Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-04
THEY ARE STILL KICKING HARD.
Republicans Much Disguised at
Fridays Primaries.
The De Young Forces Badly Routed,
Horse and Foot.
Severed Contests to BE Made in the Re-
publican Convention-The Demo-
cratic Congressional Proba-
biIfties-The Situation.

The principal topic OF discussion in
political circles yesterday, was in the
nature of an. after discussion OF the
Republican primary election confessedly
admitted to be the most rotten and cor
rupt ever held in the city. Thousands
of Republicans expressed their shame
and disgust at the scenes which were
witnessed at the polls Friday afternoon
in the Second, Third, Seventh and
Eighth wards. Many stated that il
measures the like OF which were taken
Friday to carry primaries, were attrib.
utes of Republicanism of these latter
days, they were done with the grand
old party.
STRONG PROTEST.
The protest. though, that is going up
from the Seventh ward over the shame
less way in which the ballot box was
stuffed in that ward, fully 200 strong, in
the interest of the ring ticket, is becom-
ing stronger as the hour for the conven-
ing of the convention draws near.
it, admits that the box was stuffed and
the failure OF the judges to produce the
tally sheets for the extra 200 votes, goes
to substantiate the assertion. 1t is ad-
mitted on all sides that the opposition
ticket in that ward was elected, if the
ballot had not been tampered with.
This being the case, the pros
poets are that the convention
will either seat the contesting delega-
tion or throw the ward out altogether.
TURN ON THE MEN WHO MADE THEM.
One remarkable thing was to be noted
yesterday. Office holders and prom
inent Republicans who have always been
hand and glove with the ring in all of
its dirty work, were bitterly denounclng
the leaders. The very individuals who
have profited by the stuffing of ballot
boxes at primaries, and by the open pur-
chase OF votes, are now, in many in
stances, very bitter in talking about the
shameless and diegraceful work of the
low element at the primaries. One
thing must be said. OF the two classes,
the man who stuffs box or buys vote
and makes no bones of it. ia less to be
feared than the hypocritical, sanctimoni.
GUS pretender who, ON week days, en-
dorses and furnishes the sinews whereby
1t Is made possible to rape ballot box,
and then with the air of pure and
honest man, attends church on Sunday,
where he rises and implores the AL.
mighty's aid in the redemption of man
kind from sinful ways.
Yesterday these two classes were dis.
tinctlY to be discerned on the highway.
The hypocrite and the man who makes
his living by his manipulation at primary
elections by doing crooked work, came
in for the discussion and the latter class
came in for abuse and vilifcation,
WANT THE CAPTAIN FIRED.
Captain E. Blennerhassett, of the Sew
enth ward, an ex-Democrat, thinks that
he has been misrepresented and lied
about. The other side do not think so,
and they both reassert and renew the
charge that the captain was party to
an indefensible stufiing OF the ballot box.
Az showing their earnestness in the mat
ter they have put in circulation q petit
ton asking that he be removed from the
office OF night watchman at the court
house. They claim that a man who will
be party to such barefaced fraud as
was used at the Seventh ward primary,
when he had been put there to prevent
it., is not the man to guard any property
belonging to Los Angeles county.
ANOTHER CONTEST PROPOSED.
It was also rumored yesterday after
noon that there would be contest from
the Third ward. Here the ring put
their candidates through, by fifty ma
jority. 1t is admitted that raw work
was done on both sides. Repeating was
INDUCED in freely beyond any question.
To just what extent it affected the re-
suit it is hard to say. 1t is altogether
likely, though, that the convention will
be called upon to unseat the delegates
elected by the ring and substitute the
delegates elected on Mayor Furrey's
ticket.
THE RESULT OF IT ALL.
1t is hard to predict just what effect
Fridays primaries will have on the
question as to who the county officers
will be that will be nominated Tuesday.
It is generally admitted, though, that
I. III. Ward has got a severe setback.
So have A. B. Whitney and his aspira-
ions to succeed himself az tax collector.
1t is not believed, that the ring
,an afford to, lose the inesteemable
services of James McLachlan. He will
be renomiDated. A grand
ury is about to be convened that might
oy accident unearth great many queer
and anomalous transactions of public
character.
George McLain was completely elm
mated from the contest for sheriff. This
leaves John Cline in the lead for the
with H. @. Clements Sec
,nd and the prospect for dark horse
from the country to capture the prize.
General Rollins is looked upon as
having good chances to again get
place on the ticket as auditor, although
be is being closely followed by the
other candidates tor this post.
Charley Parsons may come in as the
lark horse candidate and bear off the
baggage.
It is hard to say how the supervisoral
are.
Henry Stafford will probable be beaten
'or surveyor. He stood right in with
5he ring in all of its fights, and was as
listing it at the second ward primary
al day.
Jim Meredith's chances for clerk are
bright, but he is bitter pill to the
Republican cabal than has been formed
here to control all nominations. Ward
IS a weak candidate, because of the
record he has made. The clerks Office
70 now conducted at an enormous ex-
pense, owing to the fact that a vast
army OF unnecessary deputies are en-
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