Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-23
THE PROHIBITIONISTS.
A Good Deal of Talk INDUCED In;
Hut a scarcity of Candidates.

The mass convention of the Prohibi-
tion party advertised to meet at Judge
Brunson's court room, met last night
and consisted of twenty-three prohibi-
tionists, two male sceffers, four ladies,
one policeman and one small boy who
gave copy of the Weekly Censor to all
those who would accept one. E. X.
Green occupied the chair and j. i.
Handsaker acted as Secretary. Will D..
Gould read q set Of resolutions stating
that prohibition was the only remedy
for the great crime of the age-the drink
traffic, and its brood of evils, tobacco,
gambling and houses of infamy. The
sixth and last resolution was as follows:
RESOLVED, That we pledge cur nomi-
nees, if elected, to reduce taxation IN
this city one-half and at the same tins
greatly improve every department of the
city government, and help make this
city IN every way worthy Of u patriotic
and Christian people.
The last resolution was opposed by
several prohibtIonists and Was finally
amended to exclude the words ''one-
half"
The business of nominating city Off
GERS was then proceeded with and one
hour was consumed mainly in speeches
about the candidate tor the Mayoralty.
A. M. Hough nominated DR.. Coch-
rahe for Mayor. A Mr.. Davidson OBJ
jected to the nomination. he wanted
prohibition Mayor and man who
would help the prohibition party in its
struggle for POWER. He nominated Jesse
Yarnell, who declined. The nomination.
of A. M. Hough was seconded by Will
ID. Gould and Jesse Yarnell. In reply
to Julius Lyon, who doubted the policy
of nominating DIR. Cochrane, A. NJ
Hough said that if there werc to be a
division in the Republican party the re-
spectacle part OF it would come out
squarely for the candidate OF Prohibi-
ton. lie advocated the making of con-
verts, as the party does not command
sufficient number of votes to elect any
one Of their number. Ii Cochrane, who
is prohibtionist at heart, is elected,
it will be bruted all over the State that
the Prohibitionists of Los Angeles have
elected the Mayor. DIR. Sinsabaugh,
President of the City Council, had told
the speaker in the afternoon that if the
Republicans wanted to kick about Coch-
rane's nomination by the Prohibition.
lists, why-let them kick. So far as the
speaker knew, he believed the Doctor
would accept the nomination of this
Convention.
Several speakers followed in opposi.
ton to DIR. Cochrane's nomination, one OF
whom said that if he were nominated
by the Prohibitionists it would surely
defeat him at the polls. Mr.. Hough
finally Withdrew DR.. Cochrane's nomina-
ton and the place went begging until
Julius Lyon finally nominated Il. c.
Wilmer. After little kicking the
was made unanimous. The
only time that was lost with the re-
mainder of the nominations was the
trouble in finding candidates that wanted
the honor of getting knocked out. All
were made unanimous, and
were as follows:
City Attorney ey.........:.J. y. n: 6lancnMo
Assessor. or.............,..E Elder M. v. Wright
collector ,........s''.'',.. ?. StlvnI, v1,
Treasurer. Jesse farnell
Board of Education Mrs. G. NJ. severance
Mrs. Averill. i
Councilmen-First Ward. j, W. Potts
Second Ward i DR.. ;.s;i g. S hyDa Bie@
Third Ward III NV. Childs
Eourth Ward A H. Lopgley