Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-04
The Pumpkin Rollers Still
Winning.
The Work Yesterday of the Re
publican Convention.
It Will Continue Its Session This
Morning.
Nominations Made Yesterday for District
Attorney, Auditor, Public Admins
traitor, Recorder, Surveyor
and Coroner.

ana coroner,
The great Republican circus resumed
operations yesterday morning at $3.50
with Henry 7. Gage, ringmaster, hold
ing the loaded cane to call time. The
morning had been consumed by the wire
pullers on the sidewalk in attempting to
make trades and offering reasonable in
ducements to delegates for their votes in
favor of candidates. The rule against
smoking was ordered strictly enforced
by Mr.. Gage. His popularity was dem
onstrated when, soon afterward, the
ladies present at the convention sent
him beautiful bouquet, amid the ap-
plause Of the whole convention. Mr..
Gage was so moved by this mark of ap-
probation that he said he intended to
resign the chair for few minutes. He
reconsidered his decision, however, and
stayed while the faithful filed up in
front of him and placed their votes in
the old hat for the candidates for
auditor who were nominated the dav
before.
The result of the ballot was announced
as follows: Sutherland, 8; Hamlin, 10:
Howe, 1853; Conrad, 10, Lewis, 10; Mac
lay, l27. No choice. Messrs. Lewis,
Hamlin and Conrad now withdrew and
new ballot was ordered, which resulted
in the nomination of Converse Howe of
Pomona. He received 189 votes, while
Maclay obtained ISL.
At this stage the chairman implored
the convention to expedite business. Mr..
Variel withdrew the name of Major Nc
Comas for the nomination of district at
tornay
The chair-Are there any more with
drawals 1If there are no nominations for
district attorney we will now attend to
the nomination of recorder.
Mr.. Gard-I rise to a point of order.
The chair has no right to pass the NOM
ination of district attorney or any 9th
er officer.
The chairman-You are out of order,
and what the chair has decided he will
stick to until the house overrules him.
Judge Hatch here caught the eye of
the chairman, and made most witty
speech, which caused repeated bursts
of laughter, In which he nominated
Major ]. A. Donnell for the Office of dis
trict attorney. He took occasion to
speak favorably of the Grand Army of
VI
Second ward seconded the nomination.
Judge Fitzgerald, who said his voice
had gone back on him and he hoped
that the convention would not 60 back
on his candidate, nominated Jesse Har-
desty. Not sound was heard at the
announcement of the Judges candidate.
A little later, one enthusiastic individ-
ual stamped his feet, but Immediately
subsidized. At no time since the con-
vention began was there so little warmth
shown at the announcement of any can
didates' name. The situation was pos
itively chilling while the Judge, who
spoke with his usual eloquence, although
handicapped by bad cold, addressed
the convention in favor of his friend.
Judge MCGEE of Lamanda Park nom
mated James McLachlan. (Applause).
A gentleman from Pomona seconded
Maj. Donnell's nomination. George
Holton seconded McLachlan's. DR..
Sinsabaugh seconded the nomination of
Mr.. Hardesty. Several other seconding
speeches were made, and after the two
minute speeches by the three candidates
the ballOting commenced.
e. Maj. Donnell was proud of his military
record. Mr.. Hardesty did not ask for a
single vote on account of it, and Mr..
MClIdCuldil Iittu III WAL TcCOTu W pro-
duce to the convention. 1t was evident
from the beginning that the man whose
birth had taken place too late to enable
~him to belong to the Grand Army was
the favorite. and the result showed it,
The manly speech of Jesse Hardesty got
him a few complimentary votes, but it
was known from the beginning that he
was not in the race. The result was as
follows: McLachlan 236, Maj. Donnell
96 and Hardesty 25, but the box had
been stuffed once more, as it contained
357 votes. Mr.. Hardesty withdrew.
Judge Hatch in his turn withdrew the
name of Maj. Donnell, and seconded the
motion of Maj. Furrey to make the NOM
ination of Mr.. McLachlan unanimous.
The soreheads attempted to have the
vote declared invalid, but Maj Donnell
objected to this course, and McLachlan
was declared the unanimous choice of
the convention. Adjourned till / 80.
Afternoon Session.
At 80 O'Clock the convention was
called to order punctually for the first
time, and the result was that there were
large number of vacant seats in the
body of the hall. Chairman Gage, how
ever, was determined to push matters,
and after a vain attempt to maintain
order, ne announced that the next mat
ter in the order of business was that of
nominating candidate for the Office of
county recorder.
The delegates who were late in arriv-
ing created 80 much noise, in scrambling
for their seats, at this juncture, that
Chairman Gage ordered the sergeant-at-
arms to close the doors and refuse to
allow any one to pass the ropes until the
end of the nominating speeches.
G. H. Peck, of Ell Monte, nominated
T. w. Temple, who was seconded by j..
o. Lamb, of La Ballona.
N. P. Conrey, of the Fifth ward, nom-
mated N. Sherman, who was seconded
by .. M. Simpson, Of Pasadena,
D. P. Hatch, of Garvanza, in. hui
morous and happy speech, nominated
j. A. Kelly, who was seconded by H. H