The herald., 1894-02-26
THE GRASS IS GETTING SHORT.
A Long List of Republicans
Who Want Office.
Obi What a Scramble for the
County Offices.
what the Country Republicans VIII b.
Allowed to Have-The Patronage
Places for the City-some
Pleasant Pointers.

litical situstion in Los Angeles county
is the cool way in which Republican
patriots are coming forward for the
Offices.
They seem to take 1t az forgone con-
clusion that all they need is the Repub-
lican endorsement for victory to perch
upon upon their self-sacrifcing brows.
From all over the country comes the
news that the admiring neighbors OF
many citizens are preparing to insist
upon the submission of their names to
the county convention when it meets.
Although it is good way head for
chickens to be counted with any degree
of certainty, it is nevertheless true that
the campaign has already begun.
The Republican programme this year
bears similarity to those which have
gone before, a desire to obtain the
offices, particularly the four year Offices.
and put up good men, II it is necessary
to do so to win.
From very reliable information on the
inside it can be stated. with more
than the average degree of postiveness
where politics is concerned, that the
Repu blicans in the city have very we'll
defined views as to the amount OF pie
which the country should receive.
The city politicians are very we'll con-
WINGED that the county Offices which
command the most patronage are the
most valuable.
The proportion of city and country
delegates is very even, the country hav-
ing about dozen more than the city.
This difference is so small that the work
ers in the city believe they will he able
to swing things as they desire.
The county Offices which the city
bosses are endeavorng to corral, and
which they will fight for, and for which
they will trade their best friends, if
they happen to be in the country, are
the sheriff, county clerk, tax collector,
recorder and assessor.
They do not care particularly about
the other offices, ii they can secure
these, because they have the largest
number of deputies to employ and are
regarded as the latest offices.
The Republicans who 40 not care to
have their plans laid bare will affect to
deride this idea, but the country dele
gates will find in the convention that
the sly gentlemen who run things in the
city will gather in the offices that are
most valuable to them and give them
the balance, which may sound big, but
which do not count much as political
factors.
1t is somewhat amusing to see the way
in which candidates are materializlng,
even at this early date, upon the Re-
publican side Of the fence.
~ For the Office of county clerk there are
no less than ten candidates avowed or
indirect. Among these may be men,
toned ex-Deputy County Clerk A. N.
Hamilton, Postmaster H. v. Van Dusen
Chief Deputy County Clerk Frank
Lowry, Deputy O. w. Blake. Deputy j.
M. Dunsmoor, T. E. Newland OF Whit
tier, who Withdrew from the last con-
vention in favor of County Clerk Ward +;
U. S. q. Mold OF Monrovia, Charles J !.
Fox and ex County Clerk J. M. Mere
dlth.
But there is still one other gentleman,
who is not spoken of very much, but
whose friends say he has the inside track
at the present writing. That man is
Mr.. l.. E. Mosher, business manager
and one of the stockholders OF the Times
OF this city. Frank Lowry is also re-
garded as having strong pull for the
nomination.
When it comes to the sherif's office
thore is the same large list OF already
avowed candidates Tor the nomination.
Sheriff Cline has made q good officer,
and is regarded as first on the liet.
Strange az it may seem the man who ia
said by the shrewd ones to be the
nearest to Cline ia Eugene Maxwell, who
has been deputy revenue collector for
the past few years. Gene" is not a
long hair, but he has come in contact
with many of the 'punkin rollers"
during mis- term of Office, and being a
genial fellow has made many friends.
There are those who say he will run
Sheriff Cline close race.
Another unknown quantity in this
race is w. A. Hammel, at present depu.
ty county clerk in Judge Mckinley g
court. BILLY" has been in trai ming for
the position for long time, and under
the chsperonage of Marshal George E..
| Gard, he may turn some tricks when
least expected.
Ex-Sheriff Martin Aguirre Is also q
candidate with quite a strong following,
and some old scores to pay of. Ex-
Constable III. s. Clement wants to be the
nominee and has host of friends, but
whether "Clem's" pole is long enough
TO IehCu T6nhlue W Do bc6us LIS OtQ0re
now mentioned in connection with the
office are Constable Lester D. Rogers, he
OF the big avoirdupois, John Burr of San
| Fernando and J. f. Burns.
So lar no one has materialized as q
candidate for county treasurer against
Tom Fleming, the present incumbent,
but the Jour years term will no doubt
bring forth the coy candidates at the
proper time.
Auditor Lopez will be a candidate for
denomination. and his chief deputy. E.
G. Woods, will have a large following.
A Mr.. Kellogg CT Pomona also wants to
audit the county's bills as Republican
watch dog.
So lar the otficie of county assessor
has attracted the ambition Of ex-Coun-
Gilman Theodore Summerland. who is
making one of his characteristic cam
paigns in which he sdroitly deprecstes
his many good qualities and promises to
do everything he can to tangle things
UP. II is intimstsd that Chairman
| Cook OF the board of supervisors has his
f! eve on this Office, and will not refuse il