Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-09-30

said he knew nothing about it, an
had nothing to do with 1t. l be
lieved him.
1 have in this campaign mede A
speeches in this District, and hav
not made an unkind or ungenerou
remark on the Greenback party
nor have L made allusion to Col
Godfrey. Still 1 find this articl
In the paper of proprietor VIII,
claims to be Democrat-J. J
Ayers. w. A. Spaulding is the re
sponslble editor; he doesn't lik,
me, and it is as right and correc
for him to be opposed to me ss 1t /
for me to be opposed to James A
Garfield. [Applause.1 The state
ment made In the article | refer t.
Is substantially this: That l wa
not the choice of the Democratic
party of the Fourth Congressiona
District, or that I was nominated
by rump convention. Now wheu
the State Convention met in Sal
Francisco, or rather in Oakland
the members of the Fourth Con
gressional District assembled a
the Lick House and there organic
ed as a Congressional Convention
A motion was made to adjourn
1t was believed that upon tha
question my fate would be decided
have heard it said that If a nomi.
nation had been made there,
should not have received it.
don't know whether that was the
test or not. However, the Demo
Gratis of Los Angeles made a coali.
ton fight in order to have the
Convention meet in your own city
and they succeeded. One. of your
most distinguished and honored
citizens was put forward by men
trained in political experience.
There were 100 votes cast in that
Convention, and L was given the
nomination. And if there is a
thing IN the world 1 am grateful
for it is being the candidate
Of the Fourth Congression-
al District. 1t came without
solicitation on my part. I denounce
the statements contained the arti-
Gle as willful and deliberate false.
hoods. From the hour 1 came into
Los Angeles from that Oakland
Convention until carried the
Democratic flag, was not north of
Los Angeles county. While In
San Bernardino l declined to make
an address. L came into Los An
geles county and remained until
the 9Th Of August. l never went
into another county, and it didn't
cost me $120 in money from the
hour L left San Diego until the
nomination was rendered me. II
my name can be found on auy ho-
tel register north of Los Angeles
county during the time l mention
l pledge you my word 1 will resign
my candidacy in this campaign.
Let them be fair about it and cor
rect this deliberate falsehood or
Innocent Observation-Disclosures way
they consider it.
On the morning of the 2lst
of this month there was published
in Republican paper, the Bodie
Free Press, edited by Il clever man,
aud copied from the Los Angeles
Comm erciol, number of distinct
and definite charges against me.
Before l allude to that, permit me
to say that the Los Angeles Com
mereiaL stated that 1 had been
guilty of grand larceny-had stolen
$40 from a man in San Diego, and
unless l returned the money he
would mako it very torrid for me.
Well, l did help that man in San
Diego county, and live there, and
he can not. If he lives in Los An
geles county, If he be here, let him
make it manifest. if he can. II hy
Is here, ami thinks am surround
ell by my friends, let him 20 to the
he cannot expect ME
to do 1t; l have got the best of it;
let him do the walking; the thief
ut home, but the victim
has TO fly! Tue criminal
courts In San Diego are
presided over by Republicans.
Two Of them are not friendly to
me, and 1 could not be guilty Of u
crime there aud not fly. There is
u gray-haired man in this audi
ence, because l saw him, who
CHANGED to come to San Diego two
years ago, and 1 did him favor.
He is Republican,, and in your
He is very anxious for
my election. He is going to vote
for Garfield. He came to me hol l.
ing this Commercial in his hands,
and said there was q charge of lar
ceny published against me. says,
"Why don't you get me arrested?n
He says "Don't you see that? Why
don't yon make them prove it?"
L says: ~ am afraid they will
prove it. They will have affidavits
to prove almost anything about
it," says: II have not attempted
to deny one of the insults aud
ISLANDERS against me. 1 appreciate
your kindness. You go home, stay
there, and let the young men run
this campaign - but not be-
cause they are wiser than
you are. You go over and get
as many copies of the Commercial
as you can, circulate them among
your Republican friends that l am
a thief, and then ] will get all the
Garfield votes In Los Angeles coun.
ty. There is not u Republican but
understands how those things oc-
cur during campaigns. That was
a joke. 1 think If Garfield were
here he would join in the fun, and
1 am glad I said it.
Now, be little patient With me.
L am here, and intend to stay.
In Bodie, when Gov. Pacheco was
there, they had u banner inscribed
"We have a man and not u Leech
for Congress-" All 1 have to say
Is that you have got Leach for
Congress, and one that will stick to
the Republican party until 1t is
dead.
What was published in the Bodie
Free Press purported to be extracts
from u mum ber of papers-from the
Denver NesOs and Rocky Mountain
IndeS, together with a let
ter purporting to be written