The herald., 1896-09-11
OPENING SESSION
Convention Effects Temporary Organic alton
and Starts Business


and Starts Business
Promptly at 10 o'clock Chairman Fred
W. Wood of the county central COM
mittee called the convention to order.
Mr. Wood as a presiding officer is<a
success, but it was full ten minutes
before he could bring the delegates
around to the point of realizing that
it was time for the convention to get
down to business.
The hall had been appropriately deco
rated with flags, bunting and banners.
In front of. the stage was large litho-
graph picture of William Mckinley
Above it on the stage, but facing the del
egates on the floor, was smaller pic
ture resting against bank Of flowers.
Upon the stage were unmber OF Ia
dies and gentlemen, including r. N.
Bulla, b. W. Lee, w. A. Spalding, Mrs.
r. N. Bulla, Mrs. Alice Moore McComas,
Col. r. B. Treat, Col Harrison Gray
Otis and others.
SOME WE'RE NOT THERE
On the convention floor could be seen
the faces of some of the old line Repub-
licans who for years past have had seats
in Republican conventions and who
have manipulated the Republican ma
chine in this county ever since 1884.
| But there were some familiar faces
| that were not to be seen in the space
| allotted to delegates. They do not be-
lieve in crucifying mankind on cross
of gold this phrase has been used be-
| fore), and were therefore ineligible to
| sit in the convention.
Sutherland Hutton of the Second ward
was. not there. Neither was "Murphey
| of the Sixth" George w. Knox was not
on hand from the Seventh. Col. l. f.
Dunkelberger was conspicuous for his
absence. Judge E. H. Lamme was in
| the lobby, but he was not delegate.
Rev. George e. Dye failed to show up
! from the First ward.
In fact, there were quite number
| of former leaders who failed to be on
! hand this time. The reason is obvious.
| They are not affiliatng with the Re-
publican organization in this campaign,
but are for William j. Bryan and for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
| 16 to l.
OLD-TIMERS THERE
However, the old-timers who were
there were quite thick. There was
| George E.Gard, who expects to be United
States marshal again if Mckinley is
| elected.
Gen. A. B. Campbell had front seat
and participated in everything that
| came up.
e. A. Meserve had front seat but it
was not far enough to the front to over
come the A. p. A. influence.
Freeman G. Teed was well back in the
hall. but he chipped in several times and
made himself heard.
The silent man of the convention was
Jim Meredith, who had seat in the
Eighth ward delegation, but who con-
tented himself with saying nothing and
only smiling at some of the bad breaks
| that were made.
| Rev. c. C. Mclean, who is the pastor
| Sip1nSnY TQ hor ol ic Oh
| ly man as you would want to see
around a convention. He wasjon hand
and he was hustling too, to get seat in
the convention.
Then there was Sam Adams and Billy
| Stoemer. They both termed up and Sam
got turried down later, although he
made gallant fight. Billy, though.
stayed with the game and no one ques-
toned his right to- a seat although he
was accused very umerously of belong
ing to 1.-The push"
ORDER OBTAINED.
Finally, when Chairman Wood by per-
sistent endeavor and constant pounding
| OF hardwood cane on a soft wood table,
at last got. order he proceeded to an
nounce that the secretary would read
| the call under which the convention as
sembled. This Secretary Conrad did
and while it was going on Col Freeman
G. Teed proceeded to give the chairman
some quiet pointers.
At the conclusion of thd reading of the
call delegate from Pasadena arose and
| moved that smoking in the hall be pro-
hibited 1t would be an extraordinary
thing if'a delegate to a Republican con-
vention did not make this motion at
every gathering of the kind that has as
sembled in this county. For the last
| twelve years the delegate from Pasade-
| ma has an unbroken record Of having
made this motion in each and every con :
vention that has met in this city. The
motion has always been adopted, but in
variably there is where 1t all ended for
delegates smoked in the lobby just the
same as If they had not been forbidden
to. However, as it satisfies the delegate
from Pasadena to make the motion and
have 1t carried the result sought after
is accomplished.
CHAIRMAN WOOD CRATES.
| Chairman Wood next proceeded to
make the opening speech of the conven-
| tion. He said that the Republican party
was now called upon to face the most
momentous epoch in it's history. The
time was more critical than even in the
dark days of 81. Democratic incompe-
tency and the adoption of Populistic
| theories would, he thought, some day
wreck the nation and the grand old Re-
for If Democracy and Populism won then
| would follow an era of reputation and
financial ruin. He hoped that the con-
vention would be guided by wisdom and
good judgment in its deliberations. He
asked them not to let local issues inter-
| fere with their fealty to the national
| platform and its candidates. Mention of
the name of Mckinley was only modest
| ly applauded. Mr.. Wood announced
that the first business of the convention
would be the election of a temporary
chairman.
CANDIDATES FOR CHAIRMAN
Editor Haskell of Pomona was recog-
nized by the chair, and he proceeded to
place in nomination Edwin A. Meserve.
Mr.. Meserve's name was received with
fully as much applause as was that Of
Mckinley.
| Editor Haskell did not talk long. He
said that he was writer. not talker.
Still he made a neat little speech in
which he said he knew that the Republi :
cans of Los Angeles were moving on
to certain victory. Pomona, he said. pro-
duced fine oranges and fine lemons.
but 1t produced crop of infinitely more
Importance to the nation-a crop of good
Republicans. Mr.. Meserve he spoke of
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