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All the Latest News and Notes in the Realm of Politics JUDGE CONREY IS ALONE ON BALLOT Jurist Running for Promotion to Appellate Bench, Has No Opposition INDORSED BY BIG PARTIES Democrats* Both Factions of G. 0- P- and Good Government Unite on Nominee The election of Judge Nathaniel P. Conrcy to the appellate bench of thi» district Is made certain by the remark able support tendered his candidacy from practically every political and professional quarter. As this recognized Lincoln-Roosevelt candidate ho has a constituency be hind him which makes his success sure. The-ringing indorsement of the Good Government organization has added to his natural majority. Both factions of the Republican party are found in ad vocacy of Judge Conrey, while the Democratic party—which has no candi date for the vacancy on the appellate bench—will add a heavy vote to the total. Judge Conrey has practiced law since 1884 and l.s the senior judge of the Los Angeles county superior court, having presided on that bench ten years. Therefore leaders of the bar associa tion, in recognition of his long ex perience, proven ability for high office and integrity, ure supporting him. corn strong surroßT Among those who have worker! for liis merited promotion to the appellate bench are Chester Kowtoll, president of the Lincoln-Roosevelt league of Cali fornia; Marshall Stimson, chairman of the league in Los Angeles county; Hon. ' 'f honiHS R. Bard, former United States senator; Robert N. Bulla, W. J. Hun ■aker. Judge Waldo M. York, Leslie R. Hewitt, James A. Anderson, W. J. Bloane and the press of Southern Cali fornia which stands for progressive ness. Judge Conrey 1 a public record is an admirable' one. Am the first city attorney of Pasa dena. In 1886-7 Judge Conrey prose cuted the case wherein local option was established as the undoubted right of all California cities. " In 1597, as a member of the Los An golei board of education, Judge Conrey discovered that grafters were extor* ing money from school teachers ano. lanitorx. This was the beginning of an investigation which was successful. The result was non-partisanship in all succeeding school boards, and for twelve years the school management of Leu Angeles lias been splendidly honest and efficient. In 18fl», as a member of the state assembly. Judge Conrey presented for passage a civil service reform bill, qne of the first steps in establlshinc that reform in California. HEI,FKI> TO DKFEAT BURNS In 1899-1900, Judge Conrey waj a member, of that invincible group of legislator! who refused to elect the no torious Dan Burns, railroad candidate, ■to the United States senate, electing, instead, Hon. .Thomas R. Bard. Judge Conrey has been a judge of tho superior court of Los Angeles county shice December, 1900. He has tried thousands of cases. His experience as lawyer and judge has given him a broad and thorough training for tho work of the appellate court. Judge Conrey's majority will depend upon the care taken by voters at tho ■polls, as his name will not appear upon the regular ticket, the vacancy occur ring too late for nomination at the primaries. Judge i'onrey's name appears at the head of the "independent" column on the ballot only. There are no party candidates in this instance. After vot ing your full ticket be sure to vote on the vacancy in the appelate court by placing a cross opposite the name of Judge Nathaniel P. Conrey. PROHIBITION PARADE TO PRECEDE PARTY RALLY Water wagons and floats, banners with antl-liquor Blogaue, (lags and bands will be featured of the prohibi tion parade down Broadway tonight, preceding, an address by M. W. - At wood, prohibition nominee for lieuten ant governor at Blanchard hall. At wood has just finished an energetic compaign throughout the state. James H. Woertendyko, chairman of the statu committee, will be chairman of the evening. City, state and county of ficials will be present at the meeting. Mayor Alexander Repudiates Fredericks; Refuses to Speak on the Same Platform In response to a letter from the Republican county central committee asking Mayor George Alexander, who is a member of the committee, to speak for ( the Republican ticket in the present campaign, the committee yesterday received a letter from the mayor repudiating John D. Fred ericks as the. candidate for district attorney and refusing absolutely to support Mr. Fredericks or appear on the same platform with him. .. " ' _ . In addition to the long list of Woolwine charges the mayor asserts that Mr. Fredericks has ! used the office of district attorney for. political purposes and has refused to fight against the solid three" of the board of supervisors. .. . l. Mayor Alexander's letter is as follows:: . , v' October 19, 1910. Republican County Central Committee, 424 South Broadway, City. , . • , % .