The herald., 1896-06-12
. THE DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES
Declare Themselves on Two I'm.
portant Questions
CHAIRMAN AND FINANCE
Maay Kol Means Many Minds. Is q
Matter Of Course
But There Il Wonderful Unanlmity In Favor
of 0eorne S. Patton and . General
Clamot for Free Silver

which Will meet IN lnlS Clty toiioA ~ '"
regarding the chairmanship of the con
yention and the character of the declar'
alton, If any, that the body should make
on the financial issue. the following
queries have been addressed by The Her.
aid to the delegates:
l. Who is your choice for the chalr-
manship of the Democratic county con-
vention to meet in Los Angeles June i5
@ Should the convention make any oe-
claration of the financial issue; IL So
should it declare for or against the Tree,
unlimited and independent coinage OF
silver at the ratio of 16 ounces OF silver
to / ounce of gold, by the United states
The last two issues of The Herald
have contained large number OF ans
wers to these inquiries Here IS another
batch:
b. S. Irwin. 1919 East First street, city
For chairman: George 5. Patton. FL
nancial declaration: / am in favor OF
gold standard which will assure US dol
lar worth 100 cents. 1t is not the proper
time, in my estimation, to try expert
ments.
George ]. Doll, POS Rose street, city
For chairman: George S. Patton. Finan-
cial declaration: / am in favor of de-
claration on the financial issue by the
convention for free coinage at a ratio
of 16 to l.
j. w. Saunders, Newhall-For chair
man: George 8. Patton. Financial de-
claration: l would like to see the Chi
cago convention favor sound money and
Patterson for president.
l.. e. Steinberger, Sierra Madre-For
chairman: George S. Patton. Financial
declaration: No; would prefer to leave
that to the national convention.
w. l.. Graves, 1047 Pearl street, city
For chairman: Any man who supports
Cleveland. Financial declaration: The
convention should express itself upon
the financial issue. l am entirely op-
posed to the free coinage of silver.
N. P. Wynne, Thirty-fourth precinct,
Third ward-For chairman: A. B.
Hotchkiss. Financial declarations:
Not any Straddle, emulating the Re-
publican conventions
c. N. Stanley Pasadena-For chair
man: George s. Patton Financial de-
the Democratic national convention at
Chicago.
James Semple. Pasadena-For chair
man: The most Jeffersonian in principle
will be my choice. Financial declara-
ton: 1t should be made by the conven-
ton in no uncertain key against the free
coinage of silver as advocated by the 16
to l reformers, and against other econ
omic hcresies advocated by such super
fetal thinkers.
Ralph Deerirg. Artesia-For chair
man: George S. Patton. Financial de-
claration: Silver at 16 to 1.
George r. Frampton Artesia-For
Chairman: George S. Patton. Financial
declaration: ] believe a declaration
should be made by the convention for
the free, unlimited and Independent
coinage of silver at the ratio of IS to !,
without relation to any other country.
w. A. Sackett, Artesia-For chair
man: George s. Patton. Financial de-
claration: Silver. 16 to 1.
j. N. Jones. Acton-For chairman:
-. Financial declaration: Yes,
and against. presumably against sill
ver.-Editor)
Abbott j. Bent. Monrovia-For chair
man. Merrill of Pomona. Financial de-
clara ton: Yes, for silver, first, last and
all the time.
w. l.. Godman. Monrovia-For chair
man: George S. Patton. Financial de-
claration: Silver, IL to l, independent
coinage; also Patton for congress.
}. w. Brown, 2233 East Second street,
city-For chairman: George S. Patton
Financial declarations: Yes; the gov
ernment to buy the home product of
silver and coin it at ratio of 16 to l.
Retire all gold coins and all paper cur
rency below the $40 denomination. re-
tanning only silver certificates, thereby
forcing silver dollars and silver certi-
hcates to fill the smaller circulation.
ii. ID. Robertson, Lancaster-For chair
man: l have no choice Financial dec
lafatlon: / think there ought to be a
larger circulation of money but do not
favor free and unlimited coinage of sill
Yer at 16 to l. think the country would
be Hooded with foreign silver. 1 will
support any platform that a good BODY
of Democrats will put up. am a Dem
ocrat by birth and principle.
H. L. Tufts, 1905 Bush street, city
For chairman A good Democrat FL
hanclal declaration: Silver.
+. l. Merritt, Pasadena-For chair
man: George S. Patton. Financial
cratic party should declare it's position
upon the financial issue, and that the
lree,lndependent coinage of silver at the
ratio of l6 to l, by the United States:
would maintain that ratio all over the
world and better the financial condition
of the country
George Englehardt. La Crescenta-
For chairman: George S. Patton. FL
nanclal declaration: For free coinage
OF silver ard gold, 16 to l.
=. castillo, La Crescenta-For chair
man: George S. Patton. Financial
declaration: For free coinage of silver
and gold. 16 to l.
c. Ford Harris, Pasadena-For chair
man: George s. Patton. Financial
declaration: No government ever sue
ceeced IN keeping two kinds of money
IN unlimited quantities, side by side.
WneH one was OF inferior value to the
other in the commercial world LIDO not
pelleVe the United States government
can DO so, Further, I believe that the
poor man will always be paid in the
poorest money. For these reasons am
rot in favor of the free, unlimited and
independent coinage of silver at 16 to /
j. q, Kruger, Acton-For chairman:
Hon George w. Merrill. financial
declaration: In favor of the gold stan
dard.
j. Carrion, Lordsburg-For chairman:
Any good 16 to l man. Financial decla-
ration: ] believe the convention should
declare unequivocally for the free. in
dependent and unlimited coinage of sill
Yer at a ratio Of 16 toll
AID. Hunter. Pomona-For chairman.
George w Merrill. Financial declara
ton: No
rom f. Savage. 315 Wilmington street.
city-kor chairman: A Democrat. FL
nancfal declaration: The best money.
Walter L. Wotkyns, Pasadena-For
chairman: George s. Patton. Finan-
cial declaration: Against the free. un-
limited and independent coinage of sill
Yer by the United States at the ratio of
l6 to /.
A. Thoms. 775 Illinois street, Pasa-
dena-For chairman: George S. pat
ton. Financial declaraton I think
declaration should be made bv fhe
convention regarding the financial is
sue, for the free, unlimited and indepen-
dent coinage of silver by the United
states at the ratio of 16 toll
r. S. S. Andros, Pomona-For chair
man: Geoge w. Merrill. Financial