The herald., 1896-05-05
THINGS SURE 70 HAPPEN
And Other Things Likely
to Occur
At THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
The Augur Promises LindIey q
Delegates Seat
SHELDON IS ALSO SLATED
To Go to St. Louis for the Good Of the
Party
Not Even Taxes Are So Certain as Iustrues
tlons for Mckinley
The Sixth District VIII Swallow the Double
Harbor Proposition and California's q.
o. p. VIII Carefully Straddle
SHELDON IS ALSO SLATED
To Go to st. Louis for the Good Of the
Party
Not Even Taxes Are So Certain as Instruc.
tlons for Mckinley
The Sixth District VIII Swallow the Double
Harbor Proposition and California's q.
o. p. VIII Carefully Straddle
the Silver Question
Special to The Herald.

at Sacramento today: The election Of
Hervey Lindley of Los Angeles ana
Thos. Flint of Monterey as delegates
from the Sixth Congressional district to
the Republican national convention; the
election Of Thomas Flint and William
Wirsham of Los Angeles as alternates
| from the Sixth district to the Republican
state convention.
| The election of L. A. Sheldon Of Pasa-
| dena as delegate-at-large to the Repub-
| lican national convention.
The nomination by acclamation Of
James McLachlan of Pasadena as con-
gresham from the Sixth district to suc-
| ceed himself.
THINGS PROBABLE
These are the probabilities:
The election of William E. Arthur Of
Pasadena as chairman of the state con-
vention.
The election Of U. S. Grant Of San Di-
ego as the second delegate-at-large to
the Republican national convention.
| The nomination Of John Lynch of San
Bernardino, late speaker Of the assem-
bly,, as lieutenant-governor.
A straddle in the platform so far as the
financial plank is concerned.
The defeat of resolutions condemning
the Pacific roads refunding bill
The instruction of thelCaliforn:A ~ dele
cation to the Republican national con-
?! vention to be held in ST. Louis in favor
of Mckinley for president.
The nomination of Richard Gird Of
Chino as one of the presidential electors
at-large; and last, but not least.
An endorsement in the Sixth Congress
sional district of the so-called double
harbor congressional appropriation.
RAMPANT ENTHUSIASM
This town is tonight blaze of badges.
The bits Of ribbon displayed are of varie-
gated hues and manifold design. They
represent, however, one single idea.
Each one carries the features of VIM.
Mckinley of Ohio. So far as surface
sentiment is concerned, the rank and
file Of the Republican voters of Califor-
| succeed Grover Cleveland.
Try how they will. the party leaders
of the populous centers of the state are
unable to stem the tide which is SWELL
ing into a mighty flood for the Ohio
apostle of protection, and that the dele
CATION which will tomorrow be selected
to represent California at st. Louis next
month will be instructed to vote first,
fO NIL ysv,ln ic
certain as is the fact that the sun will
again set within the next twenty-four
hours.
A SILVER STRADDLE
This convention is to be even more
paradoxical than Republican state con-
ventions in California usually are; for.
while the party two years ago declared
unequivocally for free silver, the plank
in the platform which is yet to be made.
will bury the white metal in the meshes
of what is in politics termed a strad-
die.
There are 16 to resolutions here in
plenty, but none of them will ever see q
stage of even incipient growth. They
will, all of them be referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions, there to be swal-
lowed in the vortex of expediency which
is hypocrite and has no conscience.
A FIGHT OVER FUNDING
The big fight tomorrow will be over
the resolutions denouncing the Pacific
roads refunding bill now before con-
gress. 1t is a railroad convention, the
one which will resolute for protection
and shout itself hoarse for William Nc
Kinley tomorrow, yet. Notwithstanding
this apparent fact, Stephen Gage. Sen
ator r. B. Carpenter, the Huntington
sage, formerly of Los Angeles; w. f.
| Heron, the Mephistopheles of the
! Huntington law department.; Hervey
I.indley, the blonde cupid who trots In
, double harness with John Muir fol
coupled harbors down in the southern
J citrus belt, and others of the shining
J lights of the grand old party, which
sometimes dies, but never surrenders
will have their hands full curbing the
spirits of the lowly and humble dele
gates from the backwoods counties. who
, did not come here on free Transports
ton and who are not upon what wa
until recently the Fourth and Town
send streets pay roll
Carpenter, Herrin and Lindley are
here already. Gage is due to arrive In
the morning, when the battle will begin
in earnest.
: HONoRs COME EASY