Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-03

plainly evident that voters were being
bought on all sides by the ring. One
OF the purity leaders advised the i'm
mediate production of $3.50. He said
that if this sum was raised the ring
was beaten, az it would buy 100 votes.
The proposition to debauch the ballot
was greeted with cries of derision, and
finally voted down overwhelmingly. 1t
was decided to continue the fight to the
end along the lines ID was started upon.
There would be no vote buying and no
re peating by the league or it's members.
Thus did the leaguers remain until the
polls were closed to watch the last
work.
TEN POLICEMEN TO KEEP THE PEACE.
Att o'clock ten policemen were at
the polling place to keep order. They
were frequently called upon to suppress
rows and to put stop to disturbances.
No arrests were made at the voting
place.
About O'Clock Mayor Hazard ap.
peared at the corner OF Ord and Buena
Vista street to view the fight. There
were fully 400 men on hand then. The
mayor watched the voting as it pro-
gressed for about an hour. Then he
turned and said:
ut is the most disgraceful thing ever
saw in Los Angeles city. Scoundrels
and thugs are arrayed against the re-
spectacle, decent taxpaying element, and
there is no recourse. The central commit
tee is in their control, and no relief is pos
sible except to just overwhelm them by
numbers. These same tactics were used
to down me at the last primary, l
fought them single.handed, with the
assistance of my friends, but we could
do naught against ballot-box suffers
and primary election bulldozers."
THE OPPOSITION LEADERS.
The element which opposed the league
was led by Ed Niles, D. F. Donegan, J.
G. Steadman, Ignacio Bilderain, Tommy
Smith, Louis Mendibles, Billy Davis,
Billy Soule, Joe Manning, Ed Maud, E.
j. Reece and George p. McLain.
About O'Clock in the afternoon Con-
tractor Donegan had an alteration with
E. E. Hall. Mr.. Donegan accused Mr..
Hall OF taking mule belonging to him
about two years ago. He added that
the said Hall had forgotten to return
the mule up to date. Mr.. Hall ex-
planned that the mule had died, and the
conversation closed without any blood
being shed.
1t was at 4 80 that Mr.. Donegan's
ever fruitful mind got in it's work,
though. He appeared on the scene
with photograph apparatus and caught
a view OF the whole crowd then as
sembled at the polls. This picture will
be used later.
THE QUIETER WARDS.
In the Third ward there were two
tickets in the field, and considerable re-
peating was done here. The caucus
ticket was pushed through in lively
shape. The caucus ticket entirely over
looked Maj. w. O. Furrey, and many
leading and prominent Republicans in
the ward, and the consequence was that
an opposition ticket was put up by
the Major and his friends. The
Major became involved in a
little dispute during the day
with Statesman Stanton, jr. The major
intimated that Statesman Stanton lied,
and there would have been serious
trouble had it not been that two stall
waft policemen stepped in and put
stop to the discussion. Further than
this, and several other minor rows,
things were reasonably quiet in the
Third Ward.
In the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth wards.
and in the Ninth and First, there were
no fights. There was but one ticket in
the field, and it was elected, as matter
of course. In the Sixth ward there was
q contest between DR.. B. f. Kierulff and
J. s. Van Doren as to who should be
endorsed for supervisor, but the dele
gates were agreed upon by both candi-
dates.
THE ,s'BLooDY" SEVENTH.
The polls opened in the Seventh ward
at noon, with fight which might have
resulted in some one being killed, had it
not been for the timely interference of
half dozen big policemen. In this
ward the contest was between the ring
and the decent element. The ring had
control OF the ballot and the voting, it's
men having been named by the county
central committee as the officers of the
election. When the polls opened, the
anti-ring people endeavored to put two
men in the polling place, to watch the
voting, and see to it that no funny
work was ATTEMPTED with the box. They
had selected for this purpose j. w.
Davis and Brainerd Smith. An order
from the Republican executive commit
tee was presented to the judges, direct
ing them to permit two men to sit in
the polling place and watch the voting.
But the judges declined to permit them
to enter. Then there was free fight.
The crowd was about to put Messrs.
Smith and Davis through the window,
and would have done 80, had it not
been for the interference of the police.
GUN PLAY.
Captain E. Blennerhasset, who is the
night watchman at the court house, and
who was Judge OF the election, drew
his revolver and pointed it at Fred.
DENLY, who was being pushed through
the window.
"Back," said the captain, "I do not
propose to admit unauthorized persons
here"
The crowd then fell back, and the vot-
ing was proceeded with. The two men
who were authorized to be admitted to
the polling place were shut out.
Later Captain Blennerhasset was ar
rested on q warrant and taken to the
police station. His bond was fixed at
$1,000, which'was furnished. Col. r. ].
Northam, chairman of the Republican
county committee, and DR.. F. R. Aims
worth, were his bondsmen. The captain,
as soon as he was released, returned and
took up his position as judge Of the
election.
THE OLD, OLD STORY.