The herald., 1894-08-28
AN INsIDI0US ATTRMPT TO ESTABLISH
ANEW BOSS.

am mDition OF the one and only Otis-H.
G. of that ilk--is to uprear himself as q
distinctive and powerful political boss,
whose name should rssound throughout
the whole domain Of California.
The "Kernel" has fooled q great
many people into thinking that he is
really, at times, actuated by public
spirit and patriotic impulses. Those
who know him smile when ths ingenu-
GUS public is taken in and done for by
such bald pretenses. Tho "KsrneW
himself says to himself. "I'm getting
there all the same. My course will soon
be resistless triamphsl march. having
many features of resemblance to those
old classic speotacss, in which Jugurths
and other barbarian kings were obliged
to walk as csptivss."
1t is with such erratic and ecstatic
communings that the "Kernel," whose
roost is under the orrode buzzard, con-
soles himself. VIII H. G. Otis, of happy
memory, emerge as Republican boss
We doubt it. but that he is aiming at
that giddy eminencs there are only too
many reasons to believe.
The first clear indication OF the "Ker-
nel's" intention is found in the Times
OF Saturday. Aug. 25th. under the head
ing Of the "Fisld Of Politics." In that
article Boanerges assumes to give an
outline OF a great conspiracy which is
being hatched by Hsrvey Lindley and
Charley WeDber to capture the coming
Republican county convention and nom
mate Republican county ticket. That
this ticket was inaccurate was shown by
the fact, amongst others. that 7. ]. Wei.
don is put down as the nominee for
county treasurer. The fact that poor
Weldon died yesterday shows that the
Times's sources of information were not
strictly reliable. We do not give the
Times list OF further candidates be.
cause we DO not wish to increase the
death-roll Of Los Angeles county.
|. But 'to return to our muttons." We
started out by saying that the Times
itself has started out to be political
boss and to rule the ronst hereabouts.
In confirmation OF this, mark the follow.
ing, from the issue of the Times OF the
25th inst:
The Times anticipates numerous de-
nials from the slate candidates above
named, and holds itself ready to publish
such specific denials as come to it in
writing, as its aim is to accurately locate
all the candidates. Such of them as
consent to wear the Lindley collar and
figure upon the Lindley slate will be
given in these columns the full benefit
OF their choice. and, on the contrary,
those candidates who will openly. man.
fully and couragsously repudiate the
small-calibered boss and array them.
selves as strictly anti-ring men, looking
only to the Republican party az . whole
for nomination and election, will be set
right before the people through these
columns.
Those who think that the editor OF the
Times is jackass pure and simple will
have their theory violently interrupted
by this passage. There is "bizness" OF
the "Sam'l of Posen" intensity in the
foregoing. That its meaning should not
be misunderstood, passage follows
under the heading, met on the Slate"
footing good, and, as far as the Times ia
concerned, has made his title clear to
political mansiuns in the skies.
Pursuing his intention OF constituting
himself "boss" of very impertinent
order. we find the following in Sundays
issue of Our contemporary:
w. N. Monroe, w. r. Bacon, A. K,
Crawford and Councilman Campbell
were seen yesterday, and each OF them
plainly and unequivocally denied any
and all connection with the Lindley.
Webber combine, or that they were in
any sense ''slate" candidates.
Thus, through the medium of an arti-
fetal slate. and lot of stuff aud nom
sense about Hervey Lindley seeking to
be the boss of the Republican party,
the "Kerne!" himself hopes to attain
that towering altitude. All he has to
do. 30 he thinks, is to raise great howl
and stampede everybody under bis own
protecting wings, with the result OF
evolving a good deal of blackmsil and
an iron-clad boss. All any body has to
do, from all appearances, is to go to the
headquarters OF the Oroide Buzzard,
'cuss" Hervey Lindley. "pungle," and
go out regeneratsd. This is the way the
situation looks to man up a tree.
The editorial columns of the Times OF
the same date-the Goth inst.-are slop-
ping over with references to the "Lind.
ley slate" the "Lindley influence" and
the "Lindley-W com biue." We
do not know how much truth there NAV
be in any sort OF Republican political
combination, but nothing is more appar-
ent than the fact that KERNEL" Otis is
desperately anxious to be q political
boss himself. We ask particular attsn.
ton to the following passage in the
leading editorial in Sundays Times:
| And especially let those candidates
who are in the habit OF looking to the
rejected boss and his sporting partner
as their political ssvicrs, instead OF
looking to the people, the source Of
power-let oil such candidates be
marked and avoided in the makeup of
I ticket We propose to locate candj.
w.. - 4. "A