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open order before the committee on
credentials.
In the lobbies of the convention for
nearly the whole day sat Major Horace
Bell, Councilman M. p. Snyder, Councl-
man George D. Pessell, eX-Coroner Jas.
Meredith, Martin C. Marsh and George
Arnold, whose proxy had been turned
over to George RetZer and others more
or less we'll known. Tom McCanrey OF
the Arcade depot was everywhere IN
sight working might and main to win the
fight of his life and incidentally to pull
the chestnuts at stake out of the hre Tor
the powerful corporation whose employe
he is.
Judge w. A. Ryan was in the conven-
tion. as were also Col. j. j. Ayers,
Charles Dwight Willard Chas. E. Mum
day. w. D. Woolwine and Henry o Mel
veney, the latter quartette occupying
seats we'll along in the front eno Oh the
baldheaded row.
Big Joe Simons, the sage of Pasadena,
sat during the greater part OF the morn
ing near a window in quiet corner,
tanning the torrid zone prevalent at fas
adena Just now not only from nimseH
hut also from round about him for hfty
feet, more or less.
The calling of the roll was a very ted
ions affair and lasted the best part of
an hour. The confusion at times was
such as to make it Impossible 10 near
what was going on. The confusion at
one time was so great that 1uuse
| the appointment of Jack Delaney, the
perennial as sergeant t-arms, the
crowd being admonished that II the
noise did not at once subside the hall
would be cleared of spectators.
General Charles F. A. Last was not
in the convention upon proxy, as had
been expected, and the Cahuenga dele
| CATION had a peculiar vacuum. Fire
| Alarm John W. Mitchell was not any
where in the audience.
| Ex-Councilman Michael Collins was
the first to come forward with what
might have been considered an overdose
| of proxies. Collins held three of those
at times very useful slips of paper. j..
| e. Morris of the Ninth precinct also had
| three proxies. H. w. Peterson, Ram
ish G. Marshs bookkeeper was loaded
down with seven proxies In the sew
enteenth precinct of the city the name
of John Nerney was substituted for
that of w. D. Wilson, who was stated by
| Tom Darmondy to be no longer resi-
dent of the city.
No one answered to the name OF
Stephen NJ. White and the senator did
not send to the convention his proxy
| There was likewise no answer when tbs
| name of Andrew McNally was called
| from the Nineteenth precinct OF the
| city, nor when the name of Sheldon Bor-
den was called from the IWehty-Iltf tf
precinct. Both. however, appeared lat
er in the day. d. r. McKillip and M M
Levering from the Twenty eighth pre-
ciDct were each accorded a half vote
having tied each other in the running
at the primaries.
Tom Donahue had his own vote and
the four proxies from the Thirty-se
precinct. giving him in lump five votes
to swing as he might see fit.
| There were three old soldiers from the
Santa Monica home in uniform in the
convention, more than have sat in Re-
publican conventions at one time in the
memory of the oldest inhabitant.
After Sergeant at Arms Jack Delaney
had passed palm leaf fans around among
the delegates the opening gun OF the
day was fired.
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|IRFF SILVER WIS USED AS A STUFFED CLUB

"It Is my pleasure and duty to call this
convention to order. The secretary will
call the roll and it will be stated where
there are proxies After the calling OF
the roll the convention will proceed TO
temporary organization" spoke Judge
Stephens.
Isadore Dockweiler thought that the
chairman of each delegation ought, for
the sake of facilitating business, TO
answer in the roll call for his precinct as
a whole. This was objected to by sew
eral delegates because delegations had
not yet been properly seated. Proxies
were handed to the secretary as the roll
proceeded, as thesnames of the various
delegates were called. Ballona with five
delegates, Spadra with three. had no
votes in the convention. The Fourth
precinct of National, with four votes,
had a contest The chair ruled that those
who had been elected at the regular Of
fetal time in the afternoon would be en-
titled to seats upon the floor. Capt.
Gray of the contesting delegation OBJ
jected to the seating of the regulars and
a motion to refer the matter to the ere
dentials committee was not seconded.
The ruling of the chair therefore stood
temporarily, to be later fought out In
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". R. BURKE ALSO REsUscIvATED
The Arcade Depot Snatched Victory
From Apparent Defeat
Beaten. the Old Guard Turns Guns Upon Ito
Opponents
The Delegation VIII Leave for Sacramento
This Afternoon and Will Support w.
w. Foote for Chairman Of the
Convention by Acclamation

