Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-22
B0ODLERS' WORK.
Republican Primaries as
Conducted Yesterday.
STEAL AND STUFF, THE GAME.
Old-time R0wdyism at the Polls.
HOOdlumism and Republic
anism Synonymous.


anism synonymous.
Yesterday was an exciting day in the
history of Los Angeles politics, and the
scenes around the polling places of the
Republican primaries will be long re
membered by those who participated, al
well as those who were simply curious
witnesses of the ways and means adopted
by the various factions of the G. o. p. te
elect their candidates. The citizens
scarcely imagined yesterday morning
that the opening of the polls at noon
would be the signal for the commence
ment of scenes which were afterwards
characterized as the most disgraceful
which have ever occurred in this fair
city. The papers had announced that
there would be Republican primary
election, and so much had been said
about the peaceful methods of the "kid-
glove" party that few suspected that
there would be even a ripple of
excitement or. the slightest disturbance,
and yet careful consideration of the re-
ports of the caucuses of Friday evening
might have led the community to believe
that all was not SO fair as it seemed. The
struggles of each faction to secure for
their men places on the regular caucus
ticket and their assertions that their
tickets would be in the field ANYWAY
might have created an impression that
the political sky of the Republican party
was overcast, but it appears that it did
not for when the victors of the caucusee
arrived at the polls and opened up they
were, or protested to be, immensely sur
prised to find opposition on every side,
and an opposition of such nature that
their indignation rose to boiling point
and the consequence was that there was
A BITTER WAR
Carried on until the polls closed and
even after. The fight was confined
principally to the Second and Fourth
Wards, but there were traces of the war
fare to be found even in the peaceful
Fifth and Third, where it had been ex-
pected everything would be open and
above-board. The victors at the eau.
cuses had armed themselves with their
tickets, headed Regular Caucus Ticket, u
and they complained bitterly and threat
ened vengeance when, short time later
it was found that the city had been
flooded with bogus tickets, bearing the
same heading. This discovery was the
commencement of the real war, and was
followed by poster, as follows:
FRAUD.
Republicans of the Second Ward:
The San Francisco BOSSES E. J. Niles and B
Fehneman, have issued a ticket headed "Regu
lar Republican Caucus" which is a fraud.
Only five regular caucus names appear on this
fraud By order COMMITTEE.
The posting of these bills and their
distribution warned the populace that a
lively time might be expected, but NO
one at that time imagined that before
nightfall scenes would be enacted which
would compare with the historical battles
at the polls in other cities, nor did it
seem possible that after night had fallen
the pedestrians on the principal streets
would be bowling mobs Of the
claw and Order" party, led by an
intoxicated leader, and yet such was the
case, and when it was all over and the
disgraceful scenes had ended, the Re-
publicans went to their homes and slept
uneasily, their dreams carrying them
back to the parts they had played in the
political fray.
THE FIRST WARD.
When the polls opened in the FRS
Ward it was discovered that there were
four tickets in the field, headed as fol
lows: First Ward Republican Ticket y
Regular Republican Caucus Ticket,
First Ward" and two tickets with differ.
ent names thereon, headed, "First Ward
Republican Ticket. Regular Republican
Nominees for Delegates to the Los Ange.
les County Convention to be held Thurs
day, July 26, 1885," The polling place
for this ward was at Sisson & Crocker's
store on San Fernando street, opposite
the Southern Pacific depot. Incidents al
this polling place were few, and it might
be said that in comparison to other wards
the election here was quiet. There were
however, few disturbances, caused by
the challenge OF voters whom it was al
most certain had been carried there in
the interest of some ticket from other
wards. The successful candidates here
were announced to be as follows
G. N. Earl, Jos. Cline, Allen Smith, T.
A. Carey, G. Dodson, G. A. Luckenbach
@. H. Anderson, F. R. Willis, J. G. Muir
ray, David Carr, P. Follis, V. M. dc
Silke, d. HI. Bair, A. S. Haetchew, J
Lockwood, V. Sotello, Thos. Pearson, J
r. Conlee, L. E. Mosher, G. H. White
w. Wetzel, H. Van Dusen and B. HI
Inns. This was said to be victory fo,
the regular caucus ticket.
THE SECOND WARD.
In this ward matters were very excit.
ing, and the scenes that occurred on
Market street, in front OF the court house
were SO boisterous and disagreeable as
to attract the attention of thousands oil
people, as we'll as the presence of large
force of police. From the time this poll.
ing place opened until the ballots were
counted, there was no cessation in the
warfare, which was caused on one side
by full force of the worst specimens oi
humanity in the city. The fact that the
Abbotts and their confreres seemed tc
have control of the affairs OF this polling
place called out large opposing force
and between the two elements there was
fight which would have been cause fol-
the revoking of the license of bar room
had it occurred therein. The howlipf
and fighting, quarreling, pushing an6
cheering resembled at times riot, anC
every window, awning and porch over
looking the street was filled with specta
tors. Even the ladies employed in tht
Recorders office could not resist the
temptation, and looked with curiosity OF
the tumult beneath. From a window
above the scene was most enlivening
Several policemen were kept busy II