The herald., 1897-03-10
POMONA
High License Advocates Adopt New Name.
Ticket Nominated

POMONA
High License Advocates Adopt New Name
Ticket Nominated
POMONA, March 9.-The convention
of license advocates was called to order
by John L. Means at o'clock yesterday
afternoon in Kessler's hall.
Stoddard Jess, ceshier of the First Ma
tional bank, and s. M. Haskell, editor
of the Pomona Progress, were elected
chairman and secretary respectively
The name Of the party was changed
from High License to "Citizen's Re-
form Party" Nominations were made as
follows:
For trustees-C. p. Patterson and Ell
lott Hinman, respectively from the
Third and Fifth wards, were nominated
by reclamation.
For members of the board of educa-
tion-W. B. Stewart and G. A. Steffa,
| respectively of the Third and Fifth
wards, were similarly declared the nomi-
nees.
Recorder-John A. Gallup.
Clerk. r. Garthside.
Assessor-Joseph Mullen.
For city marshal there were three can
didates and one ballot. the nominee be-
ing A. b. Caldwell, with 33 out of the
SO votes
fOT the OIllCe Ol CITY tTedSuIeI tHeIt
were also three candidates, Cyrus Bur-
dick. A. N. Harris and Morris Keller,
and two ballots proved necessary to get
a nominee, Cy Burdick carrying off the
plum with 81 votes out of the so.
The fight for city attorney was the
prettiest and closest contended race
of the convention. F. D. JOY, w. A..
Bell and Howard A. Broughton were
put forward. The first ballot resulted
as follows JOY, 21; Broughton, IL Bell,
IL. Twenty-six votes being necessary
for a choice a second ballot was taken.
resulting as follows: Broughton, %; JOY,
81; Bell Z. At this juncture Bell with
drew from the race. Before the official
counting of the third ballot had COM
menced Mr.. Joy stepped before the con-
vention, desiring that his name also be
withdrawn, but as the chairman of the
several delegations present had COL
lected the votes objection was made
and the counting proceeded. The an
nouncement of the third and final vote
was as follows: Broughton, 26; JOY, "a,
resulting in Broughton's nomination to
the office.
The general expression seems to be
that a strong ticket has been put in the
field
The insurance companies in which
Louis Phillips has his business block in
sured have refused. 1t is said, to make
good the loss Of the broken plate glass
window, the result of the explosion of
companies take are alleged to be that
loss from the explosion by steam is ex-
cepted.
There will be mothers meeting
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock in the
parlors of the Methodist church. The
subject will be THE Training Of the
Muscles" and all children brought by
parents will be cared for in another
room by the kindergarten teachers
| The subject Of the Young Peoples
Christian Endeavor society of the Chris
tian church Sunday afternoon was COP
portunities to Do Good-Seeing Them
Using Them" Miss Bertha Whip was
| the leader.
Frank B. Schureman. who has been
seriously sick for weeks, is reported
| better.
Mrs. Rhorer. residing at the corner of
Towne avenue and Pearl street, 10 re-
ported quite ill.
Father Fisher went to San Bernardino
| this morning
The opera house was packed last night
| and the Ellefords' rendition Of 1.-The Sill
yer King" was we'll received. Wednes-
day night they will play New York
Day by Day"
Thomas N. Short, who for years re-
sided in this city and was Pomona's city
marshal for some time. was in town
yesterday.
The young orators Of the local Loyal
Legion OF this place will have an op-
portunity of showing how we'll they
have patterned after Demosthenes or
Cicero in their oratorical contest at
the Methodist church this evening.
The nursery yards seem to be about
the busiest places In the community
these days.
Lectures by Rev. U. G. B. Pierce and
Rev. H. H. Rice. respectively, at the
Unitarian and Methodist churches are
announced for Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings.
Elwood Wilson has gone to his old
home, Shell Rock. Iowa, for an indefi-
mite stay.
A perusal of the platform Of the
Citizens Reform party shows that they
want to have the best men accept mu-
nicipal offices; and to eliminate the
prominence which the liquor question
has heretofore assumed in city politics
by business-Iike attention to municipal
affairs.
Several Masons of this city went In
a body to Lordsbruy Sunday to see the
remains Of deceased Brother Hill off
to his former home, Auburn, Ill. The
body was accompanied by hos mother
and sister.
Louis Brosseau and wife Of this city
have entertained during the past week
a relative of Mrs. Brosseau, a lieutenant
on the warship Monterey, and relatives
of Mr. Brosseau, also from the city of
Los Angeles.