Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-11
"Cleveland's Baking Powder is in
steady use in my kitchen"
Feb'y S, Is9a. sNLsxpseso AzazZ1sSaE
HERE ARE YOUR OFFICERS.
Some Points About the Union
League Bureaucracy.
How the Members Hold State, County
and City Offices.
How the Twelve Dollar Minute Gov
ernment Is Caused " Where the
Grand Aggregate of the Tax
payers Money Goes.

payers Money Goes.
"Ohl if man don't belong to the
Union league he just simply amt in it,
in this county; that's all there is about
it," said well-known Republican yes
terday afternoon.
The question of holding public Office
in Los Angeles county came up for dis
cussion; also the possibility of any
Republican getting plum who might
happen to be without the sacred fold of
the Union league. The manner in which
this disgruntled Republican talked
about the league and it's political meth
DDS was simply frightful. He was evi.
IDENTIFY mad, for the way he opened up
on the leaguers surely indicated that
something had gone wrong in that
organization, and that there was screw
loose somewhere, which had resulted in
some valuable information leaking out.
''I want to tell you," said the gentle
man, "that unless the Republican party
succeeds in shaking the Union League
there will be day when the party will
be sad and unfortunate ruin. Why,
the league has got the Republican party
Of Los Angeles county as thoroughly
within it's grip as ever a political boss
held political organization in this
country. If the league grip is not
shaken, it will just simply choke the
party to death.
Talk about beauracracy Why, you
have it here in Los Angeles county to q
degree unknown in any other county
within the limits of California. We
Republicans are getting tired and weary
of winning victories here, and seeing all
the substantial results of our successes
60 to the Union League. 1t has dis
gusted US, and we propose to have a
change, even if, to bring about that
change, we must see the party 60 down
in defeat.
81 know that over one hundred mem
bers of the league hold office here in the
county. 1t is to their interest that
league domination of the party be per-
petuated. They want the league bosses to
control primaries and conventions and
dictate nominations because it means
that they will be perpetuated in office.
This thing is what we have suffered
under right along for four years, until
patience has ceased to be virtue. We
are going to kick now, and we propose
to have our kick registered. The Re-
publican majority in this county is euf;
| ficiently large, in the opinion of the
league bosses, to override public opinion
with impunity. They feel confident that
any ticket they may be able to fix up
for the Republican voters of this county
will 60 through. And be it said to the
pRrty's everlasting shame, that such has
been the case right along.
"You take the office holders of the
league, and they cover the entire city.
Every ward and precinct is carefully
looked after, and only delegates are sent
to conventions whom the league leaders
can handle. Men are nominated for
Office at the dictation of the clique who
have neither qualifications nor fitness
for the positions for which they are
named. They are wanted there by the
league, and are put there.
"If this ring rule of the county and
city is not brought to sudden halt,
there is going to be an uprising of the
taxpayers, regardless Of party, to have
general overhauling of accounts, and a
cleaning of the Augean stables"
And what the gentleman above quoted
said ia not far from wrong, as to the
ofice-holding members of the league.
| A great many Republicans are objecting
| to the domineering course of the league
leaders, and will do all that lies within
their power to overthrow the close cor
poration, now dominant in Republican
county politics.
i A roster of the Union League,
printed by the club, discloses the
names OF one hundred odd members
who draw salaries from either the city,
the county, the state or the national
| government. Wherever there is an
office or chance for one to be created,
the league is found to be ably repre-
sented. Is it to be wondered that
under these favorable auspices the
league has become arrogant, and reaches
out its arms, octopus like, for every
thing in sight?
| Among the office-holding members of
the league are the following parties:
II. O. Austin, police justice.
@. II. Afford, councilman from the
Sixth ward.
M. 7. Allen, United States district at.
torney.
N. s. Averill, deputy in the court
house.
W. H. Bonsall, councilman from the
Third ward.
| J. H. Book, commissioner for the
opening and widening of streets.
D. E. Barclay, deputy county assessor
Jabez Banbury, county treasurer.
George L. Arnold, cashier of the banl
holding good portion of the county
and city funds, member apf the county
central committee.
III. G. Brainerd, in charge of ths
county hospital.
| F. L Baldwin. deputy in the stree
superintendent's office.
@. W. Blake, deputy county clerk.
Lysander 8. Butler, assistant adiutsnI
general.
| A. B. Conrad, deputy county clerk.
W. I'll. Clarke, superior Judge, presid
ing in department two.
r. B. Carpenter, state senator for the
Thirty-sixtn district.
H. s. Clements, constable and candi
date for sheriff.
@. @. Cook, member of the board o.
supervisors.
| G. E. Crowley, member of the board
of education.
r. E. Cottle, clerk of the police force
j. F. Chambers, clerk of Justice Aus
tins court.
Charles H. Dunsmoor, bank commits
sioner.
J. M. Dunsmoor, deputy county clerk
E. E.Danforth, secretary of the Sewe,
Pima aenociafiop rpcautlv of <ba o;<.