Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-04-08
THE srATE CONVENTIONS.
A Movement for Reduced Rail.
road Fares.

TOuu E1rebs
As indicated by the following petition
it will be seen that business and profess
sional men Of this city are alive to the
work of endeavoring to secure the hold
ing Of the Republican and Democratic
State Conventions here. Events Of this
kind would bring to Los Angeles large
number OF people besides delegates. while
there is no better place in the State for
such gatherings. The principal obstruc-
ton seems to be the high rates of fare,
which the gentlemen whose names are
appended are endeavoring to have re-
duced to a reasonable limit. Many more
could be obtained, but those given are
sufficient evidence that Los Angeles is
asking for recognition which her po-
sition and Importance entities her to
demand:
To z. II. Goodman, General Passenger
Agent y. p. d O. p. X. n. Co.; The
undersigned merchants and business men
Of the city of Los Angeles respectfully
urge that the State Central Committees
of the Democratic and Republican par.
ties are now considering whether
their respective State Conventions shall
assemble at the city Of Los Angeles, and
the only obstacle to affirmative action
in the matter appears to be the high fare
from all points north of Los Angeles
city. We are convinced that the hold
ing OF these conventions at this point
would be of material benefit to Southern
California and to the whole State, and
we therefore respectfully ask thai special
excursion rates be made for both occa-
sions, not to exceed ten dollars $50 for
the round trip from Sacramento, Stock
ton, San Jose and San Francisco to Los
Angeles:
While this rate would be much below
that ordinarily charged, yet the large
number OF passengers composing the ex-
cursions, as well as the fact that the
commercial interests Of this city would
be furthered should more than compen-
safe for any reduction in rates conse-
quant upon the granting of this request.
The information which we possess and
which we consider trustworthy, is to the
effect that II you refuse to comply with
this request, the conventions will be
held at some other point.
tSigued) EFF Spence, Mayor of Los
Angeles; Isaias w HellmaD, President
Farmers and Merchants Bank; John 4
Platter, President Los Angeles County
Bank; George II Bonebrake, President
Los Angeles National Bank; L l. Stern,
President Los Angeles Board Of Trade;
M A Newmark & Co, Hellman, Haas &
Co. w Brodrick, President M s 4 A
R'y Co; VIM Lacy, for Lacy & Vier-
eek Hardware Co; Hayden 4 Lewis Co,
Robert 8 Baker, John o Wheeler, Eug
German, President l. A Produce Ex-
change; Los Angeles Furniture Co,
Harper & Reynolds Co, Seymour
Il johnson, William c Furrey,
Stern, Calm & Loeb, o. I. Barker & |
Sons, Burch 4 Bosl, Durham 4 Sehieffe- |
lin. st. Elmo Hotel; Meyberg Bros,
Lazarus & Melzer, Phil. Hirschfeld &
Co., Gilchrist Printing House, G. Du.
commun, Perry, Mott & Co., Lanker-
shin 4 Co., Schoder. Johnston & Co., s.
w. Luitwieler, Hawley Bros Hard |
ware Co., q. w. Baldwin & Son.
Dillon & Kenealy, Hellman, Stassforth |
4 Co., Jacoby Bros, J. +. Holbrook,
Harrison G. Otis, for the Tinses-Mir-
ror /; j w Robinson, Joseph ID. Lynch,
Los Angeles DAILY and WEEKLY HER
AID; Lewis Brothers, III. Jevne. w. II.
Workman, Fred l.. Allies, Rural Cali.
fornian, W. II. Tuthill, Mathews, Case
Il Co., Day & Brown, j. NJ. Hale & Co.,
j. L. Steward, b. f. Coulter, j. Frank
enfield, Brown l. Foster Hardware Co.,
John w. Gardner, Miles Pease, Osborne
& Cleveland, Evening Express; j.
Kuhrts, John 2. Moran, l.. Lichten-
berger, Joe Bayer & Co., Castruccio
Bros, o. w. Childs, A. Brunson. Judge
Superior Court; w. T. Williams, Henry
j. Woollacott, A. Hamburger & Sons,
George f. Gard, Sheriff of Los An.
geles COUNT; G. Ii. Dunsmeor,
County Clerk; Los Angeles Oil
Burning & Supply Co., Bath & Eos
mir, Frank A. Gibson, County Recorder;
Pomeroy h Mills. William Miles, Il. w.
Jones, l.. Bixby, J. Bixby, II. A. Bar.
clay, Chairman Republican County
Committee; Il. s. Field, II. Sinsabaugh,
President City Council; T. Il. Rowan,
Bcknell & White, Horace Bell, editor
POrcupine, Glassell, Smith & Patton,
George M. Hoton, District Attorney;
Silent, Wade L Fitzgerald, attorneys-at-
law; l.. N. Breed, member City Council;
j. A. Graves, attorney at-law; Preuss
& Hance, C. II. Hance, H. A.
Unruh, Milton Santee. Chairman
Board OF Public Works, Wilcox & Rob-
ms, s. o. Brown for Pacific Car Co.,
NJ. Koon and Brodtbeck, r. F. Del
Vale, d. Desmond, II. C. Weiner, j.
w. Mckinley, City Attorney, Savage
and Moseby, Pico House, Northcrafts
and Clark, George o. Ford, proprietor
Grand Central Hotel,T. w. Strowbridge,
of st. Charles Hotel, Wells, Van Dyke
and Lee, II. s. Orme, President State
Board of Health, VIM. +. Turner of
Lambourn and Turner, Z. f. Heinze.
man, Polaski Bros, Aver Lumber Co.,
Sidney Lacey member Democratic State
Central Committee, III. FL. Boyee men,
Der Republican Executive Committee,
w. s. Maxwell, Walter s. Moore, Chair