The herald., 1896-10-24
THEY ARE GETTING READY
Accessions to the Forces
of Silver
CONTINUE 70 CONE FROM AL SIDES
Silver Republicans Now Number
Thirty Seven Hundred
y
FLAGS FLUNG TO THE BREEZE
The Patriotic Citizens Show Their Love
and Reverence
Mayor DonneIl Given a Show to Make a
Q;..rF Gocd
FLAGS FLUNG TO THE BREEZE
The Patriotic Citizens Show Their Love
and Reverence
Mayor D0nnell Given a Show to Make a
Bluff Good
A Silver Campaign Committee Organ
lied to Take Charge of Volunteer
Workers-The Latest Local Po-
litical News and Items.

The Timing up" of the forces for elec-
ton day continues to go merrily on and
the result in so far as Los Angeles city
and county are concerned, can be pre-
dcted with a reasonable degree of GER
tainty. We
This city and county-the banner Re-
publican county of California-are both
going to declare for Bryan, Barlow and
silver by an overwhelming majority.
There is no mistaking the sentiment
, Of the people of Los Angeles. They are
for silver and there is nothing that can
change them. They have had the doc
trine preached to them so long by the
very 1nen who are now talking for the
gold standard that they have become
thoroughly convinced and set in their
ways.
The membership of the Silver Repub-
ioan club continues to increase. The or
ganization is hourishing like green bay
tree. Yesterday over 200 Republicans
dropped in and appended their names to
the membership roll, which it is very
apparent now will reach 5000 before cleo
tion day.
And the badges. Thousands Of the
miniature flags with the little white rib
bon alta were given out yester-
day at The Herald counting rooms, at
the Silver Republican club rooms ON
West Second street and ct the headquar-
ters of the Democratic county commit
tee. .sa.,
There are more to be had for all wh,,
wish them, and if any one has not al
ready secured one he can call at one OF
the three places and obtain one for
enough has been provided to go around.
At the Silver Republican ciubroom
there was throng all day long, and Il
force of half a dozen clerks was kept
busy, under the direction of Assistant
Secretary Charles w Mills, pinning on
badges.
TRe Silver Republicans at 2 p. m.
swung Old Glory to the breeze in front
Of their headquarters. 1t was a man.
moth flag, with the stars of forty-fivc
states upon it. 1t was 15x30 feet in size,
a~d was paid for by popular subscrip-
ton.
Ihe money was also raised to purchase
another flag of similar size, which will
today be swung to the breeze in front
Of the Stimson block.
1t viii probably be ascertained at the
proper time that the Silver people have
just as much, if not more respect for
the flag as any other class of citizens
who tread this earth
The attenpt.o of Mr.. Hanna to monopo-
lize the flag and to arrogate to himself
the use Of it for partisan purposes is
ECInS prove Ip De one OIL ttle lHOSl
miserable failures of his record of gi-
gantic non-suceesses in this campaign.
Everywhere throughout the city pa
trlotic people have and will today dis
play the dag In most cases it will be
kept out until after the election.
BY all means, if you have flag. dis
play it today and keep it out: This re-
quest is made to all citizens by the
Union Silver committee, and it should
be needed.
The Republicans continue to make the
arrangements for their daylight parade
next Tuesday. An endeavor is being put
forth to prevail upon a number of or
ganizations that have always been non
partisan to. have them turn out for the
parade. -
The efforts are not meeting with any
great success. There is going to be a
large turnout, but it is taking a great
deal of coercion ard hulldozing to bring
ii about.
For instance, men and undertaking
firms patronizing hack drivers have no.
titled them to turn out in the parade
with their rigs or they will give them
no more business. This is not nice, to
say the least and a great many hack
drivers are resenting it,
Then. petitions are being widely cir
culated among business men to get
them to close their stores on Tuesday
Some are signing and some are not.
The yellow badge of the gold stand
ard is still being distributed in large
numbers and there are plenty of pe0-
pie who will wear it. A great many
pleasantries are passed on the color of
the badge, but the white ribbon and the
miniature fag is very popular, and it
finds more Wearers than does the hos
pital color of Mark Hanna.
Street corner debates are now becom-
Ing more numerous than ever, and they
attract large crowds. The silver man
has the best of the argument in a dis
cussion of this kind, and he is not at all
slow about taking his advantage, for
ne is generally well posted man.
One of the singular features yester-
day was an all-day meeting at the wig
wan. Here over 1000 people were gath
cred at various times during the day
to listen to arguments for the white met
al. They were enthusiastic people, too
loudly.
The daylight meetings at the wigwam
are going to be feature during all
would do well to attend Yesterday
Charles A. Barlow spoke for about half
an hour, eliciting great enthusiasm
Mr.. Barlow made number of very tell
ing points for Bryan.
The workingmen are lined up practi-
cally solid for Bryan here and every
where else. DIV. Moore, ex-president
of Los Angeles Typographical union.
returned yesterday from Colorado
Springs, where he had been attending
the sessions Of the International Typo
graphical union, to which he was a dele
gate from this union.
Mr.. Moore states that the sentiment of
delegates was practically unanimously
for Bryan. A poll showed 1O1 for Bryan
13 for Mckinley and 2 nom n-oommittai
OF the 101 for Bryan 70 were former Re-
publicaps.
This Is simply an index to sentiment
of organized labor throughout the whole
country, And why should it not be for
Bryan? For years past the doctrine of
free silver coinage has been preached to
the Workingmen and 1t has been given to
Hhem by their organizations as one Of
the tenets OF their faith. Does any one
think that they are going suddenly 20
drop itat the behest of Mr.. Hanna? Net
this year.
4ha Worlinrmen,s McKinley nIun