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NUMBER SSOI LIXLKjSU,. O\J KjJZtiy JLkJ I>ER MONTH
DEMOCRAT WINS;
MACHINE BURIED;
G. O. P. SWAMPED
District Republican for Twenty
Years Sends James S.
Havens to Congress
UPHEAVAL IS REMARKABLE
Tariff Reform Platform Smashes
Party of High Protection in
- New York District /
tAssoclated Fress]
T) OCHESTEH, N. V., April 19.—Vot-
IV ere of Monroe V-, April 19— Vot
ers of Monroe county changed
•** from tht Republican to the Dem
ocratic column today and elected the
ilrst Democratic congressman that nas
represented tho thirty-second district
In twenty years.
James B Havens, a Democrat, run
nl.iK on a tariff reform platform, ae
feated George W. Aldridge, for a score
of years the ruler of the county Re
publican organization, by 5900 votes.
Monroe county, which comprises \to
thirty-second congressional .lisiiict is
normally ItppublU-un by about 6000.
James Breck Perkins, whose death in
the nilddio of his third congressional
torm necessitated a special election to
tlay, carried the district in I'M* by 10.
--" Havens had arrayed against him ono
of the strongest political organizations
in the state. JTet, In a '""i^'K-' '^ l;
ing but seventeen days and with badly
constructed .machine, he «u=ociripllshea
one of tho most remarkable overturns
•Vh^Vesuu'onW- election takes
Its Dlace besidi the Democratic victory
In the fourteenth Massachusetts dis
trict whero Bugene N. Foss wu sent
to congresi from a district supposed to
bo roclt-rlbbed Republican. ■ .
Mr. Havens rode to victory on a piat
form advocaung tariff reform In the
interests of the consumer, a revis on
of the duties on wool and woolen
goods; a nn.oval of the tax on lum
ber, a removal of the tariff on Iron
ore an Income tax and, Bnally; ad
vocating Independence of political
UJHUDOI "STANDS I'AT"
Mr. Aldridge, his opponent, content
ed himself with general proclamations
fn favor of the policies of the Repub
lican administration. On the tariff
proposition he was regarded as a
BBoth P<candidates declared for reci
proclty with Canada, an employes
compensation act, a parcels post and
poet il Ings banks.
The Democrats acknowledged one or
the main factors In today's victory
was a personal Issue raised by A -
drldge'S record U party boss and evi
dence presented at tho recent niv U>
urance Investigation. Mr. Aldrldgo
aclcnowtdged that he received a $1000
check flV>m Elljuh Kennedy, an agent
of tho Ire insuranco companies, but
dnnled Iw benollted personally by the
transfer. \ He declared he turned the
money inU. the treasury of the Repub
lican organisation.
The 'bo cnJled moral lssua was taken
'ip by the fhurches, and no less than
twenty clergymen announced them
selves for Havens*. Mr. Aldrldge's de
fense "was that his record stood for
Itself, Outside of the district he re
ceived little If any assistance.
Mr. Havens, on the other hand, was
helped by - tho Democratic national
committee, which sent him such speak
ers as Charles N. Hamlln of Massa
chusetts, former assistant secretary of
the treasury under President Cleve
land, and Bugene N. Foss, the newly
elected congressman from the same
Kt:'te.
The overturning of the city ta« from
a Republican plurality of 6215 In the
i-i. i congressional election of 1908 to
5746 for HavenH.
The towns that in 190R went Repnbll
can by 8871 gave Havens a plurality
of 2154.
The most remarkable Republican re
vereea occurred in some of the resi
dence wards. The Twelfth turne,l a
Republican plurality of 1552 into S.
Democratic plurality of 700.
The su< cess Hi Havens probably
nieann that lie. will be n candidate to
succeed himself when his present term
expires at the end of tlie year. The
Democrats declare it means the, end of
Aldridge'R hopes for elective oflice,
but are not so sanguine of their ability
to shake his hold as political ruler of
the county.
