The herald., 1896-10-29
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Water Company Striving
to Make a Point
WANTS julius MARTIN NOMINATED
By the Convention OF the Good
Government eague
THE CITY HALL GANG
Is Also in the Field for the Same
Purpose
BIT the Leaguers Are United on George II.
Stewart
Is Also in the Field for the Same
Purpose
Bat the Leaguers Are United on George II
Stewart
They Look Upon Him as the Proper
Man to Head Their Ticket, and
Thereby Give 1t Nom
Partisan Phase.

| The city convention of the League for
Better City Government will be conven-
| ed at 10 o'clock a. m. today in New Turn
| verein hall. The convention will COM
| prise 222 delegates, and it will be the
| first convention of an organization OF
this character that has ever been held
| in Los Angeles city for the purpose of
nominating a full city ticket.
The convention thus far has not been
slated in the interest of any faction or
candidate as far as could be learned
| yesterday so no predictions as . the
| organizat ton can be made.
| In the list of delegates occnr the
names of q number of gentlemen who
| are OLD and experienced hands in manip-
| ulating conventions, but up to date they
have failed to get in their work on the
organization of the convention.
| For credentials committee there is
no necessity, inasmuch as the delegates
elected are not questioned in the matter
of the exercise of their rights as dele
| gates.
The committee on resolutions will re-
port a platform which has undoubtedly
been prepared ere this, but just who has
| it no one seems to know
| The fight of the convention will be
| over the nomination of a candidate for
mayor. The city hall Republican ring,
the water company and the Southern
| Pacific Railroad company are endeavor-
ing to force upon the league convention
| the endorsement Of julius H. Martin
for mayor.
This would be a most unfortunate
| thing for the league to do, and would go
far to destroy whatever influence it will
exercise for good at the city election.
Yet the Republican city hall combina-
| ton and representatives of the water
company were industriously planning
yesterday to bring about the nomina
! ton of Martin. All manner of promises
were being made to different parties
supposed to have influence with league
| delegates.
The water company feels that IL It
can secure the league endorsement for
Martin then its object in the local cam
paigh is accomplishments. p. Snyder Is
| defeated.
But the sentiment of the leaders in the
movement is that the nomination of
| Martin would be both unWise and un-
polite. In the first place, Martin has
| behind him the very element in politics
| that the League for Better City Govern.
| ment has been organized to eliminate.
An endorsement of him is a complete
endorsement of that element.
In the second place, Martin, as the
situation now is in local politics, is
the candidate of the water company.
| The corporation is for him. and through
| its various influences it Is putting forth
| its every effort in his behalf.
The almost universal sentiment of
| those who have been interested in the
| lie a c
| sire to see it success, and partisan
| features, to an extent, at least, elm
| mated, is that the wise and polite thing
to do is for the organization to place in
| the field its own candidate for mayor.
Against this proposition the allied
forces of the city hall combine, the Wa
ter company and the railroad company
are working. They contend that the
nomination of Martin is the thing, and
the only thing. to be done.
But Mr. Stewards friends insist upon
his nomination They point to the fact
! that he has been identified with the
| league from the start; that he is a
| popular man, of unquestioned standing
and ability, and this being the case,
| they think that 1t would be wise
| thing to place him in the field at the
| head of the Good Government ticket, as
it would thereby give to the ticket non
| partisan phase, inasmuch az the nom
inee for mayor was not on eitS-of the
| regular party tickets.
| 1t is argued that this non-partisan
phase, which would be thus impaired,
would materially strengthen the ward
| nominations of the league, as we'll as it's
| selections for other offices.
That this is sound logic must be con-
| fessed. 1t is even admitted by the friends
| of Mr. Snyder, and they will be quite
| numerous in the convention. Mr.. Snyder
will. however. be placed in nomination
| before the convention.
A strong effort is being made by the
| friends of Martin to prevail on Mr.
| Stewart to withdraw. But that gentle
| man declines to do so. He states that
| his friends entered him in the race. and
| now he proposes to stay with 1t to the
| end.
The nominee for assessor will undoubt-
| edly be George Hull James c. Kays
| has withdrawn and this leaves only
Jim Meredith Mr.. Hull was defeated
in the Republican convention.
For city engineer the Water company
| is striving diligently to bring about
| the Endorsement of Chales Compton. but
f! whether the effort will be successful re-
| mains to be seen.
| The rest OF the ticket was nominated
! at the postal primary. as follows:
| CITY attornev--W. e. Dunn.
AUDITORY. e. Nichols.
| City clerk-Capt. G. H. Hance.
Superintendent of streets-John H.
| Drain.
| Treasurer-W II. Hartwell.
| Tax collector-John Gish.
| Council-Secoud ward. Fred L. Baker;
| Third ward, u. y. Mathuss; Fourth
| ward. Herman Silver; Fifth ward, G.
J H Toll: Sixth ward. J.. NJ. Grider; Sew
! enth ward, w. r. Keller; Eighth ward,
| f. l.. Hutchison; Ninth ward, e. L.
| Blanchard.
Board of education-Second ward, N.
p. Conrey; Sixth ward. DR.. r. N. Ma
| this: Seventh ward, G. II. Wadleigh:
| Eighth ward, George p. Phibbs; Ninth
| ward, Walter L. Webb.
| A special invitation is extended to the
| ladies to be present at the convention to-
day. and provision has been made for
| their accommodation.
| POLICE COURT ITEMS.
| ALI qorta of Qfeenders BEFORE the ,Iuai.