Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-06
"OH! YOU ARE DREAM|NGF
An Appropriate Song Rendered
at Lindley's Ratification.
Grand Ensemble of Republican Can
didates for Office.
They Gather at the Lincoln Club Rooms
and Receive Candidate LindIey.
All Ling's Peculiar Ora
tory Appreciated.

The ratification of the nomination of
Candidate Hervey Lindley is now an &C.
complished fact. 1t came off last even
ing at the Lincoln club rooms, in the
Downey block. There were enough Re-
publicans on hand to crowd the club
rooms to degree which rendered the
atmosphere close. Every candidate,
present or prospective for q federal
county or state office, was there.
Each and every one OF them brought his
voice with him, and he used it untir-
ingly. The candidates and the Office.
holders, themselves, made up a small
army.
THE ARMY YELLED.
Every time the name of Mr.. Lindley
or Mr. Harrison was mentioned, the
army yelled as one man. When Cover
nor Markham's name was mentioned
the silence was intense. You could
have heard a pin drop. 1t seems that
the boys are not satisfied with the way
the governor treated their invitation to
attend the ratification. They claim
that as soon as he heard that it was eet
for Friday evening he proceeded to
forthwith arrange his affairs and take
the Thursday evening train for Sacra-
mento. This is one reason why the
army was silent last evening when Col.
Waiter 8. Moore complimented Cover
nor Markham in his speech. No one
cheered, and he was the only prominent
Republican mentioned who was not
given three cheers. On the other
hand, Ah Ling received an ovation.
1t was early in the evening when the
crowd commenced to arrive. The club
rooms were handsomely decorated for
the occasion. Two large pictures OF
Harrison and Reid were on either side
OF the speakers stand, and candidate
Lindley's likeness in oil was between
them.
Judge Hatch acted as chairman. In
opening proceedings he stated that the
object OF the concourse was to ratify Mr..
Llndley's nomination for congress, and
without ado he presented to the audi
ence the gentleman himself. Mr.. Lind
ley was received with loud applause.
He made very brief talk, in which he
! pledged himself to favor appropriations.
and to labor earnestly for the interests
OF the city and county of Los Angeles, il
be received three cheers.
Then United States Marshal Gard
talked. He said one good word for
Lindley and two for Harrison.
Hon. E.. F. Spence made a brief
speech. He said taat he considered it
ito be his religious duty to give his ef-
forts to the election of Hervey Lindley."
Mr.. Spence closed by explaining how
he came to vote for Harrison instead of
Blaine in the Minneapolis convention.
Walter j. Trask of Santa Monica
made clever little speech, telling why
he proposed to support Mr.. Lindley for
congress. The crowd evidently con-
sidered his reason to be sufficient, for
they applauded him vigorously.
YOU ARE DREAMING.
A colored quartette then sang song
entitled You Are Dreaming. The song
was appropriate, although the chairman
did not state tt at it had any reference
to the speakers who had been or would
be heard.
General johnson was called for. and
he made few extempore remarks.
District Attorney McLachlan next
predicted Mr.. Lindley's election by 1000
majority.
Frank I. Short, a young man from
Fresno. related how, two years ago. Mr..
Lindley had deferred to Mr.. Bowers.
and now he thought that his patience
should be rewarded. Mr.. Short twitted
the Democratic party for the economy
practiced in the management of govern
mental affairs, and this pleased the
crowd, for they all turned themselves
loose with yell that shook the build
ing. Major Donnell, candidate for the
district attorneys nomination, made
bloody shirt speech, during which he
declared himself for Mr.. Lindlev for
congress, and roasted the Peoples party
and General Weaver.
w. L. Williams next loomed up on the
platform. He referred to the Republican
party as loving family, but stated that
it had occasionally domestic quarrels.
These quarrels, though, were ali settled
before election day, and he was now sol.
idly for the Lindley family, limited.
although he had once opposed one of it's
members.
Judge R. B. Carpenter, formerly of
this city, and at present state senator
from this county, spoke in advocacy of
the protective idea. He eaid that the
Republican party favored protecting
cdpltel ab well aS laD0f. Everybody
present seemed to think so, to Judge by
the way they applauded the sentiment.
All LING's IDEAL.
But the spectacle of the evening was
R. A. Ling and the speech he made.
Mr.. Ling's oratory is peculiar, but it
seemed to catch the crowd last night.
He started off with "Mr. Chairman and
fellow Republicans" and then everybody
laughed. Another man has come to
confess his sins," said he, continuing.
II have been twenty years Democrat.
and 1 have lots of them. But /
have reformed, ard want to con-
tribute my mite to the election
of Hervey Lindley. He is my ideal OF
Congressman. Anybody that can 90 TO
Sacramento and get $400, 900 of the
states money spent down here in Los
Angeles county can go to Washington
and pack the capital back. He'll 20
there. open the treasury, and bring us
the money himself" said Mr.. Ling
with great enthusiasm.
General Rollins and Colonel Walter S.
Moore spoke. They both pledged fealty
to Mr.. Lindley, and predicted partyauc-