Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-10-31
The People as Against the Corporations and
the Dcspairing Effort Of the 9arfsldites
A PHI ENOMENAL PYROTECH-
NICAL PROCESSION.
DR.. SHoRB ABOUSES THE DEMOCRACY
TO ENTHUSIASM.
A CREDITABLE REPUBLICAN SIDE SHOW

For long weeks past the Democ.
racy of the city of Los Angeles
have made up their minds to show
that the party, after long and Bit
ter alterations, had resolved upon
thorough lovefeast, which should
celebrate memorable and victori-
GUS reconciliation and leave both
the Republican managers and the
proprietors of political sideshows
shaking in their boots. Last nigh t
the climax was reached
In a torchlight procession which
would have done honor to a Demo-
cratic city of five times the popula-
ton Of Los Angeles. About seven
o'clock in the evening the throng-
ing legions began to gather on Los
Angeles street reaching away into
the extension thereof, aud threat.
ening to reach out somewhere in
the neighborhood of the Washing
ton Gardens, the bailiwick of that
thorough Democrat, Dave Wal
dron. The head of the procession
was gathered, under the caves eff
the Baker Block. on Arcadia street,
In the shape OF eighty hursemen,
headed by the venerable Don Fe-
lipe Lugo who, in his elghty.frst
year, mounted his stesd, with
sword hanging TO his side, and
com IN GRATED his undying dsvo-
ton to the Democratic party. That
was goodiy procession of horse.
| men, ranging up into the hun.
dreds. When the cavalcads headed
by Lugo was fairly under way, a
spirited detachment of eighty
hersemen from the Monte dashed
into line. Then came. with Chinese
lanterns and torches, max
ing q brilliant but confusing
whole, the longest and most
brilliant pageant ever recorded
as taking part in any politica
| III out.
side of San Francisco. Democrats
thronged to the front in intermina-
BILE lines, making the spectator
doubt If this good town of the An
gels was the city where, one year
ago, the Democrats could hardly
muster corporal's guard. Cheers
for Hancock and English rent the
air, and the ricOcheting fireworks
lent an illumination to the purpose
of the Democracy to redeem Cali
fornla from the Hayes aud Garfield
disciples Of Mephistopheles who
have, by their interruption of
rightful Democratic anti-Chinese
legislation sought to make q moral
and labor Golconda of our fair
State. Device succeeded device
and motto succeeded motto, all vie.
ing in livelinsss and wit with
those that had preceded. The Til
den demonstration of 1876 was
thoroughly eclipsed, and auy one
who witnessed this splendid picto-
rial Democratic pageant will never
forget its features. Passing judy
ment as a spectator, there could
not we'll have been less than fifteen
hundred, and there were probably
two thousand. people with torches
In line.
After carrying out the pro.
gramme, as announced In the HER
AID of yesterday, processionists
and citizens generally assembled
around the stand in front of Dow
ey Block.
The stand was very tastefully
decorated with flags and flowers.
Ropes of geranium leaves, dotted
with clusters of red blossoms, hung
In festoons from the upper portion
of the platform, while vases OF
flowers filled the table. The stand
from the street presented a bsautl-
full picture. AT the close OF the
procession the street in front of
Downey Block was completely
blocked with the crowd.
The meeting was called to order
by DR.. Crawford, Chairman OF the
Los Angeles Democratic Central
Club, who could scarcely be heard
on account of the cheering Of the
Immense crowd. The Secretary Of
the Club, G. r. Miles, read the list
of officers, as follows:
President, ]. ID. Bickneli.
VICE PRESIDENTS:
J de Barth Shorb, Wallace Wood
worth, Ben Dreyfus. w H Spur
geon, Judge NJ d Crawford, E M
Sanford, Louis Mesmer, A w Potts,
Charles Deleval, DR. G w Bush. J G
Morgan, Bernardin0 Guirado, Judge
John Hopper, A b Moffitt, Cow u
powney, q FL Watts, WIN Pridham,
B Chandler, John w Broaded, DR. J
B Winston, J Brousseau, Is M
White, l w Hellman. Don Felipe
Lugo, DR. ] 8 Griffin, w ID Stephe
son, Phil Lauth, M Morris, Victor
Montgomery. A Waite, William III
Workman, E X Hewitt, G Estu-
dillo, J F Banning, + A Cohen, A
Howard, Asa Ellis, w H Steph.
ems, r Egan, L A Sanchez, Sidney
Lacey, D Botiller, Jerry Newell,
DIR N Lindenfeld, + Isbell, w r
Rowland, John Il. Gordon, + Sabi-
chi, Jas Feore, DIV Waldron, M J
Wicks, Andrew GlasseIl, Thomas
McLain, Bernardo Yorba, Francis
co Palomares, f IL Workman. DR.
Jos Kurtz, Antonio Coronel, Eu.
gene Meyer, Jerry Hitch, G M
Miles, A B Chapman, Francisco
Mschado, G e Thorn, Max New
mark, J H Shields, H q Thomas,
8 b Mott, ] B Dye, e Tibbets..
Mr.. Bicknell, 10 expressing his
sense Of the honor of presiding,
said: We have Tonight the largest
and most enthusiastic audience
ever gathered In Los Angeles. He
stated that . vote was taken on the
Republican special train from