Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08
VETERANS WARMLY
GREET WOOLWINE
Good Government Candidate Is
Given RouSing Welcome
by Old Soldiers
PARTISANSHIP is CAST ASIDE
Men Crowd Forward to Shake the
Hand of Nominee After
His Speech
PARTlSANSHIP is CAST ASIDE

What veterans claim was the largest
and most enthusiastic political meeting
ever held at the Soldiers home oc-
Cured there yesterday afternoon, when
Thomas Lee Woolwine, Good Govern
ment candidate for district attorney
addressed the members of the home on
issues of the present campaign.
Introduced by General Cochran
| governor of the home, as IAN honest
| high-minded gentleman, whom l have
known for years." Mr.. Woolwine was
received enthusiastically by the mem
! bers, who interrupted him a score of
| times during his address with applause
! and at the conclusion arose to a man
and cheered him heartily.
Even then they would not let the
| Good Government candidate leave, but
| crowded around him, thanking him for
| his remarks and pledging to him sup
! port today at the polls.
| Long before the appointed time for
/ the meeting to begin, 2 o'clock, the
! veterans, all of whom are greatly in
| terested in the resent campaign for
! clean government, began to congregate
in Memorial hall, where the meeting
was held. BY the time the speakers
arrived the hall was full, as every
member of the home who possibly
could get there was on hand.
Governor Cochran acted as chairman
of the day, and after a few remarks
as to the nature of the meeting and
the causes supported by the speakers,
introduced Gen. E. c. Bellows as the
first speaker. The latter said, in part:
81 wish to state at the outset that
I am a Republican, lifelong Re-
publican. l am, however, in common
with many other Republicans, urging
every decent-minded member of my
party-in fact, every decent-minded
voter, irrespective of party. to vote
for Thomas Lee Woolwine, Good Gov
ernment candidate for district
attorney"
A burst of applause greeted this
statement, the gathering of veterans
heartily indorsing the sentiment eX-
pressed by their officer and comrade.
BELLOWS OUTLINES FIGHT
In continuing, General Bellows out
lined the fight which Mr.. Woolwine has
been making since he first held public
office for clean and decent government,
and recommended him to the voters
of the home for their support for the
office of district attorney.
General Cochran then introduced
Mr. Woolwine. AS the Good Govern
ment candidate arose to his feet per-
feet storm of applause and cheers
greeted him. The meeting demon
strated beyond doubt the trend of
feeling at the home. In fact, several
members remarked following the meet
ing that. in point of enthusiasm yester-
days gathering was record breaker
for the home.
When the applause subsided Mr..
Woolwine outlined his position on is
sues of the campaign and pledged him
self to fulfill the duties of the office
of district attorney impartially He
had scarcely thanked the men for their
attention when, without signal but
simply on impulse, they stood up and
cheered the candidate. They then
crowded around MIR. Woolwine as he
stepped down from the platform to
shake his hand, and all who could get
near enough pledged him their support
today.