Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-21
ANDERSON NOW IN
GOOD GOVT WORK
Peoples Lobby Man Selected to
Succeed Bent as Secre-
tary of Organization
CANDIDATES ABOVE PARTY
WOoIWine Praised for Efficient
and UncompromiSing Fight
Against Machine Rule
CANDIDATES ABOVE PARTY

eu secretary OF lne Los Angeles dOOu
Government organization, succeeding
| Charles e. Bent, yesterday began ac-
lively to detail plans for the pending
Good Government campaign in the in
terest of the third" ticket indorsed by
the Good Government county central
committee Monday night.
Mr.. Anderson, who is known through
| out the state as "the peoples lobby
man." which popular institution he es>
tablished at Sacramento during the last
legislature to act as watchdog for the
taxpayers of the state in lobbying
against Southern Pacific legislation
and other undesirable measures. stated
yesterday that he is personally we'll
pleased with the third" ticket and
regards it's success as already assured
beyond the slightest question.
Mr. Anderson Is considered one of
the shrewdest political "dopesters" in
the state, and an election prophet of
unusual perspicuity. He is native of
New York state, where for many years
he was prominent in reform movements
and became one of the best known
newspaper men In the Empire state.
He has been prominent in California
politics for about ten years and has
participated in practically all of the
larger reform movements in California
since his earliest residence here. He
is the founder of the Pacific outlook,
and as secretary of the Good Govern
ment league in San Francisco during
the famous graft prosecution and the
Heney campaign Mr.. Anderson did
some unusually effective work for bet
ter government and cleaner politics.
When the Good Government move
ment spread to Los Angeles Mr.. An
derson was employed as editorial writ
er, adviser and publicity manager and
took an active part in the recent VIC
torious struggle to "clean out" the Re-
publican party. To his labors, as much
perhaps as to the labors of any other
one man, was due the remarkable VIC
tory achieved in the last direct pri-
| mary election by the Republican re-
form or insurgent forces.
GUARD FOR TAxPAYERs
1.-THE Good Government organization
of Los Angeles county, which has
| highly honored me with the office of
its secretary" said Mr.. Anderson yes
terday, "is recognized throughout the
state as one of the most fearless and
commendable non-partisan political or
ganizations in the west, representing
principles which should insure 1t the
strength, sympathy and loyal support
of every honest and progressive citizen
who is interested in the prosperity and
development of the state, regardless
of party lines or influences.
1T Is standing guard at the vault
of the taxpayers, and as sentinel to
prevent the election to office by cor
rupt corporations of men who will sub
serve the interests of the class bosses
and betray the interests of the people
1t is paramountly organized to insure
the defeat of undesirable candidates
and the success of honest, competent
and patriotic men who will protect the
public from the graft and corruption
which in other years ran rampant
through our government.
"To insure the successful operation
of this function 1t is necessary, OF
course, for the members of the organi-
zation to forget both parties while sit-
ting in the councils of the Good Gov
ernment committees, for the organiza-
tion must be strictly maintained as
non-partisan. Democrats and Repub-
licans, Socialists and Prohibitionists, all
alike must unite in setting party issues
aside, so far as local government is
concerned, and in electing to office the
cleanest the best and the most COM
"That is what was done at the meet
ing Monday evening. The men who
assembled in that meeting were neither
Democrats nor Republicans, but mere
ly patriotic citizens of Los Angeles,
determined to take steps to insure the
defeat of certain party nominees who
are notoriously Southern Pacific allies.
They were determined, too, tc work
together for the election of certain
nominees opposed to the undesirables
and known to be able, honest and con-
scfentious.
"Such a man, for instance is Thomas
Lee Woolwine. Who has lived in Los
Angeles, even for one year, who is not
familiar with the noble and uplifting
work that Mr.. Woolwine has done in
the interest of better government and
cleaner politics? Who is there in Los
Angeles who does not know what
heroic sacrifices of time and business
Mr.. Woolwine has made to insure the
success of the Good Government non
partisan spirit in this progressive COM
munity? He has laid aside his sue
cessful law practice; he has devoted
himself constantly and energetically to
the work OF defeating the Southern
Pacific machine, and he has stood as
the most fearless and uncomprom1sing
champion of the people that ever es-
poused popular cause in Los Angeles
county. On the other hand, or course,
we all know Fredericks.
WOOLWINE SHOULD WIN
''There is no need for me to call at
tention to the conduct of the present
district attorneys office; to the fact
that his department of our county gov
ernment represents the stronghold, the
bulwarks of the Southern Pacific polit-
ical machine in Southern California.
AS the good government nominee for
district attorney, against such man
as Fredericks, Mr.. Woolwine should re-
ceive the unqualified support of Re
publicans and Democrats alike. And
all of them should work for his success,
boost him at every opportunity, leave
no stone unturned to see that Mr..
Woolwine, and not Fredericks, Is the
next district attorney of Los Angeles
county. The interests of the taxpayers,
the we'll being of the great enterprises
undertaken and to be begun by the
progressive people of this country and
the future prosperity and development
of the county. which will be attended
by many great and vital legal prob
lens and litigation that may involve
- Ill fhoGn fhinnG