Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-12

after much consideration and per-
suasion. They consented to run as
a matter of public duty. So salts
factory were these candidates to
the party that they were unant-
mously indorsed at the Long Beach
conference.
Among these candidates secured
after much persuasion was Martin
Bekin, a man of large business ex-
perience and one who has given
much attention to public affairs.
His name is a distinct honor to the
Democratic ticket, and he is such
a man as the Thirty eighth district
should have in the state senate.
CRITICISM OF MCDONALD
But in spite of the efficient and
harmonious organization of our
party there are a few who seek to
bring the Democracy again into
disrepute Among these Is Henry
M. Mcdonald, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for the
state senate in your district. We
do not question the right of any
man to become a candidate, but we
question the right of this man to
claim the suffrage of Democrats for
this nomination.
When the Democracy was rid of
the corrupt men and influences that
controlled the party for many years
Mr. Mcdonald pretended to be an
anti-machine man. He became sec
retary of the Democratic league,
from which place he was dismissed
by the directors for Irregularities
in office. He was dismissed as a
member of the county central eX-
ecutiVe committee. He was also a
member of the York State society
and became secretary of the same
organization, from which place he
was dismissed by the society. He
helped organize the Jefferson club
and became it's secretary, which
position he has been asked to re-
sign for similar reasons, which he
has agreed to do after the primary
election. Moreover, Mr.. McDon-
AIDS association is with that very
element the Democracy is now sue
cessfully fighting.
Many Democrats, not knowing
Mr.. Mcdonald personally, signed
his nominating petition. HE is
NOW REMINDING THEM THAT
THEY ARE BOUND BY LAW TO
VOTE FOR HIM AT THE PRI-
MARY. THIS is ABSOLUTELY
FALSE. The law requires that 1t
must be the intention to vote for
candidate at the time Of a petition,
but in case one receives information
that makes 1t desirable to support
another candidate neither the state
primary law nor the moral law
binds one to vote for any one.
We regret that loyalty to Democ-
racy compels us to set forth the
facts to Democratic voters in the
Thirty-eighth district, but we be-
lieve it our duty; and in doing so
we appeal to your party loyalty,
to your desire to nominate clean,
able men. THAT YOU VOTE FOR
MARTIN BEKINS AT THE PRI-
MARY SO that all our candidates
NAV stand on the same high plane.
The Democratic party has the op-
portunity of a lifetime in Los An
geles city and county and we must
make good with good men.
Yours truly,
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CEN
TRIAL COMMITTEE LOS AN
GELES COUNTY.
APPEAL MADE FOR MANSFIELD
The Democratic county central com
nittee also has issued an appeal t.
he voters to aid in the nomination o
7. L. Mansfield, the candidate indorse'
1t the Long Beach conference for tn
as supervisor from tn
rhird district, who is strenuously op
posed by a so-called Democrat name'
Enoch Hidden, backed by Jim" Craig
4 Southern Pacific political ally Tn
circular urging the support of MI
reads as folloWs:
ITO the Democrats of the Third su
oervisorial district: Good government
and clean decency demand that tn
Democrats of the Third supervisoria
district nominate a clean, anti-machin
Democrat for that office. The confer
snce of county Democrats held at Lon
Beach on May 27, 1910, decided that j
L. Mansfield was such man, an
unanimously indorsed him. 1t is up t
YOU to see that he is nominated at tn
primary election August 16. His op
ponent, Enoch Hidden, is supported b.
the Republican machine element. d.
YOUR DUTY ON AUGUST 16.
COUNTY CENTRAL
COMMITTEE"
It was learned yesterday that Nc
Donald is sending letters to all tn
Democratic county committeeman, in
closing stamped envelopes, and urgin
them to send him the names of tn
men whose names will be written il
as delegates to the county convention
aim, ite is believed, is t
get in touch with the delegates pro
posed and cline them up if possibl
TO help him in his scheme to get con
troll of the county central committe
and to control the selection of dele
gates to the state convention.
Chairman Norton stated yesterda,
that all Democratic voters are beini
notified that Mcdonald has misrepre
,ented the direct primary law to them
as he has made many voter
believe that everyone who signed hi
petition is legally bound t
vote for him at the primaries. This
Mr. Norton says, is absolutely untrue
There is nothing in the law that pre-
vents them from voting for whom the.
please, regardless of whatever petition
hey have signed.
"Ah, stealing my apples, are your
shouted the irate grocer. Don't yol
xnow any better than that?"
whats the matter with these? The!
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