Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-02
WHOOPING THINGS UP.
THE LAST REPUBLICAN EFFORT OF
THE CAMPAIGN.
A Fine Parade-More Enthusiasm in the
Procession Than Among the Specta-
tors-The Meeting at the Pavilion.

cession, but enthusiasm, cannon ana
small boys do not constitute votes. The
procession was large one, but the rea-
son for that is that every Republican in
the county was in it. This was demon
strated several times when Markham
passed stated points in his carriage.
Some reckless Republican in the process
sion would hurrah for the magnetic
handshaker," but nothing but gloomy
silence would be the response, or else
cheer for Pond would go up from
those who lined the sidewalks.
The parade was divided into eight
divisions, under the grand marshalship
of General E. p. johnson, followed by
his staff. Then followed the Meme
band and the Union league.
Colonel Markham and Senator STAN
ford, seated in carriage drawn by four
horses, followed, and after this came a
very long line of open carriages contain
ing candidates and prominent Repub-
licans. Captain Jenkins commanded
the second division, consisting of union
veterans. Marshal Albert Lindley
headed the clubs from Artesia, Orange
county, Downey, NorwalS, Whittier and
few other precincts.
The third division, Captain M. S.
Starin commanding, was composed of
clubs from Long Beach, Wilmington
and several other outlying precincts.
All the other divisions were got up in
good style and showed that somebody's
sack had not been spared.
One of the features of the procession
was fine bass cannon pulled by a
number of men, which was occasionally
fred.
A carriage represeting a fort, with
two small cannons, was also very Origi-
nal conceit.
The finest division of the procession,
however, was the rear guard, composed
of uniformed mounted bugle corps,
followed by very large num-
Der of caavlry. AS it was very
long, it took much more time
than had been anticipated be-
fore the procession started. Instead
of s :15 it was nearly O'Clock before the
columns started on the march from
Sixth street down Main to the Plaza.
Thence they countermarched up Spring
street to Fifth and so to the pavilion.
One incident caused considerable
merriment; as the procession passed
Temple block, Skip Ross, an energetic
member Of the Tammany club, held sus-
pended in mid air over the marchers'
heads, sack, labelled Stamford" As
the senator's carriage passed, Mr.. Ross,
with zeal called out, Here's your sack,
Stanford, old man,
The senator looked up, smiled, and
drew the attention of Colonel Markham
10 the point. They both smiled,
The interior Of the Pavilion was un-
comfortably crowded long before the
procession moved off, and the conse-
quence was that those who had foreseen
the difficulty of obtaining seats, were
thoroughly out of patience when Hervey
Lindley, as chairman of the evening, at
tempted to call the meeting to order at
0:15 o'clock. After brief opening ad-
dress, chairman Lindley introduced Col.
II. III. Markham, who was received with
some. little enthusiasm, and the candi-
date for gubernatorial honors attempted
to make himself heard over the terrible
noise created by the arrival of the pro-
cessionists.
He commenced by asking his
audience to keep quiet, and Of
fered as a premium for their silence,
to inflict them with but a short address,
but threatening, if they did not, to talk
for two hours. This threat had the de-
sired effect, as previous experience had
taught his audience that little went
long way. The speaker having gained
this point, said that it was utterly inn
possible for him to express himself as
he ought to "these people," He had
been all over the state, nearly, and met
strangers wherever he went, and he
wished to say that he had met with the
kindest of treatment in every section.
He was bound to confess, however, that
when he returned home to his people,
he experienced little different feeling,
for here were not only my political but
my warm personal friends.
Speaking OF his nomination, Mr.. Mark
ham said the reason why he "come" to
getit was that he had been recommended
by such sterling Republicans as those of
the solid delegations from this part of
the state. He had heard those men
lauded and praised until he was almost
jealous of them, and it was the endorse
ment OF these men, his own friends, that
had made his campaign so successful.
He expressed his thankfulness that
the campaign was so nearly over; but
he was more thankful for having main
laliicu ~ TeSoiuJlOu lOrmcu early Ill Jne
campaign, to the effect that he would
never say an unkind word of any
candidate upon the other side. He left
it to the good people of the Democracy
to run their side as they saw fit. He
knew the Democrats were worrying
themselves to death because he didn't
make beautiful speeches like John P.
Irish, but he could not do it. He had
hitherto refrained from making any po-
litical speech during the campaign; but
his friend, George Knight, had told him
at the start that if he (Markham) would
be seen, and let him be heard, they
would win surely, and be lived up to
his friends advice.
Speking of his election to congress
from the Sixth district in 1854, he said
that his party must acknowledge the
services rendered by his Democratic
friends, as without their assistance he
could not have hoped to attain the posi-
ton. He forgot, however, to mention
the fact that the assistance he received
at the hands of his Democratic friends
ran him 900 votes behind his ticket at
that time.