Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-09
The Democratic County Con-
ventiOn's Work Done.
Honest Men and True Put in
Nomination for Office.
"A Full Report of the BOdy's Pro-
ceedings Yesterday.
"A Strong Ticket Made Up-What was
Done at Y esterday's Session-Harmony
Prevails and General Satisfaction
at the Result.

seventeen minutes after the appointed
hour before Chairman Patton's gavel
raped upon the table to call the Demo
cratic county convention to order yes
terday. When the hum and buzz of
conversation had ceased, the announce
ment was made that the next order Of
business was that of nominating candi-
dates for the offices of superior judges.
Richard Dunnigan was first up on his
feet and placed in nomination D. G..
Bower in an eloquent speech, in which
people was more important than tn at of
superior Judge. The lives, liberty and
property of the people are at the mercy
of the men whom they appoint to settle
their controversies for them. The man
whom he would nominate for that office
was competent to fill the position in
every way, and his ability and integrity
had never been questioned during the
years in which he had practiced at the
bar of this county. Outside of the bar
his character was that of a gentleman.
More need not be said.
Col. j. j. Ayers, in placing in nomina-
tion Judge A. ]. King, whose name was
received with cheers from the country
delegates, said:
Gentlemen: l solicit your attention
while place in nomination gentleman
for the important office of superior judge
of this county. He has been here since
his boyhood and is known to almost
every man in the county. His reputa-
tion is as unsullied and unspotted as
the FURNISHED shields which the knights
in the days of yore were wont to carry
upon the field OF battle. He has
practised at the bar of this county since
the earliest years of it's foundation. He
is gentleman who, should you nomi-
nate him, will fill this high position
with integrity and ability, such as has
never been surpassed in this county.
have the honor and it is my privilege
and pleasure to nominate Judge A. j.
King.
w. A. Ryan placed in nomination the
name of w. r. Kendrick, as man who
was familiar with the practice of the
law of California, who had the courtesy
to be always gentleman, and the cour-
age to stay with his convictions. Speak
ing of the "late unpleasantness," known
as the Republican convention recently
held in that hall, the speaker called at
tention to the fact that the pumpkin
rollers" with their Yale lock secret
ballot. had carried the day after a hard
battle with their citv opponents. The
Democrats, however, he said, knew not
either city or country, but all come here
with the one purpose OF nominating
honest candidates. Such one is w. T.
Kendrick. He is phenomenally strong
with the people, and if nominated he
will prove swift political race horse.
j. DeBarth Shorb arose to place in
nomination w. S. Knott, gentleman
whom he eulogized as of lofty character
and purpose, of pure heart and unsulled
reputation, and nephew of the famous
Proctor Knott, OF Kentucky, which is of
stock.
H. G.. Dillon, OF Cerritos, nominated
Francis d. Joy, of Pomona, whom he
doubted ability, and the peer of any
other member OF the bar of this county.
J. W. Swanwick congratulated the
party upon having so many able
men among its ranks, and in
nominating Max Loewenthal said
he did not wish to detract one whit from
anything which had been said by the
preceding speakers, but it required a
man in so great an Office as that of su-
perior Judge, of calm judicial mind and
temperament as we'll as legal learning.
Such man was his nominee. He was
strong mentally and physically, and
we'll able to discharge the arduous duties
entailed by the position.
j. G.. Morgan OF Santa Monica placed
in nomination Frank H. Howard,
whom he eulogized as the noble son OF a
noble sire. He feelingly referred to the
late Judge Volney E.. Howard, and in
presenting the name OF his son for the
favorable consideration of the conven-
ton, said that the mantle of his sire had
fallen upon the son, who had spent a
life time in following upon the footsteps
of his worthy progenitor.
John w. Mitchello of Cahuenga, craved
consideration for what he had to say, in
placing in nomination the name of
James B. Dunlap, on account of the i'm
portance of the Office. Coming in con-
stant contact with the judges in their
courts, he didn't think it was arrogating
too much for the lawyers to say some
thing as to whom should be the men to
wears the judicial ermine. OF all the
departments of the government, that OF
the judiciary came nearest to the
people, whose lives, liberty
and property were IN ltS
hands. 1t should protect the
weak, redress the wrong, guard the
innocent, and punish the criminal.
Whether or not these functions were
administered properly, depended entirely
upon whose hands the scales OF justice
were entrusted. He took pleasure in
nominating young gentleman whom
he considered in every way competent
to fill one of the departments of the
superior court. The paramount consid
Grafton in the make up of judge was
honesty, first, last and all the time; the
other qualities were familiarity with the
law, and of it's practice, and gentility.
Mr.. Dunlap had all these, and was
therefore eminently fitted for the posi-
ton. The speaker appealed to his fell
low "hayseeds" from Cahuenga and the
country districts to support his young
friend, but during his speech he was
frequently interrupted by cries of
s'time' from the city side of the house.
w. D. Morton, of Pomona. in second
ing the nomination of Francisco D. Joy,
of that place, stated that he appeared
before the convention on behalf of the
400 enthusiastic Democrats of Pomona
to crave the first boon they had ever
asked at the hands OF the party. He
spoke of Mr.. Joy as man of calm judg-
ment, large legal learning and lover OF