Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-21
THE WARD BOSSES HOWL.
Vigorous Objections Against
Precinct Primaries.
The Republican County Committee
to Settle Knotty Question.
The Auxiliary to the Democratic State
Central Committee Meets-Impor-
tant Committees Named-Ar-
rangements for Meetings.

fix the date Tor nololng the primaries to
elect delegates to the Republican county
convention, to nominate county ticket,
and also to fix the date of holding that
convention. The committees session
will be fraught with unusual interest,
and there is eminent probability that
there will be a lively row.
There are those in the Republican
party who are bold enough to assert
that the last Republican primaries were
characterized by corruption, ballot-box
stufing, chicanery and fraud, the like
of which they never saw before and
never want to see again. The result is
that in the primary election about to be
held these honest Republicans would
like to have q new deal. They
do not want to again be
crowded out of the councils of their
party by fraud and trickery. They
want honest election officers, and not
hobos and box-stuffers, in charge.
Whether or not their demands will be
acceded to remains to be seen,
Then there is mighty demand going
up for precinct primaries in the nine
wards of the city. Tkis would necessi-
tate election officers for forty five
precincts, instead of for nine wards.
The cost would be considerable. and
then, too, precinct primaries would
have tendency to put stop to the
rule of ward bosses. A boss, in order
10 handle his ward, would have to carry
every precinct in it. In eome instances
he might be defeated in several pre-
cincts. 1t would be difficult matter
for him to carry them all, II honest
election officers were put in to superin-
tend the voting. The consequence
would be that the ward delegation
would not 60 to the convention solidly
with the boss. 1t would be much
easier for the bosses to handle nine poll-
ing places in the city than it would
forty-fve.
Therefore there goeth up from the
ward bass loud and long howl against
precinct primaries. He sayeth that it is
the invention of the tribe of "long
hairs" and that it iH an unwise' move,
and that it forebodeth evil. He init
mateth that if precinct primaries are
called he will beat his breast, or his
neighbo breast, and be sore dis
pleased.
The ward boss. though, ia mighty with
the Republican county central commit
tee, and the chances are that he and his
kind will prevail. The committee needs
him, and must hearken unto his wishes.
1t is believed that there will be call
issued for primaries on the 29th instant,
and for convention on the first day of
September. The bosses have fixed these
dates for the two events and unless they
change their minds these dates will be
the committees also.
AS soon as the call is issued then the
grand hustle will commence. Jobs will
be put up and the hey day of the ward
heeler will have arrived. The poor can
didates will be looted and made to give
the half Of their worldly goods and in
some cases all of them. In this particu-
lar the ward striker does not do things
by halves. In the Second, the Seventh
and the Eighth wards there will be some
of the busiest times those precincts ever
saw.
THE AUXILIARY COMMITTEE MEETS.
The auxiliary committee of the Demo-
cratic State Central committee held a
session yesterday afternoon at rooms 13
and IA, Temple block. The attendance
was large, and considerable important
executive business was transacted.
A anentorganigation was effected
by the election of w. j. Hunsacker, OF
San Diego county, as vice-chairman.
w. U. Masters, of Pasadena, was named
as secretary. W. j. Broderick, of this
city, was elected treasurer. a
The following resolution of thanks
was adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That this committee tender
to Adolph Ramish vote of thanks for
the efficient manner in which he has
discharged the duties of temporary sec
retary. He has been ever courteous,
active and alert.
1t was decided to open the campaign
in Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Redondo
Beach, Pasadena, Pomona and Long
Beach, all in this county, on the even
ing of the 9th inst.-next Saturday
night. A full list of the speakers, at the
several places designated, will be made
public in due time.
Owing to the fact that the Democratic
congressional convention of the Seventh
district is to be held at Santa Ana, on
the 30th inst, it was decided to open
the campaign in that county on the
evening of that day.
AS it is believed that Judge Olin We'll
born, of San Diego, will be the nominee
of the Santa Ana convention, the cam
paign will be opened in San Diego
county with grand ratification at the
city of bayn'climate, on the evening oi
the 31st.
In Santa Barbara, Ventura, Kern and
San Bernardino counties, the opening
meetings will be held next Saturday
evening.
The chairman announced the appoint.
ment OF the following committees:
Speakers. dates and literature-R. F.
Del Vale, H. w. Patton, @. A. Bell,
Los Angeles John McGonigle, Ventura,
Richard Egan, Orange.
Finance and auditing-W. j. Brcd-
rick, H. B. Westerman, Eugene Ger
main, Oscar A. Tripett, San Diego, E..
J. Davis, San Bernardino, r. B. Cam
field, Santa Barbara, w. 81. Spurgeen
Orange. E. E. Young, Kern, DR.. d. w
Mott, Ventura. ~
Australian ballot and registration
Martin O. Marsh, L. g. Tilghman, A
Ramish, I'll. B. Westerman, Los Angeles
w. ]. Prout, San Diego; James I'll
Boyd, San Bernardino DIR. w. T. Lucas
Santa Barbara; w. III. Spurgeon, Orange
s. W. White. Kerh; A. j. Snodgrass
Ventura.I
Political committee. T. Gaffey. r
F, Del Vale, w. r. Burke, Los Angele
R. Egan, Orange; w. q. Masters, Pas
adena.
Thr committee then adjourned, Il
meet subject to the call Of the chairman