The herald., 1894-02-25
RAMBLER'S RAMBLING.

Marshal George Gard, according t.
quite number. has had so much sue
cess in the matter OF the Public We
Christopher Evans. that his name will
be presented to the county nominating
convention of his party with strong evil
dences of victory. 1t is to be expected
that Sheriff Cline will raise serious OBJ
lections, az will the score or more
who besides himself and the marshal
hope to carry off the Republican honors
in the convention which will nominate
the candidate for sheriff.
The marshal is taking things as quiz
city as possible, not Directing by any
means to the failure of Mr.. Cleveland to
send to the senate the name of his DEM
ocratic successor, whose identity, &C.
cording to the hazy signs before us, is
not as plain as the MONDAY sun. In
any event, if the successful man that is
to be is we'll informed on the subject he
certainly keeps his own counsel. and
makes no wild statements. Mr.. Gard
lie entering upon his fifth year as the ex-
ecutive officer of the federal court OF
Southern California, and no doubt real
ICES that he has been most Hospitality
used by the Democratic authorities.
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A well-known Democrat a few days
ago, referring to Congressman Cannon
and his attitude on the silver question,
thus shot it into the Ventura nepotist:
why, every decent consideration
prompted Cannon to vote against the
repeal of the Sherman law. Hi, party
pledges and those OF the Democracy
which aided in his election were dia-
metrically opposed to the Wall street
demands which brought about TIE re-
peal besides these things, SO men in
100 OF the people of this district were
in opposition to repeal. In addition
Cannon declared repeatedly and with
emphasis that he would never give his
vote to the repeal of the measure, going
30 far, in the presence OF great crowd,
when he spoke on one occasion from the
steps of the old court house, as to say
that if he gave but one vote in congress
he desired that vote to be registered
against the plutocratic power in their
efforts to strike down the money of the
masses.
'How different the course of Senator
White, who not only voted against re-
peal, but presented magnificent argu-
ment in the senate on behalf of the
white metal. But why should l COM
pare Cannon to White-it is like putting
burro alongside of Kentucky thor
oughbred, or likening a common dung
hill fowl to an eagle. Whatever the
motives that brought the change to
Cannon; whether the appointment OF
his son-in-law as postmaster of Ventura,
or whether a belief that tbs better to
serve Mammon than the people, do not
know; but / do know that even the
most devout of his followers of 1872 will
have none of him, and as for the Demo-
cratic support, it would be the height OF
folly to think Of it,"
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At the present writing there is no
little speculation among the Republican
slate makers as to the nominee of their
party for congress. Judge Magee of
Pasadena. who has been in the field, 10,
these many years, and who doubtless
thinks that he should be preferred, if
for nothing else, because he has so many
staying qualities; ex-Mayor Hazard,
who was also candidate for the nomi- |
nation in 1892. and Henry T. Gage, who
Hhn uoVoT u6lu Oucc, dTo t6leTT6Q TO IN !
this connection most frequently. How
eHaE ne wan jsiaDds.nt tbs sstsy4
ing, and ia content with his law
practice, already very large and rapidly !
increasing in size and profit. With the
ex.mayor the situation is very different,
az he is not tied down so completely and
as his political appetite has already
been whstted by two terms as the chief
executive OF Los Angeles. But it is said
that "the boys" are not for Henry,
owing to his propensity for kicking over
the traces.
But stopl What about ex-District
Attorney McLachlan? 1t is Whispered |
that he would not thrice refuse the NOM
ination, even should he be chased |
around the bush for season. James
shot into the Harrison brigade here
abouts some weeks ago during speech
to the Union Leaguers, and there are
some mean enough to say that he had
an eye upon Marion Cannon's seat at
the time. RAMBLER.