Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-28
A FOUL PLOT.
A Scheme to Register Ere
publicans Only"
BRIERLY'S ITALIAN HAND.
Active Agents Scour the Country
in Quest Of Republican
Votes Only"

As the public well knows, it was gener-
ally understood and entertained, ana SO
proclaimed by Chas II. Dunsmoor, Clerk OF
Los Angeles county, that no one who mac
not registered on or before the second DAY
OF october could vote at the election the
second of November next. This as we have
said was OF general belief, and the suplect
in its full legal aspect was not given espe-
cial attention among Democrats because
such had been the practice ana hao not
been questioned for years, because 1t was
not apprehended by even the most extreme
partisan that any other course would De
practiced upon the people OF this law apio-
ing and conservative community-indeed
not even breath of suspicion was thrown
out. But there was another and to many a
conclusive rea son why this belief should be
l-iven full and complete credence. Charles
Fl. Dunsmoor in his official garb had not
only given thorough notice of said close of
<registration on that day by all the appliances
casually resoried 10, in the press ana in
Much other ways as were best calculated to
&trke the public, tut had emphasized his
Rctlon in the business to degrce Now
-Ddnsmoor has deported himself as an oiii-
|<cial in not q few cases so as to render him
|self popular among the people irrespective
Epf party, and to have thought that he would
{>be party to anything bearing down upon
the suffrages of a people who were his
friends and neighbors would be the height
| .of folly
But what are the facts in this matter, and
how well have the performances OF this
man Dunsmoor-lhis sworn officer of the
law-this reflector, as it were, OF what
should be the legal and the only method for
the people in the premises. Pause and lis
ten to II recital of cod facts, which are
| ennuph In damn him. politically forever
Notwithstanding his official notices pro-
claimed to the people with so much Gaze,
with so great regard for distribution, and
with SD much OF official emphasis, Demo
crats are led to believe that they have been
registering only Republicans all along
But Briefly and his pals had honey
combed the county with commissions from
| Dunsmoor empowering them to register
But be did not realize that there were some
decent and patriotic men of the Republican
cal murder might leak out-he was utterly
oblivious to any such idea. Yet 1t did leak
olt and by the means of Republicans, to
whom all credit be given.
They were not willing to let so base an act
go and become part of the political code
of this fair county, even II II gave ald ano
a continuation OF power to their party. SO
1t was they placed the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee upon its guard by bringing
lAin before the ink of the printer was dry.
nkgible and damning evidence Of the
following midnight secret circular issued
by Briefly to close up any gap that might be
left after himself and nenchman had
secured the county with Dunsmoor's com
missions to register none but Republicans i'll
their pockets:
]. r. Briefly, Chairman. ]. II. Book, Secy.
q. E. Day, Vice G Chsirm'n b. W. Lee, Treas
HEADQUARTERS
REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE