Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-23
Reminders Of Former Victories.

1t is excusable, even in such strong |
ticket as was nominated by the Demo-
Gratis yesterday and the day before to
single out candidates to whom some in
teresting local circumstances attach.
Many man, who is known as an cold
timer" appears on the list. and amongst
the rest General E. E. Hewitt and Mr..
Thomas f. Rowan. There is probably
not a single resident of half a dozen
years. standing in Los Angeles county
who has not at some time been thrown
into contact with General Hewitt. His
name, affectionately and familiarly ab-
breviated to Ned" Hewitt, is a house
hold word hereabouts. For a great
while he was the Chairman of the DEM
ocratic County Central Committee; and,
under his masterly inspiration, many of
the most signal victories of the party
were achieved. AS far as our
knowledge of the General extends,
he only ran for office once,
and that was for the same position
for which he is contending now. He
was elected by one of the most phenome-
nal majorities ever recorded in Los An
geles county, and he received this COM
pliment Notwithstanding the fact that he
was then as now the representative of
the Southern Pacific Railway in this
city. 1t is needless to add that at that
time there was quite sentiment in this
community adverse to that corporation.
This did not hurt General Hewitt be-
cause it was felt universally that in his
official capacity, as in his personal pre-
dilections, he was heartily in unison with
the interests of the people of Los An-
geles county. He will receive vote far
outside of and beyond parties-a recogni-
ton which will be purely personal, and
which will attest his great personal pop
ularity.
The legion friends of NJ. Thomas E..
Rowan have also the friendly fashion
generally restricted to popular men, of
shortening his prenomen. AS ''Tom"
Rowan his name and fame are co-exten-
sive not only with Los angeles county,
but with Southern California and Cali
fornia at large, to tell the whole truth.
Genial, generous and winning, Mr..
Rowan has the reputation of being a
sterling business man and he has made
an official record OF which any one might
be proud. He has filled the office of
County Treasurer of Los Angeles county
and he made most efficient Under
Sheriff to Don David Alexander. Hon
est, fearless, magnetic, universally popu-
lar and in every way capable, Don Tomas
will practically have walk-over. When
Martin Aguirre, young gentleman of
many good points, reads the enormous
majority by which he will have been de-
feated, he will at least have the satisfac-
ton of knowing that he was opposed to
a champion OF such redoubtable
prowess that it meant that
result inevitably, no matter by
whom the Republican standard was
borne. Martin will have to pick his fints
and try again, and he will have the salts
faction of knowing that his own personal
popularity could not be fairly gauged in
such an unequal contest.
These gentlemen-Hewitt and Rowan
are towers Of strength to the Demo-
cratic ticket. They are alike in a per-
sonal magnetism and worth possessed by
few men, and they are alike, also, in
having reached the goals Of their arnbi-
lion when they entered practical politics.
Mr.. Rowan's latest exploit was in beat
ing Col. Dunkelberger for Supervisor in
District which had been heavily Re-
publican, and he is matched by Gen.
Hewitt's unheard of majority for Treas
urer on the only occasion on which he
challenged the suffrages of the people.
Their very presence on the ticket Is a
sure auspice of victory.