James S. Havens, the successful can
didate, Is a lawyer and former partner
of the late Congressman Perkins. He
has never held public office. He Is re
garded as a typical Democrat of the
"old school."
ID SHORTEN WOMEN'S
SKIRTS—BUT HOW MUCH?
BOULDER, Colo., April 12.—An ordi
nance to prohibit the wearing of long
dresses on the streets of Boulder was
introduced in the city council last
night. It provides that "it shall bo
unlawful for any person whose wear-
Ing apparel or skirt shall be of such
length as to trail on tho ground and
me a dust sweeper or otherwise
obnoxious to the public health and re
ftned taste, to appear on any sidewalk
In this city."
The document is entitled "An Ordi
nance to Promote Public Health and
Concerning Displays on the Side
walks," which was Interpreted by one
alderman to moan that "if the council
Intended to define the length of skirts
one way, it must also define it the other
way. '
OFFICERS AVERT LYNCHING
RATON, N. M., April 19.—Tom
O'Neil, a former bar tender, shot and
killed Walter Byers, a tipple boss, at
Dawson early this morning after an ar
gument over a trivial matter. O'Neil
was arrested and later was hurried by
a four-horse team to Raton, forty
miles away, as a mob was assembling.
Byers was 40 years old, the father of
eight children and popular.
LOS ANGELES HERALD
INDEX OF
HERALD'S NEWS
TODAY
FOWCOAST
I/O* Angrlm and vlilnlly— HXln,"i-
Hay; light uortli wind, ehanictnjr to Mouth.
Minimum Irnnpprntiiro j-rntrrduy 71 degrees j
inJnimiiiii temperature 40 degree*.
LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles passes harbor and power
bond la«ui.'» by »wi'e|iliiß majority. PAGIS 1
Woman lilt by auto reported dying;
driver In freed. PAOB 1
BtookhoMari In Unit Loan Co. seek
fund* and missing officers. * PAUK I
Mi-h. Kate Waller Barrett lectures on
"Preservation of the Family" before
Associated charities. I'A<.»K 7
Juilk» lluiton may be called on to
<:ln*«ify garbage. PAUEB 8
Allowance for building department of
city la increased. ' PAOB 8
I'ark commissioner declares department
hindered by too much red tape. PAGB 8
New KiiKlnml society and> Sons of
American ltcvolutlun guests at re
ception. I'Aliß 9
George A. Pohlnson. dean of I,o» An
gele* dramutlo critic*, div* after an
IllnM* of less than week. PAGES 9
I*rl<nd» of Joseph 11. i 'all confident
he will become candidate for railroad
commissioner. PAQ-B 0
Halley's comet gives eyea«he to Gar
vanza residents. I'AOE 9
Hrlile reports disappearance of her hus
baml to police, and fcurs he wan) given
■IniKX.'l beer. I'AOB 3
<"i ti. 11 > Is charged to Jailer Btory by police
commission. paiie 10
"I May llutt In. but I'm No Goat,"
says census man. PAGE 9
Grim n>«i)«r gives two aged men no
u.irtiliiK of approach. PA'JB 7
Ddttorltjl, lattor box. PAGE) i
Muii'laK" licenses, births, deaths. PAGE 14
Society, clubs. PAGE! 4
City brevities. PAGE] £
In the hotel corridors. - PAlilO S
Personals about well known folks. PAGB r>
Noted women. , PAGB S
Now* of the courts. PAGB s
Municipal affalra. l'A'ii: I
Markets and finance. PAGB 12
Mines and oil fields. PAGB 13
Sports. PAGB 10
Citrus fruit report. PAGE 14
News of the waterfront. PAGB 14
Theaters. PAGE 7
Uulldlng permits. PAGE 16
SOUTH CALIFORNIA
Tourists threaten to club tardy customs
Inspector at San Pedro. ( PAGE 8
Prominent educator* and cltlxens speak
In favor of school bonds at Pasadena.
