Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-16
do it In all, and do away with the grand
jury altogether.


sKRTcH.
And now, my friends, permit me to
say few words in regard to myself.
You have right to know who
am and what my qualities are for this
Office.
was born at Lancaster, Grant county,
Wisconsin, November 6, 1S46. My father
was an Irish gentlemen, q graduate OF
Mineuth college, Dublin, and man OF
letters. My mother was of Welsh descent
and native OF North Carolina. 1t was
thus l came to be born Democrat. My
parents were poor, and my education
mad to be obtained by hard work. l
worked my own way through college,
paying my own bills, and finally gradu-
ated as Head of the College," in 1879,
at Racine, Wisconsin, when James de
koven was its famous warden. Istudied
law, and was admitted to the supreme
court OF Wisconsin, when Ryan was
chief justice. From Wisconsin l re-
moved to Denver, Colorado, where, for
10 years, conducted a larger practice
than is found in any office in this coun-
ty. | refer you, without permission, to
Chief Justice Helm, of the supreme
court OF Colorado; to Hon. v. d. Mark
ham, the leader of the Denver bar; to
Hon. Thos. M. Patterson, ex-member of
congress and now proprietor of the
Rocky Mountain News, and to all the
leading merchants and banks, and es-
pecially to Chas. B. Kountze, president
of the Colorado National bank, whose
attorney was during all that time.
also refer to the Hon. John F. Dillon,
chief counsel of the Union Pacific
railway, as to my ability as lawyer.
My practice has extended into all the
courts of this country, and have cases
now pending in the United States cir
cult court of appeals for the eighth and
ninth circuits, and in the supreme court
, of the United States.
/ Overwork brought on insomnia in
Denver, and removed to this state four
years ago, bringing my family, wife
and six children. and all my possessions.
Here l bought 140 acres of land on the
+ Sunny Slope Of Cerritos, near Long
Beach, and have made it one of the most
attractive and valuable orchards in the
| county. Without the use Of any medi-
, cine but hard labor, l worked for two
years to regain my health, and today
r am indebted to this glorious climate for
/ more perfect health than l have ever
/, enjoyed.
ltwas while engaged in this orchard
1 business that the Farmers alliance
9 attracted my attention, and l became q
I convert and advocate of its leading ideas
9 on money, land and transportation.
That the laborer was not getting the full
product OF his toll, and that he was be-
: ing ground between the upper and
!, neither mill stones of scarce money and
= railroad tariffs, appeared to me to be
sef-evident. Into this movement
a have thrown all my energy and spare
8 time ever since.
C Two years ago, feeling fully restored
! to health, began the practice of the
n law in this city-with what success and
8 ability, Irefer you to Judge Ross, of the
? U. S courts, and to the judges of the
j superior court, but more particularly to
q judges Wade and Mckinley, before
: whom most of my cases have happened
+ to be. refer you also to such leading
a counselors as Hon. S. M. White. A. M.
y w. D. Stevens and Judge Anderson,
! Judge Geo. N. Smith, Geo. ]. Denis
!. Brunson & Hunsaker, A. HI. Judson and
8 j. l.. Murphey, chairman of the last Re
e publican County Convention, and in fac
y to the bar generally. think Mr.
II McLachlan is the only member of thu
e bar who does not know me. am q
o member Of the Chamber Of Commerce
70 and have always taken an active part il
,e its work and exhibitions. As to my
10 responsibility as business man, l refel
ls you to the Farmers and Merchant
n bank in particular, and all other banks
l. of this city. l refer you to all the lead
q ing. merchants, and especially {,
IS Harper q Reynolds Co., Whittier
ic Fuller & Co., Hawley, King
y Co., Mr.. Luitweiler, Los Apgelei
t. Furniture company, H. Jevne, j. w
y Robinson & Co., J. T. Steward, Mullen
e Bluett & CO., Coulter & Co., JOSEPH
a Mesmer, H. Siegel, and all other lead
le ing merchants. refer you to my pas
le life everywhere. Judge Sherman Page
6, OF this city, and Mr.. Varcoe, of Hawley
g. King q Co will tell you of my boyhoot
a, days in Wisconsin. Rev. DIR. Spsulding
q, of San Francisco, and Charles P. Taft
~ of Orange, can give you my record whil
le l lived in Racine. Hon. Herman Silve
le and j. L. Muiphey, both Republicans
as Hon. w. A. Harris, of San Bernardino
er and G. d. Van VIE, of Ontario, will tel
e. you of my career in Colorado; whil
e. my life here has been an open book il
n which all who run may read. hav
g. added more than $1OO, 900 to the wealtl
a. of this county, thereby giving hostage
1e to the people for my good behavior
The assessor and tax collector know M
A. also, and here have little advantag
D. over my opponent, because his namt
We does not appear on the assessment rol
~ for this year. This is the unkindest Gu
re of all, to be overlooked and ignored b,
ar the assessor. / am a member of tn
TX Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges of Will
ly mington, and am well. and hope favor
I'd ably, known in many large and impor
at tant enterprises calculated to add great
Mt er prosperity and wealth to this county
De NO OFFICE SEEKER.
1t is not true that l am a chronic
a seeker after Office. This is the first tim
In in my lfe that l ever was a candidate
of and all you who sat in the People'I
c. party convention know how reluctant
~ was to accept it, yielding only to the i'm
I'd perative demand of the party. And yo,
IL who sat as delegates in the Democratic
in convention, know that / was absent il
ct the northern part of the state, and tina
to the nomination came to me unsolicited
u and unanimously. For such an homo
W | have the right to be Justly proud anC
,e to feel, for certainty, that decided
majority of the people Of this county ar,
ct determined upon my election. No rins
g. has any clamps on me. am unde
l obligations to no money power
* whatever. The only pledge which
,e | have made is the one
q | baun do to ,,ov o,xx.. 4