Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-11
Feb'y S, 1892.
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS MEET
THE CITY CENTRAL COMMITTEE RE-
PORTS ON PRIMARIES.
The Precinct Plan of Voting Adopted-The
Temple-street Democratic Club
Has an Enthusiastic
Meeting.

numbers from the surrounding country.
Masonic hall was crowded with an atten-
tive audience. The county candidates
were introduced, each making short
speech. The principal speakers of the
evening were Richard Dunnigan and
George s. Patton, both of whom exposed
the fraud of the Mckinley tariff. The
meeting this evening will be at Pasa-
dena, and will be addressed by Judge
Enoch Knight and Hon. John Shirley
Ward.
The Democratic city central COM
mitee held at rather exciting meeting
laet evening at the rooms of the auxil-
iary committee. Thomas Kelly acted as
chairman and j. H. Melvill as secre.
tary.
The committee on manner and mode
of holding the primaries presented the
following report:
That the convention be held at Turn
verein ball October 25th, at 10 o'clock a.
m, that the manner and mode of elect.
ing the delegates shall be by precincts
that the Democrats of the various pre-
cincts of the city do assemble at some
suitable place in their precinct, on Octo-
ber 22d, at O'Clock p. M, and proceed to
elect by ballot the delegates for their re-
spective precincts that the election close
in said precincts at p. M, and that no
persons be permitted to vote after that
hour; that Judge be appointed for
each precinct, who shall preside over
and supervise such election, together
with clerk, to be appointed, who shall
aid the said judge in properly conduct.
ing said caucus primary election; that
the clerk and judge certify the result OF
said election to the chairman and secre-
tsry of the Democratic city central COM
mittee, who shall, from said reports,
make up roll of delegates for the said
municipal convention.
We further report and recommend
that a committee OF nine be appointed
by the chair to select the judges and
clerks for said election, and to designate
and provide polling places, or places of
meeting, where the election shall be
held, in the various precincts herein in
dicated.
Your committee further states,
that we have carefully consulted the
Democracy OF the city of Los Angeles,
and we find that in view of the large
Republican majority, with which the
necessary that the manner and mode of
selecting delegates to the municipal
convention be brought as close to the
people as possible; that all Democrats
may take part, or have a chance to take
part, in the great Democratic reform of
municipal affairs. "a
We would further report to this COM
mittee that we have consulted leading
citizens and sound Democrats, who
heartily endorse this manner and mode
of electing delegates.
We respectfully submit to this honor.
able committee call for a Democratic
convention, as covered by this report.
1t was moved to adopt the report of
the committee. This brought up the
delegates from the Seventh and Eighth
wards, they favoring the ward plan OF
electing delegates.
J. Marion Brooks, the chairman of the
committee, advocated the precinct plan.
He said he favored bringing the prima-
ries as close to the people as possible.
The ward plan would disfranchise two
thirds of the voters of three wards of the
city. Many others spoke in like strain.
The report of the committee was re-
iected by vote of % to %.
The call was amended go as to read
that delegates be selected by caucus in
the various precincts on Thursday, the
Goth, at 7 80 p. M, and that the same
be presided over by the committeeman
of the respective precincts; that the
delegates thus elected be voted for by
ward primaries to be held on the 22d
inst, the polls to be open from to 6
p. m. the committeeman of each ward
to select the judges, inspector and clerks
of said primary election, and to give the
names of the same to the secretary of
the committee at once. The convention
is to be held the 25th inst. at 10 a. M,
at Turn Verein hall, to nominate full
municipal ticket. The convention will
contain 233 delegates.
The qualification to vote at the pri-
mary is that the elector is Democrat
and is resident of the ward, and will
pledge himself to vote the Democratic
municipal ticket.
TEMPLE-sTREET DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Tenn
ple.street Democratic club was held at
the club room last evening. The meet.
ing was called to order by President
Craig. Mr.. Melvill rendered bis resig-
nation as secretary, which was accepted,
and j. H. Harris was elected in his
stead. w. H. Workman and DR.. Bry-
ant, Mr.. Craig, Mr.. Hoffman, Mr..
Brown and others made addresses. A
vote of thanks was rendered Mr.. Mel
will, the retiring secretary, also Mr..
Hoffman, for his work in securing the
finances for the club.
An invitation was received and ac-
cepted to attend the meeting of the
Second Ward Democratic club, next
Thursday evening.
On motion meeting adjourned until
next Monday evening, when everybody
is invited to attend.
SEVENTH WARD DEMOCRATS.
A meeting of the Seventh Ward Dem
ocratic club was held last evening at the
Moffatt house, on East Second street.
r. N. Walker was elected temporary
chairman and d. f. Finucane temporary
secretary. A large and enthusiastic
gathering was held, which augurs well
for the success of the ticket in the Sew
enth ward. After some informal discus
sion, a committee was appointed to se-
cure permanent quarters for the club.
Notice of the next meeting will be given
in the columns of this paper, at which
permanent organization will be effected