The herald., 1896-06-29
The Local Congressman Very
Much Overlooked
A NON.PARTISAN RECEPTION
To the California Delegation at San
Francisco
Nick covarrubias Discusses Los Angeles Poll
tics and Talks About George Patton or
Senator Rose for Congress

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merce is like its namesake of Los Ange-
les, an entirely non-partisan body. Like
the Los Angeles chamber, it represents
all that is best and most representative
in the commercial life of the northern
| metropolis. That body last Thursday
gave a reception to such of the MEM
bers of the California delegation in the
last congress as were in its opinion
worthy of the compliment. United States
Senator Stephen M. White had been in
vited, but owing to pressure of private
business was unavoidably absent. Sem
ator Perkins was on hand and so were
Congressmen Mcguire. Loud, Barham
and Hilborn. Congressman McLachlan
was not there. His presence had not
been requested. The query naturally
arises, Why was the man from Pasa-
dena overlooked. If it was uninten-
| tional, the oversight to the Sixth con-
gressional district is, to say the least,
other hand, premeditated, the peculiar
| ity is all the more remarkable. Grove
L. johnson, the railroad man from Sac
ramento, was also overlooked. The
coincidence tells it's own story. The in
ClQ6nI Is USlllk uPOi NCiy
generally in political and commercial
| circles hereabouts, and the comments
generally being made reflect no credit
| upon the man from Pasadena, in the
estimation in which he is generally held
| throughout the state.
United States Marshal N. A Covarru-
] bias was at San Francisco last week.
| To a reporter he said:
There is a tremendous feeling for sill
| yer down our way, not only in the city
| of Los Angeles and the towns, but it is
| equally strong in the country. The farm
ers are for silver in the most aggressive
| manner. They believe it to be the pa
| nacea for all their troubles. l find the
demand for silver wherever go. In our
! congressional district we have deferred
| the nomination until August. The SEN
| timent in favor of the nomination of
| George S. Patton seems to be almost
| universal throughout the district. Pat
| ton is very strong man. He was reared
| in Los Angeles county, was educated in
| our schools and though but Sc years of
| age, is one of the brightest men we have,
| as a lawyer standingFt the head of the
| bar and with ample means to warrant
| him in making the race. He is honest.
| able and popular. He has the respect
and confidence of the Populists. is thor
| oughly sound on the silver question, and
DelleNe MOQIu De dCCepldplt " TIE
| Populists. II the Populists would I'M
| ite with the Democrats on Patton 1 feel
| confident he could be elected. EX-Sen-
| ator l.. j. Rose is the only other person
| mentioned in connection with the NOM
| ination. He is not in any
| sense candidate. I had
| conversation with him some time ago,
| and he told me he would accept the nom
! ination if the convention would allow
| him to make his own platform. He
| wants protection and the free coinage
| of silver at 16 to l. The way things
| are shaping I would not be surprised if
| Patton were nominated and elected. We
| brought Senator White out for the pres
| idency, but he is hardly we'll enough
| known in the nation yet. He could prob
| ably have the vicepresidency but would
| mt think of it. The senator would like
| to go to Chicago a few days before the
| convention meets, but his every mo-
ment is occupied. He will, however,
| steal away to take part in the actual
| sessions of the convention. 1t is simply
surprising how leading Republicans are
| breaking away from their party down
! our way. Men who have never voted
| anything but the Republican ticket are
out in cards or openly asserting their de-
| termin4&fo to fight the st. Louis plat
| form and vote for a silver man. The
| standing in the community and the
character OF the men make this defec-
| ton important. So<much for politics.
| In a business way Los Angeles is in
| good shape. Building is going on in
| every direction. Since we annexed Uni
versity, Pico Heights, Vernon and High
/ lands about three months ago Los
| Angeles has population of about 107,-
| 000 Street Improvements are going on
at a phenomenal pace, and great blocks
| are going up in every. direction. One
| often wonders who are to occupy the new
| structures, but they are no sooner COM
| pleted than they are occupied. Nothing
| can stop US now"
| While there are several aspirants for
| the craftsmanship of the delegation to
| the Democratic national convention, it
| is understood that when the election
takes place at Chicago the compliment
| will go to either Senator Stephen NJ
White or to Judge ]. G. Mcguire.
| The members of the Iroquois club of
| San Francisco will give the delegates
to the national convention. who will
| leave for Chicago on Wednesday, a
| rousing cheer as they start on their mis-
| sion. The braves will take the boat at
| San Francisco at $50 pm. and at the
Oakland mole farewell addresses will be
| made.