Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-22

Eighth wards; that men voted un
der assumed names, and that meI
were taken in carriages from poll to pol
and voted several times. do not thinl
that men so elected should be entitled
| to seats in this convention. lCheers.
Men may die, but the principles OF the
Republican party will live forever. II
| the Democratic party has influenced
these primaries we should not take the
verdict thus given. The committee re-
fused to hear sworn evidence, and we
come here as Republicans to make our
protest. We cannot afford to go into
this campaign with the stamp of fraud
on any of our candidates. Republicans
are men who stand for principle. They
are Independent and have shed their
blood on every battle field of the nation.
You must not trifle with them. Let
these affidavits be read before the con-
vention, and if they can be controverted
let the opposition do it, if it takes q
whole year. Let it not be said that we
would not investigate fraud so transpa-
rent. Let US show that it is as difficult
to impugn the Republican party with
fraud as to compel the sun to cease
shining, and whoever the nominee may
be will support him. [Applause.l
OSBORNE OBJECTS TO WASHING DIRTY LINEN.
Mr.. Wright of Pasadena moved the
affidavits be read. A motion to lay on
the table was lost, and I'll. q. Osborne
said: "There is nothing so fimsy and
of so little consequence as ex-parte evil
dence. These affidavits have been taken
in chambers, and no opportunity given
to examine the parties making them.
We don't want to wash our dirty linen
before these galleries.
DIR. Rowland-Let us wash our dirty
linen right here.
HOT STUFF.
The secretary then read the afidavits,
and was interrupted frequently by dele
gates who yelled, "That's lie." One
delegate jumped up when the name OF
Sepulveda was read as an illegal voter.
Mr.. Maud jumped up and said excitedly:
That's lie; that man is legal voter,
and know it," The affidavits describ-
ing the operations of ward workers in
visiting several wards and voting, as
well-a as visiting all saloons on the route,
excited good deal of merriment. The
affidavits included the testimony OF
lodging-house keepers, denyingthat GER
tain voters at the primaries were resi-
dents at their houses.
The name of DIR. James B. Ellis was
included among the names of alleged
illegal voters, and that gentleman came
forward at the close of the reading and
said: "No 10Y North Spring street ex-
lists, and have existed there for two
years." [Cheers.l
The names of VIM. @. Milliken, Lud-
low Cox and G. Davis were then vouched
for by different delegates amid cheers
and Misses.
THE PUMPKIN ROLLERS DTSGUSTED.
Mr.. Burke-My name is Burke of
Rivera, one of the incest spots in the
county. 1t is Democratic, but am a
strong Republican from Tennessee. I
am an old soldier, and pumpkin roller,
and don't know who is responsible for
keeping us here all day. but if my Re-
publican ticket is to be stained by cor
ruptlon will trample it under my feet.
[ Repeated cheersl We ought to be
ashamed of ourselves, and if there Is no
relief from this contemptible business 1
say to the pumpkin rollers, let us leave
the hall and 60 home. [Cheers.l
GENERAL FRAUD CHARGED.
Judge Carpenter-On the day of cleo
tion was away from home and don't
know what transpired there. met the
men on the evening of the election who
are now here contesting the seats in my
ward. They said nothing of contest.
They placed themselves in the secret
bosom of a detective agency. It was
done in the dark. The other side should
have been given an opportunity to pre-
pare proofs on their side. If there were
frauds on one side there were frauds on
the other side. would not hang mad
dog on such affidavits. My candidate
has been villified, slandered from the
start in this campaign, but this is the
dirtiest andsmost contemplate ,trick of
all. If fifty Democrats have voted at
Republican primaries, why, they may
have repented.
A voice-Democrats never repent.
Judge Carpenter-Oh yes, they do.
The good poet says, "While the lamp
holds out to burn, the vilest sinner may
return" am Republican, and will
spend my money and time to elect the
nominee of this convention. We want
fair play. The minority wants to ex-
clude the majority and then elect a
candidate. The testimony produced
here is a tissue of lies and we propose to
maintain our rights to the end.
MURPHY SUSPECTS PINKERToNIsM.
Mr.. j. l.. Murphy was indignant
when first got up this afternoon. Now
am in my native element. 1 am not
swayed by anger or ambitions to sat-
isfy. am here to represent the hon.
est the brave and upright Henry Haz.
ard. Cheers.l If we had been given
hearing before the committee we would
not have brought this matter here. We
asked them to hold the matter over
until tomorrow morning in order to pro-
duce our witnesses. If these affidavits
have been gotten up by Pinkerton de-
tectives they ought to be tarred and
feathered. 1 call on Judge Carpenter
and his associates to make their defense.
We do not want limit as to time, but
we do want Judge Carpenter and others
to have an opportunity to make de-
tense. If this was the first time the
Second ward came here tainted with
corruption we could throw the veil of
Isis over it. 1t is time for the city to
sit down on the Second ward. The re-
spectacle people of this city look to you
to rid it of bossism, this incubus OF
Buckleyism, imported hexe from San
Francisco. To buy or sell a vote on
election day is crime against the re-
public. If the respectable Republicans
cannot run their primaries, then an
archy has come. The majority in the
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