Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-20
THE WINNING COUNTY TICKET,
II Will Be Named at Today's
Convention.
The Political Situation AS II Now
Appears.
Some Of tho Candidates Who Are in the
Field--Everything Portends q Har-
monious session--A List
OF the Delegates.

GrAJlC County, COANShtiOh WAAA w SdliC0
to order at Turnverein hall. This con-
vention will be the largest that has ever
been held in Los Angeles county. 1t
will comprise 430 delegates, who are
supposed to represent the Democratic
masses. A county ticket will be placed
in nomination, and the general consen-
sus of public opinion is that the ticket
nominated will be elected.
The people OF this county are tired of
the $l2 per minute government that has
been reigning on court house hill for
some time past, and there seems to ex-
let universal desire for a change. The
feeling is that the Democratic conven-
tion which meets today will name the
county officials for the two years COM
mencing with 1893.
One thing cannot be denied. The con-
ventiop that assemblies today will be
representative one. The number OF del
egates has been increased to maxi
mum, in order that the voice of the
people might be heard. No endeavor
has been made to take snap judgment
on anyone. Not a dollar was spent by
6uy QuS W lDAucuCc tuO RiihdiiCc. Ab
near as can be learned, no delegate
any particular Office. The choice of the
convention under these circumstances
win be the choice OF the party.
The fret thing that the convention
will do today is to elect temporary
chairman. ]. De Bath Shorb will call
the body to order. Several names have
hoox, in nnxnoof,a,, xxystt, h,
temporary chairmanship. E-Mayor
Workman has been spoken of, but Mr..
Workman declines the honor, while he
in this connection. The name of Judge
but it is understood that Judge Hutton
positively refuses to act.
The general sentiment last evening
was that w. A. Ryan would be selected
to act as the presiding officer of the con-
vention. Mr.. Ryan has already pre-
sided over convention of the party,
and in that trying position he distin-
guished himself It lie admitted by all
that he would make a good and pro-
ficient chairman. While he would not
exercise any arbitrary power, he would
dispatch the business OF the convention.
1t is safe to say that the secret ballot
will not be adopted. All voting in the
convention will be open, and the dele
gates will be prepared to answer to their
constituents for the action they take in
the convention.
In connection with the secretaryship,
no name has thus far been mentioned
except that OF Walter Wotkyns, of Pas
adena. He will undoubtedly be chosen
hv accl m atiou
As to the platform, the general opin-
ion seems to be that the resolutions
should refer to and cover strictly county
matters, outside OF a general endorse
ment of the state and national plat
forms. 1t has been suggested that the
following points be coveredin the report
of the committee on resolutions:
Resolved, That we arraign the present
Republican administration of the county
government as characterized by scandal
and profigate waste of the money of the
taxpayers We cite the fact that 81 $780,
81439 was the cost of the county govern
ment for the year 1891. The daily cost
of the county government at this rate
has been $4403 70. This vast sum has
gone to enrich an army of unnecessary
deputies, whose principal labor has con-
etituted mad endeavor to find some.
thing that will be pretense at work.
Resolved, That we arraign the county
board of supervisors, as at present con-
stituted, for it's scandalous waste of the
peoples money in furnishing the court
house. Although the people were called
upon to expend but $4,000 in furnish
ing the palatial building on court houee
hill, and voted bonds in that sum for
that purpose, the board of supervisors
up to the 1st day of May, 1892, had ex-
pended for furniture and carpets, etc. !,
the princely sum OF $97 1897 S5, accord
ing to warrants on file and drawn by the
county auditor. This reckless disregard
of the peoples interests, whereby $47,-
897. .85 was extravagantly and uselessly
paid out to favorites, was made possible
only by the juggling of county funds.
As $50, 900 only was appropriated to fur
nish the court house, this SAT 1897 .85 was
raised by transferring money from one
fund to another, in violation of law and
against the interests of the people.
Resolved, That we pledge our candi-
date for county auditor to 80 discharge
the duties of his Office that it will be
impossible in the future for any such IL
legitimate transfers of funds to be made,
in order that petted and pampered fa-
vorites may feed at the public crib.
Resolved, That we pledge our candi-
date for county clerk to be faithful
custodian of the public records, and that
he will retain them intact, free from the
evil influences of designing politicians,
to mutilate, alter or deface.
Resolved, Thatwe pledge our candi-
dates for the assembly and senate to the
advocacy Of bill, to be presented to the
next Legislature, which will provide for
the abolition of two of the six superior
courts, it being admitted that four supe-
rior judges can now transact all OF the
business of this county with ease, and
with due regard for the interests of all
htigants.s This will result in saving to
the people of, approximately, $40 900
per annum.
The contest for sheriff will be between
Ed Gibson and Martin Marsh. Both
are good Democrats, popular citizens,
and either one of the two nominated
will be elected. Mr.. Gibson has served
one term, and no man can make a
charge against his official record that in
the slightest degree impugns his integ
rity or character. On the other hand,
the friends of Mr.. Marsh claim that he
will be stronger candidate before the
people than Mr.. Gibson. This question
is left to the convention to determine.
The only proposition is that the strong
eat man should be- nominated. Capt.
A. f. Mackey has been mentioned as a
possible dark horse.
For county clerk no candidate has an
nounced himself. If a good man from