Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-03
Broken States and Busted
Rings.
The Pumpkin Rollers Have
Things Their Own Way.
An Adjournment Taken Until This
Morning.
B, N. Smith Nominated for Superior
Judge, Martin Aguirre for Sheriff, T.
n. Ward for County Clerk and Capt.
F. E. Gray for Assessor.

The Republican county convention, up
till 10 O. clock yesterday, was mostly held
on the street, in front of the Hollenbeck
and the Turnverein. There is chasm
between the country delegates and the
city ring. A prominent officer in the
sheriff's Office was around, damning the
engineer of the motion which called for
secret balloting, and be also "cussed" the
"punkin' rollers who had stood by Mr..
Murphey of the Sixth ward, in most un-
complimentary terms. 1t is said that
Judge Cheney has to thank the same
official for having been so numerically
knitted on Wednesday. At ten O'Clock
Chairman Henry T. Gage called the
convention to order, and his; frstl inquiry
was for the delegate from Artesia, the
ever popular and laxative Col. Brooker.
The gentleman did not respond and it
seemed to cast slight gloom over the
assembly. AS consequence another
ten minutes were lost, but when Mr..
Gage had said that unless the house
came to order they would have no OPP
portunity. of going to the other circus,
possible to proceed with the work. The
matter of the last judgeship to be voted
for was then brought before the conven-
ton. Mr.. Variel withdrew the name of
Hon. w. A. Cheney from the race.
Mr.. Milford moved that three addi-
tional tellers be appointed to aid the
tellers already nominated in expediting
the counting of the votes. Mr.. Murphey
seconded the motion, but said that it
was the intention of the convention that
the secret ballot should stay. The mo-
ton was carried and the extra tellers
were named by the chair.
The result was as follows: G. M.
Holton 105, B. N. Smith 12S, w. :.
Wright As, NJ. T. Allen 10; whole num-
Der of votes cast 351.
Just before the balloting closed some
one raised the cry that the circus was
coming, and ere the chairman could Or
der the closing of doors the hall was half
deserted.
No candidate for the judgeship having
obtained the necessary number of votes,
a new ballot was ordered. At this stage,
looks of disgust became very visible, and
it was freely said that the convention in
tended to camp in Turnverein hall till
November. The greatest disorder pre-
vailed in the back of the hall, and the
chairman announced that if silence
could not be maintained he would be
obliged to have the place cleared of all
but delegates.
49, When the result of the next ballot was
called, it was found that B. N. Smith
was way ahead with 1856 votes, G. NJ.
Wright q and M. T. Allen 26. On
motion of DIR. Lindley the nomination
was made unanimous.
Senator Carran nominated for school
superintendent w. w. Seaman. The
candidate received the nomination by
reclamation.
1t was rumored in the morning that
Thomas B. Hayes of Wilmington had
cast his greedy eye upon the shrievalty
and that he stood good show for nom
nation. Much to the surprise of the
delegates, the only time his name was
mentioned, WAS when Mr.. Gage placed
Aguirre in nomination. At that
time the delegates who had
fixed the hall for the young Don
nearly succumbed to fright. The
mention of Tom Hayes name by Chair
man Gage was as red rag to mad
bull. Yet, while Gage started out in
his nominating speech with the name of
Hayes, he stood by Aguirre throughout,
and the scare he inflicted upon the
Alosta and city wards was innocuous
and full of desuetude. The dark horse
from the Palos Nerde would have proved
dangerous competitor had he had
twenty-four hours more in which to fix
his numerous friends in the convention.
If he had received the nomination, the
Democrats would have had harder job
to beat the Republican candidate than
they will now. AS it is now, the task
will not be attended with any difficulty.
1t is satisfactory to know that Mr..
Hayes, who has friends from Siskiyou
to Tia yuana, is going to stand by Ed.
Gibson if he succeeds in corraling the
vote of the Democratic convention on
the 9TH of this month. This means that
the ''paisano'' must go. Henry T.
Gage, chairman of the convention, sur
rendered the chair to Judge MCGEE of
Pasadena to nominate Martin G. Aguirre,
and as there was no opposition
to. the candidate, the nomination
was made by reclamation. The enthus-
iasm was great at the result OF this cut
and dried little proceeding, but it did
not cause anyone to forget there was 80
due the secretary, and it was called for
in short order.
For county clerk Mr.. Variel nominated
T. H. Ward. The sixth ward seconded
the nomination, through Mr.. Murphey.
Colonel BROKER also seconded it, and
said that the candidate had no ring or
pledges to look after. This, of course,
was delicate attention toMr. Meredith.
DR.. MCGOWAN thought that James Mere
dith was as much a political organizer
as Mr.. Ward, and he placed him in NOM
ination for the position of county clerk
Judge Fitzgerald took up the cudgels
for Mr.. Meredith, and said that if there
was no slur upon the character of Mr..
Ward, as had been intimated by one of
the speakers, there was none either up
on that of Mr.. Meredith, and he would
second his nomination.. Mr.. Variel de-
MED that he had cast any, imputation