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8 LUSK MAY BE COUNCIL HEAD WILL BE ASKED TO SUCCEED JUDGE WORKS ANDREWS TO BE CHAIRMAN OF LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE City Lawmakers Unanimous In Choice of Members to Fill Places Caused by Senatorial Candidate's Retirement (Continued from Pair* iintt executive heads of the party—admit that Curry lias little following in the north. On the other hand, it is claimed, the machine has opposed Curry and has endeavored to eliminate him from the race, hut this "opposition" Of the machine, which the push has permitted to "leak out" from its caucuses, is taken with a grain of salt, and many wise Republicans claim it is a trick to deceive the voters, some p-o si as to maintain that both Btanton and Curry are regular machine candidatesi There is no question but that this is true of Stanton, say the Republicans, hut there Will be some surprise throughout the state if the machine mlinits Its indorsement of Curry. Ai any rate, it is predicted that Stanton will retire not long after the Inevitable effacement of Alden Anderson, which Is declared already decided on. But In les, at least, the supporters Of Stanton say that if there Ih any body dropped from the race it will be Curry. Beardslee a Disturbing Element There are other queer mean ing on in the north, mo. For install . both Curry and Btanton are said to be deeply concerned over a campaign ol boosting that lias been Instituted for one Robert J. ("Bob") Beardsli Stockton, as the running mate of Man ton it has been Intimated, amoi -push" Republicans, that then are per sonal reasons why Btanton doe like Beardslee for his running mate, but none of the vise Republicans will venture to say why this may be so, ]l is ] ited OUt, however, that if Beardslee is accepted—and he is re» certalnty because of his BbllltJ to rej.resent certain pollcli president of the state senate—Stanton may have to retire and make room lor Curry. Republican regulars in the. north rue aald to bi lieve that Curry and B lee would make the most desirable team for the machine to nomii northern opposition to stanton comes from their anxiety 1" put Bi irdul as lieutenant governor. Bi Rrdi ■ will be remembered, was the cano tot spi llnst Stanton in thi assembly, n. is said to hai following, and a« presiding offlci ■enate could do a great toward n cupi rating the "machine." stanton and Beardslee— Curry and Beard li i or can the ••push" decide on ji running mate who will be more agreeable to Btanton? At any rate, "de machine" is having • hard time. And what can it achieve by nominating either, or Thai Is really the most bothet problem. INTEREST SHOWN IN WORK'S CANDIDACY "Push" Leaders Worried at Prospect of Fighting Johnson and His Running Mates from Los Angeles SHELLEY SUTTON The announcement uf Judge Works' candidacy on tho Lincoln i:> •> evell loaguf platform for the nomination to ihe United Bt iti about the Bole topic In political circles y. sterdaj, and w hlle the jncnt cami itlnct sur] i le even to the clo : ■ Work*, it elicited the most [avora bl i nt. i lid-time li aders of the appear to be worried, yel i mcede that In the selection nf Judge Work i Cor tni-; high offli >■ the Lincoln- Roosevelt li lias proved its mastery, and In South ern California, as ■ ■utned command of ■ party, taking the power and uf 11,. from the i l< ineni which hoped, following the retirement of Roosevi it, tn i . old push" back to I he pie i iiiiiiti r. That the Re publican pai ty of thi lure «ill in represented cxc] Hie l-.ni oln-Rooaevelt lc I 1 hat In municipal, county, state ami fi i amp; n ill triumph m i r ti.< op posing factions and parties \\ itli un precedented majorli I Republlcai In Los Ai ihe dplnion that w i 1 b Air. Re tl-elt'a i eturn to the I'nit there V ill arise b m .■. i ondlt on i ; Ically, They ■ I I he Republican ■ iin ii . i Mercy!! What A Face! The free sample of Stuart's Calcium Wafers will clear your face quickly. Make it as clear and pink as an infant's. Improve your ap pearance 100%. Excellent for men, women and child ren. For sale at your drug gist 50c a box. Send for free sample to F. A. Stuart Co., 175 Stuart Bldg., Mar shall, Michigan. has l»>en seriously threatened with din ruptlon; that the work of tlip "regu lars" at Washington, as I" nenrh BVOI 1 statp when important Issues have aris en, lias endangered the Republican in stitution established by former I'resi dent Roosevelt, and that had It not , been that the Llncoln-RooseVelt leagues have stubbornly remained in tact in almost every section of the country, and havo faithfully stood guard over the policies and principles of the absent leader—Roosevelt the disintegration of the party would have j been Inevitable. As it Is .only that ele ment which sought to undo the work of Roosevelt, and which Has Insidiously aimed to steal the control from the re form element, has met with dissolution. Political leaders believe that In the pen.lino: campaign (hero will be ar rayed before the voters but two par ties—the reformed Republicans, or T,in< oln-Roosevelt league, and the Democracy, The opposing factions of Republicanism much come under the Roosevelt platform or organise a new ; party, and their strength is not suffi cient to accomplish much in the latter event. Plenty of "Timber" A few «• !;- !