„. . , Gentlemen- In reply to yours of October 12, I will say that I will be glad to speak in behalf of the Republican ticket at two or three meetings during the last two weeks of the campaign, and that the committee may assign me to almost any evening other than Mondays and Thursdays. will Appear on the platform with Capt. John D. . Under no circumstances, however, will I appear on the platform with Capt. John D. Fredericks, and I wish it distinctly and publicly understood that in jo way must .my action in shaking for the Republican ticket be construed to be an indorsement of Capt. . -^ ' F^ d Layhi Sg MiiJ the made" by Mr. Woolwine, which to %ny mind have not been j !»'• disproved, I cannot support Mr. Fredericks because— . ; . ' ' First— has used the office of district attorney, for political purposes. ; v-^ Second—While I was supervisor the difficulties of the situation were greatly in creased because the district attorney's office would not stand up and fight with me 53£ the selves * <h. "solid «l,re,» v"y *££«■£ Alexander. . • LOS ANGELES HERALD: MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7, 1010. Dr. Pratt, Good Government and Democratic Nominee for Coroner flj KM- w |! \i Ik \ *"» / DOCTOR FIGHTS S. P. TO REFORM CORONER OFFICE Democratic Nominee Takes Con test Out of Realm of Partisan Politics , Dr. A. C. Pratt, tho Good Govern ment and T'emocratic nominee for county coroner, is waging a battle for the office that has practically thrown the issue of his fight out of the do main of politics. At every moeting where Dr. Pratt has been a speaker Republicans .as well as Democrats have come out in his support on the ground that his election is necessary to cleanse the county administration of the Southern Faciflc^machtne in fluence. Dr. Pratt has made many sacrifices to enter the present flgtit and has made an aggressive campaign from the start. He has pledged himself it elected to remove the coroner's office from the bane of pernicious politics and to put a stop to the era of favor itism to undertakers who are affiliated with Walter Parker. Dr. Pratt has the indorsement of the Good Government organization and has received enthusiastic support from both non-partisans and partisans throughout the county who oppose machine rule. CAREY GAINS AT THE END OF CAMPAIGN IN WYOMING CHEYENNE, Wye, Nov. 6.—Former United States Senator Joseph M. Ca rey, author of the Carey _ enlarged homestead act, is reported at the end of his campaign for governor on the Democratic ticket to have gained some ground in the last two weeks. At that time hostile sentiment aroused by his leaving he Republican party was con sidered at Its height; "W. E. Mullen is Carey's Republican opponent. • i The coming legislature probably will be strongly Republican.' It will elect a successor to United States Senator Clarke. • WILL ELECT FULL STATE TICKET ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 6.—The Re publican and Democratic chairmen perdlct victory for their respective parties. A full complement. of state officers and nine ■ congressmen will be elected. _^__^^^_^^__^^___^_ DEMOCRATS HOPE TO CUT SAN BERNARDINO FIGURES County Chairman Says Republi can Plurality Will Dwin dle to 500 Votes SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. ft—With but one day between now and election, Democrats and Republicans alike arfe awaiting the result, confident that their respective parties will fare bet ter than four years ago at the hands of the voters uf San Bernardino county. Charles A. Rouse, chai/man of the Democratic county central committee, today issued a statement from the Democratic headquarters, which dur ing the campaign has been the scone of activity not known in years. Ho states that Johnson's plurality in San Bernardino county will not exceed 