The herald., 1898-03-24


spesoh q the recent banquet Of the Repubs
ncan club In this city was unanimously
voted the poorest specimen Of public
speaking that Z pretended statesman could
be guilty Of. Nor. waivng the fact that he
cannot even make talk" has he ever
exhibited any trait Of character that would
assure our people he would be useful to
them a. representative Of the vast and
varied interests Of California in general
and Southern California in particular The
state Of California needs in the United
States senate q man OF commanding infiu-
knows the needs Of the state ana knowing
them and slay. II need be. the Goliath of
lobbyists, In order to secure legislation In
behalf of these needs.
Los Angeles has more interests at stake
In securing the right man for United States
senator than any other part Of the state.
Have the people considered what will be
the result Of the election Of a weak, an in
experienced or an unqualified man? How
few are the men, great men, strong-minded
men, who have met Huntington and have
not been conquered OF slain! Shall the peo-
pie Of the state Of California commission
these talked-about experiments to meas
ure swords with q Huntington who is ac-
knowledged to be the greatest congress
sional fencer on record?
California should profit by the lesson
taiight by other states which, having found
the right men for their representatives in
the senate. keep them there term after
term. When Vest, Turpie, Morgan, a
Hoar, or a Chandler speaks in the halls Of
congress, a nation listens and their constit-
ueDts reap the rewards of their wisdom in
keeping them there.
What has been said above as to the can
didacy Of Grant IL confirmed by the reports
on the senatorial situation In the north.
.Herrin of the Southern Pacific has OBJ
tanned complete control Of the Republican
machine and the Republican leaders are all
at sea. Herrin's program is that Los An.
geles shall not have the senator. either
Republican or Democrat. He proposes to
select the senator from the north II poss!-
BILE; II NOT, then from San Diego. and to
thwart the plans Of local candidates by
bringing out certain persons for governor.
San Pedro harbor is the fight and Herrin is
well acquainted with his job. His experi-
ence as the paid manipulator for the South
ern Pacific Is expected to serve useful
purpose. He knows full well that Los
Angeles man in the senate would naturally
work in the interest Of the people and
therefore for San Pedro, and this is just
what the Southern Pacific and Herrin do
not want Their motto is, Anything to
beat San Pedro" but they propose to do
this In their sleek way by trading off the
senatorship for the governorship. The
question arises, will the Republicans Of
Los Angeles county permit this kind Of
game to be carried out?
DIR. r. w. Hill, chairman of the Demo-
cratic county central committee, has To-
Gated in the city and proposes to practice
his profession at q shorter distance from
the political center of Southern California.
DIR. Hill came into political prominence
two years ago when he was brought for
ward by his friends as candidate for
chairman. He was elected without much
opposition and entered upon his duties with
a great deal of vim and discretion. He.
with the assistance Of good advisers, or
ganized the Democratic phalanxes Of the
county better than they. had ever been or
ganized before; stirred up the sleepy Dem
ocrats throughout the county and with the
aid Of other silver organisations reduced
the usual Republican majority of this
county from 900 to 500
He has also been successful~as a political
fnRncier. Notwithstanding many Of the
gptrces from which had come the revenue
with which to defray the legitimate ex-
penses Of the campaign had been cut of by
the shortsightednes OF few Democrats,
who were badly frightened over the money
question: he closed the campaign with ali
bills paid and small surplus on hand
But his zeal and work did not stop with the
last election. Ever since the new year he
has been organising the Democratic forces
for the state campaign and. as he says, he
purposes to deliver over to his successor
paign.
DR.. Hill is so meek and modest in his
ways that he Do often mistaken for coun-
try politician. Those. however, who
have an opportunity Of testing him. have
discovered that he has large quantity OF
clevenness. and upon several and various
occasions has taught the smart fellows
that they have not monopoly Of the bus
mess. He Is a man OF absolute integrity
and proceeds ON the principle that man
can be honest in politics as well as in busi-
ness affairs. 1t Is these traits which have
made him the recognized leader Of local
politics.
DR.. Hill is now not only we'll known
throughout the southern par. of the state,
but his political associations and his suc-
cess as chairman Of the county
committee have brought him into notice
throughout the state. Gov. Budd about
year ago appointed him member of the
state board Of health and Gov. Budd should
know that his appointment was duly ap-
preciated.
Loal politicians learned some time ago
that DR.. HIN represents the solid and sub
stantial elements of local politics which
have as a matter Of fact the control and
direction Of things podstica1 at the coming
county and state conventions by decided
preponderance Of men and influence. It IS
this fact which makes certain local men
keep their weather eye out whenever he
has occasion to visit Sacramento or San
Francisco and which makes the aspiring
candidates anxious to get his ear
The doctor. however, Is bachelor, and
this may account for that undivided at
tention which he is able to give to his pro-
fession Of medicine and to his diversion into
the realm Of politics. If he were compelled,
according to the rules Of domestic felicity,
to rock the cradle with one hand, to roll
pills with the other and, to study politics at
his rare intervals. he might stall be listen
49, ~ ~gnr ,F ktrn~ IL