Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-26
THEY RATIFY!
Pro- Chinese HarrisOn-NOt
Anti-Chinese Blaine !
THEY RATIFY ALL THE SAME
Leather-Lunged and Brazon-Tongued
They Roared for Their
Abominati0n

i The Republican ratification meeting
last night was very decent affair. Pre-
parations had been made for Blaine
boom in the way of bringing the entire
county Of Los Angeles into the city
phalanx Of good Republicans, and in the
way OF the usual per capita tax accord
| ing to salary or other income. The ebb
of enthusiasm was remarkably marked
when the ndmes of Harrison and Morton
were substituted for Blaine and Bust,
since it was generally felt that the ulti-
mate result was in nowise altered by the
substitution. Still the Republicans
turned cut in goodly numbers
and while gunpowder was burned on
First street hill, the Grand Marshal
formed the procession into line at the
corner of Third and Fort streets. Fully
fifteen hundred men (and boys) were in
line and with transparencies, torches and
music called cut a very considerable
number of citizens, who looked upon the
parade with considerable amount Of in
terest. The procession, which started at
about O'Clock, loomed up with platoon
Of police-the finest such fine officers
indeed as Dillon, Del Vale. Mcguire,
Jackson, Arnaz and Berry. The gentle
men who guided the outfit were:
Grand Marshal-Col. w. FL. H. Rus
sell. Chief Aide-F. H. Barclay, blue
sash. Chief OF Mounted Escort-D. s.
McCurdy, red cash. Aides-R. D. Wade,
J. B. de Las Casas, E. F. Conn, G. L..
Fisher, A. L. Judson, w. A. Johnson, H.
S. Clement, Seward Cole, @. r. Peris
George Miller, T. Savage, d. B. Furniss,
E. H. Barmore, red, white and blue
sashes.
Meine's band followed the police and
were followed by a mounted cavalcade
of Angelenos. The line was di-
yided into four divisions, and
after the horsemen came the Young
Mems Republican Club OF Los Angeles
the advance guard of which was attired
in grotesque coverings of white, red or
blue. This division was under the guar
dianship OF w. M. Caswell. The Mon
rovia delegation forming another division
was under command of Major Roberts,
assisted by Captain Anderson, Lieuts.
Pearson and Campbell. They bore palm
leaves and looked like early and often
voters. Chief H. T. Payne looked we'll
in the blare and glare of the Roman
candles. The third division embraced
the Pasadena contingency, which con-
tanned besides Protective League, a
Young Mans Club and Protective Col
ored Club. The Oro Fino Club, the Eu-
reka Club {colored), and some camp
followers completed the rank and file.
The Monroyia Band, the Pasadena City
Band, Drum Corps, Major Gilchrist and
Colonel Bates added to the gorgeous
ness OF the spectacle. There was
a dearth Of transparencies, but
such as appeared talked of protection
and pensions. In this respect had not
the names of the candidates been an
nounced it would have seemed Demo-
cratic turnout. The line OF march was
as follows: Down Third to Spring. along
Spring and Main to the Plaza, down
Main to Fourth, up Fourth to Spring,
along Spring 10 the grand stand, corner
Fort and Second. The grand stand,
thanks to the backing of the HERALD,
was rather neat affair. The usual dis
play Of red, white and blue bunting was
enlivened by electric lights, portraits OF
Harrison and Morton and the somewhat
antiquated motto: "The Union Now
and Forever" Other banners and
shields said: "Protect Honest Labor"
"California on Top" ''First Gun for
Oregon" and Catalonia Republican"
On either side of the grand stand seats
had been provided, those on the left for
the ladies and those on the right for the
sterner sex. Why any necessity for sep
arating the sexes at public meeting, is
only known to Republicans.
Perhaps by 8 O'Clock, amid the roar of
the festive giant cracker and the fzz and
whiz OF now and then an occasional
sky-rocket, four thousand people had
ga; hered at the corner of Second and
Fort streets TO listen to the speakers who
had been provided for the evening Be-
meath the shadow Of the HERALD build
ing, throwing the weight and bounty Of
its great influence over those OF the mis-
guided populace who needed it, there
waited this throng of citizens until ear
midnight. While waiting for the distin-
guished gentlemen to arrive who
were to tell them the cold,
old, story" the monotony of silence
or faint enthusiasm was broken by the
appearance upon the stand of the Rev.
VIM. A. Knighten. He was introduced
| by an impromptu chairman and said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: As we have
no President, you will please excuse me
for taking the platform under the charge
of the police. Laughter l have not
been in the charge Of the police for
long time. More laughter There
is this evening probably the greatest en-
thusiasm in the ranks of the Republican
party than has been seen for years, be-
cause now we have two of the greatest
men in the country as our leaders. re-
fer to Ben Harrison and Levi P. Morton.
| [Cheers.] From the early history of
Harrison's family to the present it has
been found to be in favor OF the people.
l[Voice in the crowd-How about the
Chinese?l AS far as China is concerned
/ would rather have her as ruler than
England. We have had too much OF
England's rule in the past. We have had
tration, and we must get rid of both.
There are two important classes in the
country who will aid us in
getting rid of this kind of rule,
the soldiers, who believe in the
Gag inviolate as it was captured, and
those who believe in it now as against
the red bandana. These are two great
principals which will lead us to victory
and rally the people to the polls in sufii-
cient numbers to elect the two men the
convention at Chicago selected as our
standard bearers"
At this point the first band Of the pro
cession made its appearance, and Mr.
Knighten, ,remarking that he couldn't tall
against SO much noise, took seat ir
front OF the band, which was conducted
to the back seats. Then there filed Oh