Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-14
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which induced one of the recent can
dldates for council to remark: Il had
1900 names on my petition and l re-
ceived 80 votes, so l am sure there are
1410 liars among my constituents"
McCartney's career as Sacramento
statesman brands him as absolutely
unworthy of a position where the
people demand eternal vigilance in the
protection of their rights. The al
lied gas and electric powers sought
a man who would be willing to thwart
the future success of Los Angeles by
making the city buy all existing light
and power plants giving service in the
city before 1t could use the power to
be generated along the aqueduct. In
all the California legislature no one
was found willing to run the risk of
such a measure until they called upon
Mccartney, whose sole excuse for
accepting such a task was that he in
troduced the bill because he did not
know what 1t meant, and such is his
only defense as set forth in a morn
ing paper which publishes his name as
its selection In the Thirty eighth SEN
atoria1 district, although during the
last two sessions of the legislature that
same paper branded Mccartney as un-
worthy of political support Mozart
ney's name now appears in that pa
per's list of selected candidates rec
commended on account of his past SER
vices.
Hewitt's campaign has been quietly
conducted and 1t is certain he will poll
a large vote. The only opposition to
Hewitt outside of that district arises
from jealousy among seaport towns OF
Southern California other than San
Pedro. Declaration is made by the
push" that Hewitt as attorney for
the San Pedro harbor board might
work against their interests and in ia
vor of San Pedro harbor, but in so
much as Hewitt's district lies wholly
in the city of Los Angeles these threats
that they will fight Hewitt will have
little weight
This is the first dip that sandersShas
made into politics, and If Mccartney
has anything to say about it sanders
will not get much comfort out or the
venture News having reached Nc
Cartney that the machine has given or
ders to switch from him to Sanders ne
has since been bending all his efforts
to defeat the political ambitions of the
latter, realizing as he does that If he is
defeated by Sanders he becomes down
and out of politics, and will miss the
fat salary which he has heretofore en-
joyed. There will probably be no more
$4,000 fees paid to him by the state IN
addition to his regular salary as state
ravoring invested rights.
Sanders has a large following among
the graduates of the Los Angeles law
school, which has grown to be one OF
the largest in the United States. San
ders as founder of this law college ana
as it's first dean has at his command
the support of many of its graduates.
Then Sanders has a large and extensive
legal practice, so that it is a battle
royal between Hewitt and Sanders,
with Mccartney trying to rally to. MS
support those who see in the nomlna-
ton and election of either Sanders or
Hewitt no opportunity to fatten on easy
political jobs.
Judging from the official records or
McCartney's acts in the legislature II
will certainly be unwise to send MN
hack to round out a career of mistakes,
and the situation would not be helpeu
by sending Mcdonald in his place.
With five candidates in the field, the
voters should carefully scrutinize the
past records and the reputation OF each.
The public spirited citizens who nave
untiringly worked for the success OF
Los Angeles should not be compelled 10
stand guard at Sacramento to Kill
vicious measures introduced by our own
senators and assemblymen.
IT is therefore of the greatest 1mpor-
tance that the voters should all turn
out on August 16 and register their I'M
qualified condemnation of such candl-
dates as Mccartney and Mcdonald. IN
the next session of the legislature we
must have men who can discuss the
dangers that lurk in many proposed
measures before it is too late, who VIII
not willingly lend their aid to the tur-
therance of such vicious measures as
the Mccartney bill aimed to strangle
the hope of Los. Angeles to enjoy to the
fullest measure the bringing of water
and the development of cheap light ana
power by the citys owens river prof.
ectS. 60
When the word went out that san
ders is to receive the support OF the
regular machine some of the followers
of Mccartney in their desperation de,
cIared that il Mccartney is defated
thew will lay the blame to the machine
and knife every machine candlddte'
while the cooler headed ones are more
cautious in their statements, knowing
that if Mccartney does not obey the
dictates of the big boss he is likely to
be deprived of his present fat jobs ana
to he effectually shut out of any cnance
to get into the political game again.