Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-22
The County convention.

The County convention.
The Democracy of the County of Los
may well feel justifiable pride
in the body of men who represent the
party in the County Convention now in
session in this city. 1t is thoroughly
gathering of substantial
citizens. Business interests of all sorts
are represented. There is large sprink-
ling of lawyers of excellent standing in
that profession. Farmers and mechan-
les make up large percentage OF the
delegates. The country has particularly
covered itself with glory in the really
honorable character OF the men sent in.
They are intelligent TO high degree,
and they are men OF whose integrity
there can be no question. The Conven-
ton is decidedly independent body.
The delegates evidently came into the
Convention utterly untrammeled. They
came in the interest of no person, but to
vote for the man best fitted for the office.
1t was pleasant too, to see how
strong a feeling was developed in
favor of fair play on all contested points.
The delegates were quite prepared to
take up the cudgels to good purpose in
defense of any person who could show he
had suffered injustice in the caucus or at
the ballot box.
The ticket so far as nominated is not
able strong. People who know the
gentlemen in question will read
lily acknowledge that this is not
merely campaign ammunition that
We are manufacturing. The judges
who head the ticket are able and earnest
lawyers. They have been tried as
judges and they are vouched for in all
respects by the entire bar of Los Ange-
les. Judge O'Melveny, Judge Hutton
and Mr.. Kendrick are tower of strength
at the head of the ticket. Mr.. Parcels,
the nominee for County Clerk, is an old
resident of the county. He has had
much experience to fit him for the office
and his name will draw votes to the
ticket from all sides. For Recorder ster-
ling young Democrat of Pasadena, Mr..
George Hermann, has been named. He
is most capable in all requirements of the
office. He is we'll known and justly pop
ular. For Auditor, Mr.. G. E. j. White
won the prize. He is Democrat of life
long standing. 1t is safe to say he never
kicked over the party traces since
he cast his first vote. He is
known in all parts Of the county,
and no one knows anything but good Of
him. He is we'll qualified to serve the
county in the capacity of Auditor. For
Tax-Collector the choice of the Conven-
ton is Mr.. Omri Bulls of Compton, an
old-timer and the present incumbent.
For the important Office of District At
torney Judge J. R. Dupuy is in the
field. He has been in that office for
some years, and stands without question
before the people of the county as man,
as gentleman, as a lawyer. He is
seeking to be elected to an
office second to none in it's importance.
His opponent on the Republican ticket
is notably weak, and Judge Dupuy will
beat him out of the field. The last
nomination made was that of Mr.. T. Il.
Rowan for Sheriff. He was the choice of
the country delegates, and their in
stincts are always good. Mr.. Rowan's
name will 90 out to the Democracy of the
county to-day and it will be greeted with
cheers at all points.
There was quite contest for this
Office, four excellent men being before
the Convention. Mr.. Rowan has a little
knack of always getting anything he
seeks, SO there need be no surprise that
he beat even such men as were pitted
against him. He will beat the Repub-
lican nominee for Sheriff so badly that
our friend Martin Aguirre will wish that
in political sense he had never been
born. Rowan has never been defeated
when he has run for Office, and he will
not be this trip.