500 votes, as against Gillott's 1125 in 1906. The Democratic chairman says that his worker! have discovered only twenty-five men in the entire county who will vote the straight Republi can ticket. Lyman M. King, chairman of the Re publican county central committee, says that Johnson will carry the coun ty by 1500 votes ahead of Bell and that every county officer will be elect ed. • For the first time the Santa Fe rail road company has issued a direct statement to its men reciommendin? political steps that will be to the in terest of the management. The brunt of the attack of the Santa Fe upon present conditions falls upon Jeff Mi 1- Elvaine, candidate for re-election to the stajtoboard of equalization. The Santa Fe has passed out the word that McElvaine "hns it In for the company." McElvaine is from San Bernirdino, am is James H. Boyd, his opponent on the Democratic ticket. It is freely pre dicted that Boyd will carry San Be'r nardino county. . WOMEN ARE CANDIDATES DENVER, Nov. 6.—General belief that Governor John F. Shafrotli, Dem ocrat, will be re-elected Tuesday wan not shaken today. A number of wom en are candidates for the legislature. TO VISIT SOLDIERS' HOME Paul .T. Mcftormlck. eandMute (or judge of the superior court for the unyxpirccl term, will vUitthe Soldiers' home this morning and fir liver an address to the veterans in Memorial hall at 10 o'clock. STIMSON ISSUES HIS 'LAST APPEAL' New York G. 0. P. Leader Says His Party Stands for the Hughes Policies ADVOCATES NEW LABOR LAWS Colonel Roosevelt Will Be Dinner Guest of Hungarian Club On East Side (Associated Prm) NBW YORK. Nov. 6.—The Republi can nominee lor governor, Henry L. Stimson, tonight issued what lie called his "last appeal to the voters." It will not, however, be his last pub lic utterance <>f the campaign, for both lie and Theodore Roosevelt will be dinner guests tomorrow night of the Hungarian Republican club on the East Side. The .statement, in part, reads: "The issues of the campaign are now clear cut. On our side we stand for progress, carrying out the policies of the administration of Governor Hughes. We stand for an efficient state government, doing its duty to the individual citizen and standing as the surest safeguard against undue federal extension. We believe in keep ing the public service corporation out of politics and regulating it in the in terest of the citizens and the public. "We believe in the more efficient administration of our labor laws; <n better protection of the lives and limbs of our workmen in our factories and upon our railroads; in more efficient Child labor laws; in the workman's compensation act which practically provides him an insurance against ac cident in dangerous trades. "We believe the state has a positive duty to help the workingman, not only against physical accident, but by giv ing him a better chance in life with better hours and better working condi tions. "Against us are arrayed the forces of reaction. Their organs boast that we are 'without funds and the Demo crats have all the money they want.' This means we are fighting the battle of the Individual citizen and depend on his vote and that behind our op ponents are certain powerful interests which have a distinct advantage in B Rose and inefficient state government." WASHINGTON MAY ADOPT SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT Democrats Are Expected to Gain Many Seats in Legislature SEATTLE, Nov. 6.—The vote cast In ! Washington state next Tuesday will be very small. Careful students of poli , tics expect the election of throe Re i publican congressmen and five Repub lican supreme judges and think the chances favor tho adoption of a woman suffrage amendment to the constitution. The September primary, in, which Congressman Miles Poindexter, insur gent, was nominated for the XTnited States senate by 41,000 plurality, de stroyed the Republican party organiza tion, and there has been no organized campaign on the Republican side and a listless one by the Democrats. In the First, or Seattle congressional district, Congressman William E. Humphrey,* standpatter, indorsed by Roosevelt, is opposed by some insur gents and by the labor unions. In the Second, or Tacoma district. Stanton Warburton, insurgent Repub lican, is being fought by the old guard, but has strong support of Poindexter I and the other state insurgent leaders. In the Third, or Spokane district, ] William L. LaFolljstte, insurgent Re publican, has little opposition. The Democrats probably will gain a 1 dozen seats in the legislature, but will not be able to prevent the election of Poindexter as senator. MILWAUKEE SOCIALISTS CLOSE BY MASS MEETING German Reichstag Member Ad dresses Final Rally MILWAUKEE, Nov. 6.