Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-22
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duty of the Good Government organ
ization to nominate Bekins and to help
to defeat Mcdonald. This we are go
ing to do. If we help the Democrats to
nominate clean men, why should we not
help the Republicans? Why should we
not help the Lincoln Roosevelt league
the reform branch of Republicanism-
to nominate their candidates, in pref
erence to the men put up by the ma
chine? That Is the proposition in a
nutshell, and these are the lines we
will work along But so far as indors-
ing both tickets before the primaries l
think that is unnecessary, and would
cheaben the Endorsement so 1t would
have but little weight with voters.
Norton has simply crossed bridge be-
fore he got to it. His fears are I'M
founded"
DEMOCRATS TALK
At Democratic headquarters, where
many prominent Democrats assembled
yesterday to discuss the subject, the
charge was emphatically repeated
that certain men are seeking to Sc
cure the Endorsement of both tickets
before the primaries, and that these
men will report to the Good Govern
ment organization at the meeting in
Blanchard hall, July q, favoring the
pre-primary Endorsement plan.
"I do not think the rank and file
of the members of the Good Govern
ment organization are cognizant OF
this plan," said Norton, land l did not
so state. Il charged only that mem
bers of the campaign committee OF the
Good Government organization, VINO
have been attempting to dominate the
Lincoln Roosevelt league for the last
four months, came to me and informed
me that they favored the pre-primary
Endorsements and would work to Sc
cure them. These men, however, do
not represent the sentiments OF the
Good Government organization. 1 have
too much confidence in the Good Gov
ernment organization to think that its
members will be influenced by these
Lincoln Roosevelt politicians, who
would sacrifice the non-partisan prin-
ciples of the Good Government or
ganization and ignore the Democrats
who have helped to establish and
finance that organization, merely to
insure the election of the complete
Lincoln Roosevelt ticket.
"I am satisfied, also, that the Good
Government organization cannot af-
ford to indorse the entire Lincoln
Roosevelt ticket, as it is, either before
or after the primaries, for l consider
at least two or three of the incumbents
whom the league indorsed to be out
and-out Republican machine men-a
belief confirmed by the fact that these
incumbents are not opposed for re-
election by the machine, but will go
to the primaries both as regulars and
as Lincoln Roosevelt league candi-
dates. But-that Is another story.
THE THIRD TICKET
There is no question that a des-
perate attempt will be made by the
men l have mentioned to prevent the
third ticket from being put up after
the primaries. Any pre-primary IN
dorsement of both tickets precludes
the possibility of Endorsements after
the primaries. The men who advocate
the pre-primary Endorsements know
that it will effectually shut out the
Democrats.
II have been glad to learn from
visits L have received from leading
Good Government workers today that
the plan will not receive the encour-
agement of any considerable proper
ton of the members, and unless the
men who are now promoting this
scheme are careful, they are likely to
receive the condemnation of the rank
and file of Good Government men in
no uncertain language.
NOT SUSPICIOUS
THE talk that the Democrats are
unduly suspicion is not true. We are
simply keeping our eye on the Lin
coin Roosevelt men inside the Good
Government organization. These men,
who forget that the Good Government
organization is non-partisan, have sim
ply allowed their interest in the league
and their anxiety to elect the league
ticket, to get the better of their judg-
ment They are Republicans first and
Good Government men second. That
is the wrong spirit. 1t is spirit that
will disrupt the organization if al
lowed to prevail, and as Good Govern
ment Democrats, we are simply keep
ing a close watch on them and the
Democratic steering committee Will
see to it that the Good Government
organization is not perverted for any
partisan purpose.
with all confidence in the Good
Government organization, the deepest
respect for it's officers, and with the
firm belief that the present plot of a
half dozen of its members is doomed
to a quick and unquestionable defeat,
we have submitted the matter to the
Good Government workers of the city
and county, and trust in their good
Judgment and loyalty to principle to
see to it that the Democrats are treat
ed fairly and that the Good Govern
ment organization continues IT'S COM
mendable work without giving itself
over to any particular set of candi-
dates or partisan popliticians.'