Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-06
PREPARING FOR VICTORY
A Meeting of the Democratic
County Committee.
Several Very Important Matters on
Which Action Was Taken.
A Committee Appointed to Confer With
the Populists Another Meeting
Called for Monday-The Pop
uIist Convention Today.

The Democratic party will this yeal
make vigorous, active and energetic
fight to redeem this county from the
present extravagant misrule of the
Unioh League, which organization now
30 thoroughly dominates the Republi-
can party. 1t was with this object in
view that an early meeting OF the coun-
ty central committee was called, for the
purpose of putting on foot certain move
ments which were considered by leaders
to be essential to success. 1t was gen.
orally recognized that it was all-impor-
tant that the present county ring should
be overthrown, and that all honorable
methods and combinations should be
made that would bring about that end.
A meeting of the county central COM
mittee was held yesterday at headquar-
ters, 115H South Spring street. The
attendance of members was larger than
ever before at this early day of the can
vass. The interest taken in the mat
ters discussed and the hopeful outlook
for party success which the committee
men generally believed existed, were
features of the gathering. Committee
men were on hand from all parts of the
county, and one and all expressed
themselves as highly gratifed with
the indications of dissatisfaction Repub-.
licans manifest at longer being ruled by
ring.
Hon. j. de Barth Shorb, chairman of
the county committee, was unavoidably
detained at his home, owing to indis-
position. Capt. A. F. Mackay, vice
chairman, presided in his stead. Secre-
tary Martin G. Marsh was on hand, as
he always is, when a Democratic meet
ing is in need of his services.
The first business was the matter of
efecting some kind of combination
with the Peoples party, whereby the
Democracy and the new political organ
ization could work together for com
mon end, toward the overthrow of the
existing political dynasty in the county,
whose high-handed policy is proving so
expensive to the taxpayers. Tba
The general sentiment was, that if q
combination could be effected with the
Populists upon just, equitable and
reasonable basis, it should be made.
The subject was discussed at length in
all of its phases.
The chairman was finally directed to
appoint committee of two to prepare a
resolution covering the ground, and on
motion OF Judge Bartholomew, of Gar
vanza, the Judge and George S. Patton
were named as the committee. They
withdrew, and later presented the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That committee of nine
be appointed by the chair to receive any
propositions that be made by the con-
vention of the Peoples party, looking to
a combination Of all the elements OF OPP
position to the present Republican mis-
rule in this county, and for the estab-
lishment of economical and honest gov
ernment therein, and to report the re-
suit of such conference to the Demo
cratic county convention about to be
called.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted and the following gentlemen
were named as the committee of con-
ference G.. S. Bartholomew, W. R.
Burke, A. McNally, J. H. Brewer, Thos.
L. Gooch, George Kinds, J.. w. Mitch
ell, j. L. skinner and j. f. Fonda.
After the appointment of the commit
tee recess was taken until 80 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the commit
tee transacted some important business
of an executive character. Some very
strong speeches were made by commit
teemen from the agricultural districts,
denunciatory of the Republican ring.
One farmer member became very vigor-
GUS in denouncing the present regime
at the court house.
"Why," said he, 1--WE are paying six
superior judges $4,000 year each to
attend to our courts, and there is not
one of them there now. was up today
with man who wanted his naturaliza-
tion papers, and be had come in thirty
miles to get them, but not Judge was
there. He will have to 60 back now.
without them, or else come in again.
Judges have got to have vacations,
though. They work so hard. We farm
ers have it easy all the time, and don't
need any"
Another committeeman said: 81 tell
you what l am in favor of doing. Let this
committee hire sign painter and send
him all over the county. Let this
painter put up on every fence he can get
permission to, upon every county bridge
and every available place. a sign read
ing like this:
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