Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-01

N. MARION.
Wilmington: A. A. Bagley, Andrew
Young, Louis Bennett. s
Whittier: F. E. Newlin, w. R. Doty.
THEY ARE KNOW-NOTHINGS.
DR.. Wernigk's German Name Puts Him
In the Gumbo.
The Republican party is really know
nothing in heart and soul and always
has been go. 1t is not openly SO; for it is
never anything openly. 1t runs with
the hares and hunts with the hounds
on all possible propositions. Itplays the
temperance people while it guzzles more
whiskey than Bacchanal. 1t affects all
the morality in the world while it uses,
tolerates, aids and abets the criminal
classes for the sake of few votes. 1t
conceals it's know-nothingism under a
thin veil while it knocks out every man
man of foreign birth who puts
his head above the surface of
the political pond. Today the county
convention will meet here, and there are
half hundred offices to fill. 1t is a
most significant fact that no name of
any foreign born citizen appears in the
long list of candidates. Native Amer
icanism of the rankest type runs riot
there from top to bottom. But that is
not all One name appears there which
does not look proper. DIR. Wernigk's
name is up for coroner. AS matter OF
cold fact the doctor is a native born
American, but he is big fellow with
good natured face; he looks like Ger
man of good cheer. His name is I'M
49, Ill ~ c,1I hot 80, &c,
ing to put him in the gumbo.
He is said to have no more chance of
place on the ticket than Chinaman,
perhaps not so much. He is the choice
Of all the Germans in his party, and
might catch lax Democrats vote here
and there, but it is all no use. His
name is "Kraut" and that is as bad as
Dennis, and he must go.
Yesterday HERALD man met Major
Bonebrake on the street, and in talking
politics, Wernigk's name came up.
The major acknowledged Wernigk's
merits, but thought that Weldon had
the nomination sure. Major Bonebrake,
of course, would not agree with the
HERALD man that nationality
cut any figure in the matter,
but that for some reason or other which
he did not pretend to know, Weldon
would prove the winner in the conven-
ton.
Captain Frankenfeld was present and
he too claimed that nationality. had
nothing to do with the defeat of
Wernigk, who he thought would develop
some strength in the convention.
Hereupon the reporter went to find
some Germans and try to get their view
of the matter. 1t is difficult to find
man from Faderland these days who is
not Democrat. The Germans are all
in our camp this time. Charlie Gollmer
said: DIR. Wernigk is surely very fit
man for the place. l know him well.
He is sober, capable, devoted to his pro-
fession, and would make good coroner.
Yes, the Germans would like to see
some of their people on both tickets. DIR.
Wernigk is the choice of the Republican
Germans to man.
Yes, we think we ought to have some
recognition in politics in the party we
are in.
most assuredly think it will hurt the
Republican ticket if the convention ig-
nores all our people. do not know
whether it will or not. 1 am sure it
ought not to do SO.
Henry J. A. Stuhr was seen. He
sa1J:
knew DR.. Wernigk since he has
been in Los Angeles. He is good ply
sicIan and good man. He would fill
the Office of coroner well. suppose he
will be beaten in the convention. He
ought not to be. He is the only man
seeking place there, in whom the
German voters have any special intere st
as nationality. That fact ought to be
sufficient to secure his nomination, but
as you say, it will probably defeat him.
1t will hurt the ticket.
DR.. Joseph Knrtz was seen by the
reporter and said:
Oh, yes, know DIR. Wernigk. Yes,
think we'll of him. think so well of
him 1 do not care to see him get the
nomination. l am Democrat and
want to see my party win in this can
vass. think Wernigk the best man
they have on their side and the hardest
to beat. If the ticket is made up so as
to exclude everything with a foreign
flavor about it, SO much the better for
us.
Now there is the situation. Good
politics would give the place to Wernigk
by reclamation, but knownothingism
makes him get in and work for the
miserable crumb of an office like 40
horse engine and beats him in spite of
all his efforts. The party is knownothing
at it's core. Wernigk is beaten.