Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-22
GOOD GOVERNMENT
BATTLE IMPORTANT
All Parties Must Unite to Defeat
Nominees of Republican
Machine
DEMOCRATS HAVE CLEAN MEN
S. P. Push Can Only Be Routed
by Non-Partisan Coop
GRAFTON Nov. 8
DEMOCRATS HAVE CLEAN MEI
BY T. SHELLEY SUTTON

Los Angeles county Democratic CEN
trail committee, stated yesterday that
there is much enthusiasm throughout
the state over the complete victory
which the Democrats have achieved
against the push" candidates whom
the Southern Pacific machine put up
to defeat the good government candi-
dates.
Here in Los Angeles there were but
two contests with the old remnant of
the machine, and the young Democ-
racy" scored heavily against both of
the Southern Pacific candidates
Enoch Hidden, the octogenarian who
tried to wrest the nomination from j.
L. Mansfield in the third supervisorial
district, and Henry NJ C'Muggins)
Mcdonald, who tried to defeat Martin
Bel1ins in the thirty-eighth senatorial
district. Both of these machine allies
were so completely showed under that
it is not expected they will ever again
attempt to run for office.
The Good Government organization
is to be congratulated on the success
of the Democratic party In keeping un-
desirable candidates off of the primary
ticket, and in defeating the only two
machine men who had the audacity to
enter the contest
Had the Democratic party of this
| county, through its chairman, Albert
M. Norton, not exercised unusual Wig
ilance and early in the campaign con-
vinced the machine politicians that it
was hopeless to oppose the new leaders
of the present Democratic organization,
| 1t is probable there would have been
strenuous contest for every office;
but Mr. Norton's thorough organiZa-
tion, the loyalty and efficiency of his
county central committeeman, and the
system and foresight which were man.
| ifested throughout the Democratic
campaign here. made 1t apparent to
| the old members of the "push" that 1t
would be futile to go against the plans
of the executive and central commit
tees, which were determined that only
the best and cleanest men should re-
! ceive the Democratic nomination.
As a result of this efficient work on
the part of the local Democracy, the
| Good Government organization finds
itself with plenty of available timber
of the very best quality to put up
against the Southern Pacific candi-
dates who Won the Republican nomina-
ton against the candidates of the Lin
coin Roosevelt league.
LYON HAS STRONG RIVAL
Henry II. Lyon, the push" politician
| who secured the Republican nomina-
| ton for the state assembly in the
/
Saunders, has, for instance, formid-
! able rival in Edwin C. Mayham, the
successful Democratic candidate; and
| bv indorsing Mr. Mayham the Good
| Government organization will have no
| difficulty in electing him. although the
! Republicans, without the aid OF the
Democratic vote which will cooperate
with them in the election of the Good
| Government ticket. could scarcely hope
| to defeat Lyon in that district, be-
cause of his strong following in the
old seventh ward, a part of the dis
trict.
Mr.. Mayham is a prominent Demo-
| crat a forceful good government
worker, and one of the strongest and
most efficient Men in the district
which he seeks to represent In the
| next legislature. Tt is believed by
many Republicans that he Is the only
man in that district who can defeat
Lyon, for, although Lyon is an out
! and-out machine man, he has a large
personal following and is in every
| sense what is termed a popular poll
tician" and a glad-hander. BY uniting
with the Democrats the Republican re-
formers may reasonably expect to de-
feat Lyon, If Mayham is indorsed on
the Good Government ticket.
The Good Government organization
| also has other Prospects for which to
| feel thankful The Democrats have
succeeded in nominating Dr. A. e.
Pratt, an able and efficient man, Tor
| county coroner against Calvin Hart
we'll the "push" incumbent. who
wrested the Republican nomination
from DR.. Sherwin Gibbons. DR.. Pratt
| aside from being one of the most sue
| cessful and reliable physicians IN the
county, with a large practice and an
ardent personal. following, has all OF
the qualifications of DR.. gibbons, VINO
waged such a commendable ana cream
cut battle against the renomlnated IN
| cumbent.
DIR. Pratt has kept a close eye on
the affairs of the coroner's office; he
! has made a study of the questionable
! system now employed there and is
| Thoroughly posted as to its weaknesses
and discriminatory features.
HAS MANY FRIENDS
| like DR.. Gibbons, he has many
/ friends among the undertakers, VINO
! feel that If DIR. Pratt receives the GOOD
government organizations Endorsement
which he undoubtedly will-he Will
he elected, and that he will not be
hound by any political pledges to wal
! fer Parker or other Southern Paciflc
| bosses He will not like Hartwell,
give ''the lions share" of the coroner
business to one undertaking flrm' IN
which Walter Parker and other South
! ern Pacific politicians are prominent
stockholders, but will distribute. the
coroner business on the rotation basis
which he advocated early In the cam
paign. .,,,.,,,+ REQ
fiji the vacancy caused by the expui-
son of DR.. Lanterman) to the politi-
cal preferment of Walter Parker, and
was the man whom Walter Parker
dragged out to defeat Ben Ward, the
hest assessor, probably, Los Angeles
ever had. Ben Ward defeated Hart
well. however, by making the race in
dependently, and Hartwell, subsequent
Iv appointed under sheriff and coroner
successively, continued to subserve the
interests of the Southern Pacific boss,
and when appointed coroner at the re-
! quest Of Parker he gave practically
| third of the coroner business to the
undertaking. firm in which Parker was
a stockholder. Il
These are but a few of the facts in
the political history of Coroner Hart
well. but they serve to indicate how
extremely important it is that the
| Good Government organization should
concentrate it's efforts to defeat him.
Dr. Pratt can easily be elected IL
the Republicans and Democrats who
favor administrative decency and fair
play and who are loyal to the principles
| involved in the great struggle of the