Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-26
CAPTAIN VS. COLONEL,
The Captain Won and the Eagle
Will Scream.
Spence and johnson Defeat Otis
and NOrtham.
An Interesting Session Yesterday of the
Republican ConventIon-How Two
Battles Were Won and Lost.
Result of the Deliberations.


mission it was to elect forty-two dele
gates to the Stockton state convention,
which will be held on the Sd of May,
took place yesterday at Illinois hall, and
the forty-two delegates were elected all
right enough, although perchance some
OF those who wanted to get there did not
achieve their object.
A very pretty war has been going on
for some time between two factions OF
the Republican party in this county and
it has afforded the Democrats great
sport, because, as the leader of each
faction owns a newspaper, it only needed
one nickel in the slot every morning and
afternoon to read what the great golden
eagle of Broadway thought OF the grace
full weather cock of San Pedro and vice
versa and what they were going to do to
show who was who.
The golden eagle must be silent now,
with dropping wing and downcast bill,
because he has, temporarily at least,
suffered defeat at the claws of his foe,
the agile though wicked politician, whose
patron saint is San Pedro.
lU W dS ECCu Cdily dltCI UuC COhNCAOlOll
had organized, that the pro-Harrison
element in that body was remarkably
strong. When Mr.. Murphy read his
resolution endorsing the present ad-
ministration, the yells of delight and
the overwhelming applause accorded
the speaker, loudly proclaimed it.
Fully nine-tenths of the delegates were
in harmony with the speaker, and un-
reservedly expressed their adherence to
his views.
Later on, when Mr.. Barclay offered
his resolution favoring secret balloting,
which move was considered by those
within the ring as a deliberate, cold
blooded attempt to do up the bird of
liberty which stretches its protecting
wings over the building where Nc
Kinley's sponsor in Los Angeles writes
his Anglo-Spanish editorials, more
hearty and withal violent cheering en-
sued. AS the resolution was practically
carried by unanimous vote, things be-
gan to assume a dark and sombre look
for Col. Harrison Gray Otis. As yet,
however, the battle between "H.
Zephaniah," as the Times playfully
calls Captain Osborne, and Colonel Otis,
was young and honors We're easy.
Then came the resolution against in
structing delegates to the Stockton con-
vention, and that was well received. 1t
was carried, as matter OF course.
Half an hour later Lionel "A. Sheldon,
erstwhile Of the defunct Tribune. made
a speech in which he registered q kick
against the resolution, and moved re-
consideration, but Lionel was very in
considerably howied down by the ma
jority of the convention, much to his
disgust.
The vote for delegate at large between
E. F. Spence and Robt. Northam had
from the beginning been regarded as the
crucial test, which would determine
whether the suave, urbane and debon
naire colonel was the leader and the
boss, or whether the firm and deter
mined captain could crow on the top of
the fence and say that he ruled the Re-
publican roost.
1t would now appear that II. u. Os-
borne had not put bigger bluff than
he could handle when he crowed so
loudly, for when the result of the vote
was proclaimed Banker E. F. Spence
showed o balance sheet of 1853 votes
while Lieutenant Colonel Bob Northam
was reposing against picket fence of
merely 1876 little sticks. And now they
lay that Jayhawker is to blame for the
nnocuous desuetuGe which has left |
The blonde military man out in the
rigid atmosphere and which also |
defeat to his chief. That this
'esult cast terror into the souls OF the |
Otis cohorts can easily be imagined and !
ong before the chairman announced |
hat the convention was ready to vote |
N the choice of delegate for the |
ixth congressional district, the work
rs for Colonel Otis in the quasi-solid city |
wards were at work, tooth and nail, to
rather for their figure-head every vote
hat they could command. They knew
hat the battle was lost beforehand, but
t went against the grain to think that
f no effort were made, Colonel Otis
night be unable to gather one-third of
,he votes of the convention. So in the
second, third, seventh and eighth wards |
,he wire-pullers did their level best,
soaring restive delegates and forcing |
doubtful ones to hand their proxies to
men that were to be depended upon.
By these means the respectable number |
of seventy votes were cast in favor of
Otis by these wards, but, alas, 1t was of |
no avail, for he fell nineteen votes
short of Colonel Northam and all that |
he could muster was 1l6 votes, while |
General E. P. Johnson, amid ringing
shouts of enthusiasm, was announced as
the choice of the convention with 100 |
votes out of 3O6. If, as Colonel Otis
said in Yesterdays Times, he does
mot intend to fall" he will probably
admit now that he is leaning.
Al of tho rapooinIar of tho |
delegates was cut and dried affair and
elected no interest on the part Of any
one but those Immediately concerned.
THE ROUTINE WORK.
The convention was called to order by
Chairman Northam of the county cent
raj committee at 1915. S. G. Mlllard
Of the second ward nominated Gen. H.
E. Rollins for temporary chairman and
the secretary was instructed to cast the
ballot in that sense.
W. H. Burns of the Sixth ward, Mr..
Broughton of Pomona and VIM. Wright
Of Compton were elected secretaries.
Committees of seven on permanent
organization and order of business, cre-
1entials and resolutions We're appointed
IS follows by the chairman:
Permanent organizaton-W. G. Fur
rey, DR.. G. MacGowan, NJ. L. Starin. w.
5. Moore, w. E. Cooley, John Wasson
Of Pomona, R. r. Richter of Soldiers
Home.
Credentials-L. E. Mosher. J. A.
Buchanan of Pasadena, E. j. Vawter of
Santa Monica, II. A. Barclay, f. J.
Niles, David Smart of Downey, S. X.
5ewell of Lamanda Park.