Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-23
WOOD |NDORSED
BY PASADENANS
Mayor and Many Others Approve
Crown City Candidate for
Superior Court

The mayor of Pasadena and about
| fifty prominent citizens of that city
have signed a public Endorsement OF
the candidacy of John Perry Wood
Lincoln-Roosevelt candidate for the
Republican nomination to the superior
court. These men yesterday sent TINS
Endorsement to The Herald, asking that
it be published.
"The Herald has done more for good
government and for the publication of
the Republican party, through the
Lincoln Roosevelt league. than has any
newspaper in Los Angeles county,
said the head of the committee which
procured Woods Endorsement by the
business men of Pasadena yesterday.
"For this reason we want our indorse-
ment of Wood to be made known to
the public through the columns of The
Herald
Wood is city attorney Of Pasadena
and has come into considerable local
prominence by reason of his fearless
fight in behalf of the people against
the lighting companies, which have
endeavored to make a failure of the
municipal plant in the Grown city.
Following is the letter of Endorsement
signed by the business men of Pasa-
dena, uring his nomination and cleo
tion to the superior court judgshlp:
THE ENDORSEMENT
To the Voters of Los Angeles
County-The name of John Perry
Wood has been presented to you by
the Lincoln Roosevelt Republican
league as a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination to the superior
court judgeship, to be passed upon
by you at the direct primary on
August 16. AS citizens of Pasadena,
we wish to indorse his candidacy
and to bespeak for him the support
of all citizens interested in main
tanning an efficient, honest and
fearless judiciary. The fact that
Mr.. Wood has not desired to be-
come a candidate, but was prevailed
upon do so only by the earnest
solicitation of members Of the bar
and many of those active in the
accomplishment of good govern
ment for Los Angeles county,
makes it the more pleasurable for
us to express the reasons why we
indorse him.
Nearly every Pasadenan knows
Mr.. Wood because of his fearless
and active management of ms
office as city attorney of Pasa-
dena. During his incumbency un-
der two administrations he mas
shown himself possessed of a keen
legal mind and an exact judgment.
In his official position he has al
ways stood for a square deal not
only for the individual, but for the
people as a whole, and we feel con-
fident that If elected to the superior
bench of Los Angeles county ne
will exercise the Same Judlclal
discretion which has so firmly
established him in the minds of his
fellow citizens here.
LEGAL TRAINING
Mr.. Woods legal training has
been extensive and thorough. he
was graduated from Dickinson col
lege and later from the law scnool
at Yale In 1902 he came 10 can
fornia and soon gained q reputation
as a lawyer not only of hlgh aplllty
but of the highest character. and
integrity. In 1905 he was appointed
police Judge by Mayor Waterhouse'
and about a year later he was ap-
pointed city attorney. Later he
was reappointed to this office by
Mayor Farley.
70 the office of city attorney
Mr.. Wood brought not only his
high ability, but an enthusiasm
for a righteous public service and
an incessant and self-sacrihcing
labor which has made his work
extraordinarily successful In the
. large number of suits and proceed
ines which he has handled for the
oity i'm the courts he has been sue
cessful in all except one-a most
enviable record for any lawyer.