,PAGE ti
Mother and daughter ' uphold latter's
tftlanced husband for attack on mem
ber of family. PAGE 13
Body of iiniiliiiitlfled man found In surf
at Long Beach. PAGE 13
Man still In twentlsa choeen mayor of •-
Ocean Park. PAGE 13
Adolphus- Husrh, Improved In health, ,
leaves Pisadena for home In St. Louis.
PAG W 13
COAST
•
Steamer Lurllne reports broken rudder by
wireless to San Francisco; later efforts
to get vessel by wireless fall. PAGE 1
Governor Glllctt addresses veterans at open-
Ing of encampment of department of Cali
fornia and Nevada. PAUB 2
EASTERN
Marjorle Gould weds A. J. Drexel, Jr.;
value of wedding gifts estimated a*
high as 12,000.001). PAGE 1
Thirty-second congressional district.
New York, Republican for twenty
years, sends James S. Havens, Demo
crat, to congress. PAGE 1
Senator Hala of Maine announces ho
will retire when term ends. PAGB I
Dr. Hyde's OOUnMI outlines defense In
trial of physician accused of having
poisoned Col. Bwope, . PAGE 18
Utah court holdls widow of "Celestial
marriage" forfeited dower rights by
second marriage. PAGE 10
Delegates to congress of Daughters of
American Revolution after torrid con
troversy uphold coursu of President
Scott mill censure secretary. PAGB ;
Witness In St. Louis Inquiry into high
prices of meats testifies seeming competi
tion b«tW*j«ll packers is fictitious. PAGB 2
Mayor Seldel and other Boclallsts recently
elected In M.lwaukte f take charge of "'
municipal affairs. .PAGES
Congressional committee delays action In
case of refusal of Editor Maxwell to re
ply to questions. PAGB 3
Two officers of National Suffragist asso
ciation resign because of opposition to
Miss Shaw's policies. PAGB 1
Bryan calls on Taft and they talk an hour;
Commoner urges Democrats to defeat rail
road bill. PAGB 1
Prices of some foods drop, and Indications
.point to a lower cost of living. PAGB 10
Boulder, Colo., to wrestle with problem of
'Long skirts. PAGE 1
FOREIGN
Thousands massed at Budapest station
at midnight shout farewells to Col.
Roosevelt. PAGE 2
WOMAN, HIT BY AUTO,
DYING; DRIVER FREED
While crossing tho street near the
corner of Eighth and Broadway last
night, Mrs. M. R. Lynn, who conducts
a rooming house, 704 North Main street,
was struck by an automobile driven
by A. W. Gilmore, suffering a fracture
of the skulf, which, according to po
lice surgeons at the receiving hospital,
will probably result in. death.
Gilmore, who lives at 920 South Olive
street, admitted he had but a week's
experience as aa automobile driver, ac
cording to the report given out at po
lice headquarters. He stated he was
not driving faster than eight miles an
hour at the time of the accident, and
that Mrs. Lynn became confused in at
tempting to get out of the way of
a team and backed in front of the
auto.
She was thrown to the pavement,
striking the back of her head.
(Jilmore placed the woman In his au
tomobile and drove to the receiving
/hospital. Later she was removed to
the Pacific hospital and at a late hour
last night her condition was reported
as critical.
Gilmore was detained at police head
quarters, but after making a state
ment of the accident was allowed to go
tv his home.
Mrs. Lynn is a widow, 46 years old,
and with her only son, Harold, con
ducted two rooming houses In Los
Angeles. She Is said to have prom
inent and wealthy relatives In (>ak
land.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1910.
Mansion Given Bride, and Principals in
Gould-Drexel Wedding in New York
wedding \.tffP*F*i B i ,jj,^|
MISS GOULD WEDS;
GIFTS 12,000,000
Police Eject Women from Church.
