Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-20
WORKS IN LETTER
THANKS PEOPLE
Nominee for U. S. Senator Ex-
presses Appreciation to
Voters of California
STATEMENT is MODEST ONE
Declares Victory Not Due to Per-
sonaIity but to Party
Principles
STATEMENT is MODEST ONE

the Republican nominee for United
States senator, yesterday issued let
ter ITO the people of California" ex-
pressing his appreciation of the efforts
made by the good government Repub-
licans of the state to secure for him
the party's nomination.
Judge Works did great deal to aid
Hiram w. Johnson in his strenuous
campaign against the Southern Pacific
political machine, and although not a
.grandstand" orator or a pyrotechnical
his quiet, earnest and con-
ScientiouS laborS won for him thou
sands of new friends.
His letter to the public reviews this
work in rather self-deprecating man.
ner and it will be seen he takes nc
credit to himself for the remarkable
victory scored by the Lincoln-Roose-
welt league; but those who know the
nature of his campaign know that he
did a great deal to insure the success
of the faction he represented.
Judge Works letter is as follows:
To the people of the state of Cali
fornia:
[ desire to express my gratitude
to the people of the state for the
support they gave me at the pri-
mary election. / take it as an evil
dence that the Republican voters
of California believe in the princi-
pies of good government and not
as a tribute to me personally.
feel this the more because I have
not made this a personal campaign,
but fight for the principles for
which the progressive Republicans
stand and the emancipation of the
party and the state from machine
domination and control. 1 made no
plea for myself on the stump.
sOLICITs NO SUPPORT
I have not solicited any mans
vote for myself or the support of
any newspaper. 1 have issued no
cards or circulars about myself.
have not adorned any billboard or
fence or other place with my pic
ture, and have not advertised my
self or candidacy in any news
paper, magazine or other publica-
ton. I am glad to say that all the
support l have received from the
newspapers or from any other
source has been wholly voluntary,
unsolicited and without remunera-
ton of any kind. I have had the
earnest, sincere, disinterested and
unselfish support of some of the
leading dailies, notably the Los An
geles Express, Fresno Republican
and San Francisco Bulletin. I
should also notice the Los Angeles
Herald, which, though a Demo-
cratic paper, has treated me with
the most kindly consideration. I
feel particularly grateful to the
country newspapers throughout the
state that have stood so loyalty for
me and the principles of good gov
eminent.
It has been asserted that a cam
paign before the people for United
States senator could not be made
for less than $4,000. This would
bar any man not a millionaire or
not supported by the interests" I
have in fact made my campaign in
most of the counties of the state
and all for less than $1,000 by con-
filming expenditures to legitimate
and necessary expenses, thus DEM
onstrating the fact that an Amer
lean citizen does not have to be a
millionaire to run for United States
senator in California. I have had
no organization and no paid work.
ers anywhere in the state. I have
had the support of the Lincoln
Roosevelt Republican league organ
iZation only incidentally and in con-
nection with the general ticket.
MAKES DIPERsoNAL FIGHT
Naturally the active fight was
made for Hiram w. Johnson, the
candidate for governor. He made
brave, independent, patriotic
fight for the cause himself and was
richly deserving Of all the help and
support that was given him. The
party and the whole state are to be
,k,.T, al AENr.k l..
ed. [ was not possessed of his
powers of oratory or his magnetic
personality, but in my campaign I
could make only a plain and SIM
pie presentation of the issue in
VolVed, the evils to be overcome,
and the means of overcoming them,
and make my appeal to the voters
to support and maintain the princi-
pies for which we were contend
ing. / have tried throughout the
campaign to make it impersonally
and on principle. have neither ex-
pected nor re 3eived any financial
help of any kind from any source,
while one of my competitors is him
self a millionaire and had the pow
erful support of the political ma
chine backed by the Southern Pa
Cific Railroad company. 1 have not
contributed to the campaign fund
of any candidate for the legislature
or put him under any obligation to
me in any way or sense.
I am the more gratified at the re-
suit and the generous support 1
received from the people, because
the campaign, on my part, was
made solely on principle and with
out the surrender of my convic-
tions or the cOncealment of my
views, and the vote I received was
for those principles and not for me
personally. am particularly CRATE
full to the people Of my own city
and county for the splendid support
they gave me. 1t was an express
sion of their continued confidence
that is deeply appreciated.
JOHN D. WORKS.