The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-15


latter part of next week. They viii
decide the time and place of holdinI
the state convention and Of apportion
ing the delegates.
There will be lively skirmisf
among the cities as to the best locality
for the convention. At this time thu
race lies between Stockton, Santa Cruz
and San Francisco, with the chairman
of the state committee in favor OF SAINTS
Cruz, but q great many predict ina,
San Francisco will be the succession
city.
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II the coming Republican primaries
in this city are not the hottest in the
history of the party the ward strikers
will mics their guess, for already every
petty boss has the solid delegation
voted, and combinations are being
made that keep them busy securing del
egates who will programme and stand
pat. Every ward in the city has at
least five persons who claim that they
control it. and it is certain that there
will be that number of tickets in the
field.
Said Republican yesterday: "Coun
ty Recorder Bray Is around shaking
hands with everybody again. The boys
who have observed the nature OF his at
tack of 'swelled head since he went into
Office are having fun with him now, and
| was told ON the dead quiet that they
are sending people to him by the ecore
to help him in his desperate attempt to
reduce the size of his cranium."
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Sherman Smith fondly hopes, the wish
being father to the thought, that the
First ward will all pull together this
time, and stand together on proposl-
tions.
Deputy Supreme Court Clerk Sesnon
returned from the north yesterday, and
Bob Northam held a solemn conference
with him yesterday afternoon. They
both had dreamy look, as if everything
had been arranged.
~.
Said Hervey Lindley, smiling like q
sphinx, yesterday, when asked what ne
knew about politics: "Ask Mr.. Barnes !;
you know he is in town."
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1t is said that Judge Clark and Judge
Mckinley have agreed to submit their
little dispute for an instruction by the
county convention to the county con-
vention and abide by the result. The
sanguine Republicans say that this re-
moves the worst tangle that will con-
front the convention. A diligent in
quiry amongst friends of the aspirants
for the supreme bench filled to verify
the say-so, and it thus bt comes one OF
those important if true" rumors.
~
A well-known politician said yester-
day: ''The postal plan OF holding pri-
maries will not be adopted by either
party, for the result desired, namely.
purifying the ballot, cannot be secured
by that plan and while the Republicans
will hold ward primaries the Democrats
will have precinct election primaries,
thus stopping reporters ano suffers OF
the ballot box"
W. S. Barnes, the district attorney of
San Francisco, together with two OF his
Office deputies, have been in this section
OF the state for the last ten days en-
deavorlng to secure the solid delegation
for Barnes for governor; but from pres
ent appearances the delegation from
this county will not stand as unit on
any proposition-not even for I. H..
Ward for clerk of the supreme court, as
Jim Meredith has entered the race and
it will be hot fight between them.
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Henry T. Hazard, who by his persist
ent antagonism to the bosses has invit-
ed their anger and hatred, will have a
hard row to hoe before securing the
nomination for congressman, az bose
ism il now in its zenith in the &. o. D..
and they will not let an enemy gain any
strength in their stronghold. The race
ia now between McLachlan, Sheldon and
Tom Bard of Ventura, with the chances
strongly in favor of McLachlan.
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Nearly every deputy in the county
court house is an aspirant for the Office
o. his principal. While great many are
in the fight merely Tor the purpose of
compromising, and thus secure their
positions. vet quite a mum Der assert that
they are in earnest and intend to stay
in the fight until the last ballot is taken.
US
The bgnt Tor enerlH, tnat was lew
weeks ago the hottest and most bitter,
has now yielded the palm to the county
clerk, AID every Republican who ever
saw register o! actions believes that he
is qualified to run the Office. Thus
there are at present Is candidates for
the office, headed By Frank Lowry, the
present chief deputy, with Deputies
Blake, Dunsmoor, Seaver and Keyes ms
close seconds, while Newlands of Whit
tier, who claims to be brother-in-law
or cousin of Hervey Lindley, is using
that pull to aid him in securing the Gov
eted prize.
The Republican fight for sheriff, as it
looks to some at present, is between
Sheriff John G. Cline, Martin Augirre
and Gene Maxwell, and while every
Republican who ever wore star deems
himself eligible, those three are most
largely talked about at this stage of the
game.
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j. W. Hinton is using the last report
of the grand jury to lift him into the
county assessors chair, but Thee. Sum.
merland's popularity will be o. great