Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-29
THE SITUATION YESTERDAY,
The Wires Being Pulled in City
Political Matters.
Councilman Elect StrOhm Said to
Have Decided ON His Policy.
Gossip About the situstion-The Fire
and Police Commissioned Strong
Fight Being Made for the
Retention Of Glass.

4 Retention OF Glass.
: The political situation in regard
q the makeup OF the new city govern
/, ment is becoming decidedly straine'
and yesterday there was more open di
, cussion of affairs than there has bee
any time for several days.
Down in the Seventh ward is wher
the blood on the moon shows withou
any microscopic assistance. and it a
arises from the now generally credite
alliance of Tom Strohm, councilman
elect, with the straight Republican
members of the new council. 1t wa
learned yesterday that he participate,
with them in q caucus last Frida,
night, at which slate was made up
which has not yet been disclosed, bur
which embraces list of names of gen
tlemen who are understood to be ready
to do the bidding of the five council
men, who thus expect to control mat
ters in the new government. None o
Mr.. Strohm's friends denied the state.
ments about the policy he expects to
pursue, and there will likely be war to
the knife from start to finish.
| The feeling against the councilman
elect on this open statement of his posi-
tion has operated like red rag to a bull
among his staunchest supporters in his
ward at the recent election. It is very
well known that he had no chance of
election without the support accorded
him by enthusiastic Democratic friends
in the ward, and the mutterings of these
gentlemen are now not only loud but
deep, and very bitter feeling is being
engendered.
One very prominent Democrat in
formed HERALD reporter yesterday
that Mr.. Strohm told him before the
election in the presence of others that if
elected he would vote for McCaffrey for
police commissioner, and said that If he
does pursue the policy which he is said
to have determined upon, that it will be
an instance OF bad faith which will not
inure to the political future of the coun-
Gilman.
OF course if this policy is carried out
1t will give the Republicans consider
able leverage in working through their
pet scheme of holding Chief of police
Glass in his place.
And speaking about Glass, the meth
DDS being pursued by his injudicious
friends are causing it to be said that
politics is not kept at that frigid dis
tance which the chief has claimed for
his conduct. It is openly asserted that
he has about 40 petitions in the hands
of officers of the police force, which
they are circulating although not in
politics-the burthen of the petition
being the retention of Chief Glass in
his Office.
His fight is being personally made by
Trowbridge H. Ward, county clerk, and
Freeman g. Teed, councilman-elect, and
it is said that they are using powers of
a very curious nature to assist their de-
signs.
One police officer aaked a friend of his
about the petition put in his hands, and
asked his advice as to what he should
do in the matter. His friend told him
that he might as well take it, because if
Glass was retained it would help him to
hold his place, and If he was not his
name would be "Dennis" anyway 80
be took the petition.
1T looks very funny to me-" said a
politician yesterday, "that such bold |
faced use of the police force as that now
going on can be made, and then that the |
4 claim for the retention of Chief Glass
hat the police force is out of politics |
mainly through his patriotic spinality |
in it's administration"
In the meantime the Democrats have
held caucus. 1t was on last Saturday
night, and although it has been per-
denied, it is an open secret
hat the Democratic members of the
council will cast their votes for Thomas
McCaffrey and Captain Mackey for po-
ice commissioners, and w. j. Broderick
Ind Jake Kuhrts, the present incum-
)ents, for fire commissioners. 1t is also
said that the caucus resulted in a firm
to insist upon Democrat
or chief of the fire department, and
hat those who are appointed will stand
pledged to that policy.
There were rumors yesterday of deals
being made or that will be made by
which the situation as it exists will be
changed before the close of the week.
But those who are posted say that if
Mr.. Strohm maintains the stand he is
accredited with having made that the
var will only begin when the new coun-
Ill is organized, and that it will not
hen have been finished.
In such an event the four
Ilert councilmen of Democratic per-
Iuasion, and Mayor Rowan, would
1ave a power which could
7ery easily be used to convince the ma
oity that they had very little sense in
TO locate upon and gather up
he whole earth in face of the vote at
he recent election.
NOTES.
W. ]. Hamilton (Bob) is making lots
# friends in addition to the host he
already has, in his candidacy for library
iirector, which is by appointment by
he mayor.
E. E. Shafer, ex-Councilman H. Mar
,hant, Tom Keefe. Burgess Reeves and
?. Keenan, are spoken OF for euperin-
;endent of public buildings.
1t is pretty generally believed that
Refugio Bilderrain will be the zanjero.
Mike Curran is among those men
toned in connection with the head of
The fire department.
Henry sherer, foreman OF Engine No.
|, would like to be assistant chief of the
ire department, and has good many
friends who are working for him.
1t was said yesterday by gentleman
Who has been giving the matter some
observation that he does not believe the
federal grand jury will return an indict-
nent against Councilman, elect Camp
oell in connection with his naturaliza-
lion. The suit to cancel his naturaliza-
ton papers will come up in the superior