Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-12
REPUBL|CANSSMEWHAIATOD
"A Fight Over the Central Com
mittee Craftsmanship.
Candidates Who Are Averse to Being
Assessed to any Extent.
Men who Want to Conduct the Cam
paign Hooker Daily Again in
Town-G. A. X. Mon Are
Mad-PolitIcal Notes.

The next work that the Republican
party in this county has to do with, is
the organization of the county central
committee, which is to be effected on
Wednesday, when the committee meets.
There is going to be quite contest for
the Craftsmanship. In fact it is and has
been going OH ever since last Thursday.
1t was originally intended by the
combine to place George L. Arnold in
the chair as the head of the executive
and county committees, both.
With this object in view, Mr.. Ar
nold's friends commenced industriovsly
to gather proxies from all around with
MIR. Arnold in mind. But the combina-
tion was thwarted in measure, The
convention decided that under no cir
cumstances whatever should q proxy be
allowed on the committee. This virtu-
knocked Mr.. Arnold out.
Then W. T. Williams came to the
front as fit and proper man for chair
man. His friends have been industri-
ously booming him ever since, and
everything now points to his selection.
Every man whose nomination he either
made or seconded in the convention. was
winner. This makes him very strong.
Will E. Dunn has.also been spoken of
az good man for chairman. Robert ].
Northam will under no circumstances
accept reelection.
THE ASSESSMENTS.
But there is another grave question
troubling the minds of Republicans.
Chairman Murphey announced that no
candidate should be called upon by the
committee to pay single dollar assess
ment for campaign purposes. II this
policy is adhered to, where lie the $25 900
corruption fund coming from which the
Republican committee ordinarily has to
carry on the campaign with? It must
be raised, and who is going to put it up
if the candidates do not?
HOOKER DAILY RETURNS.
Mr.. Hooker Daily returned from San
Francisco last evening. He had not
contemplated so e2fly return, but the
condition OF Republican affairs here, he
thought, demanded his immediate coun-
sci and advice. He is now here to
throw himself into the breach and save
the Republican party from absolute
dissolution. He advocates the immedi-
ate introduction of the San Francisco
political methods of Crimmins and
Kelly as the only thing that will save
the party.
Upon the subject OF not assessing can
didates Mr.. Hooker Daily expressed
himself with great feeling. He said
why desc mugs make me awfully
sick. "De idea of not making de guys
on de ticket put up is de worst 1 ever
heard of. What do dey tink de boys
are goin' to do? Do dey tink we're
goin' to put 'em into soft enaps simply
because we're mashed on EN-? Don't
you ever believe we're goin' to do any
ting of de kind. Ifdey wants US dey got
to put up, and we come high. But dey
got to have US or dey aint in it."
In the above brief but pointed state
ment Mr.. Hooker Daily, of San Fran
cisco, embodies his own sentiments and
likewise those of about 1000 petty Re
publican leaders in this county, s'De
party has got to have 'em. and dey come
high" Now, how in the world are they
going to be obtained if they don't pay
an assessment, and pay big one.
THE STRONG VS.. THE WEAK.
DR.. ]. J. Choate is being strongly
urged to accept the Democratic nomina-
tion for coroner. DR.. Choate is we'll
known in this city, and could easily de-
feat DIR. H. G. Gates, who is the ply
sician of the Southern Pacific railroad
com pany and the nominee of the Repub-
lican party for that Office. The Office of
coroner is in measure an important
one. He holds an inquest over
the body of every man killed in
a railroad accident. and it would be just
as we'll if railroad physician was over
looked when it comes down to voting
for somebody to fill that post. The
coroner forms the verdict of the jury, and
upon that verdict in many instances
great deal depends. A coroner can save
a railroad company great deal OF
trouble in the way of damage suits. DR..
Choate could fill the position with JUS
tice to all interests.
THEY HAD A MERRY TIME.
There was meeting of the Soldiers
alliance on Saturday evening last, and it
was a merry one. Some of the men
now holding Offices in Los Angeles city
and county we're given thorough turn
ing over, and they were ali Republicans.
The manner in which the last Repub-
lican county convention treated the old
soldiers was discussed, and it was the
practically unanimous opinion that they
had been spat upon.
Another meeting will be held shortly
and the question of candidates will be
further discussed.
SPLIT IN KNoLL's PRECINCT.
The complete and utter demoraliza-
ton of the Republican party in Knolls
precinct, of this county, is to be re-
corded. There are sixteen Republican
votes in Knolls precinct. At the last
primary, held at Knolls, when the votes
in the box were counted, it was found
that the Republican vote had increased