Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-04
STEWART-WH|FFEN
TICKET |NDORSED
Good Government Organization to
Give Pair Its Formal
Approval
DELEGATES MEET WEDNESDAY
County Committee to Meet This
Afternoon to Arrange for
Coming Campaign
DELEGATES MEET WEDNESDAY

While confidence was expressed at
| the Good Government headquarters
yesterday concerning the, prospects for
the election of Frederick j. Whiffen
and George H. Stewart to fill the two
vacancies in the city council, the or
ganization will take no chances. 1t will
labor to insure their election, as it is
| realized that on account of the gas,
| liquor, street railway and electric rate
issues there is to be a desperate effort
| to elect their opponents, Barney Healy
and Doc Houghton, the machine candi-
dates nominated in the race against
Messrs. Stewart and Whiffen.
II believe the primary vote that was
given to Messrs. We'll, Coulson, Doyle
and Van Kuren, as we'll as the vote re-
ceived by the Socialist candidates, will
go to Messrs. Stewart and Whiffen,"
said one Of the Good Government lead
ers yesterday land this would, of
course insure their election If the same
vote should be cast at the special elec-
ton June 30.
SMALL VOTE
But we must remember that the
vote cast last Thursday at the prima-
ries was unprecedentedly small; and
we must not run away with the de-
lusion that the push got out its full
strength for Healy and Houghton, for
that would be fatal set back. The
push was not out with it's entire
strength, and will make an even more
desperate fight at the election June 30
to get Healy and Houghton into the
city council, where the machine and
corporation interests need such men to
look after their interests, which now
are seriously threatened by the Good
Government councilmen and adminis-
trative officials. The telephone. gas
and electric rates, aqueduct power
plant project, Los Angeles harbor de-
elopment-involving the vast terminal
interests of the railroads-are all incal-
culably important matters to these cor
porations, and they are as watchful as
hungry cats for every opportunity to
entrench in public Office those men on
whom they can rely to stand with them
at the decisive moment.
CRITICAL PERIOD
'"This next election will be a critical
period in our present history, and 1t is
to be hoped that the decent citizens of
Los Angeles will show enough interest
in and loyalty to their city to hasten to
the polls and cast their vote in favor
of Stewart and Whiffen, the two men
whom the Good Government organiza-
tion has put into the race against Healy
and Houghton. Every loyal and public
spirited citizen of Los Angeles owes 1t
to himself, to his family, and to his
neighbor to defeat such candidates as
Healy and Houghton, and this time 1t
is an election which is going to reach
right down into his pocket book, for
the hour is rapidly approaching when
the city of Los Angeles is to engage
in a crucial struggle with its powerful
utility corporations
1.-The fight involving the gas and
electric rates is now on. If the people
have a Good Government administra-
ton, throughout, they can expect pro-
lection and hone representation: 9th
to control The people of Los Angeles
must fortify themselves at all hazards,
and the proper way, and the best way,
to keep UP the good work and show
their appreciation is to elect Messrs.
Stewart and Whiffen to the city coun-
ell.
"Healy and Houghton, the two candi-
dates nominated by the push yesterday,
were notorious members of previous
councils, elected from the old Eighth
and Sixth wards, the strongholds for
the gas, booze and railway interests.
The old scandals of the redlight district
in the Eighth and the notorious river
bed scandal, in which these push cam
didates were involved, are not forgot
ten, ana DeIOro we are tnTOuSn with
this fight the public is to be reminded
of many things which Healy and
Houghton now seem to think are bur-
ied."
MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY,
A meeting has been called of the city
central committee, composed of one
delegate from each precinct club of the
Los Angeles Good Government organ
ization, for next Wednesday night at
s O'Clock, at which two of the four
candidates nominated at the primary
election last Thursday will be indorsed
for the election June 80. These candi-
dates will be George H. Stewart and
Frederick j. Whiffen.
There will be meeting of the city
and county executive committee of the
Good Government Organization at
o'clock this afternoon. at which plans
will be discussed for the pending coun-
ty campaign. Both of these meetings
will be held at the Good Government
organizations headquarters, 318 Fay
building, Third and Hill streets.