Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
LAUDS WOOLWINE;
SCORES HARTWELL
Fielding ]. StiISon Praises Record
of Democratic Candidate for
District Attorney

Rousing meetings in the interest of
the Good Government organization
were held last night IN Smocks hall,
El Molino and Pico streets, and in
Woods hall at Garvanza. Thomas Lee
Woolwine and Fielding j. Stilson were
the principal speakers at the latter
place, and strong address was also
made by DIR. A. c. Pratt, good govern
ment and Democratic nominee for cor
oner. e. j. Fleming and Guy Eddie
were the leading speakers at the meet
! ing in Pico Heights.
Mr. Woolwine reviewed the charges
against his opponent, as already pub
lished in The Herald. He was en-
Enthusiastically received and cheered to
| the echo.
Fielding j. Stilson was listened to
with great, interest, as 1t was his first
appearance in the present campaign,
/ and his prominence in civic affairs and
as a business man added weight to his
address.
In his speech Mr.. Stilson said:
There are at least two viewpoints
in. connection with the election of. the
district attorneys Office which I be-
lieve have not been touched upon.
After having read practically every
thing that has appeared in the local
press both for and against Mr.. Wool
/
but place myAelf in the position OF one
who is acting as juror and who must
by his vote decide whether the charges
made are proved and the .defendent
is guilty or not guilty.
"I have a very slight acquaintance
with Capt. Fredericks and a very inti-
mate relation with Mr.. Woolwine, so
when you see this you may say that
am speaking from a prejudiced, per-
sonal standpoint, but I can assure you
that I am not. I have seen both of
the contestants for this office make
mistakes. These gentlemen are only
human, and 1t is expected that errors
will creep into their official careers. I
have had the honor myself of serving
three and one-half years as member
of the local board of education, and I
can tell YOU that 1 made mistakes
while a member of that board, just as
other members did.
"rhere is, however, a vast difference
| between the mistakes of Tom Woolwine
and those of Captain Fredericks, If you
are kind enough to call them by that
| in connection with the latter gentle
man. Mr.. Woofwine has made the
most serious charges against Captain
Fredericks, and in my opinion the evil
| dence I'D to date practically proves
them: therefore you citizens who are
to settle this can and must first con-
slider all of these charges, and second
| the record of these two contestants.
WOoLwINE's RECORD HIGHER
"I cannot speak with the same au-
thority In connection with Captain
| Fredericks' record as can of that OF
| Mr. Woolwine. I firmly believe that
when all is said and done you will be-
| lieve that the record of Tom Woolwine
| is so far superior to that OF Captain
Fredericks that a comparison is most
odious This appears a most severe and
unIind thing to say, but what are you
| and I to do, who are to vote on this
matter? Are we simply to go blindly
to the booth and vote Captain Freder-
icks into office If we be Republicans, or
vote Tom Woolwine into office II we be
Democrats? Any citizen who acts on
that theory today is not only behind
the times. but he is a menace to good
government What difference does 1t
make to you or to me as to whether a
contestant is q Republican or Democrat
| for a local office? 1t is the two men
in this case whom we must size up
and make our decision.
'The second proposition which I de-
sire to present for your consideration
is not one Of personalities so much as 1t
is of generalities. You all remember
the former municipal government, pre-
sided over by the late Mayor Harper.
The reputation of that demonstration
is so well known that 1t is not only
useless to repeat 1t but in doing so 1t
will be most unpleasant. Fortunately
for the city of Los Angeles, we have
the recall. This is the solution for the
regulation Of our municipal offices
RECALL OF HARPER
"You are all familiar with that great
I campaign which was carried on for
the recall OF the mayor. You are famil-
lar with the men who were behind that
project. l firmly believe they are as
| sincere a set of men in endeavoring TO
give this CITY good government as ever
existed.
| Now. IL you as property owner or
| non-property owner are satisfied with
the present method of conducting the
business of this city as 1t is, from the
office of mayor down, you now have an
opportunity to place in the county gov
/ ernnent the same kind of men, because
the Good Government organization,
which secured the election Of the pres
ent municipal officers, is behind and
working hard for the success of the
present candidates for the county gov
ernment.
son the other hand, If you are not
satisfied with the present situation, this
is the time and yours is the privilege
! to vote against Ilo GOOu IoE
ticket. But I cannot understand or
appreciate how any man who mas the
! interests of his city at heart Gould but
! admit that our present municipal Off
| GERS are away above the average, and
that they are doing their duty faith
fully and with exceptional ability"
DR.. A. c. Pratt, Good Government
and Democratic nominee for county
coroner, challenged Coroner Hartwell
10 reply to any or all of the grave
charges which he has preferred against
| him.
PRATT FIGHTS CORRUPTION
81 am not making this fight so much
because / want to be elected" said DR..
Pratt, "as because / want to see the
office of the coroner of Los Angeles
county free of the corrupt influences
of the Southern Pacific machine. I
have neglected a very remunerative
medical practice at the request of hum
dreds of high-minned and patriotic
citizens, in order to defeat the man
who has again so defiantly thrust him.
sell upon the voters of this county, de-
manding, in the face of his miserable
record that the people of this county
return him to that office which he has
SO notoriously disgraced.
"Mr. Hartwell as a man, may be a
gentleman, but as a coroner he is a
despicable politician, an incompetent
and a failure. We all remember what
q dirty and unsuccessful fight he made
against Ben Ward, the cleanest and
best assessor Los Angeles county ever
had. BY that fight Hartwell earned
the disrespect Of every honest and fair