The herald., 1896-06-11
THE DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES
Declare Themselves on Two I'm
portant Questions
CHAIRMAN AND FINANCE
A Diversity Of Views Regarding Both
Subjects
Another Batch Of Responses to The Herald's
Qusstlens-Patton In the Lead and
Silver Finding Favor

For the purpose of securing the opin-
ions OF the delegates elected to the Los
Angeles county Democratic convention
which will meet in this city on Saturday
next. regarding the craftsmanship Of the
| convention and the character of the dec
laration. If any. that the body should
make on the financial issue. the follow
Ing queries have been addressed by The
Herald to the delegates:
i. Who Is your choice for the chair
manship Of the Democratic county con-
vention to meet in Los Angeles June 10?
| 2. Should the convention make any de-
claration Of the financial issue; If so,
| should 1t declare for or against the free.
unlimited and independent coinage of
silver at the ratio of sixteen ounces of
silver to one ounce Of gold, by the United
| States
In addition to the responses published
| In yesterdays issue, the following have
been received:
Martin M. Levering. Twenty eighth
precinct, city-For chairman: Any good
| Democrat who has no Southern Pacific
| or whisky clique marks. Financial de-
claration: l believe the convention
should declare in favor of the coinage
Of silver at the ratio of 16 to1.
James Eads, 514 Cypress avenue, Pas
| adena-For chairman: George S. Pat
| ton. Financial declaration: For free sill
yer.
D. E. McKillip, westlake park-For
| chairman: Have no choice. Financial
| declaration: 1 believe in the free, unlim-
| tied coinage of silver by the mints of the
United States at the ratio Of 16 to l. as
| far as our American product is con-
| cerned.
Peter Steel, Pasadena-For chairman:
George s. Patton. Fihalhnal declaration:
Free silver.
William H. Juenger, 9O1 South Grand
avenue, city-I'or ChairnHn: George S.
Patton. Financial declaration: Silver
coinage with the dollar maintained on
parity with the gold dollar.
| NJ. H. Kimball. Santa Monica-For
| chairman: No choice yet. Financial
| declaration: Free and unlimited coinage
| of silver by the United States at 16 to l.
Thomas DarmOdy, Arcade hOtel-For
| chairman: Any good Democrat will suit
me. Financial declaration: 1 think that
| the Democratic county convention
should declare for the free and unlimited
| coinage of silver. and that none but
| silver men should be elected to the
state convention.
William J. Madden Soldiers home-I
voted for Mr. Patton at the last election.
I think would be safe in voting for the
cadidate he indorses t,ni intend do
ing so. Financial declaration: Free coin
age of silver.
A. Swensen, $50 East Sixteenth street,
city-For chairman: g. S. Patton. Fl
nancial declaration: By all means let
the Democrats define their position on
the money question. I am not be-
| lever in the free, unlimited and inde-
pendent coinage of silver at any ratio.
James Roach, Redondo-For chair
| man: George S. Patton Financial de-
! claration: For silver Members of our
delegation are all the same.
Robert Devine, Tropico-For chair
chairman: George $. Patton. Financial
claration: l am not prepared at present
to express an opinion.
Charles r. Hernberg, Glendale-For
chairman: George S. Patton. Financial
declaration: think they should. l be-
lieve in 16 to l.
William Hmminspeck. San Gabriel
For chairman: G. S. Patton. Financial
declara ton: 16 to l.
c. Hickson, 553 South Main street
city-For chairman: George S. Patton.
Financial declaration: Am in favor of
silver at the ratio of 16 to l.
w. F. Barber, 2915 Figueroa street,
city-For chairman: George S. Patton.
Financial declaration: No declaration.
A. B. Caldwell, Pomona Fer chair
man: George w. Merrill of Pomona. FL
nancial declaration: am in favor of the
free coinage of silver the products Of the
United States only: 16 to l.
]. J. O'Brien, 1874 Rose street. city
For chairman: George s. Patton. FL
nancial declaration: think the declara-
| ton for the free and unlimif@d coinage
of silver at 16 to l should be made.
r. B. Stephens, delegate ThirtysiXth
precinct, 1851 West Third street, city
For chairman: George s. Patton Finan-
| cial declaration: Free silver; 16 to 1.
L. ]. Glascock, 2120 East First street,
Dot fnyn
Financial declaration:1 think the con-
vention should declare Cor souod money,
not free coinage at the ratio of 16 to l.
w. L. Price, delegate Twentysecond
precinct, city-For chairman: George s.
Patton. Financial declaration: l am
! bimetallist.
S. G. Reynold, Rivera-For chairman:
George S. Patton. Financial declara-
tion 1 am for the free coinage of sill
yer; 16 to 1.
Louis A. Bailey, Long Beach-Open to
any good man the convention chooses.
Financial declaration: think we should
| take a positive stand for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
| Of 16 to l, and stand or fall at our next
presidential election on that ground.
NJ G. Norton, 1929 South Hill street,
| city-For chairman: No preferences
| Financial declaration: AS favorable
| declaration in favor Of silver is absolute
| ly certain to be proposed and over
whelmingly carried at both state and
| national conventions, can see no neces-
| sity for local action on the subject,
| though the same could OFFER no opJec-
| ton, save that of u4'ay.
Dr. A. T. Bishop, Avalon-For chair
| man: Geore S. Patton. Financial de-
| claration: Like Cleveland, want dol
| lar worth one hundred cents. For the
man in debt the free coinage of silver
| might be the best, but it would ruin the
country.
w. S. Clark, Long Beach-For chair
man: George S. Patton. Financial de-
| claration: / believe in letting our dele
gates to the state convention so un-
| pledged as to the financial question
William Fitzgerald, 221 East Washing
| ton street. city-For chairman: George
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