The herald., 1894-12-04

How 1. Looked In tn, At.rnoon.

How 1t Looked In tho Afternoon.
Yesterdays contest was the most
quiet election which was ever held in
Los Angeles. Only one drunk wac
gathered in and there were no arrests
for illegal voting or for fighting. The
Republicans figured that they had
things nearly all their own way and the
Democrats exhibited no enthusiasm
whatever. In many Of the precincts
they were without vehicles to gather in
the tardy voters, and there appeared to
be no one in charge OF the city cam.
paign to whom they could appeal for as.
sistance. At 426 South Broadway, one
OF the strongest Republican precincts in
the city, there was but one Democrat
there and he was KEEP. busy oil day,
keeping track OF the chal lenge book.
He was all alone, and had n one to call
upon to rustle up the tardy voters. AS
q result there were. perhaps, thirty.tive
or forty Democrats, in that ward, who
could have been got to vote had the city
central committee placed men and ve-
hicles enough in the precinct to protect
the party's interests.
There WAS more life, perhaps, in the
Eighth ward than in all the rest OF the
city put together. Thomas Savage, the
Democratic aspirant for councilman,
had gathered around him as choice a
selection oil workers as could be found.
They drove the heels off their buggies
hauling in votes.
Boss Webber, the independent oandi-
date, and his private secretary. Tommy
Smith. were no place TO be found. A
long string OF wagons with Webber's
bannere flying to the breeze was seen up
and down Also street all day long. but
they were empty. Webber's "heelers"
were without funds, and they were de.
termined not to turn q wheel in his be-
half unless they were paid. As one OF
them expressed it, "This here bloke
Webber has got under cover so as not to
give up. II he thinks We are going to
scra n for him without de stuff he's off.
Se.2".
6avage's men stood by him Loyalty
and also made q strong fight for Ryan.
Late in the afternoon o HERALD res
porter drove around the city visiting
ent wards. 1t was obssr that the
vote in nearly all of tho precincts was
much lighter than at the state and
county election m onth ago. RAIDERS
supporters were fou nd tearing around
in rigs and button noling everyone in
behalf Of their cand idate. The name OF
Hazard W as seldom heard. Not BAN
ner with his name upon it could be
seen, and no one appeared who claimed
to be attending to his interests. 1t was
generally understood that Hazard did
not have a cent to put into his canvass.
He depended upon the business
men OF the city and his friends
generally to support him without any
solicitation from him. He also
thought, no doubt. that the Times
would make him sufficient votes without
q struggle upon his part. No one ap-
peared to be able to approximate this
silent vote of Hazards, and no one cared
anything about how he was running
cave RAIDERS heelers, who were loud in
their abuse Of him.
In the Seventh ward Thomas Strohm
made hard fight to be returned to the
council, but James Ashman, the De mo-
cratic aspirsnt. is in all probability
elected. A score or more Of people yea
terdav repudiated Strohm for standing
in with his enemies" "a they put it,
and worked, irrespective of party, for
his defeat. Ashman took advantage OF
Stroh ms unpopularity, and was all over
the ward oil day. He made . host of
friends, and to his activity is due his
large vote.
In the Third ward the hardest fight
was made for the candidates for the
council. W. F. Bosbyshsil, the Demo
cratic nominee. was opposed by num-
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