Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-30
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
The Great Festival Over-The Old
Ticket-I interesting Conversation
with Hon. p. B. Tuily--Personal
Notes.

Notes.
DEAR HERALD: The great week of
excitement has passed, and San Fran.
cisco is getting down from the uplands
OF festivity to her ordinary work-a.day
plane. The procession and the ceremo-
malls at the Pavilion were capped, Sat
nrday, by drill on the Bay View race
course, in which the De Molays took the
first, the Rapers the second and the St.
Bernards the third prize. All Three Of
the commanderies exhibited wonderful
proficiency in the Tcmplar drill manual,
which, in many essentials corresponds
to that Of the German Turner's. The
awards gave general satisfaction. The
De Molays, however, excited some little
remark by choosing as their trophy that
which had cost 81, 900 less than the one
which thus passed by succession to the
Rapers. BY the way, Sir Knight
Thomas Strohm, OF Ceur dc Lion Com
mandory informs me that several prizes
have been proposed for the competition
OF the California Communicates, the CON
test to come off some time next year.
He hopes to organize crack corps OF
Sir Knights with the object of capturing
one OF them. As drill master he will
prove success.
learn from Mr.. Sam Miller, the great
organizer Of excursions, that large num-
bers OF Knights Templar are changing
their return tickets from the northern
to tho southern route, with view to
taking in Los Angeles and Southern
California.
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, the
Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino
and Arizona Communicates broke up
their headquarters at Turnverein Hail.
II was quite unfortunate that they were
so far out, MS they made very pleasant
impression upon all visitors, our Los
Angeles boys dispensing wines, brandies
and fruits with q princely hospitality.
Quite number OF California comman-
derics distinguished themselves by the
lavish way in which they entertained
their Eastern visitors, notably that from
Marysville. Although this city is at
present under cloud her people raised
$1,000 to be expended in this way.
To the hope expressed in Los Ange-
les journal that the Florida Commandery
may visit that city, and satisfy itself
that we can raise oranges in semitropi-
cal California, beg to say "Amen. ="
heartily hope he will go. | say Che
ndvisedly, because the Florida delega-
tion consists OF single Sir Knight.
Should he so down South he ought to
receive great deal OF concentrated hos.
pitality.
With the view OF getting some definite
idea of the number OF Sir Knights from
the East who put in an appearance at
the Conclave, interviewed Mr.. Sam
Miller. He places the figures Mt between
2,400 and 2,500 From my own obser-
yaton, and that of others who had
better opportunities OF forming correct
judgment, look upon these figures as
too large.
THE OLD TICKET.
find the sentiment amongst Democrats
here almost universal in favor of the re-
nomination of Tilden and Hendricks as
the national standard bearers next year.
A conversation with the venerable DIR.
Gwin disclosed the fact that that pow
erful and virile Nestor of the Democracy
favors the project. This is the more
significant from the fact that, in 1880,
DR.. Gwin was the leader in the move
ment to make Judge Field the nominee
of the Cincinnati Convention and was
the principal agent in rallying to that
gsntleman's support the delegates from
the Southern States. DIR. Gwin informed
me that Judge Field would not be can
didate in 1884.
While talking of DIR. Gwin it is impos-
sible to withhold admiration at the won.
derfully preserved vigor, both mental
and physical, of a man who has been in
his own person so large portion of the
history of California. Though seventy
eight years old, his carriage is still as
erect and his intellect is as
bright as ever. The resources of his
memory are simply inexhaustible.
He is walking encyclopedia
of political ana, and in the ample
storehouses of his brain the facts and
figures of our entire political history are
laid up for instant use. Withal he still
retains his courteous and courtly man
ners-those of gentleman OF the olden
time. The Doctor voted for General
jackson away back in 1924, when "0ld
Hickory first ran for President, and was
the intimate friend of the old hero until
he was laid in his tomb at the Her
mitage.
NEW ERA FOR Los ANGELES
Our people will be glad to learn the
purport OF u conversation | had, the
other day, with the Hon. p. b. Tully,
who was elected Congressman last Fall
from the old Fourth Congressional dis
trict, of which Los Angeles was part.
] reminded Mr.. Tully that the Southern
counties, and our own in particular, had
been very unfortunate in their Con-
gressional representatives In the per.
son of Mr.. Pacheco we had Congress-
man who, most Of the time, could not be
found, and who, when he was discov.
cred to be in Washington, paid no atten.
tion TO the needs OF his constituents,
especially as respects the Southern por-
ton of his district As a consequence,
although the second Postoffice in the
State, we had experienced great deal
of difficulty in getting free postal
delivery from the authorities at Wash
ington. l called his attention to the
further fact that, just as we had secured
a member in whom our people felt great
reliance might be placed, the redistrict-
ing of the State put Kim without the
limits OF the Southern counties, thus, in