Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-08-15
H.-A. LEAGUE To
SUPPORT JOHNSON
SpaniSh-AmericanS Unanimously
Indorse Ticket of L.-R.
Republicans
IGNORE WALTER PARKER PUSH
President of Organization of
Adopted Citizens Makes Ap-
peal to Members
IGNORE WALTER PARKER PUSE


Saturday, unanimously Endorsed the
Lincoln Roosevelt Republican league
ticket, in the face of considerable OPP
position lobbying which, it is said, was
done by Frank Dominguez, the well
known machine politician, and other
Latin Americans subscribing the inter
ests of the Walter Parker push.
A. E. Garcia, president of the His
pano-American league, made stir
ring appeal to the members of the
league to discern and discharge their
duty at the, pending primaries, and
aroused the league to action. He said,
in part:
Seeing the necessity of concentrat-
ing our efforts individually by means
of a strong organization toward plac-
ing in political power straight. honest
and trustworthy men who will forge
ahead through all impediments that
may be placed in their way by the
corrupt political machine and reach
their goal of honest political manage
ment and the equalization of the citi-
zens' rights and laws of their state.
| urge you to exercise your rights ana
fulfill your duty as American citizens
in indorsing the candidacy for gov
ernor of the state of California OF a
man who will work faithfully toward
bringing about the redemption of our
beloved state to the place she has
heretofore held, a place that has been
enved by the whole nation. That man
is Hiram w. Johnson, who stands
pledged if elected to free our be-
loved state from the unjust treatment
she has received from the hands or
the political machine controlled by the
| Southern Pacific and allied interests.
and maintained by the life blood or all
| the taxpayers of this state. 1t Is FOR
the maintenance of such a machine
that the taxpayers of this community
are being overburdened. And they in
| nocently bow their heads to what they
believe to be the inevitable.
FLAYs S. P. MACHINE
"I,et us awaken to the fact that we
! are nourisl.ing the octopus, so that II
may better take us up in it's polltlca
| tendons and crush US to attain It's
selfish ends.
"Why give the monster the weapons
| with which to fight us when we car
| take the same arms and use them tt
/ make him eVacuate from the political
| field, thus placing all men on an equal
| footing and givi each man the use
! of the rights with which he was born
at Let us, of Latin blood, stand fore
most in the fight for the redemption
of the state which has been politically
mismanaged. Let us share in the credlt
that will follow upon the heels or VIC
tory. Let us take a hand in forming
new chapter in the polltical history
of the state of California, as did our
forefathers when they formed the laws
which have baen handed down to the
nresent generation
''FinalIy let us stand for good gov
eminent and place at the helm OF our
Golden state the one man for the one
place, Hiram w. Johnson for governor
of California.
at eft us all remember that the eyes
of the entire nation are upon TINS
state and let us show the nation that
a more patriotic and liberty-lovlng
people than 'California's Latin sons
do not exist"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Garcia's
address the following resolutions were
adopted by unanimous vote:
whereas, we. patriotic American cit
liens of Spanish descent take Keen
interest in the political welfare or our
beloved state which for many years
has been controlled by a political ma
chine maintained by the powerful
Southern Pacific railroad and allied
interests, the result being that the
masses of citizens have had no voice
in matters of government; ana,
FROwNs ON INTERFERENCE
Whereas. this control of state affairs
has been particularly harmful to the
citizens of Spanish descent, who nave
been compelled to carry heavy our-
den of taxation in order to support
the railroad in its work, and future
interference in our affairs Will result
for ~
and,
whereas, honest, liberty-lovins Re-
nublicans are engaged in life ana
death struggle with this Southern "a
cific political machine to the end that
all plain people NAV have returned 10
them the rights which the Creator IN
tended they should have, and nave
named as their leader in their flght
against this oppressor Hiram W. Jonn-
son. who stands pledged, If elected 70
kick the Southern Pacific out of pol
itics in California: therefore. be 1t
Resolved. that we heartily indorse
the candidacy of Hiram w. Johnson
for governor of California and OF a.
]. Wallace for lieutenant governor pc
lieving that in their election our great
state will have taken a long step TO-
ward securing political liberty for all
oppressed citizens, and particularly Tor
us who have suffered more than the
average citizen; and.
Resolved, that we do all in our power
as individuals and as an organization
to procure the election of Hiram W.
Johnson and A. j. Wallace;
Resolved, that copies OF these reso-
buttons be sent to the newspapers OF
the state with the request that tneV
he published. so that all of the Latln-
American voters in California VIII JON
us in the fight to redeem our mother
| state to the place she has once helo
and rightfully deserves.
The resolutions were signed by the
following prominent Latin Americans;
| Alfonso E. Garcia, T. Charles Sanchez
| George Zobelein, jr., Frank j. Mase-
! HEX. Iuse de la Goss, Manuel 5. Men
dez, F. Montana, c. de Corrgel' ArlV
| Oiivalk. Marcus Hernandez. Lorenzo
CALI. Attolio Cornejia, Pietro Vianl
pedro Semental, w. r. Marietta Car
| Tyson, G. Soils.
The Veterans Fife and Drum corps
provided the music. and addresses were
made by several candidates, including
| Sidney A. Butler, Lincoln-RooseVen
candidate for supervisor from the third
| district. and L. d. Swartwout, candi-
| date for tax collector