—A mass meeting tonght at the Auditorium under the auspices of the Socialist- Democratic party was the Sunday fea ture of the closing of the campaign. Karl Liebkneeht of the German reichstag and Victor L. Berger and Winfleld R. Gaylord, candidates for congress, made addresses. The Republicans and Democrats practically closed their campaigns last night. BOTH BIG PARTIES CLAIM TO HAVE WON IN OREGON PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 6.—The Re publicans claim that Jay Bowerman will be elected governor by between BOOU and 7000 majority. The Democrats way there is no doubt Oswald West will be chosen by at least 5000. The Pro hibitionists assert state-wdie prohibi tion f.-ill sweep the state by 10*000, and the "wet" element I.s continent of vic tory by about the same majority. The belief is generally current that all proposed liquor amendments and laws will go down to defeat—the state wide prohibition measures along with the proposed law granting to cities and towns complete regulation of the liquur traffic. WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR ADMITS DEMOCRATIC GAIN WHEELING, W. Va., Nov. 6.—Gov ernor William E. Glasscock predicts a Republican state legislature with a majority of at least twenty, which Is half the present majority. The next legislature will elect a successor to United State's Senator Nathan B. Scott, Republican. . • There are Democratic claims that two of the five congressional districts are in danger. Tariff is the main Issue. As there la no gubernatorial election a small vote Is expected. , Albert Lee Stephens, Who Is a Candidate for Superior Judge L If I GUERNSEY PROVES LIVE CAMPAIGNER Democratic Nominee for Assem bly Distinguishes Himself By System and Energy Louis G. Guernsey, Democratic nom inee for state assembly from the sev enty-fifth district, enjoys the distinc tion of having waged one of the most energetic and systematic individual campaigns of any of the county candi dates. Mr. Guernsey personally wrote and signed more than 6000 letters; distribut ed personally nearly 22,000 cards ami 5000 circulars which, as any aspirant for office will admit is "going some. Mr Guernsey is a native of New Youk state and was at one time secre tary to Lieutenant Governor Chanler. He' is an athlete and achieved consid erable distinction, before his entrance into politics, as a baseball player at Brown university. He is one of the leading gymnasts of the Los Angeles Athletic club, and is considered one of the best foot racers in the city. As an example of Mr. Guernsey's combin ation of politics and athletics, it is said by his lriends that he walked more than 300 miles on a campaign tour of Los Angeles and the suburban towns. , "1 could not afford an automobile or a burro," said Mr. Guernsey yesterday, •'and must admit that I had to travel by foot; but I got there just the sam.e. COO» GOVERNMENT CHAMPION Mr. Guernsey is a young man and has been prominent in all the move ments looking toward better govern ment in Los Angeles, since his arrival here several years ago. He is popu lar among all the college men and club members and has a personality and reputation for squareness and integrity which have commanded the admiration of the leading politicians of both parties He seems to be popular among both factions of the Republican party and is regarded by the Democracy as one of the ablest and most valued of the younger men who are now at the head of the rejuvenated Democ racy His opponent, fh a public state ment, recently said of Mr. Guernsey that "he had never been treated fairer by an opponent than he has been Mr. Guernsey." Mr Guernsey declined the nomina nation to the New York state legisla ture because he desired to come to Los Angeles and "grow up with the west " Ho took an active part in the Good Government campaigns in this oity and county, but confined most of his work to his own party, leading in the fight that