The Democratic party of this county
took the little barker which wears the
railroad collar within it's own ranks by
the nape of the neck yesterday, and after
shaking the little animal until ne
shrieked with pain and was dead good
and hard, kicked his carcass into the
street, speaking figuratively Two
hours later the little spaniel had been
revived through some tort OF magical
antidote, until when the sun went down
last evening he was revived somewhat.
General C. F. A. Last, defeated in ms
own precinct, was elected as delegate
at large to the state convention, and W.
r, Burke, repudiated by his neighoors'
goes to Sacramento today as repre-
sentative from his district.
Sound money men like Abbott Kinney
and Telfair Creighton declined to per-
init the use of their names as delegates
+o the state convention, in view or the
binding instructions regarding silver.
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oatarrh, "The American
Plague"

This diseases so insidious in Its prog
ress that It crecps into almost every
organ Of the body and slowly but surely
undermines the general constitution.
Our method Of curing catarrh Of the
different organs is the result Of our
own long experience and success in the
leading hospitals of Europe. Remem-
Der We treat all cases of catarrh, IS
per month, medicines included. Read
todays testimonial on Catarrh and
then decide where you should seek
relief
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spirit of harmony. McCaffery told DON
ohue to hit him. Donohue did not stand
on the order of doing so, but promptly
smote Simons on the jaw with violence.
Joe is fat, and the blow did not knock
him out or even do any serious in
jury, and he came back at his assailant.
There was very lively commotion for
q few moments, but the sergeants-at
arms interfered, as well as number of
the friends of the fighters, and they were
hustled apart and held until the fighting
blood had time to cool. When they were
released, Tom Donohue afterwards
stated that it was another Donohue who
did the fighting, but Simons insists that
1t was Tom, and that McCaffery told
him to do it. This was the most ex-
citing incident of the morning session.
The delegates were again slow about
meeting for the afternoon session ,and it
was o'clock before the convention got
down to business. Senator Stephen M.
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MRS SWEET Of the IooM Broadway says
Don't Be Mistaken.

Every dollar you waste on worthless
medicines and inexperienced medical
advisers is lasting reflection on your
good judgment. A little deliberation,
that you apply to ordinary business at
fairs, will set you right regarding this
matter. No one will deny that com.
bination of able specialists is the strong.
est force with which you can success
fully fight disease. The tree consulta-
tion has been blessing to sufferers who
were thus enabled to consult these able
specialists without charge. 1t gave
them a chance to learn the exact ma
ture of their troubles and to know posi-
lively the possibilities Of permanent re-
lief.
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THEN THE BATTLE BEGAN
George S. Patton Chairman by Fifty Votes to
Snare

The roll call having been completed,
Harry w. Patton moved that the con-
vention proceed to the election of
temporary chairman, which motion
prevailed without opposition. On mo-
ton of Charles A. Bell, nominating
speeches We're limited to five minutes,
and nominations were then declared in
order.
Col J. J. Ayers then placed in nomina-
tion George s. Patton, a young man
who he said was endeared to the DEM
ocratic party of Los Angeles. The name
of Patton was received with an outburst
of applause, and when this subsided
Col. Ayers proceeded. saying that Mr..
Patton was solid on the silver question,
declaration that brought forth another
burst of applause. Col. Ayers, with a
few general remarks, said that he left
the matter with the convention.
Harris of Pasadena, Dobbins Of Ell
Monte and Stiglietz Of San Gabriel Sec
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Brains Education Skill Stepping Stones to Succ
All Walks of Life Why Not in the Art of Hea
Success the Only Standard by Which Sufferers
Nav Judge Medical Mans Ability.
Struggling for
Breath.