Hundreds Stand in Rain
to See Young Bride
(Associated Presa]
NEW YOUK, April 19.—Miss Mar-
Jorie Gwynne Gould, eldest daughter of
<;<-ofjreJ. Gould, and one of the richest
girls in America, today became the
bride of an American.
In a heavy downpour of rain she was
married at 6 o'clock this evening to
Anthony J, Drexel jr., of Philadelphia,
forming an alliance between two of
■the wealthiest families In the land. St.
Bartholomew Episcopal church was
thronged and police reserves kept back
the crowd of hundreds who, wet to tha
skin, Btood on the sidewalk for nearly
an hour to catch a glimpse of the
bride.
Two hours before the wedding the
church was stormed by a crowd of
women, and before the police arrived
blossom.s wero plucked and vines and
ferns were torn down In the rush for
souvenirs.
A funeral service was held In the
chapel adjoining the church at noon,
and many women went to the
funeral, it Is Bald, an a ruse to gain
admittance to the church for the wed
ding ceremony. The sexton's assistants
tried in vain to compel them to leave,
and finally the police were forced to
Interfere, and the women were uncere
moniously ejected. Outside, however,
braver feminine spirits stood In the
downpour regardless of soaked clothing
and ruined hats.
The ceremony, performed by Bishop
Scarborough of Now Jersey, was sim
ple, and was preceded by a musical
program.
The bridal party passed down the
central aisle between two rows of
twenty-four torches. These torches
were wrapped and festooned with gar
lands of pink ribbons, and were sur
mounted by bouquets of roses.
The altar was banked with 2000 calla
lilies mid boughs of apple blossoms.
Daisies were distributed about the
steps of the altar and the chancel rail.
The pillars of the church wore draped
with smilax and hung with calia
mnllis, a graceful pink flower. The
sides of the church and the organ loft
were hung with daisies and smilax.
Flowers of springtime also predom
inated at the Gould home in Fifth aye-
(( ' Ilinl i>u l'B«e TWO)
SHIP LURLINE DAMAGED;
WIRELESS CALLS VAINLY
SAN FRANCISCO. April 19.—Noth
ing has been hoard since noon today of
the steamer Lurlins of the Mataon line,
bound from Honolulu to San Francisco,
which is making its way to this port
with a broken rudder. At that time the
Lurllne, according to a wireless dis
patch, was 294 inilos off the Golden
Gate, and reported that all was well
and that the steamer was making good
progress.
All efforts of the wireless stations
here to Ret a response to their calls to
night for the Lurllne have been in vain.
No uneasiness Is felt, however, and il
Is believed that the wireless operators
on* the steamer will "tune in" before
morning and get In touch with the
stations.
The Lurlino sailed from Honolulu
lait Tuesday with seventy passengers
and lost her rudder yesterday. The
■teamer reported by wireless that a
steering tackle had been rigged, but
asked for assistance to help her
through the narrow harbor entrance
here.
TWO SUFFRAGISTS
RESIGN POSITIONS
Oppose Active Connection of
Women of Wealth and Social
Station with Work
WASHINGTON, April 19—Two of
the "old line leaders" In the National
Suffrage association today refused to
'follow the administration. Because of
opposition to certain policies of Rev.
Dr. Anna H. Shaw, president of the
organization, Mrs. Rachael Poster
Avery. first vice president, and Mrs.
Harriet Taylor Upton, treasurer, re
signed their positions.
Tho resignations were offered at a
meeting- of the execut've committee.
Both Mrs. Avery and Mrs. Upton con
sented to serve one month longer, but
declared their successors must be ap-
pointed by that time.
Miss Shaw is strongly In favor of
having society women and women of
wealth identified actively with the suf
frage work, while the two "insur
gents," it is said, are opposed to this
policy.
Respectful attention was given the
speakers when they appeared today
before th«. committee of the senate and
house to urge their cause.
