Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-02
THE JO-JOS.
Continued From Third Page,
Evening SESSION.


The chairman announced that the
first order of business would be the NOM
ination OF four superior judges. Judge
Magee, of Pasadena, then mounted the
platform. and in lengthy speech rela-
tive to law and other matters relating to
the duties of the judiciary, during which
he was frequently interrupted by cries
of 'sTime," placed in nomination George
M. Holton.
He was followed by Mr.. Simpson, also
of Pasadena, who eulogized and placed
in nomination w. s. Wright.
R. H. F. Variel, of the Ninth ward,
then nominated w. A. Cheney.
j. H. Murphy, of the Sixth ward,
nominated B. N. Smith.
in humorous and happy speech, re-
versing the usual eulogistic order OF
things, w. H. Clark, whose name
evoked the first burst of genuine en-
thusiasm.
T. J. Carran, of the Fifth ward, nomi-
mated j. w. Mckinley.
H.iA. Barclay, of the Fourth ward,
nominated Alex Campbell.
Judge w. F. Fitzgerald of the Fifth
ward, nominated Lucien Shaw, and
reminded the convention that if mis-
take was made in nominating the judges
it could not be rectified for six years.
w. H. Thomrs of the Second ward
seconded the nomination of ]. w. Nc
Kinley.
S. G.. Willard of the Second ward
seconded that of W. H. Clark.
j. L. Murphy of the Sixth ward
seconded those of Lucien Shaw and w.
A. Cheney.
D. P. Hatch of Garvanza seconded
those of George M. Holton and Lucien
Shaw.
Judge Magee of Pasadena seconded
that OF w. S. Wright, as did also Dele
gate McLain of the same place.
R. d. Wade of the Third ward placed
in nomination M. T. Allen, after apollo
giving for the absence of the man who
was to have done SO.
John BROKER of Artesia, who said he
was a plain pumpkin roller. seconded
tn at of B. N. Smith.
f. N. Molyneux of Pomona seconded
that of M. T. Allen, as did also Judge w.
F. Fitzgerald.
On motion of E. Maud the nominations
were then closed.
s. C. Hubbell of the Ninth ward call
ed for the nine candidates, and insisted
that they be required to appear upon
the platform and pay their fees of IS
each, for the benefit of those who did
not know them.
T. j. Carran of the Fifth ward thought
it would be a most undignified proceed
ing to ask the judges to make holy show
of themselves in that manner, and on
motion Of j. w. BROKER, of Artesia, the
motion calling upon the judges to make
an exhibition of themselves was laid
upon the table.
s. G. Willard of the Second ward an
nounced that the tickets containing the
names of the nine candidates which had
been handed to each of the delegates
had obeen adopted by the candidates
themselves, who had drawn lots for the
order in which their names should be
printed. The delegates were instructed
to scratch the names of five of the can
didates and fold their tickets before
casting their ballots.
TT. Carran of the Fifth ward moved
that the chair appoint four tellers. one
from each of the four aisles, to collect
the ballots.
G. E. Gard OF the Fourth ward insist
ed on the roll being called to prevent
repetitions and stuffingof the ballot box,
and moved as an amendment that the
ballot be proceeded with by roll call.
This being satisfactory to the Murphey'
faction, the motion prevailed.
j. BROKER of Artesia rose to a ques-
ton of information as to how the ballot
ing should be proceeded with, but to
this the chairman jocularlv replied that
he had no more idea of how it was to be
done, than the gentleman himself.
All sorts of impracticable schemes
were then proposed and some twenty
minutes were wasted in this manner.
Some further time was taken up by
those who held proxies being required,
on motion of BROKER of Artesia, to file
them with the secretary, so as to make
them of record. 0,
The chairman then appointed the fol
lowing tellers, S. N. Andrews, j.
BROKER, M. w. Brady and r. NJ. Brown,
who ranged themselves in front of the
platform.
At this juncture Maj. Furrey moved
to adjourn until 9 O'Clock this morning,
but after scene of confusion, the mo-
ton was put and voted down. d,
The secretary then called the roll,
each delegate as announced, stepping
up and depositing his ballot in a white
hat held by BROKER.
This consumed over half an hour, but
beyond few occasional cries of ''let's
adjourn" the convention bore the strain
very patiently.
The tellers then proceeded to count
the ballots, at table on the platform,
an arduous task which occupied their
undivided attention for over two hours.
While this work was going on, large
number of the delegates crowded round
the table, and the hall presented more
the appearance of the polls after a pri-
mary election, than decent conven-
ton.
At IL :05 O'Clock the result of the first
ballot was announced as follows: j. w.
Mckinley, 1858; w. H. Clark, 223; L.
Shaw, 216;rG. M. Holton, 146; B. N.
Smith, 1873; w. A. Cheney, 1872; W. S.
Wright, Ill., M. T. Allen, l02; A. Camp
bell, A..
There being 347 votes cast, ia were
necessary for a choice, and the chair
announced that the three first named
gentlemen had been duly nominated,
but that none of the others had secured
the necessary number of votes.
A motion was made by McLain of
Pasadena to adjourn until o'clock this
morning, but this led to a scene of the
widest confusion, as delegates jumped
up in every part OF the hall with objec-
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