Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-29
ROUSING RALLY.
Duartc Democrats Determined to
Win,

QUARTZ, october 81. 1886.
EDITOR HERALD:-It is gratifying to note
the spirit and determination of the Demo
cracy of the two towns OF Duarte and Mon
rovia. These places, as is doubtless known
to the readers of he HERALD, are new ard
thriving towns, within little more than one
mile Of each other, and destined in the near
future to be Incorporated under one NUM-
cipal charter. They are young and vigor-
Gus, the first having been built in Monrovia
only six months ago, while Duarte is only
In the early infancy of grand civic career.
While there are many members OF the
Republican party in this neighborhooi and
am glad to be able to say men OF respect
ability and Intelligence. the Democracy
claims the allegiance of larger per cent.
of the best citizens OF both Duarte and Mon
rovia. These men are readers OF the
HERALD and eeing it announced in your
columns that the Democratic Executive
Committee of the county had appointed
certain gentlemen to address the people OF
Duarte on this date on the political ques-
tions of the day they, in company with
quite crowd of their Republican neigh,
bors, repaired tonight to the Duarle school
house TO listen to these speakers ina snort
period the aforesaid school mousse was hileu
whom were many of the fair daughters OF
| Duarte As the speakers had not yet arrived
| from Monroyia, where they had sup PED,
and as Messrs. Geo. s. Patton, Wm. j. Cul-
| len, E. A. Preuss and W. ]. A. Smith, all
candidates, were on the ground, the meet
| ing was org gsnized by calling Mr.. T. Calc-
well to the chair, who in a few appropriate
remarks explained the object OF the meeting
and Introduced MT. Geo. s. Patton, canui,
date for District Attorney, who in his usual
eloquent manner addressed the meeting,
making votes and friends by the matter and
manuer of his able speech. Before he had
closed Messrs. Beardon and Maccabe, OF
Los Angeles, the speakers announced Tor
the evening, arrived, and at the close OF
Mr.. Patton's speech Judge Beardon was IN
troduced by the Chairman and proceeded
at once to address the meeting. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. l. q. Maccabe. These gentle
men fortified the points made by Mr.. Patton.
touc hing the record of the Republican party
and reviewed many other questions OF in
terest now before the people, ana judging
from the close attention OF the audience and
the manner in which their remarks were
received, the impression they made on
their hearers was most favorable to the
Democratic cause, and TO the success OF the
candidates on the Democratic ticket.
Messrs. Cullen. Smith and Preuss then
made short addresses, announcing their
candidacy, and were also cordially receive1
| and applauded.
Many Republicans in the audience fol-
lowed the speakers with marked attention.
and as they are men of intelligence IT is
| hoped that they will vote the whole Demo
cratic ticket next Tuesday. They certainly
will vote against the Heath Amendment
and will scratch J. f. Swift with will
The Democratic candidate fol. Congress.
Joseph d. Lynch, is admired in this section
| for the soundness OF his views on the vine
and fruit interest and Will rec I've poth
Democratic and Republican support on the
second of next month. on the whole the
star OF the Democracy is in the ASCENDANT.
NINYARDIsr