was made by the local Democracy against the "undesirables' who, until a year or so ago, sought to domtnate the Democratic party in this county. Mr. Guernsey is a news paper man, and aside front being also an athlete is known throughout South ern California as "the man with the megaphone voice." He has a remark ably iloep and resonant voice with giviit carrying power and it has been said of him jokingly that "even when he whispers you can hear him for a mile. STIMSON SAYS JOHNSON WILL TRIUMPH BY 40,000 Marshall Stimson, member of the Re publican state executive committee, in a statement issued last night de clared that Hiram Johnson would carry every county south of the Te hachiipi and that his plurality in the counties smith of Fresno will run well over 30,000. He declares his advices from San Francisco are to the effect that Wilson, the Socialist candidate, will run very close to Bell in that city and that Johnson will carry the state by 10.000 votes. Stimson claims a" majority of 20,000 for Johnson in Los Angeles county. Voters of Los Angeles County! District Attorney John D. Fredericks, in the superior court of this county, charged one of the King heirs with the crime of forgery. . Following his making of that charge he secured, with his associates, from two of the other heirs of the King estate, $12,000 out of the $24,000 they received. Do you want such a man to serve you as district attorney during the coining four years? JUDGE STEPHENS WINS APPROVAL OF PARTIES Nominee for Superior Bench In dorsed by Democrats and Good Governments Heartily indorsee! by the Democrats and Good Government organization as tlieir nominee for one of the three su perior judgeships to be filled for the full term at the election tomorrow, Albert Lee Stephens, four years jus tice of the peace of Los Angeles county, will have the support at the polls of hundreds of non-partisan voters. Judge Stephens, one of the kindliest and most courteous men on a Los An gels bench, who has won many friends by his fair decisions, has lived In Los Angeles tvventy-seven years. He was born in Indiana thirty-seven years ago. Of a quiet and retiring disposition, it needed much persuasion on the part of his many friends in this city to brine him into the heat of the campaign to battle for his flection in the morning. There are twelve departments of the superior court, and notwithstanding politics should have nothing to do with judicial duties all twelve are at present tilled by Republicans. NEW MEXICO DELEGATES TO HEAR PROHIBITIONISTS Fear of Complicating Statehood Question May Cause Failure of Liquor Fight SANTA FE, N. M., Nov. 6.—The. ef fort to write state-wide prohibition in the constitution of New Mexico is ex pected to come up in the convention here this week. Delegates from the Anti-Saloon league and the W. C. T. U. have been in constant attendance at the sessions, and many petitions have been presented, all prajing that the liquor traffic be outlawed. A special committee has been ap pointed to take charge of this question and the intention is to hold public hearings before final report. Among the delegates there are many who .favor submitting the question to the people as an amendment to the consti tution when that instrument is voted on, but even this is strongly opposed by both Democratic and Republican leaders, who hold that the question of statehood should not be complicated with any other issue. OKLAHOMA DEMOCRACY EXPECTS 50,000 VICTORY OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Nov. 6.— Close observers tonight say it is Im 'posutble to predict the outcome of the state -election, though managers oi both parties profess confidence, in the result. The Republicans are counting on dissatisfaction with the adminis tration of Governor Charles N. Has kell to elect their ticket, but at Dem ocratic headquarters thfe prediction is made that Leo c'ruic, Democratic. candidate, will win by 40,000 to 50,000. KANSAS DEMOCRATS BANK ON REPUBLICAN MUDDLE TOPEKA, Kas., Nov. 6.