Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-22
THE DEMOCRACY.
The County Conventions
Work Yesterday.
COUNTY OFFICERS NOMINATED
Mathews Chairman, O'Melveny, Hut
ton, Kendrick Judges, Parcels
Clerk, Rowan Sheriff.

Yesterday was big with the fate Of the
Democracy in this city and county.
The County Convention assembled in
Turner hall to nominate county ticket.
There were delegates from almost every
precinct in the county. Far away Eliza
beth Lake in the mountains, and one or
two equally inaccessible points were the
only ones which failed to be represented
on the floor of the Convention. There
were no less than 2sS delegates present.
They we're a thoroughly representative
body of men. There were few men in
the body who do not stand for some
interest in the precicnt where they live.
The country delegates we're particularly
encouraging. Farmers largely predom-
mated; but there were merchants, law
yers and doctors from the rural districts.
They are men whose names carry
weight in their communities. They are
respectable, self-respecting intelligent
citizens.
Mr.. German called the Convention to
order in a very graceful manner, and
during the preliminary deliberations of
the Convention he presided with much
tact, and his rulings were unanimously
recognized as correct and fair. The
county is we'll represented in the chair
man Of it's County Committee.
The proceedings of the Convention, SO
far as it has gone, were characterized by
q good deal of enthusiasm. 1t is Dem
IN h0.Jxy v,I oh, &c Aaoida11xy ~,
favor of free speech. There is nothing of
be found in the hall. If citizen has an
give it tongue and let his fellow-delegates
little or no development of ill-feeling at
any point in the deliberations had. The
Chairman is most pleasant and suave
do ample justice to all interests and to
tAstomed to the work in hand, and not
a& fat in parliamentary rulings:
A little hesitancy now and
then on his part caused some
temporary confusion on the floor. If the
apt to lose itself. With the exception
OF some little contretemps of this nature,
the deliberations otherwise were order
ly and decent. The nominations so far
as they have been made and as reported
below, are excellent. The men proposed
for Office are all able, sober, industrious
and honest. The National ticket is
much stronger in this section for the
names put on the local ticket and it will
tell in the November contest.
Some delay was experienced in calling
the meeting to order and it was twenty
five minutes to eleven ere Mr..
Eugene German, hartman of the
County Central Committee, rap
ped on the table with his
stick and called the Convention to order.
The proceedings were opened by the
reading of the call by Secretary Waters,
after which the following list Of delegates
according to the returns was read, the
gentlemen called responding to their
names. The commencement of the
Cleveland and Thurman rally, as adver-
tised in the HERALD columns, was then
read.
Major Blennerhassett presented a petit
tion contesting the delegation from the
Second Precinct.
MIR. Germain then announced that
nominations for Temporary Chairman
we're in order, upon which ]. Marion
Brooks was nominated by Ben Edelman,
Judge j. 1. Redick by ]. Bryson, ST.,
Judge Dunnigan by Colonel Brooks
of Pomona. and General ]. R. Mathews
by q. B. West of Santa Ana, after
which it was moved and seconded that
the nominations be closed, and the ques-
tion was put.
Mr.. J. II. Brewer of Vernon, moved
the vote be taken by the Chairman Of
the district and this was seconded by
M. McFadden of Santa Ana.
Mr.. ]. Marion Brooks arose and said
that he did not believe he had been here
long enough to deserve the honor of the
position for;which he had been nominated
and as the interest of the Democratic
party was paramount to that of any
single individual asked that his name be
withdrawn.
Mr.. J. H. Ryan of Anaheim, rose to
second the nomination of General j. r.
Mathews. 81 have no friends to pay, or
enemies to hurt" said the speaker,
81 think that under the circumstances of
the removal OF General Mathews from
the Brigadier- Generalship by Governor
Waterman, it would be good point for
the Democratic party to place him in
charge of the deliberations Of this body
as Temporary Chairman.
Mr.. Wm. Vickery, of East Los Ange-
les, seconded the nomination of Judge
Dunnigan, as did also E. A. DeCamp, of
Cienega, and N. s. Embcdy, of East Los
Angeles.
Mr.. Marion Brooks said that there was
one name that had not been seconded,
and that was Judge Redick's. The time
had come when such man should be
placed in the position. He would preside
over the body with an eye single to the
success Of the Democratic party, and in
addition to this he possesses position
in the community which entitled him to
the honor.
Before the voting was commenced Sec
retary Waters called for two tally clerks,
and this being moved, seconded and car
ried, Mr.. German appointed Messrs.
Bayard T. Smith and J. McCaffrey.
E.A. DeCamp said that as the Conven-
ton was here for business and not for
pleasure, he asked that the voting
should be done without speeches, and
this was adopted.
Judge Morgan asked for decision as
to what would elect and moved that the
majority of all votes cast do so, which
was seconded by s. Prayer and carried
unanimously.
THE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN