Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-25
THEIR Kicks DID NOT AVAIL, |
A Stormy Meeting Of the Re-
publican COMMITTEES.
Voters in the Seventh and Second
Wards Are Ignored.
The Test for the Primary EIe ctiop Da-
cidedly Modified-A Large Num-
Der of Protestants Put Into
the Tureen.

meeting in the California bank block
yesterday afternoon.
Nobody said anything about the
meeting being secret one, and as the
time set for the gathering approached,
seventy-five or hundred men gathered
in the committee rooms and the hall
leading to it. One or two of the num-
ber we're reporters, and the others were
members of the local g. o. p. who came
with purpose, and rather grimly ex-
pressed determination to gain their
purpose or break something.
The hour set fer the meeting was 8
O'Clock, but it was half an hour later be-
fore Col. r. ]. Northam, chairman,
and members of the executive commit
tee arrived, to find the room crowded
with political brethren, whose faces ex-
pressed anything but fraternal feeling.
w. +. x. Parker, secretary of the
committee, remarked that this was a
private meeting of the executive COM
mittee; and thereupon the reporter, the
political brethren, and all others, not
members of the committee, except
Henry Gage, were incontinently fred
out OF the room.
| They went only go far that the door
could be shut upon them. They gath
cred in groups and made remarks un-
pleasant to hear when it is desired to
have large stock of unanimity on hand.
There were two delegations present,
and there was not the slightest difficulty
in learning what they wanted. The
county central committee, some days
since, appointed judges and clerks for
the primary elections. The appoint
ments were not altogether satisfactory,
and the delegation wanted them changed,
and proposed to zee those changes mad e
''if it took leg" or broke up the party.
THE SEVENTH WARDS KICK
| Soon there came out from the inner
sanctuary word to the effect that the ex-
ecutive committee would listen to a
! committee OF three representing the
Seventh ward. The door opened and
closed upon the entering forms of
Messrs.l Vigues and Phillips, accom-
panied by Attorney Knox, as spokes-
man.
There was no beating about the bush
in the presentation of the case from the
Seventh ward. The county central
committee had appointed to act as
judges OF the primary election, to be
held on the I'd instant, Messrs. Colley,
/ Blennerhassett and SnelL The delega-
ton then present just outside the door,
4 asked that one of these appointees be
removed, and man satisfactory to the
1 delegation be appointed in his stead.
The delegation present just outside the
door, consisted oil fifty men, every one a
voter and every one a property owner.
They demanded that some change in the
personnel of the primary election beard
be made and expressed decided1cbn'
viction that the refusal to make the
change indicated, would ''cost the Re
publican ticket 1000 votes in the Seventh
ward"
The committee having been heard,
the Objectionable judges were ordered to
appear. After some strong efforts on
the part of Fred Smith, they were cor
rallied and rounded up in front of the
chairman's table. They were asked il
they were honest and honorable men,
and, upon their giving an affirmative
reply, the executive committee of the
county central committee announced
their decision. No change would be
made in the election officers appointed,
but in such wards as protests might be
made, the protestants would be allowed
the privilege of having two representa-
tives in the room during the progress OF
the election.
This decision being made known, the
fifty members of the delegation from the
Seventh ward passed sorrowfully out,
come OF them grumbling low and others
swearing loudly.
THE SECOND WARDS PLANT,
A committee of three, from the dele
CATION from the Second ward, was then
allowed hearing.
Their demand was even more definite
than that of the kickers who preceded
them. In the Second ward, Messrs
Nickery, Clarke and Mccall had been
appointed judges of the primary cleo
tion. Messrs. Vickery and Clarke were
satisfactory to the kickers in the ward
but Mr.. Mccall was not. 1t was asserted
that his name was not on the great
| register, and not in the city directory
that no one knew anything of Mr.. Nc
Call than that someone had said he was
politician from San Francisco, i'm.
ported for the express purpose of run
ming the ward primaries OF this CITY
The committee, on behalf of the delega.
tion, asked that Mr.. Mccall be removed
from the election board and J. F. Eos
mir appointed in his stead.
The matter was promptly decided
and the committee informed that tbs
same rule would apply as that govern
ing the case from the Seventh ward.
HOW THE KIcKERs FELT.
The committee and the delegation
loaded themselves into the elevator, anc
one was heard to remark that at thu
last election the second ward had
downed Republican candidate, and
this time if they didn't secure the de-
feat of the whole county ticket, it would
be simply because all the Republican
voters III the ward, voting the wrops
way, couldn't accomplish that result
and the others expressed their agree
ment.
THE CAMPAIGN OPENING.
Then the committee resumed consid
Grafton of the business for the transac
tion of which the meeting was called.
After some discussion, it vas decided
to open the campaign on the Sd of Sep
tember, with great deal of noise anc
such music as could be obtained: alst
some speeches.
THAT OBJECTIONABLE TEST.
Then the matter of the test for voter
at the primaries came up. Heretofor,
the test question read: "Will you sup
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