The herald., 1896-11-09
THE OFFICIAL COUNT TODAY
The Supervisors Will Take That Matter
in Hand
Bryan Carries the Sixth and Seventh Con-
gressional Districts
Chairman Afford of the Democratic
State Central Committee Addresses
aLetter of Explanation to the
Democrats of the State.

There will be a general meeting of tha
Silver Republican club tomorrow even
ing at the rooms of the club, No. 3lo
West Second street.
The meeting will be called to order
nromptly at D. m. by the president,
Judge T.. H. Lamme.
The meeting will be an important one,
and every member is requested TO be
promptly on hand, as the future policy of
the club is to be determined upon.
The general sentiment among the
members who have thus far caredito ex-
press an opinion is that the club should,
by all means, maintain it's organization.
This will undoubtedly be done.
Then the question arises, what should
be the course of the club as an organiza-
ton in the Forthcoming city election.
The members seem to be united on one
idea That is, that it is the duty of not
only members of the club, but of every
true citizen as well to make strong
effort to overthrow the present Repub-
lican ring at the city hall.
If the club is perpetuated as an organ
ization, it is its purpose to exert itself
for better government in the city and
The leaders propose to do all they can,
in their humble spheres, in this direction,
regardless of partisan lines. In this eff
fort the members will assist them to the
full limit of their votes and influence.
The club has already demonstrated
that it is possessed of positive voting
strength at the polls. Whatever it has
thus far accomplished has been done,
comparatively speaking, without ex
pense.
1t had no candidates to assess, and it
was dependent solely for it's finances
upon the voluntary contributions of It's
members, as there were no dues nor fees.
There were several hundred unselffsh
men who devoted their entire time for
two weeks prior to the election to the
business of and to labors incident to the
club and it's mission. They worked and
in Los Angeles county, without any hope
of direct individual reward even if sue
cess crowned their efforts.
The person who now advances the
proposition that these men have cease /
because they have met with a partial
setback is mistaken. He does not know
the temper of the men composing the
Silver Republican club of this city.
They have been, officially kicked out
of the Republican organization. They
have been slandered, reviled, abused and
libeled by Republican newspapers, no
tably the Times.
Does any sensible man think for mo-
ment that they are going to come back
to the Republican organization and beg
to be readmitted? They are not.
They're out of the party now and they
propose to stay out. In the future they
will act as an Independent body in poll
tics and they will WELD power for the
good of this city and county in the mat
ter of government, which is just now
about as rotten as it could possibly be
and admit of the conductors of it keep
ing without the peniantiary.
If you are a member of the Silver Re
publican club do not fail to attend its
meeting tomorrow evening. Your pres
ence is earnestly desired for your help
is needed.