Here IL case Of Asthma and Chronic
Bronchitis that banned the skill Of med.
ieal men who are at the top round Of
medical fame. 1t was so terrible that
living was one endless spasm Of torture:
'.For six long years I suffered from
Asthma and Bronchitis. Every doctor
and remedy ever heard Of, think
tried, but my disease grew worse. When
consulted the English and German
Specialists three months ago, I was ap-
parently beyond help. My spasms would
last all night aud the suffering en-
dured was something terrible. My
friends could not bear to stay In tho
room with me and see my suffering. 1t
Is now over a month since I took any
medicine, and at night I sleep as rest.
fully as a child and have gained in
every way. My friends think 1t Is =
miracle that 1 recovered, but know it
was the English and German Specialists,
and 1 would be glad to publish this tes-
timony In every paper in the world,
'Your grateful patient.
MRS e. SWETT."
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THE CONVENTION EPlTOMIzED
strikirg Features OF the Proceedings-Note
and Comment

ana comment
Taken altogether, the convention
transacted it's business with iair ue
Uree of expedition, and managed TO get
through with it's labors In one day. me
delegates were somewhat slow in get
ting together for the morning session.
and there was much connuplatliS III
the lobby and ante-rooms for an hour
or two before the hour set for the meet
ing Most of the old warhorses We're IN
atfendance. but there was a fair per-
centaee of new faces, which 1ndlcateo
an Increased interest on the part OF the
rank and file OF the party. 1t was essen
tally a business convention. There was
not the slightest attempt at decoration
in the hall, not even so much as nag
being displayed; nor was there the usuai
array of prominent men on the platform.
the only occupants being the officers or
the convention and the members OF the
press. .,. ,r
Stephens called the convention TO or
der. and, after some confusion, the dele
gates found their places. and the roll
call was proceeded with. This was very
tedious proceeding, owing to the con-
fusion, but the delegates rapidly quiet
I'd down, and fair time was made. The
call was completed about 1l:2O o'clock,
and, after the chairman took his seat.
George Merrill defined his position, and
then the regular business was proceed
ed with.
The only disturbance during the morn
ing session was a fight on the floor of
the hall just after the election of chair
man. Big Joe. Simons of Pasadena. VINO
was a strong advocate of Patton, was
on his way to the entrance, when he met
q group of the Merrill partisans, among
them being Tom McCaffery and Tom
Donohue Simons says that he extend :
ed his hand to Donohue. saying, that as
1t was all over, they should shake hands
and let the matter drop. But the Mer-
rillites were in no humor to accept the
"glad hand" and Simons says that in
stead of meeting his overtures in the
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Sound Money Men Decline to Become Candidates to
the State Convention

White appeared on the floor Of the con-
vention and received an ovation. Busi-
ness was at once suspended, and on mo-
ton of Colonel ]. ]. Ayres the rules were
suspended, and the senator was elected
a delegate-at-large to Sacramento by
acclamation. He was escorted to the
platform and delivered an eloquent ad-
dress. His references to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to l
and an amendment to the constitution
making an income tax possible were
received with applause.
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization and order of busi-
ness went through with only two
amendments-one reducing the assess
ment on delegates from 81 to so cents
each, and the other cutting down the
number of sergants-at-arms from five
to three.
The proceedings at this point were en-
livened with another fight. in which
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Our Charges.

Realizing the prevalence Of chronic
disease and the time and money wasted
by this class of sufferers, we have ar
ranged our charges accordingly; we
only desire fair return for our
services, return that is adjusted to
the ability Of each patient to pay. No
one need suffer who earnestly desires
treatment and no sufferer has yet gone
from our institution empty handed
simply because they were penniless.
Humanity holds as warm a place in our
hearts as it should hold In the hearts
of of all generous mankind.
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SPARRING FOR WIND
Judge A. n. Stephens Calls the Convention
TO Order

