Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-27
THE FIRST SHOT TONIGHT,
Democracy's Campaign to Be
Vigorously Commenced.
The Meetings in This and Other
Places This Evening.
A Feeling OF Enthusiastic Confidence
Prevails-A Great Rally In Town.
The Speakers at Other Places
In the County.

This evening the principles of De-
mocracy will be advocated and set forth
in every city, village and hamlet in
California. Meetings will be held,
which will be addressed by the ablest
defenders of the party's faith and pur-
poses, that are known on the Pacific
coast. The campaign will be opened in
this state tonight, and from then on the
battle will be waged until the close of
the polls on election day.
This will be one of the most stub
bornly contested battles that has been
known in the state. The Democrats are
alive and active, and they realize the
fact that never before were the prospects
of carrying the state for Democratic
presidential ticket as bright as they are
today. 1t is with feeling of confidence
that the Democrats 60 into their cam
paign. They know their cause is just,
and, this being the case, triumph seems
inevitable.
At the principal cities of this county
meetings will be held tonight. The
meeting in this city will undoubtedly be
large one, and rare oratorical treat is
promised. The people will gather at
the Broadway side of the court house,
and the following vice-presidents have
been selected:
William Lacey, w. F. Bosbyshell, A..
D. Childress, T. B. Brown, George j.
Denis, George s.. Patton, Louis Polaski,
J. de Barth Shorb, San Gabriel; John
G. Downey, w. J. Brodrick, John E.
Platter, Dionisio Botiller, John Chan
sellor. Louis Sentous, @. HI. Hance, l.
H. Polk, Charles Prayer, 7. E. Gibbon,
A. w. Barrett, J. Castruccio, John r.
Mathews, w. H. Workman, Telfair
Creighton, Antonio Coronel, DR.. HI. Ma
deau, E. P. Maginiss, John f. Humph-
reys, j. @. Kays, J. G. Estudillo, Abbot
Kinney, j. w. Winston, A. McNally,
Guy Barham, Vim. Pridham, F. HI.
Howard, J. F. Forster, w. R. Burke,
Thomas L. Winder. George III. Smith.
DR.. Ledoux, A. E. Sepulveda, Frederick
Harkness, J. j. Mellus, Jake Kurtz,
James G.. Garrison, Joseph Maier, Louis
Levine, T. E. Rowan, Conrad Jacoby,
Henry O'Melveney, @. E. Heinzeman,
Kaepare Cohn, G. F. A. Last, Joseph
Kurtz, John Bryson, Eugene German,
John Kenealy, John Moriarty, Anson
Brunaon, Albert M. Stephens.
Among the orators will be Stephen M.
White. 1t is unnecessary to speak of
his great powers as public speaker, for
they are known not only throughout
California but the nation. George s.
Patton, the young orator of San Gabriel,
will be there, and G. f. Cronin and
Senator r. F. Del Vale. If there is q
citizen of Los Angeles who wishes to
hear the issues of the present political
fight presented from the standpoint of
the Democracy, he should not fail to be
present this evening at the corner Of
Temple street and Broadway.
AT PASADENA.
At Pasadena rousing Democratic
meeting ia to be held. The Democrats
of the beautiful suburban village are on
their mettle, and have arranged for the
largest assemblage of Democrats ever
seen there. The speakers are both
young and able. Frank G. Finlayson,
one of the foremost members of the
Los Angeles bar. will for the first time
take the stump in advocacy of the prin-
ciples of Jefferson. Gen. John R..
Mathews is known to everyone, and as
to him it is unnecessary to speak. He
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and an honest man.
At Long Beach, W. A. Ryan and j.
w. Mitchell will crate. At Pomona, ar
rangements have also been made for a
grand rally of the Democratic forces. G..
F. Harris and M. L. Graft will be the or
ators.
The good Democracy and citizens of
Ventura will also hold rally, which
will undoubtedly be grand success.
The county central committee of Ven
tura county has extended an invitation
to Mr.. Joseph d. Lynch to deliver an
address in Armory hall. Mr.. Lynch has
accepted, and will be heard there this
evening. III. d. Cassiday and Colonel
Messmore will also speak.
Azusa Democrats will hold grand
rally, and hear the truth once more ex-
pounded, by Clarence A. Miller and w.
s. Creighton. Owing to the fact that
there are other matters on hand, the
meeting at Santa Monica has been post
poned until later date. The Redondo
Beach meeting has also been postponed
until next week.
Let every Democrat in the county turn
out this evening, and bring with him his
neighbor and his neighbor's neighbor,
and hear the truth.