The herald., 1896-08-26

demonstrates the Iecllng OF the true te-
publcans for silver The thing for us
to do is to perfect a permanent organiza
tion and go to work to defeat Mr.. Nc
Lachlan." At this there was loud APP
plause.
Col /. r. Dunkelberger stated that he
had been lifelong Republican'but he
could not vote for silver president and
q gold man for congress. But before he
voted for anybody for congress he
wanted to know absolutely that he was
friend of silver.
Chairman Knox stated that the prop
osition before the meeting was to either
indorse or reject Mr.. McLachlan.
S. A. Carver made a ringing speech,
in the course of which he said:
OUR COUNTRY FIRST-PARTY
AFTER
1--WE take this step not because we love
the Republican party less for it's past
history, but because we love the pro-
sress of our country and the prospc~.ry
of the whole people more. 1t Is not ne
cessary to dwell on the relation of our
party to the past at this time. We are
lighting battles not in the dead past,
but in the living present. We all ap-
preciate the gravity of the situation.
We stand in the light of being repudiated
by fellow citizen whom we have taken
up and honored. Now he turns around
with gracious majesty, much impressed
by the Importance we have given him,
and tells US that he has repudiated us.
BY this token he has released us from
any obligation to support him, and it
is now time for us to repudate him.
Il have heard Mr.. McLachlan declare
himself unequivocally in favor of free
coinage. This he did up to within a
few days prior to the issuance of his
letter declaring for the gold standard.
He said that he was going to make
campaign for silver. He went to San
Francisco, there saw great light, and
came back to us a goldbug.
My idea Is to organize a Silver Re
publican club. This movement has
grown far beyond our expectations. We
have now 278 men signed up who are
Republicans. We can get at least 500
signatures, and each man has his influ-
ence and can bring others into the camp.
l know that | can get ten Republican
votes for silver myself.
Il canvassed my own neighborhood.
and in one hour interviewed nineteen
Republicans. Ten were silver, six on
the fence, and three were for gold. What
we want to get is the on the fence vote,
and to do it we must perfect perma-
nent organization to do effective work.
II we get in now we can get the man
who is in doubt. The Republican COM
mittee is after him, but we have right,
justice and reason on our side.
Let us carry this silver fight into
the home. The men want literature.
they hunger for it. If 1 had an armload
could distribute it in fifteen minutes.
My friends and fellow Republicans,
upon the settlement of this issue of sill
yer depends the destiny of our coun-
try"
Mr. carver moved that a membership
committee of sixteen be appointed to
secure not less than 500 signatures for
the formation of a Silver Republican
club.
MR. MURPHY OF THE SIXTH"
j. l.. Murphy made some pointed re-
marks, in the course of which he said:
thlnk the figure should be placed
not lower than the 1000 mark lam in
1avor Of letting the Republicans of the
entire district know how this meeting
stands None of us are Office seekers
we are here for principle. We must sim
ply let the Democrats and Republicans
Know that there must be but one con-
gressional candidate in the field and
that If he is a silver man we are for
him. Aoi
am glad to see so many of my old
republican friends here this evening
IL looks like Republican convention.
put we are more terribly in earnest now
than we ever were before.
AS between Bryan and silver and Nc
hlniey and gold, 1 look upon Bryan as
Kinley himself is all right, l think, but
he is in the hands of Hanna, Sherman &
Co. l heard Mr.. McLachlan say the
day before he took his stand for gold
that he was for silver, and l know that
half the Republicans of Los Angeles
county are. cloud Applause.)
On motion of DR.. Dodge, the action of
the delegates to Sacramento, in issuing
an open letter denouncing Mr.. Nc
Lachlan for repudiating the platform
the convention put forth, was by a
unanimous vote adopted.
MLACHLAN REPUDIATED
r. W. Wood offered the following res
olution, which was unanimously
adopted
Whereas, James McLachlan accepted
the nomination of the Republican party
of the Sixth congressional district, but
repudiated its platform; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the silver Republicans
OF Los Angeles now repudiate the can
didacy of the said James McLachlan and
condemn his action.
y committee of sixteen was ordered
appointed on permanent organization.
and Chairman Knox named the follow
ing gentlemen:
Henry T. Hazard. chairman; J. L.
Murphy, I. r. Dunkelberger, Dr. Dodge,
Sutherland Hutton, Rev. George Z. Dye,
ANdtHdH SOle, y. w dleT1lld0, Judge
Phillips, S. A. Carver, j. B. Young of
Pasadena, and Messrs. Garbut, Akey,
Sock and Smith.
TO ENROLL MEMBERS.
The following committee of sixteen
was appointed on membership, and the
gentlemen will at once proceed to make
a canvass of the county:
S. A. Carver, w. B. Akey, M. Z. Starn,
r. M. Thompson, l. r. Dunkelberger,
c. w. Mills, d. r. Rosel, DR.. H. T.. Small,
II. de Garmo, DR.. Boynton, Emil d Ar
tots from the city; B. Brubaker, Ante
lope valley; j. b. Young, Pasadena;
Vaughn, Azusa Roy Jones, Santa Mon
lea; George j. Mitchell, Pomona; w. N.
Hudson, Puente; z. T. Snyder, Glendale.
Henry Roberts of Azusa stated that
there were ninety Republicans in the
San Gabriel valley whom he knew, and
were for silver. Mr.. Rob-
erts stated that he had organized the
first Republican county committee in
Los Angeles county but he was a Re
publican no longer.
J. r., Young of Pasadena said that he
had voted for every Republican presi-
dent from Lincoln to Harrison, but he
was a friend of silver and had reached
the parting of the ways.
Henry 7. Hazard was received with
applause, and made one of his earnest,
enthusiastic talks in which he said:
1--WE have repudiated McLachlan, and
now we want either the Democratic Or
the Populist candidate for congress
withdrawn We do not propose to die