial welfare OF the
city and county sincerely at heart.
No intimation so far has been given
out as to the probable nature of the
Republican county platform but it is
stated by the Democratic leaders here
that the two platforms undoubtedly
will touch upon issues widely separ-
ated, and that neither is likely to con-
tain any specific plank on which the
two parties will be united.
One of the provisions of the proposed
Democratic platform Will favor tne
amendment of the state constitution
permitting all counties in the state
to frame and adopt their own free
holders charter, which is reform
that many of the Democratic leaders
declare TO be demanded by all who are
conversant with it's benefits. TINS
amendment would make 1t Impossible
for a legislator from Shasta county
to saw what salaries and fees shall
he allowed to an official of Los Ange-
les. or some other far distant, county,
and it would allow the people of each
county to establish their own salary
fee schedules, so that one county ofn-
cial, as now, cannot receive compeh-
sation twice as great as that of the
governor of the state.
NoN-PARTIsAN PRIMARY FAVORED
The platform also, will declare IN
favor of a non-partisan primary IN city
and county nominations, which, or
course, will solve the important prob
lem of removing the judiciary from
politics, as the judiciary candidates and
nominees InuS VIII De BTOup6Q uHu6T
no partisan column.
There has been some discussion of
provision for the preferential ballot,
but no tangible resolution so far has
been prepared, and this plank may not
be offered by it's advocates. The pro-
posed platform will, however, declare
for the initiative, referendum and re-
call In county and state. 1t will con-
denim the extravaganza of certain
fnIc mi md Ea
good roads advisory committee for its
vigilance in protecting the taxpayers Of
the county in the expenditure of the
$500, 900 good roads fund. 1t also will
condemn the highway commission and
the county supervisors for their star
chamber methods In connection with
the recent investigation of the charges
directed against the commission and
the engineers in charge of the road
work.
These are but few of the important
issues to be dealt with in the proposed
platform, and Democratic leaders see
in each of these proposed features an
influential following which presages
victory.
Albert M. Norton, chairman of the
Los Angeles county central committee,
whose earnest and energetic efforts in
the interest of cleaner politics, better
government and q purer Democracy
caused the various candidates on the
county ticket to pay him many glow
ing tributes at their meeting last week.
undoubtedly will be reelected chair
man of the new county central COM
mittee, which will be appointed by the
convention this morning. Mr.. Norton
has given the highest satisfaction, his
admirers say, and for this reason 1t Is
expected there will be no opposition TO
his reelection, which probably will be
by the unanimous vote of the COM
mittee.
CHARLES WELLBoRN IN LEAD
z Police Commissioner Charles Well
born, one of the most widely known
and active leaders of the good govern
ment crusade inside the Democratic
party, will undoubtedly be elected
chairman OF the convention.
The election of the new county cen
trail committee. the election of dele
gates to the state convention at Stock
ton, which will take place September
8, and the adoption of the new county
and legislative programs will be the
most important features of the Demo-
cratic assennblage, which 1t Is predicted,
will be the best attended and the most
harmonious in many years.
The Republican county convention,
which will meet at 2 o'clock this after
noon in Simpson auditorium, Will
probably witness an interesting con-
test for control of the next county
central committee. 1t Is expected there
will be about $50 delegates to this
convention, and the Republican regu-
lars have promised to wage siren
mons battle for the chairmanship.
Frank G. Tyrrell is mentioned as the
choice of the "push"
The insurgents, on the other hand,
are warmly contending that the chair
manship should go to Leslie Hewitt,
formerly city attorney, and Republican
nominee for the state senate in the
Thirty-eighth district. The insurgent
leaders contend that they will have
enough delegates to control the con-
yention, and, therefore, to elect their
chairman and the new central COM
mittee. also the delegates to the next
state convention. The convention also
will consider the question of indorsing
the entire Republican ticket nominated
! at the recent primary election. This
question OF Endorsement promises to
bring about an interesting controversy,
as Will the attempt to elect chair
| man.