Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-08-22
HE'S ALL RIGHT.
1t Will Be Governor Pond
of California.
The Democratic Ticket is Pop
ularly Approved.
The Markham Rose will Not
Be in 1t.
The Ticket Ratified Last Night-Enthu-
siasm and Earnestness Hand in
Hand-The Proceedings.

place at Iroquois hall, but it proved in
adequate for the vast throng OF Demo-
Gratis who wanted to cheer and ratify.
1t was accordingly arranged that pro-
cession should be formed, composed of
the several clubs of the city and all other
good citizens who will vote the Pond
ticket this year. The line of march was
up Spring street to Third, down Third,
along Main to the plaza, then up Spring
street to the court house. There were
in the ranks the following clubs: Iro-
quois, Tammany, Jackson, Spanish
American, Pond Democrats, Alliance,
Plata Fina, Seventh Ward and Rose
dale. Everybody was boiling over
with enthusiasm. Preceded. by the
City band the gay procession
marched along, firing rockets and Ben
gal lights as they proceeded. At the
court house large number of people
were in waiting to hear the speeches
ratifying the nominations of Mayor E.
B. Pond for governor and r. F. DelValle
as lieutenant governor. At a rough
guess there were between 1000 and 5000
gathered around the venerable old
building. AS the ratification meeting
was an entirely impromptu affair it was
not gene ally known by the public that
it would take place last night, otherwise
it is safe to say that at least 1000 or 5000
persons would have been present and
better arrangements would have been
made for the speakers.
G. w. Glowner called the meeting to
order and introduced A. F. Mackay, it's
chairman. w. L. Price was secretary.
Capt. Mackay said that the work Of
the convention in nominating Pond and
Del Vale was ratified by the Democracy
of the state. Pond would surely be our
next governor. He then introduced,
Colonel j. j. Ayers who said
that this was not the time for speech
making, but one for hilarity and con-
graduation. The Democratic party is
on the top. When the Republican NOM
inee shall arrive today, he will step into
a Pond, and like McGinty, down he will
go into the sea, Everybody wants the
Democratic. ticket, women will cry for
it, and the Republicans will want it too.
San Francisco will go Democratic by a
majority of 5000 and the whole state will
come to the rescue. The man at the
head of the ticket we ought to be proud
of. He will lead on to victory. The
second name too is a credit to us, and
will give strength to the eminent man
who appears at it's head. When the
whole ticket is made up, it will be COM
the state, and will be found invincible.
Calvin Edgerton, in very humorous
speech interspersed with anecdotes,
noticed the uprising that the nomina-
ton of Pond had produced. The up
rising would still be larger in Novem-
Der, when Pond would be elected. He
said we had right to rejoice because
this was the dawn of better government.
Pond must win in this fight. He allud-
ed in glowing terms to Senator Del Vale,
and added that he liked the ticket
because it was truly Californian. The
Democrats had not been obliged to go
east for their candidates. Markham
was a good man, but he had remained
too long in the east. He was sure that
farmers, laboring men and honest poll
ticians must rejoice that Mayor Pond
had been nominated.
Judge w. A. Ryan spoke in a similar
strain. He declared that E. B. Pond
was the strongest man in the state.
He was whole platform in
himself. A man who in two years
had wiped out 100000 of San Fran
cisco's debt, man who had. reduced
that city's taxation 15p per cent, could not
be defeated. Second to him to furnish
enthusiasm was the young man who has
seen the rise of California, R. F. Del
Vale. To insure our complete success
we have nominated Pond in the north
and Del Vale in the south. The
editor of the Times wears in his coat
lapel Markham rose. We will meet
them with the Pond lily that always
floats and never sinks. During the
campaign let it be the slogan of Demo
cracy He concluded with rhyme as
follows:
So soon will the Markham rose wither and die,
o, Otis, why did you begin it?
For when the Pond lily looms up in the race,
You will find that the rose isn't in it!
Judge Reddick said that if Markham
had been too long in the east he would
in November be sorry he ever left it. He
then went on in very enthusiastic
little speech in which he spoke eulogiz-
ingly of Pond and DelValle and prophe-
sled victory for the Democratic party in
November next.
Judge Bledsoe admitted that he had
been in favor of another candidate for
governor, but now that Pond had re-
ceived the. nomination he would do all
in his power to get him elected and he
was assured that all the delegates at San
Jose, who had voted for English and
Coleman, would do the same. All Demo-
Gratis should stand by Pond and the
ticket would unanimously be elected.
The last speaker was M. f. Stiles,
whose speech was copiously interspersed
by quotations all tending to prove that
Pond and Del Vale are the coming men.
He concluded by singing couple OF
strophes in a very sonorous and must
cal voice.
All the speakers were loudly ap-
plauded when making good points,
which was very often.
After the conclusion of Mr.. Stiles, adj
dress Captain Mackay invited all pres
ent over to the Iroquois club, where re-
freshments were to be served.
The procession then started up Spring
and Second streets and the crowd
headed by the band halted in front Of
the HERALD Office, when Colonel Ayers
was called upon for speech. He said.
"The HERALD appreciates this attention
and extends to its thanks. The ticket
has progressed. That splendid lawyer,
the finest jurist in California,
Stanley. has been nominated for chief