The herald., 1896-06-08
A correspondent writes:


A correspondent writes:
THE Herald article in Saturdays is
sue regarding county clerks unsavory
tactics In ignoring the Democrats In
the registration office did not, of course,
meet the approval Of that partisan off,
cial and those creatures who made him
ana now control the patronage In his
ONCE. Newlin has not only got q big
kick coming from the Democratic side
OF the house. but many Republicans.
yes many, q great many, are just about
this time grinding massive ak that will
cut the citizen of Whittier's political
career short. Thomas Elwood Newlin
Is great on promises-it seems that is
one OF his traits Of character, which ac-
counts for hundreds Of Republicans
who will cheerfully be in readiness to
nip Mr.. Newelrs future political ambi-
tion In the bud, II he ever has the nerve
to come up for another term. These
disgruntled Republicans were all faith
fully promised positions, but they have
not materialiZed and never will. The
differences between the Republican fac
ton fights do not. however, cut amy fig
ure as regarding Democratic represent
alton in the registration department.
1t is highly important that the Demo-
cracy should peruse all daily work done
on the Great Register, to which they
are legally entitled. Newlin is not ad-
vancing his reputation towards the as
cendancy by the course he Is following.
There may be a method to compel
Newlin to allow Democrats to inspect
the work on the Great Register as it pro-
crosses. The manner in which regis
tratiOn Is now being conducted has a
very significant shady hue about 1t.
One thing Is positive, the Republicans
will not have such clear sailing at the
coming city and county contests, and 1t
vlyt11 hc n <<c =
possible on the Register-these votes the
Lindley combine will need--they want
no more Lindleyism in the court house.
The people are beginning to realize that
the grand old party is quite a burden
to carry, the expense of conducting the
county government is by far too much.
Positions are created to award hench-
men, the court house at present is pack
ed with deputies in the various offices,
like sardines in a box, they are tumbling
over each other they are SO thick-but
have very little to do. County Clerk
Newlin lives out at Whittier, where the
astute county clerk spends most of his
time. The law explicitly stipulates that
all county officials must make their res
idence at the county seat, the county
clerk ignores this little provision and
rests his diminutive head ON a pillow
in the Quaker village every night. This
protege of Lindley's is the only
county clerk in the state Of
California who does not have
parties in compiling the Great Regis
ter. Newlin's work is very coarse. he
Is not as smooth as he should be in order
| to carry out the requests of those who
| elevated him into Office, the desire of his
superiors may be exactly to Newlin's
liking-it looks that way. he is the one
responsible for the manner in which his
nff1On q hyrt he tc 10t m
| glossy" as Tom Reynolds or Billy
! Stuart, former county clerks of San
Francisco, who gained national reputa-
tons as being experts in cooking"
| Great Registers. Their tactics were not
discovered until they accomplished their
! purpose. Newlin is not so fortunate,
the people "are on to him." they do not
intend to have the Reynolds Stuart
scheme worked in Los Angeles in 1896.
| We want no "doctored" Register. The
Democratic county committee should
at once adopt some method of perusing
Mr.. Newlin's work daily, his mode re-
| quires hourly inspection. Something
Is wrong with Newlin, the public are
suspicious of him. He don't talk right,
he don't look right, he seems worried,
Is 1t because he Is afraid he cannot full
| fill his contract-to carry on success
fully what he has faithfully promised
Lindley to do? Democrats, be on the
dlcFt WdICu NeWllu,H you uOI his III
| structtOns may be compiled with. Have
the registration department under con-
slant surveillance, the same as you
would suspicious character. The Re-
publican deputies on registration are
mostly Lindleys henchmen, ward strik-
ers, who are being paid for past services
and are doing the bidding Of 'the
| bosses" for future work. Keep careful
eye on Newlin, two eyes on him would be
better. His deputies should not be over
looked, especially those on the outside.
Democrats would do we'll to register at
the court house, or your name may not
appear on the Great Register if a Re-
| publican deputy registers you. which
| are the only kind in vogue. Go direct
to Newlin's bastile and see before the
| last day Of the closing of the Great Reg
ister that your name is properly record
| ed. Run no chance on these Republican
roustabout deputies who are skirmish-
ing from door to door, Every Democrat
should register, and the Democratic
county committee should see, and un-
doubtedly will. that only legitimate
names shall go on Newlin's register.
Nip the intended scheme in the bud,
the Great Register for Los Angeles
county has a very tart odor,, because the
light weight county clerk does not trot
with people who bear too excellent a
reputation. Politically speaking, that's
why the stain of suspicion still fingers
on the administration Of Thomas Ell
wood Newlin of Whittier, whose recent
proceedings in ignoring Democrats up
on registration only verifies what the
public have all along thought of him,
as being Lindley's protege. ever ready
to do his superiors bidding, and there
you are"