Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-12
FOR SENATOR.
The Los Angeles Democracy
Calls Aloud for the Man.
It is Lieut.. Coy. Stephen
M. White.
He is ASKED TO MAKE A POPULAR
CANVASS OF THE STATE.
Interviews with Public Men of
All Parties Thereupon.
The People PrOphesy that He Will
Carry the State by His
Great Popularity.
The People PrOphesy that He Will
Carry the State by His
Great Popularity.
The Unanimous Voice for the Southern
California Man in the Senate.
A Noble Sentiment that is to Spread
from Siskiyou to San Diego, from
the Sierras to the Sea.

On the first day of the current month,
May day, 1890, the democratic county
central committee, of Los Angeles
county, met in this city to take the pre-
iminary steps toward formulating
plan for the campaign soon to open. By
far the most important thing done by
that committee at that meeting was the
passage of a resolution, introduced by
Major Burke, in relation to the election
of United States senators by direct
vote of the people. In this connection
the resolution called upon Hon. S. M.
White to make popular canvass of the
state with view to securing in the next
legislature democratic majority, and
thereby the return of Mr.. White to the
United States senate. The resolution
was as follows:
Preamble and Resolution.
The democratic executive committee
of Los Angeles county halls with the
liveliest interest the awakening senti-
ment of the American people, from zone
to zone, or an upper house of the national
Legislature in consonance with demo-
cratic tenets and practices, and we une-
quivocally indorse and shall zealously
support that sentiment, which means
the election of United States senators by a
direct vote of the people. Thus standing
upon the high ground of true democracy,
and in the absence of a rule for such di-
rect vote OF the people, we earnestly So
liclt the Hon. Stephen M. White to
stand before the people during the COM
ing campaign for the position of United
States senator, according to the present
rules of election, feeling confident that
the honest and unfettered voters of this
great state will give no uncertain re-
sponse when they come to vote for mem
bers of the assembly and senate in
November next.
Never has there been a more propitious
season for this great step forward. The
American senate in many respects has
departed from the position made by the
fathers of the republic, and which it
was designed to occupy as the sheet
anchor of the constitution by the Wash
ingtons, the Franklins, the Hamiltons,
the Jeffersons and the Madisons. Pro-
foundly impressed with the great issue,
we earnestly solicit the cooperation of
Mr.. White for all that it expresses and
implies. Be it
Resolyed, That the secretary of this
committee wait upon the distinguished
gentleman and convex to him this SEN
timent with wish and hope that he
will give response which shall cause
the political pulse to quicken and throb
throughout the length and breadth of
the commonwealth.
How 1t Was Received.
This resolution was received with
great enthusiasm by the commit
tee, as the following Endorsement OF the
programme shows:
Major Burke said that the resolution
fully expressed his sentiments, and that
he had but little else to say, other than
he thought that with such man in the
lead the party would be sure to win.
Judge Morgan moved that the resolu-
tion be adopted. He said that while
he had frequently been in conventions
he had never gone there tied to any
man, but he honestly believed that the
time had come when the democratic
party could come to the front with man
like Hon. S. M. White and win. If the
ticket was to go to the people with his
name to the front, it would be met with
spontaneous response on all sides. He
believed that Hon. S. M. White could
lead the party to success.
r. A. Ling Endorsed the sentiments
contained in Major Burke's resolutions,
and said it would be grand thing for
the democracy of Southern California to
put Hon. S. M. White forward to lead
the party to victory.
Abbot Kinney thought if Hon. S. NJ
White were put forward it would draw
votes to the party, for if man were
placed in the lead that could represent
the party properly, it would give the
ticket life and carry the election. He
believed that in Hon. S. M. White the
people would back a representative of
the whole state and Southern California
j. d. Lynch said he would like to add
a word in favor of Hon. S. M. White.
He had spent some time in Washington,
and could see the necessity of sending
there democrat who would represent
the young life of the party In Senator
Hearst the party had representative
who had not been understood. 1t had
been said by some, when he first went
there, that he was backwoodsman, but
later developments had shown that he
was an active and powerful worker. Mr.
Lynch thought Senator Hearst would
recognize the propriety of sending young
blood to Washington, and Hon. S. M.
White had that blood. If he were sent
there he would bring to memory the
old-time California representatives. OF
late it had become the custom to select
rich men, but the time had come at last
when the sentiment of the people was
that they should be represented, and in
Mr.. White the party would have repre-
sentative who would appeal to the work.