Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-16
HUTTON CANDIDACY
HELPS WOOLW|NE
L.-R. League Members Explain
Why the Democrat Was
Not Endorsed
is MOVE AGAINST FREDERlCKS
People Will Get Two Chances to
Select Good District
Attorney
is MOVE AGAINST FREDERlCKS

Many Lincoln Roosevelt league mem-
bers appeared to be deeply concerned
yesterday for fear that the leagues
Endorsement of Frank S. Hutton, as a
candidate for district attorney, will be
regarded by the Democrats and Good
Government advocates as move to
defeat Thomas Lee Woolwine, the
Democratic candidate to succeed j. ID.
Fredericks.
While it has been learned that the
Endorsement of Mr.. Hutton was not, as
at first announced entirely unanimous,
for the reason that 1t was strenuously
opposed by one of the Lincoln Roose-
Velt's own candidates, Lee G.. Gates, 1t
has also become manifest that the ma
jority of the members of the league
regard the Endorsement of Mr.. Hutton
as an act decidedly friendly to Mr..
Woolwine.
WHY HUTTON WAS NAMED
A great many league members stated
Yesterday that their sole object in in
dorsing Mr.. Hutton was to defeat
F'redericks. They were afraid II Mr..
Hutton's name was not placed on the
league primary ticket, many out-of-
town voters who are not conVersant
with the facts would not think to
write in Mr.. Woolwine's name, and
might write in the name of Carragan
or F'redericks, and later vote for one OF
these two candidates at the general
election.
on the other hand, they say, If Fred
ericks is nominated the league will be
in a position to come out fiat-footed
for Mr.. Woolwine. and vote for him at
the general election.
As Indicative of the attitude of thou
sands of members of the Lincoln
Roosevelt league, although written by
league member apparently confused
as to the recent statements in The
Herald, relative to Mr.. Woolwine and
the league we publish the following
letter. receivd yesterday:
LEAGUE MEMBER EXPLAINS
Los Angeles, June 10. 1910.
Los Angeles Herald: The Her
aid is a Democratic paper, no
doubt but l cherish the belief that
it is more devoted to the cause of
good government than to the cause
OF any candidate for office, even
though he be a Democrat 1 pre-
sumo your circulation list will show
many Republican readers, and that
is due to the stand which you have
taken for good government. AS
YOU say, Mr.. WoolWine may have
many friends in the Lincoln -Roose-
welt Republican league. l presume
his friends and The Herald would
that organization to any extraordi-
nary feeling or effort against him.
He can be elected only by Repub-
llcan votes. There is no quarrel
between that league and Mr.. Wool
wine or any other Democrat in this
primary election. 1t is making its
fight within the Republican ranks.
When you say the league, by in
dorsing Hutton has made three
cornered fight you are right But
when you say the fight is between
the present district attorney and
Mr.. Hutton and Mr.. Woolwine at
the primaries. you are certainly
badly mixed in your geography. Mr..
WoolWine is not one of the corners,
and cannot possibly be. The cor
ners are Capt. Fredericks, Mr.. Car
rigan and Mr.. Hutton. Mr.. Wool
wine is not even engaged in any
fight at the primaries. for his nomi-
nation by the Democrats is as
sured You also say Mr. Wool
wine will be backed by the Demo-
cratic organization and Good Gov
ernment forces. II you mean the
Good Government organization, l
do not understand that 1t has taken
any action indorsing anybody as
yet; and do not believe 1t can prop
erly do so until after careful con-
sideration of all the candidates
nominated by the political parties,
and others available when it will
be it's function and duty to recon-
mend to the people at large the
men it considers the very best avail
able, regardless of party afiilia-
tion. And | may say that l be-
lieve it highly probable it will
choose Mr.. Woolwne. In either
choose Mr.. Hutton. In either
event, it will be recommending a
good man for the office. But the
people, whose rights and interests
are paramount, will be given two
chances instead of one. Respect
fully, MEMBER L-R LEAGUE
AND G.. G. ORGANIZATION.