Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-30


have his name appear in a printed
COPY of the Great Register had the
right to have his vote received.
Knowing that the Democrats had a
large number of affidavlts ready to
file, as is shown by the fact that
seyentv-one such affidavits, taken be-
tween October 10Th and October 18th,
have been filed in the County Clerks
office, twenty-one OF them having
been taken in one day, the Repub-
lican County Com mittee decided to
notify Republicans to- register. We
had our circulars printed and mailed
October 21. On October 22d the
Democratic Executive Committee
sent out the following circular:
"HEApoUARTRRs DEMocRATIc
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
Los ANGELES, Oct. y, 1851
"DEAR SIR: This circular. which VIII be
shown you by Mr.. =, regularly appolnteo
registration officer, is self-explanatory. 1t
comes from the Republican County central
Committee under the cover OF midnight
process, and shows the horrible duplicity OF
the managers of that party, after the Re
publican County Clerk has given express
public notice that no one can vote VINO was
not on the Great Register on october "a
and in the face of his open assertions thst
that view should obtain and be given full
endorsements, the County CLERK mas entered
| into conspiracy to defraud Democratic
voters OF their rights.
Nav we expect you to give the bearer
all the aid YOU can TO the end that every
Democratic sympathizer. If not now on the
Register, be enrolled at once.
"You can d. this, and we know that you
viii. Delay will prove fatal: act at once.
/. W. HELLMAN,
Chairman Dem. Xxx. Committee
The Democratic County Assessor
appointed large number OF special
deputies as active agents to scour the
county in quest OF Democratic votes
only. OF the special deputy county
clerks named in the Republican cir
cular letter, j. 7. Gordon, Azusa; j..
w. Buster, Downe; j. Levy, Lang's
Station; w. I. Slack, San Gabriel
G. w. Humphreys, Santa Ana; A. b.
Colwell, Spadra; Il. Egan, San Juan,
are all weli-known Democrats. Mr..
Dunsmoor notified them to receive
all applications for registration. The
Democratic circular and the Demo-
cratic deputy assessors were scatter
ed through the county within twenty
four hours of the time the Republi-
can circular was mailed. The
number of Democrats registered
upon the Supplement is greater than
the number of Republicans. The
Democratic party may. as suggested
by the HERALD, take special pains to
register Republicans. We do not run
politics that way. Every man has an
equal show to register and to vote.
My appointment as Deputy County
Clerk seems to have aroused the sus-
picions of the Democracy.
The pith of the whole matter is IN
the last three sentences. The DEM
ocrats, as such, sought OF course to
get their own friends on the rolls.
The Democratic deputies took all the
names offered them, without respect
to party. every man has an equal
show to register and VOTE" That is
| precisely what Republicans did not
propose should be done. The ap-
polntment OF Briefly did no doubt
arouse suspicion, and well it might
'For ways that are dark.
And tricks that are vain,
More than the Chinese, are caution
in politics. The General is OF these.
The General says: 1--WE do not run
politics that way" Ii there is a
man who knows better how to "run
politics" for the good of the party
than Briefly, in the language OF the
street. "he's a daisy" With him
methods are an after consideration.
His eye is single to the results.
1t will be noted above that the
Democratic County Committee did
not send out any instruction until
the nefarious scheme of the Repub-
licans had come to light. 1t was
sent out because of that other which
was sent out by the Republican
County Committee, signed by ~. r..
Briefly, Chairman" the day after he
had been appointed Deputy Coun-
ty Clerk" by Mr.. Dunsmoor. The
General points to a list OF Deputy
Clerks who he says are Democrats.
They were all appointed at the be-
ginning OF the registration, and not
for this supplemental work. They
pere not notified hatregistration might
properly be continued after the End Of
October. The Republicans were SO
notified, and by deputy of the Coun-
ty Clerks Office.
But that was not all. There were
posted in the prominent places in the
county cards to the following effect
VOTERS
All persons whose names are not
already on the Great Register of this
county and wishing to vote at the
coming election must be registered on
or before October I'd, 1886, at Which
time the Great Register will be closed
as per Sec. lib, Political Code.
G. II. DUNsMooR,
County Clerk of Los Angeles Coun-
ty, Cal.
Now If that means anything it
means Mr.. Dunsmoor's official in
structions to "all persons that unless
on the "Great Register on or before
October 2nd, 1886, !" they cannot vote.
In the face OF this, circular goes
forth signed by man who holds Mr..
Dunsmoor's commission as his Dep
uty, sent to the Republicans all over
the county, informing them that reg
istration would go on until the 9th
of October. Did Mr.. Dunsmoor