Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-04
NO JUDGE ON DUTY.
HOW STANDARDIZATION Is RE
TARDED IN THE COURTS.
A Number of Men Unable to Find a
Judge to Act In Their Cases Yes
terdsy-Notes About Poll
tical Matters.

From IL o'clock noon, yesterday
until 8 O'Clock in the afternoon, the
judges OF the superior court OF Los
Angeles county were conspicuous for
their absence from their court rooms.
During these hours quite number OF
foreign born residents were taken by
Secretary Marsh, of the naturalization
committee, 10 the court house to secure
their final nsturaliza Jon papers, in
order to be able to vote at the fall cleo
ton. Unless these papers are secured
on or before August 9th, they will be
disfranchised, so far as voting this year
is concerned. Having all the necessary
qualifications, the parties who appeared
yesterday, desired to go through the
proper form, take the oath, get the ne
cessary document and vote in November.
They could not do 30 for the reason that
no Judge was on hand up to 3 O'Clock,
SO after waiting three hours, they gave it
up.
A number of the judges are off on va
cations. The law recognizes no such
thing as judicial vacation. No judge
has any right, legally, to absent himself
to the detriment of public business
But one of the six superior judges of
this county is now holding court. The
result is that there is loud, long and
lusty complaint going up on all sides.
While enjoying their vacation of 8
month, the judges, OF course, continue
to draw their very ample salaries.
In order to.give working men who are
foreign born residents, an opportunity
to get their final papers by August 9th,
without interfering with their work,
the Democratic county committee re-
quested the judges to hold night ses-
sions. from s until 10 O'Clock, August
9th, 9th and 9th. Itis known that a
number of parties who have all the
requisites of citizenship, cannot leave
their work during the daytime to ap-
pear with witnesses before the Superior
Judge, to go through the required form
by the 9th of the month. For this
reason night sessions were asked, for
three nights only, for naturalization
purposes. No superior judge has re.
piled to the request. Judge Wade. OF
Department Three, was seen by
HERALD reporter and asked the ques-
ton:
do you intend to hold any night ses.
sions, as requested, in order that parties
who cannot get away in the daytime can
embrace the opportunity to get natural
ized in time to vote this fall?"
''No, sir, do not" was the reply.
Parties who want naturalization must
get around during the time the court is
in session."
''Well, but, Judge, the object of ask
ing for those night sessions was to give
working men who could not leave their
labor in the daytime chance to come
in after the days work was over, with
pers, go as to vote in November"
''Well, sir, said the judge, ''any work.
ing man who cannot spare the time to
come before the court in daytime to get
his final papers and become citizen and
hold no night sessions"
And this was all that the Judge said.
His term of Office does not expire until
1894.
The Democratic county central COM
mittee will meet at 10 M. Friday, ct
the rooms of the committee, 1151s South
Spring street.
The Peoples party county convention
is to be held next Saturday. General
Weaver and Mrs. Lease will arrive Sat-
urday afternoon from the east. The
general is to speak at Hazards pavilion
in the evening.
The naturalization committee of the
Democratic county central committee
has assisted 232 foreign born residents
in securing naturalization papers up to
date.
Candidate Hervey Lindley will arrive
from the north Friday morning at IL 80.
That evening he is to get a reception at
the Lincoln club rooms, which has all
been arranged for.