The herald., 1897-06-25
ALL LINED UP
New Republican League
Organized
GREAT PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
ELECTION OF OFFICERS RESULTS
IN A SURPRISE
GREATPlANs FOR THE FUTURE
Editor Haskell of Pomona Is Chosen
to Lead the Hosts-John G.
Wray Is Also Honored

California met in banquet hall, Odd Fell
lows building, on South Main street,
last evening. 1t was not full fledged
was adopted and the machinery set in
operation for doing politics on grand
scale. The proceedings Of this band of
patriots at their first meeting, held in
Justice Owens court room. were fully
set forth in The Herald at the time, and
since then they have added considera-
bly, to their numbers.
President Sidney M. Haskell Of Po-
mona occupied the chair and Lester
Robinson officiated as secretary. There
were about $50 present, majority of
whom are now holding Office or hope to
do so at the next election.
The committee on membership re-
ported that It's names had been ac-
cepted and the list was read. The COM
mittee, which consists of Martin New
ner, Joseph Baxter, d. c. McGarvin,
Frank Dominguez and Lester Robinson
was made permanent later in the even
ing.
j. b. Scott, chairman of the commit
tee on constitution, then read the re-
port. The name of the organization is
to be the Republican League of South
ern California, with headquarters in Los
Angeles. but branches may be organ
ized in any other districts in Southern
| California The executive committee
shall consist of three members from ev-
cry ward in the city and two from each
outside district
A motion was made by Walter Haas
to adopt the report as read, but Mr.. De
la Monte, the we'll known deputy con-
stable, thought it should be passed on
by sections, seriatin. The word seemed
TO strike sympathetic chord, for with
out more ado they proceeded on that
line.
A snag was struck in the first section,
Mr.. Dominguez moving that the name
| be changed from league to union or al
lance or almost any old thing, saying
that there was already an organization
known as the league. But when Mr.
Scott facetiously remarked that the or
ganization was for infants no further
objection was made and the report OF
the committee stood.
When the matter Of qualifications for
membership was reached Mr. Haas
fiercely demanded that some means
should be provided to keep out silver
Republicans who were trying to sneak
back into the fold,' but when the gen.
| tleman's attention was called to the fact
| that all applications would have to be
passed upon by the. membership COM
mittee he withdrew his objection, and
besides there were not many of that
breed anyway
But the great kick came on the mat
ter of representation. When this point
was reached John C. Wray, formerly of
the Second ward push" of Los Angeles
but for several years past consulting
adviser of the Ventura Republicans
arose and asked for information Mr.
Wray is temporarily sojourning in the
city in the interests of the Fourth of
July committee, and was loaded for
bear To Mr.. Wray's mind it looked az
though Los Angeles was trying to cap
ture everything. This question of dis
tlicts was very indefinite, and on behalf
If the Venturians he wanted it settled
more definitely. 1t was too op-sided
and if permitted to stand, there would
be no necessity for any of the out of
town members of the executive commit
lee to attend the meetings, as they
would be outvoted on every point by Los
Angeles, which would have thirty votes
to twenty-one for the entire outside ter
ritory This put the matter in a new
light and much talk followed. Mr.. Wray
insisted on his point, when the question
was raised that, while he was taking
a very active part in the proceedings
he was not member of the league This
technical point seemed to worry Mr.
Wray, and he magnanimously offered
to withdraw from the hall. But the
meeting would not hear to this and
sweeping aside all formalities unani.
mously elected the gentleman from Ven
tura a member amid great applause
Encouraged by his ovation, Mr. Wray
resumed where he had been interrupted
and so persuasive We're his arguments
that the entire section was changed to
suit his views. on motion of Mr.. McCul-
ZACH of the Eighth ward, the executive
committee being composed of three rep
iesentatves from each assembly dis
trict in the nine southern counties.
1t was agreed that the league should
meet monthly on the first Thursday af-
ter the first Monday in the month, and
that the dues should be % cents a month
After providing for the expulsion of
members when they deserved it, in the
opinion of the league, the constitution
was adopted as amended
Then Mr. Adams, who thought that he
had been overlooked, asked more in sor-
row than in anger to be allowed to
withdraw if it would not embarrass the
meeting, but to show that there was no
hard feeling, he was promptly elected
member of the league by acclamation.
Then came the election of officers.
when ii was expected that great COLI
test would result over the election of
president. 1t has been q matter of COM
mon gossip for several days that Pro.
fesaor George NJ. Hough was the avowed
candidate of one wing of the new league
while the other wing was for anybody
to beat that gentleman. Consequently,
the hall was filed with suppressed ex-
citement as Frank Domnguez made his
way to the speakers stand when the
chair announced that nominations for
president were in order. Mr.. Domin-
guez said that he desired to place in
nomination young man who had al
most been the savior of the Republican
party in this part of the state at the las,
election, and proceeded with a eulosy
of the young man at some length, finally
identifying him as Sidney M. Haskell of
Pomona, the presiding officer. This was
clearly surprise, as every one expected