Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-17

Already In the Field with Tieket-A
Movement Amongst Democrats to tho Sauna
End-The Republicans Maintaining Po-
siti0n Of Mastery Inactivity,
A week or ten days ago the HER
AID said that, In its opinion, par
tizan nominations in our munici-
pal affairs we're not advisable. As
a matter of fact, in the heyday of
the Dem ocratic party in Los An
geles county, when Democrats were
two 10 one, counting all opponents,
In our local affairs party nomina.
tions were not regarded as mat
ter Of rigor by even straight 'aced
Democrats. Just after emerging
from q fierce Presidential fight,
with the mem ories Of the hot con-
tests of last year fresh upon the
recollection Of our people, we found
that large portion of the best and
most Influential elsments of the
Democratic party we're In favor
of e rest, and were quite content to
unite upon tho best citizens for po-
sitions of municipal trust, ire.
spective Of politics.
The line at which party politics
begins may very justly be defined
to be the county election. In that
conflict members of one or both
houses OF the Legislature are re-
turned-a distinctively political is
sue. In fact, 1t is this issue of
electing members to the Legisla-
ture which 10 all that gives par
tizan cast to our elections. Were
1t not for that, Potts, at every re-
curing contest, would walk over
the track as y matter Of course, and
SO Of every other efficient county
officer, until the desire for q
"change" should take on undue di.
mensions.
Contrary to the HERALD's no.
tons, a disposition has been mani
tested In quite o number of places
to nominate for the Municipal Of
fees. The Gresnbsck Labor
party led off with a full
ticket, barring City Attorney,
the dsclination Of Col. Godfrey
having created some embarrass-
ment. As this party pollsd some
ninety votes, at the late Preside H.
tial election, for Weaver, this
would seem to show some "chesk. !"
The present Mayor, Toberman,
heads the Greenback Labor ticket
for Mayor. and he will unquestion.
ably run away ahead Of his ticket.
He is the pink Of courtesy and good
manners and has many friends.
His former Democratic antecede n to
would seem to indicate that he
would cut somewhat unpleasantly
into the Democratic vote, with full
party tickets In the field all round.
AS to the rest Of the ticket, it has
no special elements OF strength
which would lead one to expect
any startling results at the polls.
Monday evening some forty or
fifty Democrats assembled In
Uulon Hall aud pronounced for a
full Democratic municipal ticket.
The sentiment was by no
means unanimous, a great
many Of those present being
averse to running a distinctively
Democratic ticket unless the Re-
publicans should declare their pur-
pose to put one In the field. How
ever, the action of this meeting re.
suited in the call of primaries; and,
unless the Convention called in
pursuance of 1t shall think better
Of the proposal, and decline to
make partizan nominations, we
may look for a full Democratic
ticket. Pursuant to the opinion
we expressed over a week ago, be-
fore any such action was contem.
plated, we think the Convention
would do we'll, when 1t assemblies,
to take action looking to the Coz
operation Of all citizens. irres pee
tive Of politics, with a view to Sc.
Letting the best men.
As to the Republican managers,
they have not as yet indicated any
disposition amongst them to
"force the fighting" Thos Of them
with whom we have conversed are
averse to partizan attitude
in the matter, although they
admit that party nominations by
the Democrats would force them to
take q like partizaD ground. They
see that neither State, county mol
national Issues enter into the con.
fict; and they cherish the hope
that, should the Democrats plant
themselves upon q square party IL.
sue, with Toberman at the head OF
the Greenback Labor party, they
have a substantial guarantee oi
success such as would enable them
to have it telegraphed to the four
quarters Of the Union that a city
which gave Garfield a trifling plu.
rality, had elected Republican
Mayor aud city ticket by q decis'
i've one.
We reflect public opinion merely