Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
HOW THIRTEEN FINISHED
IN PRIMARY ELECTION

A T A LATE hour last night the re-
IA turns from the primary election
IA showed that the Good Govern
ment forces Of Los Angeles had nom
mated the two men whom they most
desired to go on the ticket for the spe-
cial election June 30 to fill the two
vacancies in the city council.
Returns also showed that as a re-
suit of a general apathy in the primary
election yesterday, which resulted in
an unusually small number of votes,
one machine candidate, Barney Healy,
secured the highest number of votes
and will have first place on the ticket
at the special election.
George H. Stewart, Good Government
candidate, came second, and another
machine candidate Arthur D. Hough-
ton, third while Frederick j. Whiffen,
the second Good Government candi-
date, came fourth.
MANY sTAY-AT-HOMES
Good Government leaders evinced
considerable disappointment last even
| ing when the returns began to come In
and it was learned that a great ma
jority of the Good Government sup
porters had failed to cast their ballots,
as generally they did not seem to real
ize that the primary nomination is as
important as the election.
The Good Government organization,
however, was pleased that this apathy
did not prevent the nomination of the
two men whom the leaders of the mu-
nicipal reform movement most hoped
to see on the ticket.
On the other hand, there was every
possible effort made by the push
leaders to recruit all their available
votes, and all kinds of "push" methods
were adopted to get out as many votes
for Healy and HoughtOn, the machine
candidates. as possible, hoping to take
advantage of the indisposition of the
rank and file of the Good Government
adherents to show their true strength.
AS indicating the lack of interest
shown in the primary nomination yes
terday, it is only necessary to review
the totals in Highland Park, Garvanza
and dozens of other out-and-out Good
Government sections of the CITY, where
three fourths of the voters areas a
matter of public record-known to be-
long to the Good Government organi-
zation and precinct clubs.
GANG OUT IN FORCE
Less than one-fourth of the number
of voters in these precincts cast their
ballots yesterday. In measure this
NAV be explained by the absence from
the city of many who are now en-
loving their vacations at the beaches
or in the mountains, or are visiting
elsewhere The fact remains, neVerthe-
less, that thousands of the Good Gov
ernment voters did not seem to real
ize that the fight was to be between
the old S. P. machine push and the
Good Government forces, hence they
failed to cast their ballots.
The fact remains also that Healy and
Houghton, the push candidates, have
been nominated. The gang" was out
in full force and there was nothing
left undone to insure the election of
its candidates. The result is that the
battle for the two vacant seats in the
citv council is to be waged at the spe
cial election June 80, with the issues
suuarely presented and defined, and
with no room for quibbling. 1T is to be
a fight, as before, directly between the
decent citizenship of Los Angeles, as
represented by the Good Government
organization, and the old guard, COM
posed of S. P. politicians and ward
heelers.
A CLEAN-CUT FIGHT
Frederick ]. Whiffen and George II.
Stewart the two men nominated by
the Good Government forces yesterday,
will go before the voters of Los Ange-
les June 80 as the candidates of this
better element of citizenship and as the
representatives, in the councilmanic
struggle, of the Good Government or
ganlzation which so recently waged
and won it's memorable fight against
municipal corruption and pernicious
politics and graft.
This city has never enjoyed cleaner
or more satisfactory administration
than that which it now has and which
is made up, for the larger part, of
the men elected by the Good Govern
ment organization to take the places of
the "old guard" officials who were
forced by exposure and public demand
to abdicate and retire from municipal
activity. Messrs. Whiffen aud Stew
art, in entering this final race for the
city council, will have as their oppon-
ents the two recognized candidates of
the machine-men indisputably backed
by the old push-and so well known
that no defense Of their position can
be offered.
The machine has but one hope. This
hope is that the Good Government vot-
| ers of Los Angeles will show the same
apathy at the special election June 30
| as was manifested yesterday.
"This is the thing" said one of the
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