Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-14
LOCAL POLITICAL MATTERS,
How San Vicente Precinct Was
Jerrymandered.
A Flagrant Case of Injuscice. tt
Democrats.
Voters VIII Have to Walk Many Miles
to Get to the Polls-A Democratic
Rally at Axusa-Notes
and Gossip.

The HERALD has previously referred
to the fact that the board of supervisors,
in redistricting this county and creating
the new election districts, had gerry
wandered the districts in tho intesest
of the Republican party. That is to
say, that where there was Democratic
district, the board had diligently striven
to make it as difficult as possible for
voters to get to the polling place.
Take, for instance, San Vicente pre-
cinct. This is one of the not over-nu-
merous Democratic precincts of the
county. 1t cast, at the last election, 81
votes, A of which were for the Demo-
cratic candidate for sheriff.
The board, under the redistricting
made San Vicente precinct. with 1853
voters thus far registered, ITO of which
are Democrat. The district runs from
the Soldiers home to the limitG of the
incorporated town of Santa Monica,
thence north distance of 20 miles, to
the Ventura county line. The voting
place is at Walter McGrath's store, in
Old Santa Monica cafion. 1t is certainly
nice, handy little dietrict; an easy one
for the voter to get to the polls.
Some of them only have to go a step or
two, like 15 or 20 miles.
AGRAND RALLY.
The Democrats of Azusa held grand
rally at Slauson's hall Wednesday night.
and when the Democrats Of Azusa start
out to do anything they usually do it in
style. The county candidates, with two
exceptions, occupied seats on the stage,
and it must have cheered their hearts to
face the vast and enthusiastic Assem-
blage in the body of the hall.
General I. L, Skinner made the open
ing address. 1t was an excellent one.
He called attention to the senatorial
fight. saying that on the Republican
side we had two San Francisco million
aires, Mr.. De Young and Mr.. FELTON,,
outbidding each other for the support of
the Republican legislative nominees,
while on the Democratic side stood S.
M. White, with no millions in money,
but plethora of brains and merit.
He then acathingly arraigned the
present Republican county officials, and
longer administer upon the affairs OF
UAlo COuAtys 0OAOl61 OAlAACIs DO b
campaign orator, is success, and his
speech in Aznsa is worth many votes to
the party. The candidates themselves,
in answer to vociferous calls, each
delivered short address. Each was
heartily appIauded, notably w B. Cullen,
candidate fol county clerk, who resides
at Glendora, which is in Azusa town
ship. But the treat of the evening was
the address of Maj George s. Patton
on the tariff question. He punctures
the high protective fraud with a master
full hand, and although it was near mid.
night when he concluded, cries of go
on" were SO numerous that Mr.. Patton
was not allowed to sit down. Mr. Pat
ton then pleaded Mr.. Cannon's cause.
At the conclusion of the meeting three
hearty cheers we're given for Cleveland
and the entire ticket.
It was the biggest political meeting
ever held in Azusa, and was character
lied by continual outbursts of applause.
There is no such thing as apathy among
the Democrats of Azusa.
POLITICAL NOTES.
Judge W. A. Cheney went to River
side yesterday afternoon, to deliver a
campaign apeech, along the lines Of the
Republican platform.
Good Democratic meetings have been
held recently at Cotton, Bloomington,
Rialto and South Riverside, in San Ber-
nardino county. The party is in good
shape in those sections. The Democrats
intend to elect DR.. James P. Booth, of
the Needles, sheriff, and to do what
they can to elect Olin Welborn to con-
gress, to succeed the only Bowers.
James Meredith, according to the
Chronicle, is in San Francisco at the
Palace hotel.
1t is alleged that in the event of the
election of John Q. Cline, as sheriff,
Martin Aguirre will be named as under
sheriff.
J. Shirley Ward will speak Saturday
evening at Redlands. As tariff
speaker, Mr.. Ward has few equals in
Southern California.
William Crawford is being strongly
urged for the Democratic nomination
for city attorney. Mr.. Crawford ran
two years ago and only lacked 345 votes
OF an election.
meeting of the Jackson Democratic
club will be held this evening at he
Opera House hall, ITO South Main
street. Chair to be taken at o'clock
sharp. All Democrats are invited to at
tend the meeting.
A meeting for the permanent organiza-
ton of the Seventh ward Democratic
club will be held at the Opera House
hall, ITO South Main street, on Saturday
evening, the 10Th of October. All DEM
ocrats of the Seventh ward are earnestly
requested to be in attendan ce, as the
election of officers will take place at this
meeting. The chair will be taken at 8
O'Clock sharp.