Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-11


judiciops selections on the list. A ma
tive son of the Golden West, bright,
Intelligent and energetic farmers bov,
he has fought his way to recognition by
his sturdy manhood and integrity. He
is resident of Savannah, and the coun-
ty will hail him as a special representa-
tive, and rally around him with enthus-
iasm. As the deputy collector OF inter
nal revenue under Hon. Asa Ellis, Mr..
Gibson has gained the confidence of our
business men and vineyardists to
marked degree. His sterling record will
make him thousands of votes and he
would make one of the best sheriffs Los
Angeles county has ever had. We NAV
be perfectly sure that in his administra-
tion of the office no Willett episodes
would occur. To his other strong points.
he adds comparative youth, as he has
lust attained his thirty-seventh year.
For auditor the party has put up w.
N. Forker of Newhall. This Office is
one of the most important in the whole
list. 1t is the clearing house of the
county finances. and presents an
opportunity to check dishonest de-
velopments in others, or opens wide
the doors for wholesale robbery. The
Republican party has had the Office for
two terms. and it has not enjoyed the
confidence of the public in that time.
The ex-auditor was at least very lax to
allow so many raids to have been made
on the treasury during his term of
Office, and without assistance from him
or his chief deputy it is hard to see how
these raids could have been made. Mr..
Forker is man whose integ-
rity is beyond question. He has
for years been confidential bookkeeper
for large mercantile house in Newhall,
where he has approved himself an able
accountant and man OF tried honor.
Refugio Bilderrain is so sure of being
elected there is little use to speak OF
him. His qualifications for the impor-
tant Office of county assessor are so many
and SO well understood that to speak OF
them were superhuous. Mr.. Bilderrain
served the county so long and so accept
ably in this very Office. which has in Re-
publican hands proven so disastrously
burdensome to the taxpayers, that he
will get vote SO stupendous that itw will
surprise even himself.
L. M. Grider, of Downey City, is to
be recorder. He is most admirably fit
ted to perform its duties. Intelligent,
watchful and honest, his bondsmen will
not be obliged to set watch over his
actions to prevent him from falling into
minor irregularities" such as have
marked the Republican incumbent's
course. Another point in Mr.. Orders
favor is that he has no entangling ALI
ances with abstract offices. Mr. Kelley
is high official and stockholder in
one of these institutions, fact that OF
itself ought to defeat him.
A. M. Bragg is the nominee for the
assembly from the Seventy-sixth dis
trct, and General John R. Matthews
from the Seventy-seventh. The former
has lived at Compton so many years
that he is personally known to nearly
every man in his district who has ac-
quired vote in it. General Matthews
has been in Los Angeles for the past
eight years, and in that time he has
made hosts of the warmest friends.
Personally these gentlemen ought to
draw the support of the voters in
very large measure. But there
are other reasons for electing
them. They are pledged by their
platform to the Australian system
of ballot reform, and they are pledged
by party ties to vote for good man for
the United States senate. These consid-
erations ought surely to elect them
both.
The nominations for township and
city justices and constables are an
honor to the party. They are clean,
upright men of decided standing, every
one of them. Filling these minor, yet
important offices, no disgraceful devel-,
opments need be feared in their case.
They will not become fugitives from
justice, nor will they be detected con-
cealing criminals.