Both committees were urged to vote
on the proposition, the suffragists indi
cating they would prefer unfavorable
action to no action.
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton of Ohio
had no little fun with the house com
mittee by begging it to report against
the resolution providing for a consti
tutional amendment allowing women
to vote. She said she represented
merely "wifehood and household" and
that she was "one of the best house
keepers in the room."
"Gentlemen," she said smilingly,
"why don't you report against this
resolution and give us your reasons for
it. We know you are not going to
vote for it. We know also, you are
not going to vote against us. You are
just going "to do nothing at all. You
certainly are not afraid of us. We have
no,*'otes and cannot hurt you. Please,
then, vote against us and tell why you
do it. Please, gentlemen, won't you
do this? This is all we ask, and it is
not very much."
FIRST PITTSBURG GRAFTER
CONVIGTED IN SHORT ORDER
- PITTSBURO, April 19.—Ouilty as
indicted, with a recommendation for
extreme mercy from the court, was the
verdict returned today In the case of
former Councilman M. L. Swift. Jr..
the first of the victims of the graft
scandal put on trial on 'the charge
of bribery. The jury was out an hour
and forty-five minutes.
Immediately after the Swift caso
had been disposed of former Council
man A. V. Simon was ealleU, but his
counsel pleaded Illness of his client,
and asked for a continuance, l'rose
cutor Seymour unexpectedly called .a
physician who had examined Simon at
noon and said he was not seriously 111.
Counsel was ordered to produce his
client for trial tomorrow morning. Six
other councilmen will be called for trial
tomorrow.
BRYAN SEES TAFT,
THEY TALK AN HOUR
Commoner Says Call Was Purely
Social—Urges Democrats to
Defeat Railroad Bill
[Associated Prraa]
WASHINGTON. April 19.—William J.
Bryan and President Taft spent more
than an hour closeted at the White
House together today. The two great
travelers changed reminiscences, It Is
said, and each commented upon how
well the other was looking.
The president intimated that being
beaten at the polls did not seeiri to be
such a bad thing for one's health, and
happiness, after all.
"The call was purely a social one,"
said Mr. Bryan as he left the executive
offices.
"Did you discuss the tariff bill?"
was asked.
'•No," smiled the Nebraskan, "we
forgot all about It."
"Or politics?"
"No, that didn't occur to ua, either."
Both the president and Mr. Bryan
seemed to have thoroughly enjoyed the
quiet chat. Mr. Bryan walked in demo
cratic fashion to the. White House. He
was received with the usual COurteay
by the attaches and was shown wltn
out a moment's delay into the presi
dent's office.
Mr. Bryan left at 7:45 tonight for
Lincoln.
During his visit to the capitol, Mr.
Bryan met a number of Republican*
.and Democrats who greeted him cor
dially. To the Democrats he expressed
his views on pending legislation, espe
cially the postal savings bank and mil
road bills, at an impromptu confer
ence.
Mr. Bryan said the Democrats of the
house should vote for the postal bill
because, in his opinion, it involved the
surest method of bringing about the
guarantee feature for deposits.
While believing there were some good
features in the pending railroad bill,
especially those providing for govern
ment supervision of the issue of stock
and bonds, Mr. Bryan advised the <le
(eat of the measure because he thought
its bad features outweighed its desir
able provisions.
Among those who attended the con
ference were Minority Leader Champ
Clark, Ollie James of Kentucky, liart
lett of Georgia, Rucker of Colorado,
Underwood of Alabama, Cox of Ohio
and Hughes of New Jersey.
Mr. Bryan called on Speaker Can
non and remained in the latter's pri
vate office for fifteen minutes.
To the house committee on insular
affairs he declared that Porto Rico was
the "key by which we are to unlock
South America" and that South Amer
ica offered a golden opportunity for the
immigrant. He predicted that in half
a century the population of South
America would be increased from 2,
--000,000 to 50,000,000. Mr. Bryan gave an
unqualified indorsement to Governor
Colton of Porto Rico.
