The herald., 1896-06-12
All of the Clans Ready for the
Fray
PATTON WILL BE CHAIRMAN
Senator White Will Probably Nominate
Him for the Honor
Those Who Are Slated Upon Both Sides to DO
to the Sacramento ConVentlon-Ths
SupervisoriaI Boundaries

chairman or the DemOcralc county coIl-
vention which convenes in this city at
Turner hall at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning, there Is no longer any
doubt Even the largest part of
the railroad opposition to Patton
now comedies that fact, although
minority of that crowd is still
determined to hold out against the in
evitable to the last. His friends still
insist upon keeping Gov George w.
Merrill in the field much against the
latter's will. Merrill knows that he is
to be put up only to be knocked down.
but feeling of loyalty to some of his
supporters keeps him in contest in
which he has no interest and which
he would very much like to be out of.
The opposition to Patton now comedies
that gentleman's election, claiming only
$50 out of the $40 total votes in the con-
ventlon. Senator S. M. White Is being
counted upon to do a great deal towards
bringing order out of chaos as soon as
he arrives here within the ranks of the
party. The gang would like to use
White as a club with which to put Pat
ton to sleep, by making the former
chairman of the county convention, but
Whites sincere friends will not permit
him to get into the mess as deeply as
that. He could, of course, be elected
hands down. The fact is that he may
in the convention nominate George Fat
ton. Adolph Ramish says that IL White
does make the talk for Patton, he Ram
ish, will introduce in the convention a
set of resolutions antagonistic to the
national administration, which fact
Ramish thinks would result in pulling
White down from active support of
Patton
The presidential candidacy of Senator
White is to be endorsed by the county
delegates to the state convention. The
county convention will probably select
to the state convention nine delegates
at large and five delegates from each
one of the supervisorial districts in the
city.
Local Democrats laugh at the idea of
Frank Gould of Stockton as the chair
man of the state convention. They say
that Gould Is partisan in the San Fran
cisco contest, and his election would be
political folly. The feeling hereabouts
is for either w w. Foote or Senator
White as the presiding officer at Sacra-
mento next week.
John w. Mitchell will not sit in the
county convention and neither will w.
r. Burke. General Charles f. A. Last
will probably succeed in securing a
proxy from his precinct. He has been
offered a seat upon the floor.
Ballona, delegates; Del Sur, 3 dele
gates; National, Fourth precinct, dele
gates; Rowland, 4 delegates; Spadra,
delegates, will not be represented in the
convention at all, which makes a total
of eighteen out of the $40 votes which
will be shy upon roll call.
The local feeling appears to be largely
in favor of seating in the state conven-
hot Of hn Co Fran
ing delegations, each member with half
a vote. The big fight in the conven-
tion will be over the money resolution.
A large percentage of the country rep
resentatives are strongly in favor of
no action upon this subject.
Among the tes-at-large who are
slated to go to Sacramento by the gang
are Adolph Ramish, Martin Marsh,
Thomas Savage, Thomas McCafferty,
Colonel Messmore, General G. F. A. Last
and Thomas Darmody. The list Of the
antirailroad crowd comprises George D.
Patton, John F. Humphreys DR.. Graves.
Hon. Stephen NJ. White Richard DON
ahue, Judge Albert M. Stephens and Tel
fair Creighton.
resolution is to be introduced into
the county convention shutting out any
employe of the Southern Pacific from
attending the stae convention as del
egate.
The fight here is known to be really
against Senator White for the cour-
ageouS stand taken by him in the harbor
fight. Collector of Customs John Il. Gaf-
fey says he does not want to go as del
egate to the state convention. His offic-
ial superiors would not permit him to do
so, did he SO desire. He intends going to
Catalina today to be absent some time.
The following is a list of the super
sorial districts of Los Angeles county by
precincts:
First Supervsorial district-Alham-
bra, Azusa, Covina, Duarte, Ell Monte,
Glendora, Lamanda, Lordsburg, Mon
rovia, Pasadena, to 6; Pomona, to 4:
Rivera, Rowland, San Fernando, San
Gabriel, Sierra Madre, Spadra, Whittier.
Second Supervisorial district-Los An
geles city precincts 5, 6, 7, IA, Is, 16, II,
Is, 10. 20, 21, 22, 20, "a. 25. 26. 27, 2S, 30.
Third Supervisorial district-Cahuen-
ga, Monte Vista. Los Angeles city pre-
cincts 30, 81, 32 S3, "a, 35, 36, 81, 3S, 80, 40,
Al. AZ. 43. A. as.
Fourth Supervisorial district-Cata-
lima, Artesia, Downey, and 2; Ballona,
Cerritos. Clearwater Compton, Enter
prise, Florence. Fruitland, Howard,
Hyde Park. National precinct, to 4;
Norwalk, Pico Heights, Redondo, Rose
dale. San Pedro, and 2; Santa Monica,
and 2; San Vicente, University. Vernon,
Wilmington,
Fulu OupeTVlSOTldI OlSCrlCC-ACtOn,
Burbank, Calabasas, Del Sur, Garvan-
"a, Glendale, La Canada, La Liebre,
Lancaster, Lankershim, Los Angeles
city, precincts l to 13; Newhall, North
Pasadena, Palmdale, San Fernando,
South Pasadena.
The local Republican machine is pre-
pairing to give to Congressman James
McLachlan a great ,send-off, as a sort
Of offset to the non-partisan reception
which will today be accorded to United
States Senator s. M. White. McLach-
lan's friends and the railroad are fear
full that the reception to White will
mean big loss Of votes to the Republi-
can candidate. 1t Is not yet known
when the Pasadena man will be home.
A large fund has been raised for fire.
works, etcetera, to be used in welcom-
ing McLachlan home Every man hold
ing office in both the city hall and the
court house has been assessed to pay
the piper, and what was lacking, the
Southern Pacific has made up to make
the welcome to McLachlan from the
standpoint Of noise at least, huge sue
cess.
The Republican county central COM
mittee is preparing to properly ratify
the nomination of William Mckinley
ana some unknown for second place
next Thursday night.
Inc delegations from Los Angeles and
the surrounding counties to the Demo-
cratic state convention will leave the