Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-09-29

that nominations be closed and that Mr, !
Mckinley be nominated by aeclamatiUn
Carried. The nominee appeared, en-
dorsed the platform and promised a Wig |
orous campaign.
Seventy.Eighth, Dr. Head Chairman.
W. p. Noroross was nominated by ae-
clamation.
the Chairman read the names Of the !
neminees.
Captain Thom wanted to know who
Mr.. Mckinley was The speaker had
resided here thirty years and did not
know him.
T. j. Cudly spoke ia favor of Mr..
Mckinley, who, he said, was AN intelli /
gent, honored and respected mechanic, |
and the fact that Captain Thorn did not |
know him was no reason that the nomi-
nee could not be elected.
Calls OF "McGiDlcy" were responded
to by the nominee, who addressed the
Convention and said that he would sup |
port energeticnlly the whole Democratic
ticket He added that he was earpen-
ter by trade and had been working as
carpenter on the hill until noon and did
not know he was put up for the Legisla-
ture. lie would go into the campaign
to win, and pledged his support to the
whole ticket.
Judge Eaton, nominee for the Seven
ty-Sixth District, said that he had al
ways positively declined public position,
and had not expected the honor done
him. In these days the office seeks the
man and not the man the office. lie
had good leading and good backing, and |
he would 20 into the fight TO VIM He
endorsed the State and county platform
and thanked the Convention for the
honor conferred upon him.
VIM. p, Norcross, nominee for the
Assembly from the Seventy Eighth Dis
trict, heartily endorsed the platform.
He would use all honorable means to /
secure the election and thought that |
that was all that could be desired OF
Democrat.
On motion the Convention ratified the
nominations for the different Assembly
Districts.
FOR SHERIFF.
The nominations for Sheriff being in
order, Chas. n. Wattsnominated X. Egar.
l. w. Hellman seconded the nomina-
tion:
A. M. Bragg nominated 0mri Bulls.
Il. +. Steele seconded the nomination.
II. NJ. Mitchell nominated j. &. Kays. /
THE greatest enthusiasm here prevailed |
K. Il. Sepulveda seconded the nomina-
tod. Barham seconded the nomination.
B. f. Bortsr aud J. II. Brewer also see.
onded the nominaionts.
Mr.. Watts thea withdrew Judge
Eagan's name and Judge Bragg with.
drew the name of o. Bulls.
On motion Of G. Ii. Watts. seconded d by |
several delegates, j Z. kays YVES nomia-
ated by aoclamatiop. MIR. Kays was
not present. but it was understood that |
be would address The Convention later
on.
COUNTY TREASURER.
Mr.. DE Barth Shorb nominated John
w. Broaded. On motion the nomina-
ton was made by aeclamation.
The nominee said he was not as all |
the other candidates who had appeared |
before the convention. He wanted the |
nomination and the office and be was
not like his opponent Monroe who want
| ed TO catch the colored vote with a red
head. He wanted all The votes he could
get.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
X. +. Del Vale, ia very eulogistic
speech, in which he defined the duties |
Of the Office, placad in nomination Geo
s. Patton. Captain Thorn seconded the |
nomination and hoped that the clndi-
date would be nominated by acclama-
tion. Geo s. Hupp said that if Mr.. |
Patton obtained the nomination and was
elected he would not, as was the case
with MIR. Holtoo. have to play second |
fiddle in all criminal cases because her |
counsel were retained to conduct the |
prosecution. d. NJ. Adams also seconded |
the nomination Of Mr. Patton. On mo-
ton of A. B. Caldwell the nominations |
were closed and Mr.. Patio was nomin.
ated by aeelamation.
COUNTY ASSESSOR.
A. Orfila Jr. nominated K. Bilderrain. |
l. W. III ,liman seconded the nomination. |
The nominations then closed and Mr.. /
Bilderrain was nominated by aeelama-
| ton.
Mr. Geo. s. Patton here addres ed the |
convention. He told them how much /
he appreciated the honor done him. He |
was Democrat who would stay with |
the party Though thick and thin. Ii /
the Democratic party called upon him I
to Aesk lance with his Republican |
friend Geo. M. HoIton, he would do so |
willingly. He endorsed the State and |
county Democratic platform. II the /
Democratic party is defeated in this /
county il would not be from lack OF
effort on his part to make it successful.
J. c. KAYs
Thanked the convention shortly and
| feelingly. and said he would do his dnty |
as an officer, If elected, as he had al I
ways done it before, both TO his fellow /
men and to his party. He endorsed the
platform.
X. BlLDERRAIS
Pledged himself to do all that he could /
to bring the party out victorious. As
far as his official duties were concerned, |
he would do them conscientiously and
well. He thanked the convention for
the honor done him.
COUNTY RECORDER.
w. A. Field placed in nomination w. 4
B. Pitchard, but the name was with
drawn by Geo. f. Denis.
w. NJ. McFadden nominated j. II.
Brewer, who positively declined the
honor.
Mr.. Patterson nominated S. A. Wal.
| dron.
| Upon motion the nominations closed,
and Mr.. Waldron was nominated by ac-
clamation.
| The nominee in addressing the oon-
vention expressed his surprise at the
honor done him. Until 1872 he had re-
NAMED with the Republican party, but
when that party was ron in the interest
| of the rich Nnd against the poor he left
I In h,.1 n hran ha.a L n Iar
but when he found the Democratic party
| the best he joined that party. He be.
| lieved that party represented the true
interests of the country. He said he
endors d the platform and would sup
port the ticket.
COUNTY CLERK,
| u. Blennerhasset nominated W. j. A.
Smith. The nomination was seconded,
and upon motion the nominations were
| closed, and Mr.. Smith received the
nomination by acelamation. The nomi
nee, in thanking the convention, said
that the platform read here was the first
| that had ever suited him from the begin
ming to the end. He believed that with
| the record mide by the Republicans
during the last two years most any man
could defeat their ticket. The speaker
promised to fulfill his duty faithfully ii
elected.
| COUNTY AUDITOR.
Simon w. White nominated e. A.
Preuss. There were several seconds,
THE GREAT REGULATOR