Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-26
DEMOCRATS SNIFF
OD0R OF VICTORY
County Leaders Sit Up and Take
Notice of Local
Prospects
QUICK REPLIES MADE TO CALL
Good Government Forces Smooth
Pathway for BoIting
Republicans

Men Interested III DeHlOcTdLlC COUNTY
politics are beginning to sit up and
take notice. The letters to precinct
committeeman sent out last week by
Albert NJ Norton, chairman of the
county committee, have met with a
prompt and general response. Consid-
erably more than half of the commit
teemen already have sent in the names
of their delegates to the county con-
ference which will be held Saturday,
MAY 4, in Blanchard hall. and while
that conference will act merely in an
advisory capacity to Democratic voters,
the very wide interest evidenced in It's
makeup and so far in advance of the
date set indicates that it is regarded
with favor by the rank and file of the
party and that it's recommendations
will have an important bearing on the
campaign.
Democrats the country over believe
this is to be Democratic year. The
fierce battle now on within the Repub-
lican ranks gives color to the hope that
the next national house will be Demo-
cratic. Recent elections in congress
slonal districts in Massachusetts and
New York, both Republican strong
holds, but both returning substantial
Democratic victories, have still further
heartened party leaders.
READY TO BOLT
Locally it is recognized that the re-
volt against the present Republican
national administration will prove an
important factor not only as regards
congressional and legislative nominees.
but all down the line 1t is known that
thousands of men who have hitherto
confined their political activities to at
tempting to bring about reforms within
the Republican party have definitely
decided to bolt this year, provided the
S. PIG. o. p. machine succeeds in die
tating nominations; and in this dispo-
stion the Democrats see a bright hope
for Bourbon victory.
In Los Angeles county the Good Gov
ernment organization will smooth the
pathway for Independent action on the
part of voters who have in the past
been strict partisans. Itself non-par-
tisan, the organization Is preparing
to indorse nominees for every office in
the county. 1t cannot, of course, act
before the primaries. but once the pri-
maries are over and the Democratic
and Republican nominees selected, the
organization will prepare its own
ticket. selected from the best men
named and will support it actively.
Thus the Good Government indorse-
ment will be more than a meaningless
K. It will carry with it the support
u
swing the election one way or the
other And it may be understood now
that no man named by the Republican
machine can hope for this support.
"THE INsURGENT WING"
At present the Good Government
forces are working amicably with the
Lincoln Roosevelt league, which is
nothing more nor less than the So
called 'insurgent" wing of the Repub-
lican party, and with the regular DEM
ocratic organization. This is where the
Democrats have the better of the situ-
alton. They have cleaned up their
own party, and the party conference
to be held next month will be domi-
mated by Democrats who are also good
government men and who owe no ale
glance to the machine.
The Democratic problem is simple.
IT is merely a question of selecting rep
resentative men and inducing them to
run for office. There should be no
fights within the party.
On the other side of the political
fence matters are not in so satisfactory
a condition. Candidates of the Lin
Roosevelt league who alone can
hope for Good Government indorse-
ment will have a fierce fight on hand
to secure their party nomination. If
they win they will share the advantage
of Good Government Endorsement with
the Democrats. If they lose their vic
tors will find both Democrats and Good
Government forces solidly arrayed
against them at the polls. and united
to bring about their defeat.
EASY FOR DEMOCRATS
That is why it is going to be COM
paratively an easy task for the Demo-
Gratis to secure satisfactory candidates
this year. Close political observers
are agreed that chances for Democratic
success never were so bright locally as
they are at present. And the best men
in the party-men who have the well
fare of the community at heart-are
urgently requested to get into the fight.
At the regular weekly luncheon to be
given by the Stanton Boosters club
at the Hollenbeck cafe at noon today,
Assemblyman p. f. GoggsWell of FL
Monte, the principal speaker, will tell
why he favors Phil A. stanton of Los
Angeles for the Republican nomina-
tion for governor. Several others will
make short talks.
Mr. Stanton will not be present at
the luncheon; a number of his friends
who have interests in the San Fer
nando valley having planned a trip by
automobile through the valley for him.
He will be taken from this city by
Fred D. Boruff, and at various towns
in the valley other of his warm sup
porters will join the party. The stops
of longest duration will be made at
Tropico, Glendale, Burbank and San
Fernando.
Tomorrow Mr. Stanton and a num-
Der of his friends will begin the cam
paign in the coast cities of Los Angeles
and Orange counties, and it is expected
that this trip will be concluded In
ample time to permit the candidate to
begin his long journey through CEN
trail and northern California next week.
District Attorney ]. M. Eshelman of
Ell Centre, Imperial county, has written
to friends that he will be in Los An
geles within a few days in the interests
of his candidacy for railroad commits
sioner Mr.. Eshelman has been in
dorsed by the Lincoln Roosevelt league
for the Republican nomination for that
office.
Friends of James A. Anderson, for
merly a member of the board of public
works,~are authority for the statement
that Mr.. Anderson will be a Demo-