The herald., 1896-10-01

Times black list OF a sudden his name
is erased and he is presented by that pa
per as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for mayor.
The Otis person fell down and wor-
SHIPPED at the shrine of wealth and power
and wallowed in the slime of stultifica-
ton.
Mr.. SlaIson has inherited all of the
strength that Mayor RAIDER possessed.
ALL of the worker in the party whom the
Otis has been abusing for months are for
Slauson.' He will, therefore, be large
factor in the Republican convention.
He is retired banker, man of great
wealth, connected, both in the past and
at present, with many corporations, and
to them he is a satisfactory candidate.
The old-time Republican push is for
Slauson. In fact the scheme which
brought Mr.. Slauson ir-o the arena as
a candidate was conceived in the out
side room of the mayors office by Wal
ter Parker
Colonel Otis swallowed the bait, hook
and all. The propositisn now is to have
the Republican convention and the good
government lea que take it into their re-
Spective stomacfus.
This done and the most remarkable
deal ever attempted in local politics has
been consummared. Such an amalga-
nation of discordant elements has never
before been made or attempted.
There is, first, the Republican push,
then there are the corporations, then
comes the Otis person with his newspa-
per, then come some people who imag
inc that in the election of Mr.. Slauson as
mayor their efforts for good government
have been effective.
This is the strength Mr.. Slauson pos
sesses as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for mayor.
1t is not a good working strength, be-
cause there Is no tie on earth that Will
hold his people together 1t is made up
of elements antagonistic one to the oth-
er, and they cannot work well together.
1t would appear to a disinterested
Cooker on in Venice" as though Mr..
Slauson would be strongly backed in the
Republican convention, notwithstand-
ing. The only thing that will certainly
defeat him is the earnest advocacy OF
his candidacy by the Los Angeles Times
and the Otis person. This would be ca
lamitous for Mr.. Slauson and urfortu-
nate for his friends, delegation of
whom, it is understood, will this after
noon wait on the Otis and ask him to
oppose Mr.. Slauson, and thereby in
sure his nomination.
1t Is by no means certain that IL Mr..
Slauson does get the Republican nom
-ination he will be similarly hon
Mr.. Slauson, while he is rich man,
Is not a popular man. He has been re-
peatedly turned down in his own ward
when his name has been suggested for
delegate to Republican conventions
There are many people in the Good
Government league who are not what
you would call enamored of Mr.. Slauson
or his candidacy. To secure him the
Good Government nomination would
entail fight and possible defeat.
Charles e. Day is still working tooth
and nail to secure the Republican may
orally plum for julius Martin. Mr.. Day
is not circulating petitions asking his
candidate to run, nor has he as yet
thrown out rope to anchor the Good
Government nomination.
He is and has been for some time past
arranging to get delegates elected to
the convention who are for Martin for
mayor. Charles is worker, and he
has other workers with him. What they
will accomplish time alone will develop
UP to date Mr. Slauson and Mr.. Martin
are neck and neck as far as the Re-
publican nomination is concerned.
Should the Slauson and Martin forces
become tied up in the convention, 1t is
probable that the Slauson strength
would be thrown to Louis Vetter, and
in that event he would be nominated.
The RAIDER push which is behind Slau-
sen would never go to Martin, for they
claim that Martin is guilty of the basest
political treachery in entering this fight