Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-10-29
SHOWS THAT S.P.
GOVERNS SHERIFF
Harris, Democratic Candidate,
Drives Home Truths to
Los Angeles Voters
CALLS DEPUTIES CRIMINALS
Old Charge Against Lips and
Murrietta Made Basis of
Sensational Speech

w, T. Harris, Democratic nominee
for sheriff, was the principal speaker
at meeting held at 2782 West Plco
street last night. A good-sized crowd
heard him. Other speakers were {. y.
HawIey, nominee for state assembly
man from the Seventy-s district,
and Edward c. Mayham, nominee
from the Seventy-third district, In
the course of his speech Harris sald:
at think that it has been proven to
the satisfaction of a large majority
of the voters of this county that the
office of district attorney is completely
under the domination and control OF
the s. p. machine and its boss, Waiter
Parker. .,.,...
II make the charge, and without
fear of successful contradiction, that
there is not an Office in this county,
with the possible exception of one,
that is not as completely under that
control as is the district attorney OF
flee, And that the degree OF that con-
troll is only measured by the amount
of patronage distributed in the Of
fees.
"Of course 7 am most interested in
+he sIeriff's office and I charge, and
stand ready to prove that that Of
fee is not second in its subserViency
to the machine
POINTS TO THE PROOF
at want to call your attention to
one appointment, made by MT. ham
mel. which should prove to any fair
minded person that my charge is true.
That is the appointment Of Calvin
Hartwell as under-sheriff. This APP
pointment was made by Hammel i'm
mediately after Hartwell had been re-
pudiated. HartWell was the machine
nominee for the office of assessor, pc
ing pitted against the late Ben Ward
There was not then, and there IS not
now, any question as to where Hart
we'll gets his orders. The trail be-
tween his and Parkers office Is as
plain as the nose on your face. And
it was this man whom Hammel ap-
Dointed his under-sheriff, Immediately
after his election. Does anyone sup
nose that any man would have APP
pointed Hartwell to any position I'M
less compelled to do so?
"a more recent appointment, which
further proves the machine control OF
the sheriff's office is that of Walter
Tips. Lips received his appointment
as chief of the fire department under
an administration that was elected
and absolutely controlled by the 5. 7.
machine. When the present city adj
ministration took office, 1t was 1ound
that there was something radically
wrong in both the fire and ponce de-
nartments, and it was not long ere
Inns was dismissed. OF this gentle
man will have something further to
saw a little later. Within a very rev
DAVIS after Lips had been dismissed
from the fire department he was APP
nointed deputy sheriff by Mr.. Ham
mel. Thus does this machine take
care of its own.
JUDGED BY HIS COMPANY
at wonder if Mr. Hammel would like
to he Judged, as to character, by some
of his deputies 1t is an old and true
saving that a man may be judged by
the company he keeps. We ma MI
Hammel in the company of two con-
fessed criminals, and these criminals
are DEPUTIES in his office. tndoupt-
edlv YOU have heard or read OF the
Eddy affidavit which has been pub
lished in the city press and read from
the platform by Thomas Lee Wool
wine and others. That affidavit
charges the dismissal of criminal
charge against a county othclal VINO
confessed renting his property for I'M
moral purposes, a crime under our
laws ant do YOU know who that Of
fetal is? Do you know That he is
now and was at the time that the
confessed crime was committed
depl1tv in Sheriff Hammers office ana
the sheriff knew of the charge and
confession? The case mentioned IN
the affidavit is Case No. Sl443, as
shown on page 272 Of docket NO. 5S
of Judge Chambers court, and is en-
titled The People of the State of Cali
fornia against Juan Murrietta-
'T have said that would have some
thing further to say concerning Waiter
Lips. On the 18th day of June, 1909,
walter Lips, then chief of the fire de
partment Of this city, sold three horses.
belonging to the city, for the sum OF
1910 and received therefor a check Tor
500. drawn on the United states Ma
tional bank, signed by A. 7. Painter.
POINTS TO RESIGNATION
Gins cashed this check. as shown by
the Endorsement on the returned check,
and took and still keeps for his own
use and benefit, the money received,
thereby committing the crime of en-
beZzlement Of city funds, The fire com
mission called Lips before 1T and told
him of the evidence in its possession,
and that he would have to stand tfial
before the commission. lie confessed
Ia the commission of the crime ana
RESIGNED rather than stand an inVestl-
cation An affidavit of one of the fire
commissioners, stating these facts, is
where I can use it for proof of these
statements and I am Informed that
there are others of the fire commission
who will swear to these facts. Does
MIR. Hammel wish to be judged by the
company with which he has surround
ed himself?
Speaking to the reform Republicans
present, I want to say without doubt
Won are DESTROYS Of having Thomas Lee
Woolwine elected district attorney of
This county. This is as it should he,
but don't elect him and then handicap
him by electng a sheriff who is not
I'm accord with him and his principles.
at is surprising that my opponent
has the nerve 10 come before the PEG
ole of this county and, in the face Of
the facts ask for the support of the
honest voters. II he asked for the sup
port of the criminal classes, I would
be the first to say to YOU that he should
have that support by reason Of the
favors shown them.
COSTLY TO TAXPAYERS
"And, Mr. Taxpayer, what do you
suppose that this kind Of a misadmin-
istration is costing you? DO you know
that the sheriff OF this county is re-
ceiying at least twice the amount
paid to the governor of this state? DO
you know that he is receiving at least
I'VE times the amount which would be
paid, for like service, by any private