Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-07
CHAIRMAN MAX POPPER
He Talks About the Democracy's
Chances of Success.
important Action Taken by the Coun-
ty Central Committee.
An Encouraging Prospect OF Democratic
Success in This etate-southern
California to Be Thoroughly
Campaigned.


rived in the city yesterday mornin.
from the north. Mr.. Pepper was met a
the train by some friends, and wal
driven Immediately to the residence O
his sister, Mrs. 81. @. Weiner. Later ir
the morning he came down town to re-
new his acquaintance with local and
visiting Democratic leaders. In the
afternoon, q meeting was held at the
offices of Hon. Stephen M. White
when an important step was taken with
regard to the management of the cam.
paign in Southern California, in go fai
as the Democratic party is concerned.
A detailed report of what was done ap-
pears below.
Mr.. Pepper is most amiable gentle
man, about 40 years of age. He has
long been prominent in California poll
tics, and is recognized universally as a
keen, shrewd political observer, tire
less, indefatigable worker and a
thorough organizer. He comprises, in
fact, all the essential elements that 90
to make up an ideal chairman of state
committee in campaign like this.
when the result in California is go i'm
pOrtant to the Democracy. Mr.. Pepper
gives most hopeful view of the out
look.
'sTo judge from the reports 1 have
thus far received" said the gentleman.
in conversation with HERALD repre-
sentative, II think that there is an ex-
cellent prospect that the Golden state
will be placed in the Democratic col
umn this year. Our party is united.
The one man power in San Francisco
has been practically overthrown. The
system by which it was possible for
one individual to dictate local no.nina-
tions and party policy, has been de-
stroyed. We are now all working to-
gether in everyone of the eighteen as
sembly districts of the city. OF course,
there is little contest for local leader
ship in some of the districts, but that
will all be settled at the primaries. On
the other hand, the Republican party
is hopelessly divided into two factions.
The Crimmins. Kelley wing is very bit
ter against Colonel Burns and his fol-
lowers. do not think that it will be
possible to heal this breach between
now and election day. The result will
surely be the nomination Of two Repub-
Hcan Legislative tickets. BY this split,
we are bound to profit all along the line.
This fight in San Francisco may be the
means of giving the next legislature to
the Democracy, and this, of course,
means another United States senator
for US.
Down here in the southern part of
the state the Democrats all seem to be
alive and active, and / should Judge
that larger Democratic vote will be
polled this year in this part of the state
than for some years past. The question
as to what effect the Peoples party vote
will have on the two old parties is of
course problematical.s My opinion is,
though, that the Populists will draw
heavier from the Republican party than
from the Democrat. They are stronger
In the Republican counties, down south
here than they are up north. In this
section the G. o. p. depends on the
majorities in the southern counties to
carry the state. l think this move we
have taken of establishing auxiliary
headquarters here in Los Angeles can
not help but be of material assistance in
looping off some heavy Republican
votes down this way. We will give the
enemy hard fight anyway. We pro-
pose to win. If we can, and my Judgment
is that we can."
Mr.. Pepper will remain in the city
until Tuesday. He can be met almost
any time at the office of Mr.. White. in
the Temple block. Democrats should
embrace the opportunity to meet the
gentleman during his brief stay in
Los Angeles.
AUXILIARY HEADQUARTERS.
The meeting was held in the office OF
Mr.. White, in the Downey block, yester-
day afternoon, the following committee
men and Democratic leaders being
present:
George Kinds, of Wilmington; R.
Egan, of San Juan; j. de Barth Shorb.
San Gabriel J. Magonigle, of Ventura;
X. Q. Garfield, Of Santa Barbara; A. J.
Snodgrass, OF Ventura; E. J Davis, of
Riverside; W. Q. Masters, of Pasadena;
ii. ". Patton, OF Banning; Mr.. Murphy,
of The Needles, Oscar Trippett, of San
Diego, Maj. Levi Chase of San Diego, ].
r. Westerman of Pomona, r. f. Del
Vale, d. Botiller, Charles M. Bell, M.
G. Marsh, A. Ramsh, Fred Hardness.
w. J. Hunsacker, /. HI. Polk, A. F,
Mackay, Gen. j r. Mathews, J. p. Mo-
ran, w. r. Burke, W. III. Workman, f..
Germain, J. o. Koepfi, Stephen M.
White and Joseph ID. Lynch.
Chairman Pepper presided and A.
-Ramish acted as, secretary. Mr.. Pop
per, in calling the meeting to order,
dwelt at length upon the brilliant out
look for party success throughout Cali
fornia and the nation. He stated that
his object in visiting Southern Califor-
mia at this time was to survey the field,
as it were, and to ascertain what the
state committee could do to further
Democratic interests in the southern
portion of the state. He considered it
the wise and proper thing to do to
establish branch of the state central
committee with headquarters at Los
Angeles. From this branch headquar-
tiers the idea was to handle the cam
paign, as far IS the counties
south of Tehachipe were concerned as
follows: San Diego, San Bernardino,
7 Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa
Barbara and Kern,
Stephen M. White made few re-
marks in which he endorsed the. plan
and stated that he considered it good
one Tor the state committee to adopt.
j.. deBarth Shorb, r. F. Del Vale, M.
@. Marsh and other gentlemen present
spoke in similar strain.
The following resolution, offered by
Senator Del Vale, was adopted:
Resolved, That an auxiliary campaign
committee consisting of thirty members
shall be appointed by the chairman OF
the state central committee. as follows