The herald., 1894-12-03
REPUBLICANS ARE DEMORAL|zED
RAIDER Willing to Sell Out the
City Ticket.
Republican Scheme to Defraud the
Voters Of This City.
Charges OF Fraud Made by Lsad
Ing candidatss-Mrs. Hughes'
Open Lstssr-Political
Pointers.

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will have been reached OF the hottest
political fight ever fought in this city.
On the one side has been union and on
the Other discord worse confounded.
The Republican party has had ON its
hands factional fight which will result
in an overthrow OF the city hall ring
which has controlled the government OF
this city without break for six years.
Factional feeling ruled high yesterday
throughout the length and breadth OF
this city, and in spite OF the fact OF its
being the Sabbath, no time was lost by
the active partiaans of either party.
Frank RAIDERS friends we're the most
activ, in their efforts to stem the tide
against him which set in with the ex-
pose OF his Broadway extension deal.
Street comment was pronounced yester-
day over the fact that the Express In its
special RAIDER edition failed to answer a
single allegation which has been made
in the matter, the general verdict being
that RAIDER stands convicted Of sharp
practice on the record OF the peculiar
transaction as published.
A poll was taken in front Of the Ma
ieau hotel at 5 O'Clock with the following
result: RAIDER four, Hazard five, Ryan
seven. OF the sixteen votes nine we're
Republicans, one Populist and ak Demo.
crats.
Three OF the gentleman who declared
for Hazard stated that the day RAIDER
was nominated they fully intended to
vote for him, but on his published rec.
ord in connection with the Broadway
matter. the 4th OF July committee and
Ds Groat loan Office business thsy had
come to the conclusion that he was far
from being . safe man to entrust with
the reins OF the city government.
The Republican city committee have
practically decided to throw down the
whole city ticket In the interest Of Ra.
der and the ward workers will bear close
Watching. RAIDER money has been hand.
cd out with instructions to spend it for
his interests and to trade any and every
thing for votes for him.
st 10 stated by close observers of the
situation that the corporate interests
which are behind RAIDER have instructed
every voter in their employ TO vote %
they please except on the head OF the
ticket, which must be Tor RAIDER.
The Australian ballot system was
&opted in this state TO meet just such
cases as this and employees OF the va.
rious corporations are under no cblisa.
ton TO vote under instructions.
Election day is . legal holiday and
sc--ry votsr is allowed under the law the
time necessary in which to cast his
vote.
The charge has been made that the
friends Of RAIDER will attempt to defss.
the intention of the election Law BY pre-
venting voters not absolutely suro for
him from voting.
Notice is hereby given under authorl
~ OF the Democratic central COMMITTEES,
that every such case reported to the
committee will receive prompt attention
and the guilty party prosecuted to the
full extent OF the law.
RAIDER and his friends are thoroughly
demoralized and are at their wits ends
to devise ways and means of checking
the landslide to the peoples choice for
mayor, w. A. Ryan. The fact made
public yesterday that Frank RAIDER had
made canvas of the tenderloin district
in Charlie Webbsr's ward has lost MIN
the Prohibition vote to which he has
besn catering for since bis nomination.
The fact that be has been caught in
double dealing has disgusted the law
abiding element in this city and the
failure OF the Express TO notice CT an
,Eswer the charges, has proved the state
ment, II any proof was needed.
| In the various wards the fight for
member OF the city council will be
bitterly contested. and the chances
are largaly in favor of the Democrats
winning five Of the nine wards. In the
Eighth ward Thomas F. Savage will win
beyond the shadow Of q doubt, &c he
has the solid support OF the workinGmen,
who comprise the voting strength OF the
largest Democratic ward In this city.
George 8. Pessel, regular Democratic
candidate for council in the Ninth ward,
sompstitor, Frank Walsh. Mr.. Pessel
has made record to be proud OF in tho
present council and will poll the largest
vote in the history OF the ward,
In the Fifth ward Mrs. Margaret
Hughes, while not endorsed by the Re.
publicons, owing to some active political
Work done BY her opponents will and
should be elected by = large majority
vote. Her record in the board OF sduca.
ton entities her to q selection. She ia
the choice Of the people II not Of the poll.
ticians.
Mrs. Hughes requested that the fol.
lowing letter over her signature be pub
lished. The article to which reference
IL made was published in Sundays
HERALD and in justice to Mrs. Hughes
il 10 now stated that she had NO knowl-
edge that her name was to be mentioned
in these columns:
Los ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 2. 1894.
70 the Editor of the Los Angeles HERALD:
There appears in this mornings
HERALD an article endorsing me az
member OF the school board for the Fifth
ward, in which 1t states "a ring OF poli-
tioians had been formed in the Repu bli.
can party in the Fifth ward. WHO falling
to secure her support in certain schemes
to control the insurance of the public
school buildings and the selection OF
special architect to do the rsmodeling
end superintend the building OF new
rooms and school houses are pledged to
bring about her defeat" and goes on to
to say that the "ring" 10 endeavoring to
secure my defeat.
In justice to my friends and neigh
Dors Of the Fifth ward, must deny
this statement--as I have never been
spoken to about school buildings or
srchitecta plans BY any Of the residents
OF the Fifth ward. and have no know
ledge OF any effort by any "ring" to
prlng about my defeat. l would like