The herald., 1896-12-04

as councilman, can and will do much
good.
NICHOLAS p. WYNNE.
Nicholas p Wynne, who was NOM
mated by the Democrats of the Third
ward to represent the ward in the city
council. was born in 1853 in San Fran
cisco. and was educated there and at the
University of Southern California,
graduating with degrees. He went into
the drug business in that city, after
ward passing some years in Washing
ton, and came to Los Angeles five years
ago. He theE became associated with
the drug firm of Off & Vaughn, where he
now is. During his residence here he
has lived In the Third ward. and is
popular with all who know him.
CHARLES H. LONG.
Charles H. Long, the union candidate
for councilman from the Fourth ward.
was born in Butler county, Ohio, and
lived on farm until he was 10 years old
going to school in winter and working
on the farm in summer. After the age
of 10 he graduated in a commercial
course at Lebanon. After this he moved
to Havana, ILL.,, where he passed three
years learning the drug business
He has been resident Of this city
for nine years | nthe Fourth ward. The
only Office he has held in Los Angeles
is that of police commissioner, which he
has 1illed most acceptably. He is the
senior member of the wholesale COM
mission firm of Long, Whitney & Co.
Mr.. Long is outspoken in favoring mu-
nicipal ownership of water works.
l.. NJ. GRIDER.
l.. NJ. Grider, the union candidate for
councilman from the Sixth ward, is a
native of California and has lived in
Los Angeles county for thirty years
ND in ho fiftaan Tha
estate firm of which he is the senior
member has built up large business
The firm has successfully laid off some
of the largest tracts of land in the city,
opened and improved streets. and sold
hundreds of lots to home-seekers, who
have built their own houses. Mr.. Grider
is at present a member of the board of
fire commissioners of Los Angeles, and
has done much toward placing the fire
department of this city in its present ad
mirable condition.
JAMES ASHMAN.
The candidate for reelection to the
council for the Seventh ward is James
Ashman, whose public and private ca
reer has won for him hosts of friends.
He was born in England in 1S4S In
his younger days he had the distinction
of winning a prize for drauShting.
among 300 competitors. the prize being
Mr. Ashman came to the United Stat rs
and located in Pittsburg. For twelve
years he was an employe of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company, for most of
that time as locomotive engineer. He
came to Los Angeles in 1884. He was one
of the starters of the Atlas Milling COM
pany, but of late has been connected
with the Keystone Milling company Of
this city. He served two years on the
board of education, and since 1895 has
been member of the city council.
EDWARD L. HUTCHINSON.
The Peoples party candidate for coun-
Gilman from the Eighth ward, endorsed
by the Democratic convention is Prof.
Edward l.. Hutchison, young man of
many attainments, and distinctly quail
fled for the position. Mr. Hutchison was
born in Virginia 80 years ago, and lived
for time in Ohio before he came to Los
Angeles, eleven years ago. He has a
knowledge of law, speaks three or four
languages and has made a bright record
as a school teacher. Some years ago
he became known as an able single
handed fighter against school book rings
and other disreputable features of edu-
cational affairs He IS extremely pop
ular in the Eighth ward. knows the needs
of that portion of the city. and if elected
can and will do much for the good Of the
ward.
DAM OEL RIIEo
No one has made better record rs
councilman than Samuel Rees, union
candidate for the Ninth ward. During
his former term in the council he was
largely instrumental in securing park
improvements and some valuable dona-
tions of land. EX- Mayor Workman and
Mrs Hollenbeck both gave tracts of
land for this purpose and the Hollenbecl1
park today looks like a small section of
no n nd ic a nl1 ant fo ha
ergy and diplomacy of Mr.. Rees in Sc
curing it's acceptance and in providing
for annual appropriations according TO
the terms agreed upon.
Mr.. ReeS has shown that he is not
great corporations, as manifested in his
afraid to oppose the encroachments Of
opposition to the granting of the right
to lay a double track on Alameda street.
On the other hand, Mr. Blanchard bent
the servile knee to the Southern Pacific
Railroad company by Introducing and
voting for the resolution favoring Santa
Monica as the place for the harbor. and
thereby striking down the interests of
his own ward, which would be more
benefited by the location of the harbor
at San Pedro than any other section
of our city, because the construction of
the harbor at the latter place would in
sure the building of the Salt Lake road
and the erection of railroad shops, ware
HOuSeS anu IdclOTleS III tIe vicinity OF
the Terminal depot.
j. c. RYDER.
The union candidate for place on the
board of education, to represent the
First ward, is J. c. Ryder. He was born
at Niagara Falls, and was educated at
Lockport, n. Y, where he passed his
boyhood days He has lived in Los An
geles nine years. He is a machinist by
trade and during the first five years of
his residence here he worked at that
trade for the Southern Pacific com
pany Since he left the employ of the
Southern Pacific he has been connected
with Mann & Johnson, on North Main
street, and is known as an honest. ca
pable man of business He has never
held a political office, but if elected to
the ore for which he has been nominated
he will perform its duties faithfully.
He is not politician and has never yet
held a public office.
DIR. JOSEPH KURTZ.
TO say much concerning the executive
ability of DR.. Joseph KurtZ, union nomi-
nee for member of the board of educa-
ton. would be useless. DR.. Kurtz has
the accumulated experience of ten years
work on boards of education having
faithfully served six years on the Los
Angeles city board and four years on
the county board. He also held the Of
office of coroner for this county from
1870 to 1876, discharging the duties of his
Office ~ the satisfaction of everyone. DR..
Kurtz was one of the organizers of the
Los Angeles medical college and still
holds professorship in that institution.
No mistake can be made in electins
him member of the board of education.
GEORGE F. HERR.
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