Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-19
Jim Meredith's Friends Slowly
Catching on to Things.
Judge Carpenters High Estimate OF
the Democratic Party's Integrity.
Some Col'ed Gemmen Who Have an Eye
on Mr.. F. Edward Gray of Alham-
bra, You Bet!


denial will set that fact aside In the
minds of impartial men. Its existence
has been so we'll understood here that
the leading Republican paper OF the
section, the Times, conceded the facts
the day after the letter appeared. No
person of intelligence who has followed
the matter up and who cares a cent for
his reputation for veracity will do any
thing else. The letter was not pub
lished weeks ago because the Demo-
cratic state central committee desired to
get the original, which was known to
exist. The Express at first blush denied
the genuineness of the letter. Then half
way following the more sensible course
of the Times admitted the fact. Then
when Markham put his foot in it by a
fiat denial the Express followed him.
But it should be noticed that those who
published the letter do not pretend to
have given the public any certified copy
of the document, but fac simile OF the
letter itself-the original letter. The
state central committee now has the
letter in its possession. There is more
in it than was made public. 1t con-
tains rhetorical flowers whose high
color and higher scent would put to the
blush the fastidious ladies in whose
elegant parlors in Pasadena Mr.. Mark
ham is accustomed to shine. The paper
which would print that letter verbatim
would be prosecuted for obscenity. 1t
refers to E. F. Spence and others in
terms not fit for ears polite.
Markham wrote the letter. A copy Of
it was put in evidence here in the courts
when Hallock and others sued Mark
ham. The clause referring to the Chi
nese is not material to the issues of the
suit. but other portions were. The let
ter was put in to show that Markham
deliberately planned to defraud his cred
itors. Markham was cross-examined as
to that very letter, and admitted that he
wrote it. Now these are facts that can
not be denied. Why did he admit the
letter when it was material to his case :?
Because he was under oath, and perjury
is penitentiary offence. Why does he
deny it now? Because he is not under
oath.
Jim Meredith's friends are slow, but
they are getting there all the same. In
June last when he was appointed county
clerk by the board of supervisors, A.
N. Hamilton was after the place. Ham
ilton was the choice of Charlie Dunsmoor,
and all that following, but Meredith got
the plum. The other faction thereupon
had it in for jim. When the convention
met compact was made with the
pumpkin rollers to help the country
to almost anything provided few of the
ring candidates could be knocked out.
Meredith was the objective point, with
less important ones on the line. Muir
ply of the Sixth ward was put forward
to make the fight for Jim's enemies,
and Jim went down before the gang.
Lots of people saw it all, and some of
Jim's friends tried to put him on,
but Jim, while good fell
low, is slow. He could not,
or would not see it. He does not see it
vet; but his friends see it. and cuss him
roundly for his loyalty to the people
who betrayed him. They say he can
make a fool of himself if he likes, but
that he cannot control them in this
matter. They are whetting their knife
for the fray.
A good story is going the rounds at
Carpenter's expense. He made a
speech out at Monrovia the other night,
and some of those who heard it say they
do not know what he meant. 1t was
early in the night, when bright man
like the Judge might be supposed to
know wnat he was talking about. He
said if all the rebels and honest men in
the Democratic party were out of it,
there would not be enough
left to make milestones between
Monrovia and Los Angeles. That
would be about twenty men. Did
the Judge mean to say there were so few
rascals in the Democratic party and
did he mean to infer that if all the
honest men were out of the Republican
party there would still be enough of the
other sort left to set up mile posts to
hades, and to Fidler's Green, five miles
beyond the hob?
There were about half score coPed
delegates sat inl the recent Republican
convention in this city. Four of these
are red-eyed when they hear the name
of "Captain F. Edward Gray
of Alhambra." Their talks of woe
il that the gallant captain when
the convention was in session
promised the quartette OF patriots $7t
to vote for him for assessor, and paid
them $40 on account. The balance wal
to be paid if the captain shoulG
be nominated. He was nomin
ated, but the $35 did not materialize
and now the men and brethren are on
the war-path for the captains scalp
Such is the latest street story.
Last night closed at the court house
with about 10000 names on the great
register. Tomorrow is still to heal
from. The county clerk desires all de
puties engaged in registering voters te
make return on Monday after
noon, and then turn in al
their books for good and all early Tues
day morning. All names not in or
Tuesday forenoon win fail OF getting on
the register. - -
Some two weeks ago Hon. w. w
Foote bet $500 with Teke Wilson thai
Pond would beat Markham. That was
the first Republican sucker caught te
bet on the tall willow of Pasadena
Since then there has been no member @
the q. O. D. foolish enough to follow thii
bad example until yesterday, when Bol
Northam, who is reported as having
said he would vote for Pond, until put
( up as chairman Of the county commit
tee, perhaps to purge himself OF thu