The herald., 1896-09-13
Full Plan OF FUSION
Is Agreed Upon by Both
Committees
SATISFACTORY AGREEMENT IS MADE
Democrats and Pops Have No
Difficulty
ALREADY FOR FINAL WORK
Conventions Can Proceed Immediately
TO Work Monday
The Division Of the Ticket as Finally De.
cided On
Democrats Get Due Consideration and the
Populists Are Magnaminous to Sllve'
Repubiicans-The New Silver
Wizwam - Notes
Conventions Can Proceed Immediately Iy
TO Work Monday
The Division Of the Ticket as Finally De.
cided On

Tomorrow the Democrats and Popu-
lists of Los Angeles county will meet in
their county convention and place in the
field the judicial legislative and super
visoral tickets which will be retaified by
the people at the polls on the Sd day Of
next November.
The plan of fusion of the Democrats
and Populsts has been effected and it
will, in all probability be adopted by
both conventions to morrow.
The committees appointed by the
Democratic and Populist conventions
when they met in the spring and early
summer to arrange the details of fusion
have agreed upon the plan This de-
cison was arrived at without any dis
agreeable debates or unnecessary
friction.
The gentlemen comprising the commit
tee held several meetings and discussed
the whole situation. Reason and good
judgment governed in all the meetings
and the result was that an agreement
was arrived at without the slightest
difficulty. The greatest of satisfaction
was expressed by both the Populst and
Democratic committeeman when the
final settlement of the important ques-
tion was reached
THE PLAN OF FUSION.
BY the agreement made between the
Populist and Democratic committees
the Democrats will tomorrow, in their
convention, name candidates for the
following offices:
Two superior judges, assemblyman
Seventy-third district, assemblyman
Seventy fifth district state senator
Thirty district, supervisor
Third district, supervisor Fifth district.
The Populists will nominate candi-
dates as follows:
Two superior judges, assemblyman
Seventeen district, assemblyman Sew
enty-first district assemblyman Sew
epty-second district, assemblyman Sew
enty-fourth district, supervisor Fourth
district, two city justices.
This is universally looked upon by
everybody--membcrs of both interest.
ed parties-as a fair and equitable di
vision of the ticket and the plan will be-
yond any question be ratified by the two
possible that that there may be some al
terations in the plan but they are not
looked for now.
START AT ONCE.
When the convention assemble to-
morrow they can proceed at once to busi-
ness for they are already organized and
the time consumed ordinarily in the cleo
tion of a presiding officer, the appoint
ment of committees and waiting for
their reports will be saved
The conventions will have the same
presiding officers they had al their pre-
vious meetings. the same committees
and if necessary the committee on res
olutions VIII make further report to
the Democratic convention.
THE FIRST BUSINESS
So when the conventions assemble to-
morrow morning the first business they
will tcansact, after being called to or
m ra fv ,Sin
ment.
Then the Democratic convention will
proceed to nominate the candidates for
the offices that have been allotted to the
Democrats. AS soon as they are made
the officers OF the convention will certify
to the action taken and report the re-
suit to the Populst convention who will
proceed to make the nominees of the
Democratic convention their nominees
as well.
The Popui;sts, after having made
their nominations, will certify them to
the Democratic convention, which body
Will make them their nominations.
Thus will fusion be legally accom-
provisions Of the election laws have
been looked after, and they will be
strictly complied With. SO that there
can be no technicaiity overlooked where
by the verdict of the people might be
overturned by failure to follow the red
tape provisions of d complicated stat
ute, and some ore put in an office a ma
jority of the people had decided he
should not hold.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
For the two positions on the superior
bench which have been allotted to the |
Democrats a number of names have |
been suggested, and it can truthfully
be said that all of them are qualified and !
ftted by education and natural ability |
for the posts.
The attorneys who have been spoken !
or are: Judge A. w. Hutton, Shirley C. |
yard, Colonel George H. Smith, M. T..
e. Munday, H. II. Gordon and w. r. |
kendrick.
THE SUPERVISORS
For supervisor in the Third district |
there are three candidates. George PES |
sen. the present Democratic councilman !
iroin ward having over 400 Republican |
majority, Is being actively urged bv his |
friends. MIR. Pessell is a young man |
and ne has twice been sent by the Aid of |
republican votes in the Sixth ward tn |
tne city council II he is nominated for |
supervisor he will be sent by the aid of |
Republican votes to assist in the man
agement of county affairs.
John Chanslor and Samuel Prayer arc
also spoken OF as candidates for super-
visor IN the Third. Both are represen-
tative business men, old citizens and
men of unquestioned character and in
tegrity
In the Fifth supervisoral district
James Hanley will undoubtedly be re-
nominated and elected. Mr.. Hanley has
served in the position for four Years,
He is the only Democratic member Of
the present board, but his record is ab
solutely beyond impeachment. Nothing
can be said against him.
Judge A. M. Bragg has been spoken of
as candidate for supervisor by his
friends, but the judge will probably not
remain in the contest.
THE ASSEMBLYMEN.
In the Seventy third assembly dis
trtct there are three candidates for the
nomination-William Mead, j. j. O'Brien
ant ]. p. Rodgers.
Mr.. Mead is in the insurance business
ana IS well known to the commercial