—Republican leaders arc confident Governor W. R> Stubbs and the rest of the state ticket will be elected Tuesday by pluralities of 30,000 or more. The Democratic managers are counting on Republican dissatisfaction growing out of the bit ter primary contest to elect their ticket. Democratic Ticket Jmt to remind our readers of the i duty at the coming election on November 8, we publish below the state and county ticket* presented by the Democratic party for the suffrages of voters, and the non-partisan Judiciary ticket nominated by the Good Gov ernment organization of this county. In presenting this ticket we believe that tho fact cannot bo denied that It Is, taking It from top to bottom, personally the clean est and most unobjectionable ticket an.l freest from all taint of tha Southern Fa cific machine that has been presented by any party In the state of California In over a Quarter of a century. For Governor Theodore i:i;i.r. For Lieutenant Governor > TIMOTHY BPELLACY For Secretary of State SIM ICON S. UAIM'A* For Treasurer TUPPER S. MALONE For Attorney General J. E. I'EMBEKTON For Surveyor General E. W. NOLAN For Clerk Supremo Court • Hilt AM A. HI.AM HAHII For Superintendent of Public Instruction riC'll l»l(K THOMAS 11. KIRK For Superintendent State Printing U. W. HAVENSCROFT For Member state Hoard of Equalization, Fourth District JAMES 11. JUOYD For Railroad Commissioner. Third District W. C. WALL For Member of Congress, Seventh District J.OICIN A. HANDLEY For State Senator, Thirty-fourth District EUGENE I. M. GBBOn For State Senator. Thirty-sixth District DAN M. IIAMMACK For State Senator. Thirty-eighth District martin BE KIN 8 For . Assemblyman, Sixty-ninth District (iEOKUE L. IKIOIIEM-VI. For Assemblyman, Seventieth District It I 1.1.1 A. VINES For Assemblyman, Seventy-first District THOMAS S. KNOI.KS For Assemblyman, Seventy-second District C. O. HAtVLEV For Assemblyman, Seventy-third District EDWARD C. MAYHAM For Assemblyman, Seventy-fourth District JOHN I. STAFFORD For Assemblyman, Seventy-fifth District LOUIS Q. GUERNSEY For Supervisor, First District C. 1.. t'OLK For Supervisor. Third District J. 1.. MANSFIELD For Sheriff IV. T. HARRIS For District Attorney i THOMAS LEE WOOLWINB For County Clerk LLOYD W. McATEE For Auditor FRED. L. IMVYER \. ' * For Treasurer C. W. JUDY For Assessor WILLIAM H. TRCTTT For Tax Collector WALTER J. DESMOND For Recorder T. S. BUTTON For Public Administrator W. L. MOORE For Superintendent of School* M. R. TENDLETON For Coroner DR. A. C. PRATT For Surveyor FELIX VIOLE For Constables, Los Angeles Township G. R. BLAKE W. A. BUTTKRFIELD J. I. MOSS W. A. POFF NON-PARTISAN JUDICIARY TICKET For Associate Justices Supreme Court BENJAMIN I. BLBDBOB WILLIAM P. LAWIiOB For Associate Justice Second District. Court of Appeals (Unexplred Term) NATHANIEL P. CONREY For Superior Judges FRANK O. 1-INLAYSON (Full Term) ALBERT LEB STEPHENS ' (Full .Term) JOHN PERRY WOOD (Full Term) I I.HI- R. WORKS (Unezplred Term) For Justice of the Peace. Los Angeles Township FRANK 8. FORBES LUCIUS P. GREEN WILLIAM YOUNO SIDNEY REEVE For Police Judges, Los Ansrelei Cit» JOSEPH W. CHAMBERS WILLIAM FREDERICKSON , STEPHEN MONTKLEONE SUCCESS NOW ASSURED, SAYS SECRETARY MURRAY Official of Democratic Committee Confident of Bell's Victory Before leaving for San Francisco yesterday James F. Murray, secretary of the Democratic state central com mittee, reiterated his .statement that Johnson would not be able, to carry Southern California by more than 3000 or 4000 votes. Mr. Murray stated that be had in the past ten days been in continual conference with the leading Democrats of the eight central coun ties—men who were personally ac quainted with every voter in their sections—and that after these confer ences he felt confident that it would not be possible for the Republican candidate for governor to secure more than a few thousand majority in tho section south of the Tehachapl. Mr. Murray branded as ridiculous the itateraent made by Republican committeemen that the Republicans would roll up 20,000 majority in South ern California. Murray declares Bell will qorne to the Tehachapl from tho north with a huge majority ami that the victory of 1 the Democratic candi date seemed certain. FEARS WOMAN WAS SLAIN AND ASKS AID OF POLICE SAN JOSE. Nov. 6.—Mrs. S. T. Sims of L,ockwood, Monterey county, lias asked the local polk'P to locate Mrs. R, F. Mitchell, whom sho fears has mot with foul play, or la secreted In Los GatJß. She says the youiiff wo man has become mentally Irresponsible through ill treatment. The police aro making an investigation. ADDITIONAL POLITICAL NEWS ON PAGE 8 3