The herald., 1893-01-29
How County Line Fight
Progress at Sacramento.
Riverside Scheme Far in Ad-
vance Of Others.
A Noble Army of Missionaries Labor.
ing at the Capital.
The Legislative Vineyard Being Care
fully Cultivated in the Interests Of
tho New County Prospects
Bright for Its Creation.
spondence of The HERALD.

Special correspondence of The HERALD.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 28-And now the
second week of the county division fight
is over with and nothing is as yet finally
settled. When I say that the second
week of the great struggle is over mean
the second week dating from the OPEN
ing of the Riverside county fight before
the senate committee on county bound
aries.
Results thus far that have been &C.
complished are nil save and accepts few
cheerful little complimentary remarks
that gentlemen make about other gentle
men to the effect that this man is liar
or that man is coward. Then some
one will vary the monotony by occa-
sionally threatening to 'emash Mr.. So
and-So in the jaw if he does not cease"
AS no one has as yet been smashed the
supposition is that Mr.. So-and-So has
ceased.
Really, though, of all the county di-
vision schemes that have been pre-
sented to the legislature the one that
has attracted the most attention and
which really has the strongest backing
is the Riverside county scheme.
The Riverside folks have a strong
lobby here on the ground and not an
opportunity is overlooked to put in q
good word for the new county. The ar
gument they use is familiar to all of you
and it is unnecessary to repeat it.
If were prophet would say that
there is but one county division bill
that will be passed at this session, and
that one is the Riverside bill.
In the first place, the Riversiders
have strong case. In the second place,
they have perfect organization, whiiu
the opposition to the bill is scattered
and somewhat disorganized. These
conditions are decidedly favorable to the
enactment of the law which will create
the new county.
The story that has been put in circu-
lation that the Riverside people are dis
pensing sack here in Sacramento has
been vigorously denied. If one is being
spent it is being so cleverly and diplo-
matically put out that it is impossible
to locate it. Thus far no evidences of
Doodle are visible, and the story about
the mysterious sack that is going to be
turned loose later is regarded purely as
creation of the brain of the oppoei.
tion.
Two years ago Riverside made hard
fight and came very near getting q
county then. 1t was only by scratch
that Riverside county was defeated at
that time. The fight that was made in
1891 is going to assist this year in &C.
complishing the desired end.
Among the Riverside citizens who are
here looking after the bill is George
Frost. Mr.. Frost is an old man with
silver locks and a philanthropic coun-
tenance. He has bland smile that ia
very winning with the average legis-
lator and which is daily used. Mr..
Frost, as lobbyist, is a decide success,
his age being no barrier to his activity.
Then there is Frank Miller. Frank
has been here for about three weeks,
and it is understood that he has not
taken off hie clothes since he arrived at
the Golden Eeagle one cold dismal day
in early January. Mr.. Miller, it is said,
never sleeps when he ia engaged work.
ing to accomplish an object. He is an
enthusiastic Riverside county man and
he is doing power of good work among
the legislators.
General Davis, who, when he is at
runs the popular Rowell, is
also among the Riverside missionaries
who are lahoring in this field. General
Davis is Democrat, and was most en-
thusiastic White man. He talketh
among tie throng for Riverside county
by day and by night.
Among the throng who are enlisted in
behalf of Riverside county is the next
United States minister plenipotentiary
and envoy extraordinary to Guatemala;
Maj. .-Gen. Harry W. Patton is editor of
the Banning Herald, political advisor,
successful lobbyist and genial gentle-
man. Major Patton is anxious to get
,he town OF Banning all into one county.
It is now divided, the county line rum
hing through the middle of the town.
rhe major is desirous of having Banning
.ll included within the new county of
Riverside.
DR.. Lyman Gregory of San Jacinto ia
leglecting his medical practice long
enough to come up and talk Riverside
county. A. Fl. Naftzger of Riverside was
lere last week engaged in the noble
work, but he has left. He is hustler,
md no mistake.
The San Bernardino end of the fight
las been managed largely by everybody
Who happened to be on the ground from
hat place, There was young man
famed Atherton here for while. He
alked loud, and accomplished little.
,hen there was -. Fording, ex.dis-
rict attorney, and Judge Bledsoe. The
udge has rather given up the fight, and
one home. All of the San Bernardino
ontingent are for San Jacinto county,
ut my opinion is that it will never be.
will keep you posted as things pro-
rees. VA,