TWAIN GROWING WEAKER,
HIS PHYSICIAN REPORTS
REDDING, Conn.. April 19.—Dr.
Robert Halsey of New York issued a
statement tonight as follows:
"Mr. Clemens (Mark Twain) is very
comfortable tonight and passed a qui
et day .though he seems to have grown
a little weaker."
Dr. Halsey will remain with Mr.
Clemens.
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HARBOR ID POWER BONDS
APPROVED BY LOS ANGELES
VOTERS BY LARGE MAJORITY
$3,000,000 and $3,500,000 Issues Givei
Indorsement by Citizens by Vote of
Approximately Nine to One
CHAMPIONS OF PROJECT ELATED
Congress Is Shown That Municipality Is
Ready to Pay Its Part of Great
Improvement Expense
Total Vote by Precincts
HARBOR. AQUEDICT IIAKBOK. AQUEDUCT
Pet. For. A*ain*t. Yor. Atjainiit Pel. For. Against. For. Againat
1....406 25 401 31 43....128 39 119 47
2....171 51 168 53 44....144 27 134 37
3 134 62 119 74 45....143 29 140 31
4 . 260 53 242 69 46....144 38 140 38
5 ..160 28 151 34 47.... 81 41 77 45
6....156 12 151 16 48.... 93 26 89 31
7 231 25 229 27 49....143 25 134 33
8 178 24 179 24 50....123 26 116 30
9 212 14 206 19 51....120 28 112 34
10 285 41 278 18 52.... 42 14 41 14
11 225 19 211 33 53.... 95 22 93 23
12 ..303 13 298 13 54....117 34 114 37
13 218 6 213 10 55....105 10 100 10
14 86 7 87 6 56.... 73 12 68 14
15 237 22 231 27 57....102 7 100 6
16 268 23 265 27 58.... 88 8 79 14
17 224 17 224 17 59.... 52 19 43 26
18 301 7 295 '10 60.... 54 7 53 8
19 188 31 181 37 61.... 52 2 47 1
20 204 24 192 34 62.... 36 3 35 2
21 205 12 196 20 63.... 66 11 57 19
22 163 8 156 13 64....182 36 173 43
23"" 82 8 80 9 65.... 84 9 80 11
24 143 3 137 8 66....101 27 95 31
25 285 33 273 43 67....169 21 164 23
26* 285 8 282 11 68....164 24 162 25
27 98 13 96 13 69.... 48 2 48 2
28 ""'236 19 232 24 70....181 4 175
29 ' 182 22 180 24 71....179 4 168
30 211 19 199 28 72....362 4 352 10
31"" 165 9 164 10 73.... 91 6 89 8
32 "' 136 8 139 6 74....168 4 154 14
33 67 4 65 6 75.... 95 2 92 4
34" '45 1 45 1 76....149 15 148 16
35" 119 4 114 9 77.... 81 7 83 6
36" "197 13 188 21 78.... 42 15 45 11
37"' 217 12 216 11 79.... 69 3 69 3
38 " 238 11 232 19 80.... 63 5 61 5
39 ".' 31 4 31 4 81....392 4 384 8
40 137 II 135 13 ■
41 "198 16 189 26 12673 1369 12266 1669
42! ".165 37 163 37 I
LOS ANGELES voters yesterday authorized the issuance of
$3 000 000 harbor bond's by a vote of. 12,673 to 1369, and the
issuance of $3,500,000 power bonds by only a slightly
smaller majority, the vote being 12,266 to 1669.
The harbor bonds were carried by a vote of more than nine to
one; the power bonds by almost eight to one.
The total vote on the harbor proposition was 14,042 and on the
power bonds 13,935.
At the last previous election, February 15, when the question
submitted was the annexation of East Hollywood, the total vote
was 3827. At the election called to decide the question of Los An
geles-Wilmington consolidation the total vote was 14,128.
