Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-21
L|NDLEY IN THE LEAD,
But Magee is a Rattling Good
Second.
No Combination Was Effected Last
Night.
The Entries for the Race-The Situation
Summed Up-An Estimate of the
Strength of Each Candidate.
List of Delegates.

QW1nQleQ TO 1Our STARTERS, ana IL Is not
at all certain that the quartette will
come to the post. One may be scratched
at the last minute, The race promises
to be hotly contested, and considerable
preliminary work was done yestesdsy.
The starters will be given their final try
out early this morning. For this classi-
cal event the following candidates will
face the starter:
The Reform stables chestnut horse
Hervey Lindley, by Whittier School,
dam Never Mics Trick.
The Times stables dark horse Hough-
ton, by Once Elected, dam Highly
Moral.
The San Gabriel Valley stables bay
horse Magee, by Cheese and Crackers,
dam Crown of the Valley.
The Fourth of July stables chestnut
horse Hazard, by Firecracker, dam
Twice Mayor.
Pools were sold last evening. Hervey
Lindley was made the favorite. notwith-
standing that it was reported around
that combination had been made
against him and that all the jockeys
follows: Lipdley, 500; Magee, $65
1uAcA0S PIOt anu A1OuShbOh PlO. 1u6
San Gabriel valley people are very con-
fident that their candidate will come in
with big rush at the finish. They are
not scared of anything but the Whittier
candidate. The fact that the race is
not to be run over the Times kite
shaped track has initiated against
Houghton. He was once great cam
paigner, but he has never been sent
over Los Angeles county track. Every
thing will be new to him and he will not
make the run that his friends antici-
pated.
Lindley came in second at the last
congressional stake. He has been
trained to the hour, and barring an
accident this morning, looks all over the
winner. He will be cent out from
the fall of the flag to make the pace.
His hackers are all old timers and
are just as shrewd as they make them.
Magee. the Pasadena colt, will make
a surprisingly good race of it. He did
great gallop over the Nadeau track
yesterday, and if the horses are punched
near the end, the cheese and cracker
horse may carry off the highly priced
event. The San Gabriel valley horse
will be reserved for a whipping finieh.
The pyrotechnic candidate is not going
nearly as we'll as expected. He is not
the horse that he was when he cantered
away with the mayors handicap in the
fastest time on record. It is feared
that he will not stay the route. They
should finish under the wire in the fol-
lowing order: Lindley first, Magee Sec
ond, Hazard third and Houehton fourth.
Now let the red bunting swish through
the air for the great event. A fair field
and no favor.
THE SITUATION.
The politician was in his element last
evening. The Republican county con-
yention meets this morning at 10
o'clock at Turnverein hall. A little
fight is waging. Last night it was any
thing to beat Lindley. The report that
the Hazard and Magee forces had
united on Houghton proved to be an
idle rumor. Such an attempt may
have been made, but there were certain
obstacles in the way. Pasadena's
twenty-one are solid for Magee, but no
one other candidate could secure more
than one-half of the delegation. Lind
ley is second choice of several of the
Pasadena contingent. "We are in the
fight to the end" said one OF the Pasa-
dena delegates to HERALD man last
night. "Our candidate will go into the
convention with much larger follow
ing than either Hazard or Houghton.
Magee will not draw out OF the fight on
any condition."
1t was busy night with the Lindley
adherents and they did some
tall hustling. The most active men
are all for Lindley. 1t is gener-
ally conceded that Los Angeles
is pretty solidiat the back OF Lindley, but
it is difficult to accurately estimate the
strength of any OF the candidates in the
country. Strange as it may appear,
country. The San Fernando valley is
reported to be fairly solid for Hazard.
San Gabriel valley is in line for Magee.
Few, ii any, of the delegates are for
Houghton. Complete returns have not
yet been received from all the outside
precincts, consequently it is impossible
to size up the situation with any degree
of accuracy. ss
There are 317 votes in the convention.
Los Angeles city has $50 votes. Lindley
will get about 125, although some OF his
friends claim as many as 130 OF the city
vote. His leaders claim that he has
sixty supporters from the county dele
gates.
The Magee contingent claim that they
will have ninety votes on the first bal
lot. This estimate is probably little
high, but it will be Magee to certainty
If Lindley does not get the nomination
on the first ballot. This is straight
tip and this is why the Pasadena dele
gates intend to stand by Magee to the
end.
TEE FIRST BALLOT ESTIMATED.
The following estimates for the first
ballot are based upon the best informa-
tion to hand: Lindley, 172; Magee, 80,
and Hazard, go. This estimate gives
Lindley the nomination on the first bal
lot. The bitter fight made on Lindley
has lost him very few votes, as far as
could be ascertained. He may only get
IL out of IA in the First, 20 out of "a in
the Second. % out of 25 in the Third and
15 out OF IL in the Fourth wards. The
Fifth and Sixth are for Hazard, but the
Lindley men claim that they have
gained one vote in the Sixth.
THE CHAiRMANsHIP.
The Magee, Hazard and Houghton
factions have centered on Lionel Shell
don for chairman of the convention.
The other side will, in all probability,
put forth Judge T. X. Wilson. The
fight for chairman will be pretty one,
and the result will tell the story of the
Republican congressional nomination oi
the Sixth district.