Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-28
BELIEVES Los ANGELES
WILL REJECT MACHINE

81 am greatly gratified to find that
Los Angeles county has one of the
strongest and most efficient Democratic
organizations in the state" said John
F. Murray, secretary of the state CEN
trail committee, who returned to San
Francisco yesterday.
1.-The wonderful example that the
Democrats of Los Angeles have set, in
Kidding their organization of the South
ern Pacific push, will prove an inspira-
tion to the Democrats all over the
state, and already has borne remark
able fruits, for in San Francisco also
the leaders have been strenuously en-
gagged in saving the party from the
gang and have accomplished reforms
Conditions here in Los Angeles seem
to be much different than they are In
other sections of California.
1.-The Democrats, as factors in the es-
tablishment and maintenance of good
government. have built up much more
powerful and purer Democratic organ
ization, itself maintained along the
good government lines, although strict
ly partisan. They have splendid lot
of committeeman, and the ticket which
goes to the voters at the Democratic
primaries, August 16 is one of the best
and clearnest 1 have ever seen.
II have personally looked into this
matter, and the records of these can
didates are such that they should un-
doubtedly commend themselves to ev-
cry earnest anti-machine man in the
city and county, and / believe that the
nomination and election of q large ma
iority of theses candidates is not only
probable, but that the conditions now
prevailing here virtually insure their
nomination; in which event, II the
Democrats continue the good work they
have begun, the state committee never
again will have to worry about Los
Angeles going for the machine
1.-THE public is not going to be de-
ceiVed any longer. Such men as Ell
lery, Curry, Anderson and Stanton
can't humbug the citizens of California,
and with two men in the race against
them like Theodore A. Bell and Hiram
Johnson, our prospects for better gov
ernment and for the dethronenent of
the Southern Pacific push are Dflghter
than ever
Good government is an issue not
only in Los Angeles, but throughout
the entire state and it is an issue on
which the Democrats expect to win,
for the fight for good government was
instituted by the Democrats, and is
still their fight.
line nSnI IoT Ju6 SuDtI HhlOIleil hOii-
ination in the Republican party is go
ing to be. a close one. L believe it lies
between Alden Anderson and Hiram
johnson. Should Alden Anderson be
nominated, the Lincoln Roosevelt
league supporters, if they are true to
their principles, will aid the Democracy
of California to elect Theodore A. Bell
in preference, because Mr.. Bell stands
exactly on the same platform, so far
chine, as does Hiram Johnson.
"Mr. Johnson, on the other hand, has
created a bitter feeling against him
among the regulars, and if Mr.. Johnson
Is nominated the same result will be
inevitable, and the regulars, l believe,
with but few exceptions will vote for
Bell in preference to Johnson. So in
the language of the street, we Demo-
Gratis have them coming and going,
and hope to elect Mr.. Bell regardless
of the Republican results at the pri-
maries."