Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-01
VENTURA COUNTY.
The Democrats Declare for
Senator Hill.
Citizens in All Ranks of Life
Praise Him.
Unanimous Opinion That He Can Be
Nominated and Elected.
New York's Ex-Governor Their Choice.
Those Interviewed and What .
They Said About the
Situation.

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tura recently interviewed several leadins
Democrats as to their choice for presi
dent.
Thomas Chrisman, ex-city marshal
said he was for Hill, first, last and all
the time. Hill was a working Democrat
and seemed to be the man of the hour.
Ed Hirschfelder. a prominent mer.
chant and one of the leaders of the
young Democracy, said his choice was
for the gallant governor and now SEN
ator of the Empire state; and with him
as our leader, victory is assured.
Fred Humid, ex-deputy county clerk,
and furniture dealer, thought there was
no doubt of Hills election, if nominated,
but was doubtful if either Hill or Cleve-
land would be nominated.
A. j. Snodgrass, ex-sherif of the
county and one of the best workers in
the Democratic ranks, said the HERALD
expressed his views in regard to Senator
Hill; that it was time for contributing
Democrats and the workers of the party
to have voice in the choice for presl-
dent. That to say that Hill is not the
man to lead the Democratic hosts to vic
tory was doing violence to the truth,
the fact that all the Republican poll
ticians were opposing Hills nomination
was proof to him that they were afraid
of Hill. That Hill was the man to be
nominated, and that Hill delegation
would to certainty be sent from Ven
tura county to the state convention.
Louis Kamp, ex-deputy marshal and
a prominent member of the Spanish
Americans of this county, and ex-secre-
tary of the Cleveland legion of 1884,
thought there was no doubt of Hills
nomination, and if nominated he would
infuse new life into the party, and
among the Democrats that Blaine does
among the Republicans.
Capt. William Wagner, an old captain
of the Wisconsin cavalry and ex-city
trustee, said at one time he thought that
Hill was not the man to nominate, but
from his reading of Republican papers
the only sure winner.
Thoms A. Rice, member of the legisla-
ture from this assembly district and
leading farmer and capitalist of the
county, was sure that the Democratic
national convention would nominate
Senator Hill, as to do otherwise would
be an injustice to a man who by his
work had grasped New York from radi-
cal rule.
F. Ward, architect, said his choice
was Governor Hill.
G. F. Niece, merchant, was solid for
It'll Nd <h0,1ohk hot &c &oI l,
would sweep the country.
DR.. Love, a prominent physician, said
Hill was the strongest man, and with
other Tilden fight, and if Hill was
elected there would be no seven to eight
business.
Ernest Dietrich, a prominent man of
the county, said he was sure of Hills
nomination and that it would be by ac-
clamation, To say that Hill could not
be elected was only the twaddle of the
crooked-cane Democracy.
F. Hartman, ex-chairman of the
board of supervisors and town trustee,
said it was apparent that Hill would be
nominated; that the Democracy of the
Union could not ignore the action of the
great state of New York which bad so
recently pronounced in thunder tones
for Hlll
Arturo Ruiz, member of one of the
Oldest Spanish families of California
and business man of this town, said
that New York was necessary to Demo-
cratic victory, and that Hill had shown
beyond all doubt his popularity in that
state, and he should be nominated.
John Kuhlman, pioneer merchant of
the town, said as between Hill and
Cleveland, he was for HILL.
ii. l.. Kamp, a merchant, said that he
was an admirer OF Cleveland, but that
he had had his day and that Hill ought
to be the nominee.
John @. Elwell, one of the active
young Spanish Democrats, said that
Hill was the man, and that as soon as he
heard that Flower was elected governor
he made a wager that Hill would be
nominated.
T. j. Donovan, a prominent merchant,
said Chill is my man."
J. M. Kaiser, ex-member Of the town
council, said that those who thought
that Hill had no friends in Ventura
county would find that their names
would be legion, that Hill was the COM
ing man, and would without doubt be
nominated, and if nominated would be
elected.
Mark Mclaughlin, an old Democratic
war horse, said that Hill would be nom
mated that he was another Jackson.
l. F. Roth, merchant, said, II am for
Hill for president"
John O. Sanchez said Governor Hill is
the most available man.
l. F. Eastin, ex-county clerk, said:
81 am the original Hill man in Ventura
county; was for him in 1885; thinks
that Hill is the brightest man in the
party that he had done what the great
Samuel j. Tilden could not do-made
the Empire state Democratic; and his
own state is solid for him. The Repub-
lican papers are abusing Hill and prais-
ing Cleveland and that ii Hills elected
we would have Democratic president,
and the Democratic boys in every state
in the union would get there with both
feet.
John Whalen, an old citizen and an
enthusiastic Democrat, said: II am for
Senator Hill for president"
G. G. Yates, attorney at law and ex-
clerk of the Missouri legislature, said
Hill is the strongest man in the party
since the days of Tilden. He is the best
organizer in the United States. Hill is
a Democrat, and it elected he would out
do cold Hickory"
James Meehan, life long Democrat
and pioneer of this city, said Governor
Hill was his choice, and next to Samuel
J. Tilden is the greatest statesman the
United States ever produced.