1t was half past 10 o'clock when Chair
man A. M. Stephens on behalf of the
county central committee called the con-
Nention to order. The delegates We're
slow in taking their seats, every super
visorial district being listed by itself.
The arrangements for seating and 9TH
er details were far from perfect. The
gallerines were crowded with interested
spectators. 1t required several minutes
of hard pounding by Chairman Stephens
to start the proceedings in regular form
al order.
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Joseph Dietrich an employe Of the S. p.
r. r. Co. furnishes an un ique surgical
case.
Removing a cluster Of Tumors from tho
nose. This patient had been treated
for years, by different specialists for
Catarrh and all the time these tumors
were growing
''For over FIVE years 1 have been q
sufferer from catarrh of the head. NV
nose would get swollen and sore every
few months, and the doctors treating
me would lance what they called big
tumor in my nose. MY condition be-
came so bad that was almost suffocated
every time the tumor filed up, and
found that 1 was gradually growing
worse, while the tumor was getting
larger after each opening. l consulted
TIE English and German Specialists four
weeks ago, and after a careful exami-
milton and 4 consultation of the Ave
specialists, they told me that I had a
cluster of tumors III the upper chambers
of my nose. They explained the way
other doctors had mistaken the lowest
tumor for a simple polyp, and said that
lancing the tumor was bad surgery.
realize the truth Of it now. Two weeks
ago 1 was operated upon by these skill
full specialists and they removed bunch
of eight tumors in clustcr-altogethcr
as large as good sized hens egg. l
couldn't believe my eyes, and every.
body who saw the tumors was as aston
ished as was. didn't take an anes-
thetic and didn't suffer a particle Of
pain during the operation. 1 don't be-
lieve l could have kept at my work
much longer If hadn't gone to these
specialists. 1t pays to get the best, and
lam fully convinced that these consci-
entious specialists are the best in every
way. JOSEPH DIETRICH,
''Los Angeles, Cal"
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outburst of applause and there was a
general demand for recognition all over
the hall.
Gov. Merrill finally caught the chair
mans eye and was recognized. After
saying that he hoped that the election
of Mr.. Patton would be made unani-
nous, he proceeded on a question of
personal privilege to define his position.
He denied any connection whatsoever
with the Southern Pacific railroad COM
pany, saying as he stood before God
usch was not the case, and that he did
not even know single general officer
of that corporation. He was never gov
ernor nor lieutenant-governor of Ne
vada, nor had he ever held any similar
position in any state of the union. Gov.
Merrill stated that through his efforts
over 2000,0 900 acres of the public domain
| had been restored to the people. After
proceeding at some further length in
| the same strain, Gov. Merrill thanked
| his friends for the honor they had con-
| ferred on him by standing by him in the
contest, and asked that all vote to make
| the election of Patton unanimous.
| AS Gov. Merrill took his seat, Brewer
of Vernon moved that three cheers be
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See the Conauerlng Hero

George Patton received an ovation
when he ascended the platform to take
the gavel. Brewer of Vernon invoked
three cheers for the new chairman and
also Jointly for Gov. Merrill, and they
were given with a will. Patton received
another set OF cheers as he showed up
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The election of delegates -at-large was
without special feature, as We're also the
district conventions, with the exception
of the second, where there was quite a
contest.
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SOME OF THE DISEASES
Treated by the English and German Exper


en(D lip
e and form
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given for Patton as chairman and Mer-
rill as his most worthy competitor. The
cheers were given with a will, followed
by loud calls for Patton, who made his
way to the platform amid cheers of the
delegates.
, 1896-11-28
KILLED BY A TORNADO

Waco, Tex. Nov. 27.-The cyclone
that ragged in a section 20 miles west
Of mere yesterday, devastating a strip
one mile wide and eight miles in
length. A number of farm houses were
demolished in the vicinity of Mart,
McLennon county. and Information
comes from Reisel, six miles from
Mart, that the residence OF Buck Doug
las was totally destroyed, his wife So
verely hurt and one of his children was
killed outright. Five persons were
more or less injured as far as heard
from. The temperature ranged nearly
at summer heat prior to the storm. In
passing over the prairie the cyclone
took everything it touched. leaving
the earth bare Of grass.
, 1896-11-28

convert the food into solid flesh and
blood.
Of all the means hat medical skill
las ever discovered for recruiting the
exhausted energy of the WORKOUT sys-
ten, Paine's celery compound is far in
advance. The pallid face, the pinched
features, the growing thinness and the
reTyeless movements that tell the story
CT badly impoverished nerves and brain
all these forebodings of approaching
disease disappear with the profound
nourishing that Paine's celery COM
pound always provides throughout the
body. even to the minutest nerve fila
nents and blood capillaries.
David Hirsch, the well-known Broad
way merchant, New York city. writes
as follows to Wells, Richardson & Co:
lam advocating Paine's celery COM
pound among my many friends. be-
cause it has done me so much good in
a very short space of time. | have been
III NE v SSalS lloLl lllulStSllOu ullu
all its consequent ills, sleeplessness in
cluded. l had lost about 80 pounds in
weight, and was getting weaker and
more nervous every day. | was unable
to stand eXertion OF any kind. and l
used conveyances for every sort of dis
lance.
After taking two bottles of Paine's
celery compound | feel in every respect
better, stronger. more cheerful and will
ling to live. | will certainly never for
get the effects of Paine's celery COM
pound upon my system, and wish to
state that | am o past 6S years of
age. | have Travelled most all over the
world. and now | feel | IA keep on do
ing it and also enjoy it,"
Paine's celery compound has done
as much for thousands of others.
, 1896-11-28
COLD AT DENVER.