■•<'. in California, were savins to each other sadly: c is no good available tlmb sr." that the men who were ■, r the high pla i a could not i to run. It has long been known that the Unlti d Stai orshlp is not a re li lends uf Sena- Lint Intimate that he declined to run again because he could not afford It; thi ■ ' living and the social entertainments made necessary by conditions at Washington make the ■it of a senator something of a| • -c. And, on the other hand, man> ■nd able mi n ■ n i for such positions as thai of the governorship have of recent years declined to Beefc in California bei ause of the oi ditiona mnintaim d by thi 3, p, machine; and because to hold office meant to invite suspicion mid lay one's s. If liable to the severest criticisms, regardleßS of one's actual probity or high purposes. Hence the wail: "Thi re is no good timber." But voters are beginning to realize j that the great reforms ai compllshed by the ■ '"''■ «'S in Cali fornia, of ulii. h in." Llncoln-Roose vell league represents a powerful fac tion, have old condition*, and good men are now onxloua to take active part In the reformation of municipal and state affairs. With the announcement that Hiram W. Johnson had entire.l the rac« for i i. .vi nomination for gov . followed in tor by the annou ment In \*>s Angelea thtt A. J. Wallace | would geek tli«> nomination for the go\ < rnorshlp "ii the aami tit ket, It i obvioui that "good timber" was being secured and that the m ir \hr first time in t history oi California politics, was to be tin'. arti d In iis attempt to dli i iiiy iiic machine bas won, regardless of whli h party has ; been elected, for It has dominated all tlons and laughed at their tentlons with thi secrel knowledge that it would triumph n of which I.: Uor i arried mors. It \'. ervi I that men whom j the machl ■ used to be "prom- j nomlna tlons already are dropping out of the | They realize that the unrsi of I i- staring them In the face, hey <}" not propiisi to i the , machine lead them to .the slaughter. know that the i ondlt have changed, and at present, altl it j bi gun, the i i.-i almost as \ : ofound ;i^ "ii thi t elect i Los . the n has n all i • ords, it Is claimed, fir i om] Is. This tin 1, i i, and knowing that good and competent mi n ha \'■ enti r'<i the crusade for I ■ tter . nment, the j>>'>i>l in be n li' d ippoi t ihi reform element. S. P. Is Disheartened 8, r\ Is disheartened. <if <■- m . there n 111 i a few bought-ofl lnt< and a number of corrupt politicians, \ ill continue t'i rfpi esent tl ■ loft In It ■ lut t re fi and Ineffectual. i With Hiram Jolinson nnd A. J. Wal lace in the race for the nomination for governor and lieutenant govei nor, nd with John I. W"i ■ stumping the Mai.' with them for the Benatorship — nil of them individually and collec tively imoting the good government campaign— the prospects are conci'iied by political leaders to be the brightest '. lin the tate'tj history. Aii example of the support given by I the non-partisan pn ss of i California to ! the candidacy of Judge Works is found in an editorial published In the Los Angeles Record yesterday. Th Record Is unstinted in Us praise of Judge oi ka. it says: In selecting Jud John l>. Work* ns their candidate for United States senator, th local li uders of the Lincoln-Roosevelt league havi cer tainly chosen b very able man, v horn ALL the people could trusi to do what lie believed to be right. But by the selection of Judse Works to make this raci . the city of Los Angeles Is . oing to lose one of the moHt efficient officials it has had in many years. Although Judge Works has ' i en h: office as president of the council less than tin 1 c- months, he bus done more to start action toward pro tecting the interests of the people tha ul: 1 been done In years past. By BO lolng ho has impressed the fact on the people that «Ith him the reform necea i»ry for good gnv ernment is more than mere words, an<l that it is his Intention to so;; to It that the corporation receives no more favors at the hands of the incil than the private citizen. He lias shown that he Is not afraid to try and correct abuses that have long been allowed to sro unrebuked, and that it is his intention to Bee tii.it ALL the citizens get a square deal. Now, while these tliin": 1 are mnst. pleasing to tin- people in general, they are most displeasing; to tho ■ Interests that have, to a certain ex tent it least, practically dictated the action of tho city council In the post, THESE SAME INTERESTS WILL CERTAINLY BE MTOHTT OLAD T'l SEE Jt'POR WORKS STKP OUT OF THE COUNCIL, aa he has been tho moi Ing spirit in everything that has been done to bring the corporations to time and observe the me laws that have always bet-n enforced so far as the ijile are concerned. Of course, then is greater oppor tunl for men like Judce Works In thi' United States senate than in tha Los Angeles city council, and there i^ a better chani d to benefit mure pcui.li>. lint it should lie remembered that bpfor? Judge Works can have this greater opportunity he must first 1. ■ elected to the senate, and the election •■( ■■ militant man, tn whom reform means action as well as words, to the United States senate from Cnllfornin Ih an entirely dlf ferent matter fro electing him to th ■ Los Angeles city council. Judge Works would make n Rood senator, and we would like to see him i'li till, hut it will be a mighty big job to lect him, and In the meantime Log Aneelos loses an official who has, thus far, nerved the people, and whose naasinir will LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 20, 11)10. 