The herald., 1896-10-08
IT WAS A WATERLOO
The City Water Company
Gets II
Corporation MEETS A DEFEAT
M. P. Snyder's Position Endor.
sed by the People
DELEGATES FAVOR HIM
hs Carries the Second Ward After
Hard Fight
The First, Sixth, and Ninth Are Well 10
Line
Water Company Influence Fails to Ac-
complish the Purpose Which it Was
Designed That 1t Should-List
He Carries the Second Ward Alter .
Hard Fight
The First, Sixth, and Ninth Are Well 10
Line
water Company Influence Fails to Ac-
complish the Purpose Which it Was
Designed That it Should-List
r of Delegates Elected.

The Water company yesterday met
4 Waterloo at the hands of the Demo-
cratic party of the city of Los Angeles
the like of which has not been admins
tered to that corporation In local poll
tics.
A majority of delegates have been
elected who are favorable to the candi-
dacy Of M. P. Snyder for mayor, and
that gentleman will be the nominee OF
the city convention which meets on Sat-
urday morning at 10 o'clock at Temper
ance temple.
The Water company took a hand in
q number of precincts in yesterdays S
primary. The sole endeavor of the cor
poration was to defeat the nomination
of Mr.. Snyder by the election of anti
Snyder delegates.
MIR. Snyder had refused to be bull
dozed by the attorneys and representa-
tives of the corporation, and an official
pronunciamento had gone forth that
he was to be punished for his audacity
in taking a stand for the people IN the
matter of reducing the water rates.
Furthermore, he had boldly dened the
company and taken a manly stand for
municipal ownership Of the city water
plant. Isl.
For all this the Water company had
decided to retire Mr.. Snyder If 1t had
the power.
1t was a square out and out contest,
and Mr.. Snyder has won a notable VIC
tory.
The Democracy of the city at the ball
lot box has approved his course, and
has decided that he shall be the candid
ate of the party and of the great body
of the people of this city for mayor.
II anyone thinks that the friends of
Mr.. Snyder had an easy thing or
it to carry the primaries they
are mistaken. 1t was a hot fight from
the time the polls opened until they
closed.
In the Eighth ward the Water com
pany was the strongest. Their hench-
men also entered the Second ward-of
which Mr.. Snyder is a resident-and
boldly attempted, with the aid Of stuff
fers and repeaters, to carry it.
But they did not succeed. The rank
and file Of the party turned out. Mr..
Snyder carried every precinct in the
ward, and he will receive its 4S votes.
Just $50 are required to nominate.
In the Sixth ward the friends of Mr..
Snyder won a noraple victory. They
carried every precinct in the ward. The
First ward went practically solid for
Snyder.
In the Third ward Tom Donahue and
his push antagonized Snyder, and made
a fight for Rowan. They carried one
precinct and a portion Of another. The
rest of the ward will be for Snyder.
In the Fourth ward Mr.. Snyder will
have three-fourths of the delegation.
In the Twentieth precinct there was
. considerable push" politics done.
by others Of his ilk, succeeded in de-
feating a ticket made up by William
Newell.
In the Fifth ward Mr.. Rowan has a
number of personal friends who sue
succeeded In obtaining some delegates
Tor him. Democrats are not overly
thick in the Fifth ward, which is the
only bon ton ward in the city. Still.
despite this fact, Mr.. Snyder will have
g following in the convention from the
Fifth ward.
The Sixth ward elected solid Snyder
tickets in every precinct.
The Seventh ward will be evenly di-
vided between Rowan and Snyder.
In the Eighth ward Mr.. Rowan has
two-thirds OF the delegation.
In the ninth ward Mr.. Snyder will re-
ceive three-fourths of the delegates.
In the annexed district the Sny,1ar
ticket carried by practically unani-
nous vote.
The Snyder tickets at nearly all of the
precincts bore the vignette For Munic-
1pal ownership of the City Water Plant. -
The issue was presented in this way and
fair and open vote had
Inc result Of the primary is a matter
OF congratulation to the local Democ-
racy. A few more defeats like this and
the City Water company will not be SO
all-powerful In politics in Los Angeles. :
However, the corporation is not vet
done. 1t will now carry ne fight into
the convention and endeavor to accom-
plish the defeat Of Mr.. Snyder by the
introduction of outsi@e issues not at ali
german to the great and vital question
or municipal ownership. The water
company will not now seek to force Mr.
Rowan upon the Democratic party for
mayor. but it will endeavor to defeat
him by bringing out some popular Dem
ocrat. 1t is now in favor of any man ex-
cept Snyder.
But the friends of Mr.. Snyder will be
on guard. They have won a hard fight
ct the primaries for which they are en-
titled to credit. They do not propose at
this late day to turn it and remain idle
while the fruits Of their victory are
snatched from them.
In the first ward B. M. Nickel will be
! the nominee for council. In the second
ward 1t cannot be prophesied who will
be named. In the third ward r. Y. Nc
Bride will be nominated. In the fourth
ward there is doubt. Thomas Savage
3 has carried the Eighth ward. In the
seventh there will be sharp fight be-
y tween Councilman Ashman and J, x
Urmston.. In the other wards there were
no aldermanic contests.
z There is no telling about the rest OF
the ticket. 1t will not be made up until
the convention meets.
THE DELEGATES.
The following delegates were elected :
First precinct-Aaron Atem, e, Har-
tup, F. s. Peachy. G. Brossart, G. Hay
den, jr.
second-L. p. Collett, r. M. Reach.
H. L. Dunnigan, John Yoakum.
Third-R. ]. Collier, ]. G. Ballestro
4 William Shute. w. B. Conboy, CIV. San
derson.
Fifth-A J. King, J. p. Rogers. R. s.
Rogers. I. L. Clark, A. G. Rocques, J. M.
voss, jose Demara, Fred Daken.
oixth-A. =. Collins, Walter Drown