The herald., 1896-08-26
MLACHLAN GR|D|RONED
Silver Republicans Re-
pudiate Him Entirely
They say THAT He CRAWf|SHED
Enthusiastic Meeting Is Perfect
Ofganiza ton
PRINCIPLE BEFORE PARTY
Committees Named to Enroll Members
and Attend to Business
Earnest Men Who Have Been Party Wheel
Horses Take the Lead
II Coronei Harrison Gray Otis Had Been Pre-
sent He Would Have Seen a 0reat Light
and Had His Eyes Ooened-Fuii
Report of the 1eeting

If the Hon. James McLachlan and
Colonel Harrison Gray Otis had last
evening dropped in at No 1856 South
Broadway they would have perhaps
been convinced of the fact that there
are in Los Angeles Republicans of
standing in the commercial and profess
sional world of the city who are ardent
friends of the white metal, and who pro-
pose to vote to sustain it at the polls in
November.
The Honorable James would also have
had the pleasure of hearing himself re-
pudiated by a body of his past partisars
men of influence and standing in the
community. and none of them office
seekers.
Colonel Harrison Gray Otis would
have seen that the abusive campaign
he is making against the white metal
and it's advocates was not only failing
to make converts to the cause of gold
monometalism, but he could have
learned that it was causing Republicans
to desert Hanna and the yellow stand
ard
PACKED TO, THE DOORS.
1t was after 1880 p. m. when Suther-
land Hutton called to order the meeting
of the silver Republicans at No. 13i
South Broadway. II was expected that
thirty or forty Republicans would as
semble pursuant to the call printed for
the meeting to consider what steps were
necessary to be taken in regard to the
action of James McLachlan in accept
ing the Republican nomination for con-
in this district and then rGnIIli- -
ating the platform upon which he was
nominated.
But instead of the thirty or forty Re-
publicans expected over one hundred
and fifty gathered. The room was
packed to the very doors. Many stood
up and waited for hours to listen to
the proceedings and to participate.
Many of them were old wheel horses in
the party, and they were all Republi-
cans, or at least they have been in the
past.
The Hon. James was repudated by a
unanimous vote, and it was resolved to
organize at once a Republican silver
club, to the roll of which 27S signatures
have already been secured.
A temporary organization was formed
the proper committee appointed, and
an adjournment taken for one week.
An address will be issued to the Re-
publicans of, the entire Sixth congress
sional district, advising and counseling
them to turn Mr.. McLachlan down at
the polls for bis cowardly betrayal of sill
Yer at the Oehest of the Republican
bosses.
JAMES GRIDIRoNED.
After Mr.. Hutton had called the meet
ing to order last evening. Nathan Cole
Jr., read the invitation which had
brought the gathering about. Mr. Hut
ton explained that the action Of Mr.. Nc
Lachlan In repudiating the platform on
which he had been nominated had been
unsatisfactory to many Of the dele
gates to the Republican convention that
had named him, and they had taken
steps to bring about the melting to con-
slider the proper steps to be taken. He
announced that the first order of bus-
ness was the election Of temporary Off
GERS.
George w. Knox was placed in nomi-
nation for temporary chairman and he
was unanimously chosen. In taking the
chair, he said:
Mr.. Chairman, Gentlemen and Fellow
Republicans: l was not one Of those
who deliberated in the matter Of calling
this meeting, but the idea met with my
sentiments exactly. 1 have been Re
publican all my life, but am now un-
able to indorse the Republican platform
and vote for the Republican candidate
lol PiGolucilt LHc ODJeCI OL lHlS Ileel-
ing is to take action in reference to
James McLachlan, the Republican NOM
inee for congress. He was named at
Sacramento on a silver platform, which
he has repudiated. 1t is now for you to
do what you think proper-either to
approve or disapprove of his action. If
you repudiate him, then we must con-
slider the next step to be taken"
Nathan Cole, Jr., was chosen unani-
q q Jn ha al
lowing letter from Judge e. H. Lamme,
which was greeted with applause:
JUDGE LAMME'S LETTER.
Mr.. Sutherland Hutton, City:
Dear Sir: I have received the invita-
tion of yourself and others to attend the
conference of free silver Republicans to
consider what action should be taken
with reference to the position of our con-
gressional candidate. The action of Mr.
McLachlan in repudiating the platform
upon which he was nominated of course
absolves all Republicans from giving
him further support. 1t is the duty of
all pelleVers in free silver to so unite as
TO make their votes count at the COM
ing election. While it will be impossible
for me to be present Tuesday evening.
the movement has my full and hearty
support. and I will take pleasure in
doing anything that will further the
cause.
WY Su6SSotiOu WOulQ De tndt this
meeting simply appoint committee to
arrange for full meeting of all the Re
publican supporters of free silver at some
time in the near future and that an or
ganiZed effort be made to so unite and
combine upon some one candidate that
will receive the full support of alrrhose
opposed to the single gold standard.
You may count upon me to do any
thing within my power in the matter
Very respectfully, e. H. LAMME.
Major M. l.. Starin, one of the dele
gates to the Sacramento convention
which made McLachlan the Republican
for congress, made a telling
speech in which he said:
II have been Republican ever since
I was a voter and was a delegate to the
convention which named Mr.. McLach-
Ian. Without a dissenting voice that
convention inserted silver plank in the
platform. 1t was convention made UP
Of eminent men, yet Mr.. McLachlan has
seen fit to repudiate that platform He
tells us he has never been a friend of
silver yet he voted with the silverites