Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-10
POLITICAL POINTS.
What People and Press Think
nf the Ca N a 7dAle6.

| John +. Swift, Republican candidate
for Governor, spoke at Union Hall to a
large audience Of Republicans and Demo
Gratis Wednesday of last week. His effort
was a failure and disappointment to
the people. A reputation for fair ora.
tory had preceded him and many went
| to the meeting that night to listen to his
address for that reason who had no sym,
pathy with his political views and their
disappointment knew no bounds. His
speech was poorly delivered, thin and
evasive, and his personnel is as devoid
of magnetism and gsniality as the iron
hooks in 10. Kaiser's meat shop. And
this is the verdict of Republicans and
Democrats alike. 1t is safe to say that
Swift's visit to Ventura did not gain q
vote for himself or his ticket, on the con-
trary he made losing. g.-Ventura Demo
crat.
On Wednesday evening there was q
grand gathering of Democrats at Wears
Opera House, to hear the speech of Hon
j. d. Lynch, our next Congressman.
The reception of this gentleman must
have been very gratifying to him, and
the contrast between his meeting and
that Of his opponent, General Vandever,
was apparent to all present. Mr.. Lynch
is man of commanding presence aud Of
giant intellect, and is thoroug ghly devot-
ed to the interests of Southern California
and the whole Sixth district. He is Wig.
orous, and when he goes to Washington
will see that we of this section get our
full, fair share of all appropriations for
public buildings, etc. He was different
from his opponent, Vandever, and came
oct squarely in favor Of irrigation. He
discussed the silver question, which is
of so much Importance to California. He
came out solidly on the labor and Chi
nese questions, and rebuked Vandever
for his bloody shirt speech. He avowed,
most unqualifedly, his devotion to the
public scnool system, and denied, most
bitterly, vandever's statement that he
| (Lynch) was opposed to the school sys.
TEN. He passed a handsome compli
ment on our unbounded resources, and
spoke in glowing terms of the great fu-
ture which unquestionably awaits us.
He owns about 300 acres of land in Kern
county, and expects in time to see his
vines and fig trees flourish. MIR. Lynch
made splendid impression upon the peo.
pie, many of whom he met for the first
time, and we will now change our state
ment of last week that he would carry
this county by 800, and make it 400 ma
jority. Mr.. w. r. Jacobs, of Tulare,
followed Mr.. Lynch in ringing speech.
The Democrats can well congratulate e
themselves upon the opening of the cam
paign.-Kern County Gazette.
The gentleman, who is the Democratic
candidate for the State Board of Equal.
zation from the Fourth District, is a
truly representative Californian. When
four years Of age he was settled in Santa
Cruz county, where he remained until he
had attained the age of sixteen years.
Coming to San Francisco he was Educat-
ed at the Lincoln School, graduating at
the High School. Returning to Santa
Cruz he established the weekly Herald,
and was Under Sheriff of Santa Cruz
county for three years. He now occu.
pies the responsible position of Clerk of
the Supreme Court at Los Angeles. Hon.
Stephen M. White, who is an old friend
Of this candidate, at the ratification
meeting held in Los Angeles spoke in the
most laudatory terms of him. He said
that he had known Mr.. Gaffey from
childhood, had been conversant with his
whole career and had seen the creditable
manner in which he had filled positions
of trust. He said, "You have not on
your ticket man with q clearer head
or with more correct and regular mind.
l know what am talking about. If
you want the interests of Southern Cali
| a+kanIad tn aIaof him II a xyill
not be on holiday parade, but will watch
carefully after all our interests. The s.
F. Wasp.
Among the very popular nominations
made by the Democratic State Conven.
ton none was more so than that of j ID.
Spencer, of Stanislaus, who is named to
be Clerk of the Supreme Court of the
State. Mr.. Spencer was born in West
Virginia, near Parkersburg, in 1889.
While very young his parents moved to
Missouri, where they remained until
lS49, when they crossed the plains early
in that year. Mr.. Spencer received his
education in the public schools, and has
been for twenty. one years printer, pub.
Usher and editor. During the past
eighteen years he has been editor and
proprietor of the Stanislaus News. In
1879 he was elected to the Assembly, and
to the State Senate in 1882 from Mari
posa, Merced and Stanislaus. He was
re elected to the same position in 1884,
and resigned ON the 9th of last January
to accept his present position, to fill the
unexpired term of j. w. Mccarthy, as
Clerk of the Supreme Court. For four.
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Committee, and for sixteen years was
Chairman of the County Committee. Dur.
ing the early days of California Mr.. Spen-
Ger was engaged in mining. In 1867 he
was on the Democratic ticket as candi.
date for the Assembly from San Joaquin
county, and although he led his ticket
bv three hundred votes he was defeated
by a small majority. The nomination
rendered him now is the fifth which ne
has received at the hands of the Demo-
cratic party, and every time by acclama.
ton. Mr.. Spencer is an active politician,
and will work like beaver for the whole
ticket until the sun goes down on elec-
tion night.
This seems to be good year for news
paper men ON the Democratic ticket. The
head of the ticket has been a printer,
publisher and editor in his day. The
Congressman for the Sixth District has
been a newspaper man nearly all his life.
There are also number of other news
paper men among the Democratic nomi-
nees. The public service cannot suffer
by placing such men in public office.
They are Intelligent about public Gffairs
and cannot be lacking in force of char
acter if successful men in their arduous
profession, as all these men are. Spen.
Ger certainly seems to have the whip
hand in this race.--The Wasp.
| The San Francisco Alta grows virtu-
ously indignant over what it terms IL
belous article telegraphed from Fresno,
relative to John F. Swift. The Alta
published the telegram with flash head,
and the next day a streak of virtue
strikes it, and it announces its belief that
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