Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-12
DEMOCRATS SOUND
|. ELECTION WARNING
County Central Committee Urges
Voters to Preserve Har-
mony in Ranks
PERIL IN TWO CANDIDATES
Vigorous Statement Is Issued by
Leaders Regarding Activity
of Henry Mcdonald
PERIL IN TWO CANDIDATES

The Los Angeles county Democratic
central committee, of which Albert M.
Norton is chairman, has been long con-
graduating itself on the fact that the
utmost harmony prevailed in the or
ganization, and has discovered at the
eleventh hour that unless the Demo-
cratic voters of the city and county
hustle to get out a full vote at the pri-
mary election next Tuesday two So
called Democrats" of a type which
the Los Angeles Democracy has re-
fused to contenance, may be nominated
to important offices.
The discovery that the stay-at-ho1ne
vote, which at first did not seem TO
appear important, will be the sole rae
tor in deciding the success or failure
of the present Democratic struggle
has caused the Democratic leaders a
great deal of concern, and strenuous
efforts are being made to get out every
vote possible.
1t has been pointed out that the rem
nants of the old-time Democratic ana
Republican machine, still governed by
Walter Parker and his Southern "a
cific allies, are already planning to
write in the names of certain Republi-
cans who they hope can secure the
Democratic nomination and defeat the
good government Democrats lndorSed
at the Long Beach conference II
enough of the Democratic voters stay
at home and a sufficient number OF
machine" Democrats can be dragged
out to offset the vote of the decent
element.
For instance, as a concrete example,
IL only a thousand or so good govern
ment Democrats vote at the primary
election, the others staying at home
because they do not consider the prl-
mary election important, and II the
machine can hustle out couple or
thousand men TO write in the names
of certain Republicans or discredited
Democrats, the regular candidates will
be defeated and the machine will prac-
tically gain control of the Democratic
party.
NEW DANGERS AT PRIMARIES
This is not the only important dan
ger of the pending primaries. There
are two Ihen running on the Demo
cratic ticket whose nomination must
be prevented and unless the Demo-
voters do their duty at the polls and
help to nominate the right men these
two candidates will defeat the party
candidates. The Democratic county
central committee has foreseen this
danger and issued the following cir
cular letter which is in the nature Of
an appeal to the good government
Democrats of Los Angeles county:
To the Democrats in the Thirty
eighth senatorial district:
Dear Sir: The Los Angeles county
Democracy is recognized as the
cleanest and most efficient party
organization in the state. Many
favorable comments have been
freely made from leaders through
out the state, and Mr.. Lloyd, ma
tional chairman of the Democratic
congressional committee. spoke in
highest terms of the efficient and
harmonious condition of the local
Democracy.
One of the greatest achievements
of the county organization was to
secure an acceptable candidate for
nearly every office in the county.
This list of candidates, unusual in
ability and integrity, was secured