Men who have worked hard In furth
erance of the bonds were overjoyed
last night, an the returns came in, to
find the majority In their favor so
large. Some of them had expected a
heavier voje, but practically everybody
was satisfied, the vote being sufficient
to secure a ready market tor the se
curities when they shall be issued, and
to make it plain to congress that the
citizens of Los Angeles are for a free
harbor and that they stand ready at
all times to pay their share of the
money required to achieve that end.
KAJtLY VOTK HEAVY
The early vote all over th~ city was
heavy. This, friends of the bonds in
terpreted as a good sign and the final
tabulation proved them right. It was
pointed out, 100, that the vote against
the bonds doubtless represents prac
tically the full strength of the opposi
tion. The stay-at-home vote waa for
the issues and was not cast merely
because the result was regarded as a
foregone conclusion.
There are no longer ward boundaries
in Los Angeles. An analysis of the
vote, however, shows that every one
of the old wards in the city returned
substantial bond majorities. In only
one or two precincts in the entire city
was either issue denied its required
two-thirds vote.
The election passed off quietly, with
little excitement and with no unpleas
ant incidents. So thoroughly well as
sured were voters of the result that
there was scarcely a handful of on
lookers at the city hall to await the
returns. Among the few, however,
were George H. Stewart of the harbor
commission and A. P. Fleming, the
commission's secretary.
Before the first precinct had re
ported Mr. Fleming predicted that the
harbor bonds would be carried by a
vote of ten to one and that the total
vote would be about the same as that
cast at the Wilmington consolidation
eletclon. His guess was close in both
instances, and his total was only
eighty-six out of the way.
Returns came in early and rapidly.
By 9:15 last night every precinct in
the city except Hollywood had re
ported. The Hollywood Judges, how
ever, their arduous labors completed,
went serenely home and to bed. The
returns never reached the city hall at
all, though the figures were finally se
cured over the telephone.
The best showing, for the bonds, in
Z£, CETVTS J
i r
BY SIDLE LAWRENCE
proportion to the total vote cast, and
within Log Angeles proper, was made
by the old third ward, whore the fig
ures on the harbor proposition were
1237 for and only 56 against. The dis
trict which constituted the fourth,
fifth and sixth wards gave bigger ma
jorities, but not K> large in proportion
to their respective totals.
Albert M. Norton, chairman of the
Democratic county committee, was
one of the men who were overjoyed
at the result of the vote.
"The very substantial majority ac
corded the power bonds," said he, "la
especially gratifying to me. A3 I waa
a member of the committee from the
Democratic league which a year ago
called the attention of the mayor and
of the council to the fact that no pro
vision had been made In Issuing the
Owens river bonds for power plants.
The league was the first to raise this
point and to make plain the city's
need. As a result of our representa
tions to the then city, government a
board of engineers was appointed; the
possibilities of power development
canvassed, and finally, at the election
Just completed, the people Indorsed our
stand.
"As for the harbor bonds, they
should mean the Immediate construc
tion of municipal wharves and of a
municipal railroad which should come
Into the city through the river bed
right of way, still, thank God, under
the city's control. Without this rail
road the wharves will b«. useless, lor
the Southern Pacific road certainly will
rates from the sea to Los An
golea high enough to offset the advan
tage gained by the shipper who docks
at the city's wharves, unless, Indeed,
the city by active and businesslike
competition compels an equitable tar
iff."
STEWART IS (;i,Ali
George 11. Stewart, a member of the
harbor commission, said:
"The vote Is most fratifying. We
were fortunate in being able to make
a campaign of education through the
newspapers of- the city. The papers
did their share and did it thoroughly.
I believe the city is to be congratu
lated, and heartily, thut the bonds
carried by so handsome a majority.
This election dears the way for on
immense development of Los Angelas
business within the next tew years.
I, personally, am happy to live in a
city where the 'average voter" contin
ues to show discrimination and good,
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