Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-02
POLITICS In SANTA ANA.
Enthusiastic Meeting of the be-
mOcracy.

SANTA ANA, Oct. 81, 1854,
EDITOR HERALD-Santa Ana has been
boiling with political excitement for some
time. hut the Democratic demonstration this
evening eclipsed BY far any political dem
onstration ever had In this place. The
grand whoop-up by Fitch and Markham was
a very creditable affair, but as the Demo-
cratic club resolved to beat 1t or bust"
their preparations were very elaborate and
all their appointments were so nicely ar
ranged. there was no hitch or miscarriage
In the programme from beginning to end Of
one of the greatest outpourings Of the PEG
pie ever seen in this place. At O'Clock a
deputation with officers, carriages and the
Tustin band received the Hon. r. +, Del
Vale and Stephen NJ. white, Esq, OF your
city and escorted them. with the Pioneer
band OF Los Angeles, into the town. BY six
O'Clock P. NJ. our town was alive with people
from the country about Tustin, Orange, Gospel
Swamp and Westminster. who were eager TO
take in the festivities or participate to the
best of their ability. BY. O'Clock the Spur
geon Block and the Pavilion were illuminat-
ed with Chinese lanterns, while West street
was alive with people hurrying to and fro in
forming the torchlight procession, which
reached the length OF three blocks. The
Juveniles who will be able to vote in sg'
headed by Juvenile drum corps and bear
ing transparencies, banners and torches
Next following came the Tustin band in un-
form, who lead the Santa Ana Cleve-
carriage containing Misses with trans.
parencies with floral and tricolored
decorations. Next came the Pioneer Band
of Los Angeles, who escorted the Cleveland
and Hendricks Club from Orange, bearing
torches, transparencies and banners. Fol
lowing them came another carriage with
Misses, In a decorated car, carrying banners
and floral offerings, that was beautiful fea-
ture In the procession; In the rear came
horseback. Three hundred and fifty torches
were carried in the procession, and 1t is safe
to say there were all told four hundred and
fifty persons in the grand procession.
After marching and counter-marching
they marched to the Skating Pavilion to
listen to Senator Del Vale and the Hon.
Stephen NJ. White. After the Pavilion was
packed to its utmost, 1t was found not half
the people could get In, when the Commit
tee of Arrangements clewed up the sheets,
which gave the great crowd standing outside
view OF the Speakers stand and enabled
them to hear both addresses. After the
great crowd of between twenty-five hundred
aud three thousand people had settled down
Judge Towner, President of the Santa Ana
Club, after few brief and appropriate re-
marks, introduced Senator Del Valle, who
was received with a cordial greeting. lie
made an hour and half speech, reviewing
Blaines political record in an able and
scathing review, showing his unfitness for
the exalted position and explaining his cor
rupt practices while In position of honor
and trust. He also reviewed the tariff ques-
tion and convinced the people of the mis-
representation of his position as well as that
Of the Democratic party, made by Invisible
Police Fitch" lie also reviewed his own
political history and showed the fal de raj of
promises made about harbor improvements
and pledged himself to favor tariff for such
products and industries as were in the in
terest Of the people, and oppose protective
tariff for monopolies who were already con-
complimented his opponent in the highest
terms but claimed his experience was not
snch as would enable him to cope success
fully In the interests OF the people of this
district.
On his retirement from the stage he re-
ceived shower of beautiful bouquets.
After music by both bands President Tow
ner very happily introduced Hon. Stephen
M. White, of your city, who completely held
the audience spell bound for an hour with
yociferously applauded. His indictment OF
Blaine and the Republican party and its
presentation was mastery effort that
was calculated to make the leaders
Of Seavsn he HI psseh PaGS o i%s besnnS TO
to end was calculated to make votes
for the party and the entire county
ticket. His compliment to the county ticket
was handsomely done, and appeared to re-
ceiye a fiattering endorsement from his
audience.
Taken as a whole, this has been one of the
largest political demonstrations ever had in
this section, and one that will give the Dem
ocracy of this section big send of.