Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-06
The Reapers Have Their Sickles
Sharp for Today.
Preparations All Made for the Repub.
lican County Convention.
prospects of the Ring Candidates I'm
proving-Colored Republicans Who
Demand Recognition on the
Tfcket-L List of Delegates.


But the chances are that it will not be
the place where all OF the sessions of
7 the convention will be held. AS soon
as the temporary organization is per-
fected this morning, motion will be
made that an adjournment be taken to
Turnverein hall, which will be offered
to the delegates free of all charge for the
rest Of the week, if it is needed that
long, and it certainly looks now as
though itwould be.
THE GUARDIANSHIP.
The fight for the chairmanship of the
convention today wakes warm. 1t now
seems to be narrowed down between E..
A. Meserve and J.. l.. Murphey. MIR.
Meeerye having been raised on farm
in this county, with full knowledge of
the art OF ''punkin" raising, will have a
strong backing from the country dis
tricts. AS Mr.. Murphey is not DEL
egate to the convention, his chances for
the craftsmanship are not very good
with those who adhere to the regular
usages of the party, that the chairman
should be member elect of the conven-
ton. 1t is healthy sign that both of
these candidates have made themselves
Objectionable to the ring which now
rules Republican politics in this county.
COUNTRY DELEGATES ARRIVING.
Yesterday good many OF the country
delegates arrived, and they were passed
along the vast line of candidates with
out any intermissions.
The city delegations, many of them,
held caucuses during the day, to decide
what they should do, and how they
should do it. Last night the Second, the
Third and the Seventh-ward delegates
organized. The other wards had organ
lied during the day.
THE RING SHOWING ITS HAND.
It leaked out yesterday afternoon late
that the ring had decided upon some
move they would make in order to de-
feat certain candidates whom they de-
sire to have downed. An endeavor will
be made to control the entire delegation
from several wards, which are not
fully dominated by toolssof the ring,
by means of ward caucuses. 1t is
expected through the fundamentally
of the caucus, to bind the delegations
solidly to the ring interests. If ring
caucus should be decided upon as the
right and proper thing, the individuality
of the delegates will be destroyed and
they will be handled like lot of dumb
driven cattle.
THE SECRET BALLOT.
There is one thing that the ring is
favoring this time that has not before
been their policy. They are solid in de-
manding a secret ballot. For the first
time since they have been controlling
affairs here the many beauties OF the
secret ballot have dawned upon them.
They are not at all slow in proclaiming
them.
PREDICTIONS ARE IDLE.
It is idle for any one to predict what
he convention will do in the way of
nominations. The situation right now
is the same as it always has been since
the delegations were elected last Friday.
Nobody has a sure thing on any Office.
The slightest thing that is brought up
will change the WI ole program-defeat
one man and nominate another.
Cline seems to lead for sheriff, with
an excellent chance for dark horse to
step in and win.
Ward will be nominated for clerk if
the influence of the ring can possibly
bring it about.
Kelly is quite certain to be renomi-
mated for recorder, though there is a
fighting chance for Bray.
Banbury and his third term aspira-
tions for treasurer are liable to get a
severe setback, in which event Tom
Weldon will be nominated.
Whitney has hard fight on his hands,
but the ring will probably put him
through, although U. B. Walker is q
close second.
General Rollins will probably be re-
nominated for auditor all right.
Millard is defeated for the assembly
nomination for assembly in the seventy
fifth district. There is new candidate
in the field in the person of r. N. Bulla.
This leaves Mr.. Bulla to oppose Mr..
Carter.
In the Pasadena assembly district
Captain Simpson is certain to be nomin-
ated.
The senatorial fight in the thirty
seventh district is still complicated and
is liable to be more so today. All the
supervisorial fights are badly mixed up.
1t looks very much as though j. L..
Murphey would be elected chairman.
Yesterday, Henry 7. Gage was again
trotted out for the honor and the coun-
try delegates are strongly favoring Col.
M. Nudge of Garvanza. The contest
will probably be between Col. Nudge
and Mr.. Murphey.
The Colored Democratic club met in
their hall, No. 119 Requena street, and
Major Hanston, was made temporary
chairman. The club elected officers as
follows: w. H. Jukes, chairman, vice
Samuel Haskins; treasurer, Ruben
Brown; secretary, M. G. Hanston; SER
geant, Honis HI. Smith. The chairman
after appointing several committees, ad-
journed to meet every Monday until the
9th of next November.
THE COLoRED REPUBLICANS.
The colored Republicans are alive and
actively demanding their rights. At q
largely attended meeting Of colored vot-
ers, all Republicans, held on Requena
street, last evening, the following resolu-
tionH were adopted:
Whereas, The colored voters of Los
Angeles county constitute one-tenth part
OF the total vote Of the county; and
Whereas, Over 80 per cent of the col
ored voters have heretofore voted the
Republican ticket, polling over two thou
sand votes for that party at each cleo.
ton; and
Whereas, Said two thousand colored
votes are the balance OF power in the
county between the Democratic and Re.
publican parties; and
Whereas, During each campaign VIC
are given prominent places in proces
s;cns, md furnished with torches ans
suitahle traneparenciea. and are aulo