The herald., 1894-09-03
INDIGNANT COUNTY DELEGATES
They Refuse to Be Tossed
by Otis.
The City Police Cinch Not Agreea-
bly, Viewed.
Third Ward Delegates Who Are Not
Pleased to Be Hsndied by Jobs
bling Ward Politicians.
Political News.

The fight for supremacy in county
Republican politics is still actively on,
and the various candidates did not find
restiul Sunday, for they were out at
an early hour hunting up the doubtful
delegates.
The impression that Colonel Otis is
engaged in an audscous attempt to
seize the reins of governments and run
the convention on Tuesday to suit his
own sweet will was most substantially
confirmed yesterday by reason of the
coming to the city of the delegates from
Redondo and from several points in the
San Fernando valley. They were in
dignant and outspoken in their denun-
citation OF the bulldczing methods which
Otis had attempted to bring into play to
influence their votes to the support OF
the Carter Parker eserve crowd.
81 have found out" said one OF the
gentlemen, that Otis lie trying to get q
grip on county politics somewhat SINH
lar to that be now has on the police de-
partment OF the city, and we people in
the country are content to 60 along in
our own way and vote for the beet men
without any dictation from this man
who Is anxious to own us, and who
threatens that il we do not vote as he
says to burn US up in his paper"
The principal theme of discussion in
political circles Yesterday was the HER
AIDS expose of the machine methods
pursued in the Third ward primaries.
An sstute judge of the situation, in talk
ing of the matter, took the ground that
Otis, the would.b be boss, who used tick
cts with boier-plste matter on the
back OF them. WAS engaged in an
attempt to make his footing good
in county politics in order to more Sc
curely cement his position in the police
department.. AS a matter of fact, Colo.
mel Otis's sole interest in city politics ia
conferred in keeping Chief Glass in Office,
and the interest of every msn in city
and county politics ia subservient there
to. Why?
The etcry of corruption and fraud 90
related in this paper in connection with
the primaries in the Third ward leads to
another chapter, which will develop ere
long. Its publication yesterday caused
the blush OF shame to N antle the cheeks
of many OF the delegates from the Third
ward, who were out on the streets in
dignaatly repudiating any connection
with the low down political methods
pursued by the Otis-Parker-Carter-
serve clique in the Third ward. The
gentlemen on the ticket were loud in
protestationa OF dissent from the meth.
DDS used. They claimed to be honest
Republicans and did not propose to be
compromised by such evil associations.
The treasurership fight promises to be
an interesting one from various aspects.
Tom Fleming, who took the Office on the
retirement of Shorb, has made a record
which his friends ssy deserves recogni.
ton at the hands of his party. He ia a
young man, and they say all the young
men are with him, not only on account
of the record he has made. but py reason
of his gentlemanly qualities. He has
for an opponent Charles E. Day, OF the
Second ward, whe says the A. P. A. will
carry him through to victory. Mr. Days
record as foreman OF the grand jury, in
the report OF which q number OF the
different county and city officials were
staked out, it is said by astute politicians
will initiate against him.
The indignation which has been
aroused among the county delegates BY
the officious dictation of Colonel Otis 10
the absorbing question in the present
fight. The county delegates are natur-
ally touchy, and the coarse, raw attemp pit
ON the part OF Otis has simply had tho
effect of arousing whirlwind of indig.
nation. The county delegates carry
their sovereignty under their hats and
don't care blank for the Otis threats.
There lie ono point ON which the con.
vention will agree and that is in the