Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-07
CLINE THE FIRST VICTIM.
The Republicans Nominate
Him for Sheriff.
Proceedings Yesterday at the
County Convention.
A Number of Interesting Episodes
Vary the Mon0t0ny.
The Seventh Ward Biennerhassett Dele
cation Withdraws-The Afro-Re-
,publicans Prominent in the
A6air-Full Report.

tion of the combined wisdom, intelli
gence and virtue of the Republican
party of Los Angeles county were hello
yesterday and the sun still continues te
move. At 8 O'Clock yesterday morning
pilgrimage commenced from various
uptown headquarters for Illinois hall
BY 10 O'Clock there had assembled there
horde OF hungry seekers after office
and about 3l5 delegates to the Republi.
can county convention.
The delegates, candidates and specta-
tors made up an interesting crowd, and
afforded delightful opportunity for one
to study human nature. There was the
good and bad element in politics elbow
ing each other, voting together to &C.
complish the same end, defeat one man
and nominate another. Senator ingalls,,
an eminent Republican authority, has
said that 'purity in politics is an iri-
descent dream" II the senator were
to have dropped down in Los Angeles
yesterday, he would have had further
proof of the fact that such is certainly
the case in Republican politics here
abouts at the present writing.
The price of proxy in the conven-
ton yesterday was worth SIS at II
O'Clock in the morning. Only for a
time did'it remain at this low figure.
At4p.m. it had moved up to $40, and
at 5 pm. $S5 was offered and refused.
At 80 some news was received from
the ring headquarters which had ten
dency to "bull" prices, and they went
ekyward. At 7 O'Clock 1925 was offered
by buyers, but no takers could be found.
At 10 80 sale was made at $3.50, and
there were no other transfers of record
last evening at any higher figure. The
market is feverish, though, aud prices
may take an upward tendency early
today. The delegate who is inclined to
speculate on his proxy is liable to do
very nicely in financial way before the
wind-up of this convention.
The election of ]. L. Murphey as chair
man yesterday was brought about by a
peculiar combination. He was sup
ported by all of the advocates OF cleaner
politics-not very numerous in this con-
vention-as well as quite number of
the very element Mr.. Murphey and his
friends have been 80 bitterly antagoniz-
ing. This last force went to Mr.. MUIR
phey because in electing him chairman
they really made a concession to the
"long hairs" and in no way ieopardized
ring interests or their own nefarious
ends and combinations. The result was
that he was elected. Col. M. Nudge
was presented by the country delegates
and received only portion of the coun-
try delegates votes. E. A. Meserve was
nominated, but for what purpose no
one knows. He only got thirty-two
votes.
Mr.. Murphey's election to the chair
manship was followed by the with
drawal of the Smith Shell -Blennerhas.
set delegation from the Seventh ward.
This had been previously agreed upon.
The deal for this surrender was put up
Monday evening by George L. Arnold
and others of Mr.. Lindley g friends, who
are very anxious that the dirty linen of
the Republican party shall not be
washed in public. But Mr.. Knox was
not contented with this peaceful sur
render. So he got up and proceeded to
,defame the defeated in good shape. 1t
was bad break, and it was 60 looked
upon by the convention.
The afternoon session was mainly
taken up by the colored brother, who
was making mad rush to get few
crumbs from the party table, and want
ed to be sergeant-at-arms. To this job
about SO per day attaches as long as the
convention is in session, and six seekers
were elected.
The evening session was largely de-
- &c al
form was carefully prepared, and is the
ator Carpenter, of San Francisco, and
company. 1t is document over which
many sleepless nights have been spent.
Senator Carpenter maintained a dis
Greet silence. During the day he was
conspicuous on the streets for his alb
sence. But in the evening he loomed
up in the hall and took hand PERSONAL
ly in manipulating things. Below is a
detailed report of the convention.
Called to Order.
Delegates commenced arriving at
Illinois hall at 8 O'Clock. The vast
brigade of candidates and their friends
were on the ground even earlier. As
the members arrived they were taken
to one side and given final canvass for
this or that candidate before the con-
vention opened. m E
The fact that Illinois hall was not in
tended for convention hall became
plainly evident to all Of the delegates,
and great dissatisfaction was manifested
over the action of the county committee,
in having named it as the meeting
place. But the delegates took the
matter philosophically. 1t was wrong
that they could right, and they only
awaited an opportunity to do it.
Among the first delegations to arrive
at the hall and take their seats was the
Smith -Blennerhassett crowd from the
Seventh ward. They fled in early so as
to prevent any possible coup OF the
Knox-Vignes- Buddinger delegation an
ticipating them.
COLONEL NoRTHAM's LAST APPEARANCE.
1t was 10 80 when Chairman Robert
J. Northam, of the county central COM
mittee raped for order and asked the
delegates to take their seats. It took
ten minutes for them to obev the order,
but they finally did SO.
When it looked as though compara-
tive quiet reigned, Colonel Northam
again let the gavel fall upon the block,
and appealed for order. It finally ar
rived at that point when all of the dele
gates thought that 1t was about time for
the ball to open, and SO they cried to
keep quiet. s,s +