The herald., 1896-11-08
NO NOMINATION IS MADE
Although q Majority Of the Delegates
Were Republicans +
They Could Not Consistently Recommend the
Republican Nominee
The Matter Of Candidate for the May
orally Is Left Open for the Peo-
pie to Make Their Own
Choice.

"
The convention Of the league for bet
ter city government has completed its
labors and adjourned sine die.
1t has been decided by unanimous
vote-the only exception being Capt
John Cross-to nominate no candidate
for mayor.
The league has In evry ward named a
candidate for the council, but it will
have no candidate at the head of its
ticket.
julius H. Martin, the Republican nom
inee, made very determined effort to
secure the endorsement Of the league
His friends aided and assisted him in
every way that they could. A powerful
influence was brought to bear to force
the nomination of Mr. Martin upon the
league. The city hall gang prevailed
upon large numbers of Republicans to
Join the league ward clubs for the pur-
pose of securing the endorsement of Mr..
Martin in the postal primary.
This was an audacious attempt to cap
ture the organization and to thereby d.
vert and defeat the purposes for which it
had been brought into existence.
Nevertheless 1t failed and 1t failed sig
nally. Mr.. Martin received only 1909
votes in the league with all of the efforts
of the shystering politicians of the city
hail using their combined efforts to
force him on the league as its candidate
for mayor.
Mr.. Snyder. with no organized effort
in his behalf. received 1899 votes, al
though the majority of the members of
he tn nj
party. Despite this latter fact he re-
ceived within ninety-three as many
votes as Martin did and there was also
another gentleman of the same political
faith as Mr. Snyder. who was balloted
for at the same time and who received
204 votes.
The failure Of any candidate to receive
q majority of the votes threw the nomi
nation into the league city convention.
This convention, by vote Of 1872 to 40.
for Martin, named John F. Francis. an
estimable and high-minded gentleman,
as the candidate for mayor, after he had
twice declined the kingly crown"
The convention adjourned and later
Mr.. Francis declined the nomination. So
the convention was reconveded yester-
day to consider the resignation.
The matter was fully discussed. It
was decided to make no nomination. The
friends of Mr.. Martin made a last final
effort in his behalf. Despite the fact
that the convention was by an over
whelming majority made up of Repub-
licans 1t refused to endorse Mr. Martin.
To this the leaguers were unqualifiedly
opposed, almost as a unit. Now, no one
will deny that the league convention was
comprised of some of the best men in the
city, solid substantial men, and they
were principally men who have affiliated
with the Republican party.
Yet they refused to endorse the Re
publican candidate for mayor. Why did
they do this? There must have been
some reason for this action. The reason
was because the convention realized
that Mr.. Martin was not the man to en-
dorse. He Is being strongly urged by the
Los Angeles City Water company and
the Southern Pacific Railroad company
as the man who can defeat Mr.. Snyder.
The league could not under these cir
cumstances endorse Mr.. Martin. He has
no record in public life and Is compare
lively unknown.
The question can be asked, why did
the league not endorse Mr.. Snyder in it's
conventioun? The reason is because
Mr.. Snyder was the nominee of the DEM
ocratic city convention and If the league
were to head its ticket with the nominee
of the Democratic city convention it
would ALLEVIATE Republican support from
thermore, to be frank, there are Repub-
licans in the league who are opposed to
Mr.. Snyder.
But If Mr.. Martin were all right, and
II there were not question in the minds
of hundreds of the Republicans of this
city as to his ability and as to what his
policy as mayor would be, he would have
been Endorsed for mayor by an over
whelming vote, for the convention was
made UP largely Of representative Re
publicans, honestly and conscientiously
laborng for better city government.
At the same time, the convention
could not have been expected to indorse
Mr.. Snyder a Democrat, and at no time
did his friends look for or anticipate
such action.
The league has unquestionably dis
played great wisdom in refusing to in
dorse Mr.. Martin. To have done so
would have given the stamp Of approva Al
to the scheme of the Water company
and the allied villainies of the city. now
making a concentrated effort to bring
about the defeat of a man who has, in
his public career. stood in his place in the
city council and fought both the rail-
road company and the Water company.
Endorsement of the following nominees:
Mayor-No Endorsement.
City attorney-W. e. Dunn, Repuo-
1ican.
City treasurer-W. H. Hartwell, Re-
publican.
Superintendent of streets-J. H. Drain,
Republican.
City auditor-T. E. Nichols, Repub-
lican
Tax collector-John z. Gish, Repub-
lican.
City assessor-George Hull, Repub-
lican.
City engineer--Burr Basil, Repub-
lican.
City Clerk-C. II. Hance Democrat.
COUNCILMEN.
First ward-F. M. Nickel, Democrat.
Second ward-Fred Baker, Repub-
lican.
Third ward-Z D. Mathus, Repub-
lican.
Fourth ward-Herman Silver, Repub-
licau.
Fifth ward-C. H. Toll, Repub-
lican.
Sixth ward-L M. Order. Democrat.
Seventh ward-F. K. Urmston. DEM