Denver, Nov. 27.-With three cXcep-
|tions, Denver is experiencing the cOld,
est Weather known in this locality in
November for the past % years At e
o'clock this morning mercury in The
thermometer registered % below zero.
That was at the Federal building. Six
teenth and Arapahoe streets. In the
residence portions of the city, and es-
pecially on Capital hill, thermometers
broke all previous records. In exposed
| places, they ran to the lowest notch.
and in some instances marked 20 de-
grees below zero.
There is no official record prior To
1871. On the 10Th of November. 1877,
it was IS degrees below zero, according
to the weather observers report. In
November, 1880. one day the minimum
point was IA degrees below zero, and
the same degree was reached in No
v"mber. 1887. One year ago. on the
coolest day for the month it was . de-
grees above zero.
, 1896-11-28

war, but rather are pushing a policy OF
destruction and incendiarism."
is ii a fact. general. that you will
not allow the sugar crop to be made
Il do not feel inclined to permit the
gathering of the crop being commenc.
ed b"fOr" February or March, as it is
well known that the only resources the
rebels can count on will have to he ex,
acted from the planters by threats Of
violence. and such means obtained only
go to acquiring arms and ammunition
to ald in carrying on the war against
spain. | am supported in this plan by
many Of tn" planters. who agree not
to gather their crops rather than be the
victims of such cNtortiunS on the part
OF the" rebels and see the fruit of their
labor employed against their country"
DO You think that by the prohibi-
ton of the sugar crop the commerce
Of the island Will suffer and important
houses connected with the sugar indus,
try will be bankrupt"
Il do not, because up to .he present
no failures. large or small, have taken
place and the merchants themselves
favor the idea against the crop. In re,
!ations between the planters and
merchants in Cuba at present. the sing,
ular feature is that the planter lives
more from die merchants capital than
from the actual products of his land,
and it may be asserted that the i'm
mense majority can only commence
work with money advanced by the
mercha: nts."
Finally the correspondent asked
General Weyler if he would agree to a
truce in order to bring about an ex-
change of views between himself and
the Cuban insurgents. He answered:
Such a step would give the insurgents
an Importance which cannot be conced-
ed to them"
At | O'Clock this forenoon Captain
General Weyler left Havana on board
the Spanish cruiser La Gaspi for
Mariel, province of Pinar del Rio, where
he will sur personal command OF
the Spanish forces operating against
the insurgents.
Later in the day the correspondent
of the Associated Press called upon the
Chlef of staff here and informed him
that Il dispatch received in New York
from Jacksonville, Fla, stated that
General Weyler. during the recent CAM
paign in Pinar del Rio lost 700 men
killed and 1000 wounded by che explo,
sion of an insurgent mine, and that
$40 men Of the Spanish force were kill
ed and 1000 wounded during the two
DAYS fighting in the Rubi hills. The
chief Of stan distinctly stated that
there was no truth in the statements
made; that no mines were exploded BY
the insurgents. that there had moi been
W. days fighting and that the report
of the engagement cabled to the Ass0ci-
ated Press at the time was correct In
every particular.
, 1896-11-28
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
SYMPATHY FOR ELLIOTT.

Charles +. Elliott. who is charged
with the murder of Gay Hutsonpiller.
Wednesday received at the county Jail
a letter from his brother. George, who
lives in Ohio. in Il small town not far
from Columbus. The epistle was cal
culated to cheer up the prisoner con
sEderably. as 1t contained offers of as
s%istancc. Elliott has not notified his
relatives of his trouble and did not
seem to believe that they would come
TO his aid.
The brother expresses his sympathy
to the murderer and affirms his belief
in his innocence. He states that he is
ready to do all in his power to assist
him. Omaha Bee.