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In all other lines—car- eliandise. the methods and the values more attractive at barker -.^ jn qua . pets, rugs, draperies—the same leadership prevails. Bros, than elsewhere. Third Week of Our Great "Competitive" Clearance, the Best of All Brass and Iron Beds, Easy Chairs, Morris Chairs, Sideboards, Buffets, Dressers, Chiifoniers, Dressing Tables, Ladies' Desks, Dining Tables and Chairs, Davenports, Sofas, Parlor Suits, Living Room Tables, Fancy Chairs and Rockers, Leather Furniture, Napoleon and Four- Post Beds, Quality Reed, White Enameled Furniture, Colonial Pieces, Mission Pieces—in fact, hundreds of articles for all rooms in a home. • P \ / A. 1 / 500 Special Offerings at Reductions of !/5 to l/z This $20.00 Solid Oak $ J^CA ™^"SSJ-K?S Six-Foot Dinmg i able- JjP| I f J\J or q mahogany fmsh frame, Beautiful Qu.rter Sawed %I%$Q Jf/ / JL ig. "~" with plain _^__^ Top, Solid Pedestal «{* & *r,yj\/ I ifj/T jl. jfcß velour ir'Tr-* '«»—/■ i^ —Thes© three articles above illustrated are a fair example of the Special Offerings now to be found throughout our stock. If you need furniture at all, you will find many pieces here now at savings in cost you'll appreciate. The only Furniture Department not included in this Special clearance is that devoted to Office Equipment Furni^r*. Draperies, Carpets, Starker Sim Decorating, Wall Papers Shades, Oriental and Domesdc Rugs, $§3liJfflWt tf}ilJt Office and Bank Furnishings, Pianos VC^ >'"—* mr -^ Stoves and WaUr HeaterB 724-726-728-73Q-732 South Broadway, Between Seventh and Eighth be hailed with great joy by the Interi tB, WALLACE, WORKS AND WILBUR INDORSED State Executive Committee of Lincoln- Roosevelt League Approved of Candidates from South, crn California 1 to The I] SAX FRANCISCO, March 19. The executive committee of the Lincoln. H evelt league resumed Ita work of preparing a ticket for the primary election aj the itate headquarters In the Metropolis building here tins morning. While southern reprei tlvea were only represented by proxy, their reeommi ndations in regard to the i andldacy of A. .1. Wallace for lieutenant governor and John D. Winks for the United States ■■ went through without a. hitch. in fact there has seldom been more en thusiasm than when the names of the two Loa Angeles men were presented , .1 report read by President Chester Kowell of Fresno, all present declar ing that the candidacy of these men meant sure victory for reform forces. Another Los Angeles man came In ror honors in tiie person of Judge rur ;\-- Wilbur for the supreme bench. Al though his name was not presented by the southerners the executive com mittee tvit th.it he was an Ideal run ning mate for Max Sloss. who had 1" en previously Indorsed. No action was taken In regard to a nominee for state superintendent of public Instruction, but the two most prominently men tioned in connection were Prof. .)■ H. la of I.os Angeles Polytechnic high school and .Superintendent of Schools Limscott of Banta Cruz coun u Final action will probably be taken Home time next v ■■■■'< VETERAN PATROLMAN. ILL, IS GIVEN HARD TASK BY DIXON Friends of "Mike" Holleran Aroused Because Old Officer Is Trans. ferred from Depot pite the fact that lie has been ;> member of the police department for more than twenty years and is the second oldesi policeman In point of service, Michael Holleran svaa removed from duty at the Banta B"e depot, placed cm night duty and ordered to walk a beat by Captain l>ixon. Holleran's friends are indignant at i his removal. They way he has been discriminated against and that his as- Blgnment to night duty is unjust. Patrolman Hoileran lias been In ill health for some nine. During the list two years he frequently fainted while on duty, and on a number of occasions was taken to the receiving hospital for treatment. He has produced oertifl- ■ cates from two physicians to the effect thai lie is unlit for night duty. Patrolmen Dorsey and Level, who were suspended recently, will be cited t 0 appear before the police commis sion. Horsey In alleged to have dls covered Patrolman Level asleep in a garage on his beat, and that after awakening him failed to report the incident. Dave Adams learned of the affair and promptly reported the mat ter to Captain Dixon. Dorsey was suspended for ten days for failing to make out a repoprt of the matter, and I evel was suspended pending his hear ing before the police commission. ' DIVORCE SUITS FILED Divorce suits filed in the superior court yesterday are as follows: Conrad v Hadley vs. I-ula A. Hadley, Marie N Kennedy vs. Charles C. Kennedy. 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