The herald., 1896-10-10
Is Now the Battle Cry Of the
Allied ViIlainies
THE DIsdRAcEfUL TACTICS
The cloven Hoof Of the Southern Psclilc
FisaIly Appears 10 Evidence
Associated With the Water Company to Con.
troll The Convestlon
The Fusion Agreement Is Finally Com
pleted by the Conference Commit:
tee and All Is Now Serene.
Temporary Officers.

OF oil the dirty tricks. schemes and
jobs that have ever been used in local
| politics to defeat man for nomination
before a convention, the most fragrant
Of them all are being brought into play
| to have the Democratic city convention,
| which convenes this morning. turn down
M. P. Snyder.
Th allied villianies-every corpora
| ton that has any dealings with the mu
nicipality-are united in an effort to de-
feat Snyder. They have determined
| that If it lies within their power, they
| will prevent his nomination, and, like
Mr.. Hanna, IL they cannot do 1t one
way they will endeavor to do it another.
The water company and the Southern
Pacific Railroad company have Joined
hands in the war on Snyder. These two
corporations have done more to de-
bauch and corrupt local politics than all
other influences combined.
They are now engaged in a common
fight on M. P. Snyder, and they are go
ing to be turned down in a way that will
leave no doubt in the minds Of the peo-
pie as to whether or not the victory is
complete.
M. p. Snyder will be nominated on the
first ballot today. He has the votes of
good round majority of the delegates,
and they are votes that the water COM
pany and the associated corporations
cannot buy. r
The railroad company worked a
clever scheme. It succeeded in getting
a number Of its employees elected as del
egates who were avowed Snyder men at
the time they were elected.
Yesterday the word was passed along
the line to the delegates that the COM
pany would expect them to vote for T.
e. Rowan. This was an instruction
which they. will be compelled to obey
or loose their positions. They will vote
for Rowan, but their votes will do him
no good. The names Of these men are In
the possession of The Herald, and they
can be seen by any one who desires to
glance over them.
The market quotation for votes is $50.
| This was what was offered last evening
to Snyder delegates who would transfer
| their allegiance to Rowan.
The anti-Snydcr-w water company
Southern-Pacific sack is to be opened up
at 8 o'clock this morning in building
near the corner of Commercial and
Main streets, and here is where the
purchase of votes is to be made to ef-
No money was paid out last evening to
delegates to whom offers Of money were
made. They were instructed to re-
port this morning and receive their
| coin.
The federal br4ade-Mr cleveland's
and lined up on the side of the water
company and the Southern Pacific, as
usual. They are for Rowan, and are
moving heaven and earth to defeat Mr..
Snyder. The tactics they are using are
simply unspeakable. They are endeav-
tion and bulldozing to accomplish their
end. They desire to overturn the senti-
ment Of the Democracy Of this city as
expressed at the primaries, and they
are not at all careful as to how they
| do it.
1t might be well to state right here
that names can be given on this propo.
sitiOn If they are desired.
Every delegate to the convention
from the Second ward was elected as a
Snyder man. Yesterday the Rowan
people started in to break the delegation
by offers of coin for men to change from
Snyder to Rowan. 1t can be stated that
insofar as this is concerned, names can
also be given.
Not content with this the Water COM
pany and the railroad company are try
ing by subterfuge to accomplish their
purpose. The first named corporation is
seeking to evade the issue by introduce
ing extraneous and outside matters in
| to the contest.
This attempt to obscure the issue will
fail. The people have determined to
| fight this campaign out on the line of
municipal ownership of the water
works, and 1t is not at all probable that
at this hour the Democratic party will
step in and nominate for mayor man
who is and has been friend of that COR
poration Of the past, in both private and
|. public life.
Last evening the friends of Mr.. sny-
der were jubilant. The First ward dele
gates had caucused and had decided to
cast twenty-three votes for him.
The Second ward will give Snyder for
ty-eight more. The Sixth ward dele
cation has arrived at an understanding,
and will give twenty votes more. The
Ninth ward vote will go to Snyder, save
four delegates. In the Seventh he will
have thirty votes. In the Fourth he will
poll thirty votes more, and in the Third
forty. In the Fifth there will be six
votes for Snyder, and in the annexed
district fifteen more. In the Eighth
ward Snyder will have sixteen votes.
This makes a total of 206.
Now this is the situation the Water
company has to confront, and 1t is not
brilliant one from their standpoint.
The Southern Pacific, as usual, has
thrown its strength against the people.
1t never failed to do so in a critical
fight
Snyder's nomination will be triumph
for the people of this city, regardless Ct
party. 1t will be proof positive to the
allied villainies that their tools cannot
always be named in political conven-
ton for public Office. .s
Isadore B. Dockweiler will be chosen
for chairman of the conyr ton by ac-
clamation. Mr.. Dockwei1er Is a young
man who was born and raised in Los
Angeles, and he will make an excel
lent presiding officer He will be fair
and impartial in his rulings. and he is
well versed in parliamentary law. He
is one Of the ablest young attorneys in
the city. sterling Democrat ard rep
resentative citizen.
E. r. Holman will be named for secre-
tary. Mr.. Holman Is the secretary of
the Council Of Labor. He, too, Is q
young man OF standing and reputation
The first matter to come up will be the
report Of the fusion committee. The
Joint committee held its fnai meeting