Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
COUNTY LEADERS
!. REFUSE To LEND
FREDERICKS HELP
Republican Central Committee
RepudiateS District Attorney
and Scores Offering
PARTY MANAGERS ALARMED
Fears Expressed That Candidate
Will Cost Head of Ticket
$4,000 Votes
PARTY MANAGERS ALARMED

Quietly but officially the Republ1ean
county central committee has Joined
the ranks of distinguished citizens who
| have repudiated John D. F'redercks for
district attorney.
Although every effort has been made
to keep this fact quiet it became pub
lie yesterday that the committee not
only had taken such action, but also
had refused to accept a campaign con-
tribution from Captain Fredericks and
had told him to go and spend it him
self, which he proceeded to do.
The Republican committee held
meeting Thursday afternoon at which
Mr.. Fredericks was present and ten
dered the second installment of his
campaign assessment as a Republican
candidate. He was told by the COM
mittee that he must fight mis- own fight,
and the treasurer of the committee was
formally instructed not to receive the
money. 1t was intimated at the meet
ing that the Fredericks campaign
would cost the head of the Republican
state ticket at least $4,000 votes in Los
Angeles county, and that because of
the uproar raised by the common or
voting Republicans that it might be
necessary for Meyer Lissner and other
members of the state committee to de-
vote their time during the last week
ritory.
INDIGNATION WORRIES COMMITTEE
No secret is made at Republican
headquarters that the Fredericks mud
die is proving a sore spot, and that the
Indignation expressed by the rank and
file is making the committeeman rest
less. 1t has spread beyond the district
attorneyship, as even Republican COM
mitteemen do not hesitate to acknowl-
edge the election of Thomas Lee Wool
wine, and is proving serious menace
to the vote expected for Hiram john
son from Los Angeles county.
In case the threat made by Freder-
| icks henchImen that the district attor-
ney will accompany MIR. Johnson
around Los Angeles county and speak
| from the same platform with MN
should be seriously attempted the Re
publican leaders fear that it will ruin
1Tohnson's prospects in this county.
When an attempt was made by COM
mitteemen to draw Mr.. Freder1eks out
on this it is said that he became angry
and told the committee that its mem-
bers must behave O. his friends would
knife the whole Republican ticket.
Renewed attempts have been MADE
to induce the members of the Repup-
lican county central committee who op-
nose Captain Fredericks to sign
statement expressing their oppQsltloh
to him as an unfit man GSr district at
torney. 1t is argued to them that TINS
will be the means of saving many
votes for the rest of the ticket that
will otherwise be lost to the party. An
especially strong amount of pressure
is being brought to bear on Marshah
Stimson by his friends
The Good Government organization
took action on this line yesterday ana
sent a letter to a number OF members
rrrr,Vs1fftno Although
every effort was made to keep the
action secret the letter was given out
nv a Republican who received 1t. 1t
is signed by the executive committee
by George B. Anderson, secretary, and
is as follows: -,
developed with reference to the
district attorneyship and those who
have been actively identified with
the good government work, and
those who are also closely allied
with the I.incoln-RooseVe RepuD-
lican leagues successful campaign,
is evident. 1hat your interest IN
the main issue is as real ana SIN
cere as heretofore, we belieTe.
That YOU are in a position that
calls for careful consideration and
wise determination is conceded by
all disinterested voters. But
while it has not been time for
hasty action, we are convinced
that a clear-cut issue has now
been raised and that it is of vital
Importance that this issue be fair
ly and squarely met.
We do not believe that good men
should necessarily sever their ac-
tive connection with their respec-
tive parties, nor do we believe
that arguments favorable TO swal-
lowing bad nominations and voting
~. r.t,. a. l. hnVynNynYs 1IQIIE-
IDLY or insistently made, in any
measure appeal to you, but that
there is a special obligation rest
ing on us to oppose the election
of the unfit man in our own party.
We write you as mutually con-
cerned in arriving at the great end
in view, and our suggestions are
made with the sincere desire 10
give YOU our best and most friend
ly judgment.
Not only in the name of the
Good Government organization, but
on behalf of those principles for
which you have fought and are
lighting, we would urge that you
do not let the demands OF the oc-
casion go by and thus not only
initiate against your own future
usefulness. but, however unwilling
", be party to those unceasing
attempts to defeat the very object
of our united efforts.
We. therefore, enclose you copy
of a resolution passed at the meet
ing of the executive committee of
the Good Government organization,
held today.
FAILS TO GAIN SUPPORT
The resolution referred to, which IL
is said viii be sent to a number az
prominent Republicans not on the
committee, is as follows:
Resolved, that we, the executive
committee of the Good Government
organization. after careful consid-
GRAFTON, commend to our associates
in the work for good government
regardless Of party affihations or