Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-14
PRIDHAM SHEDS LIGHT
ON ELDR|DGE's RECORD
L.-R. League Members Address
Large Political Meeting
in MeIrose Hall

A large number of voters gathered
In Melrose hall, Santa Monica and
Woodward avenues, Friday night to
hear Lincoln Roosevelt league candi-
dates and other speakers. Sidney But
Ter, candidate for supervisor; j. Perry
Wood, candidate for superior judge; j.
III. De La Monte, candidate for sher-
iff; Charles II. Randall, assembly cam
didate; Frank S. Hutton. for district
attorney, and r. A. Woodbury., can
didate for constable, addressed the
meeting. r. w. Pfidham, member of
the board of supervisors, gave graph
ic exposure of "Tus" Eldridge's rec
ord as the big boss of the "solid
three"
Mr.. Randall, candidate for assembly
man in the Seventy-fourth district,
read a letter he received from Walter
Parker's Republican executive commit
tee asking about his true blue Re-
publicanism. In answer Mr. Randall
stated he had asked Mr.. Parker about
his little Republican stunt in elect
ing a Democratic mayor of Los An
geles a few years ago and inquired
whether he intended to vote for Hiram
w. johnson for governor If he shall
be nominated at the primaries. Mr..
Randall said he had repeatedly pro-
pounded a number of questions to his
opponent, W. j. Hanlon, but up to this
time has secured no satisfactory re-
sponse. Mr. Hanlon was member of
the last assembly and states he is a
candidate for reelection on his record.
Mr.. Randall asked him the following
questions about his record;
"First-Why did you oppose the bill
giving all the voters of California a
state wide choice in the selection of
United States senator, your vote hav-
ing been cast for an amendment which
takes that choice from them and
makes it advisory BY districts?
"Second-Why did you oppose the
joint resolution asking congress to es-
tablish a government owned line OF
steamships on the Pacific ocean, in Or
der to break the monopolistic combina-
tion of the Southern Pacific railway to
prevent water competition in trans
continental freight rates? You voted
against a motion in the assembly to
recall this resolution from a committee
where ii was being smothered.
"Third-Why did you vote to strike
from the above resolution a criticism
OF the Southern Pacific and allied rail-
way corporations. made by United
Statets Senator Bristow as q special
commissioner representing President
Roosevelt?
"Fourth-Why did you vote to deny a
second reading of the bill to remove
the party circle from election ballots.
a measure designed to secure an in
telligent vote for all candidates indi-
vidually instead of a straight party
vote for all candidates, good or bad,
on the ticket?
"Fifth-Why did you vote against the
non-partisan Judiciary bill and assist
to its slaughter in the assembly, when
the identical bill had been indorsed by
the chief justices of eleven states, by
the presiding judge of the United
states circuit court of appeals. by
Chief Justice Beatty of the California
supreme court and by the San Fran
cisco Bar association?
"Sixth-Will you work and vote for
a bill to give precincts and counties
local option on the liquor question.
giving them absolute power to Danish
the saloon if the majority desire to
do SOP"