The herald., 1898-09-20
A STRONG TICKET IS NOW ASSURED
EVERY PROBABILITY THAT THE WORK WILL BE
SPEEDILY ACCOMPLISHED
Unless the Railroad Push Tries to Make Trouble-The
Pulverization of the Arcade Depot Element
Is Promised-Probable
Candidates

The Democratic Popuist and Silver Re
publican conventions meet at Santn Nor
lea today.
Yesterday was busy day for the de'e'
gates to all the conventions and Will;
all the candidates and friends of candi
dates worked hard in furtherng Their va
rious interests, the strength of the non''
nees in the different conventions is almos.
as conjectural as 1t was week ago. The
uncertainty is so certain that the mts'
rabid Republican cannot charge there Is
q slate.
. Careful investigation yesterday ,m-- .
Q onstrated a fixed determination with .
majority of the delegates that the .
. railroad push shall be pulverized, but .
Q McCaTery, Marsh, Conkling, Mo ris .
ct al. are not going to give UP the .
fight If they can help 1t without a .
bitter and vigorous resistance. Their .
ultimate defeat seems beyond ques- .
ton, but they will probably have II .
in their power to delay and conpli- .
cate the work of the conventions, .
which without them would be easily, .
Q quickly and satisfactorily accom- .
plished
1t was currently reported on the streets
last night that I. B. Dockweiler. who was
recognized as an OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
he contended-of the railroad faction in tha
Democratic state convention, would 4'n
be pushed to the front, but this statemen
Mr.. Dockweilers friends strenuously deny
and the denial gains weight since that
gentleman is not an avowed candidate for
any office. 1t has been asserted that Mr..
Dockweler would be a dark horse for the
district attorney nomination, the fight
upon which the railroad push seems to be
concentrating its attention, but if such is
his intention he has mentioned the fact to
none of the leaders.
District Attorney Fight
It was common rumor around political
headquarters last night that the contro-
versy over the apportionnent Of the Office
of district attorney has been settled by
obtaining the consent of Judge A. ".
Hutton to allow his name to be used in the
Democratic convention. This office Was
apportioned to the Populsts, under he re-
port of the fusion conference committee,
which all parties are said to have origin
ally agreed to adopt but 1t is understood
that both Silver Republicans and Popul'sts
would be satisfied with Judge Hu+tci S
nomination, while the Democrats woulj be
more than pleased.
Rives' Practice
In this connection an eror made in the
speech nominating ]. c. Rves may be cor
rected. The speaker stated that Mr. R'ves
'had been practitioner before the coui is
of this state for eleven years" Clerk Of
the Supreme Court Ward, In answe' t" a
...k.. =
to practice before the supreme court IF
this state on April q, 1894, exactly four
years and five months ago. lacking day,
instead of eleven years.
Backing of the Railroad
Also in this connection the open ac.'on of
the railroad push is attracting more th1n
passing notice, for the nomination Of
district attorney promises to supply the
only fight in the fusion convention an1
has been brought about solely by the all
road forces. "Rives." said a prominent
attorney last night, was their avow ed
candidate in the Republican county con-
vention and weak as he is politically and
as a lawyer before the bar, they pushed
his nomination through. Now the same
push has lined up behind q man. no: be-
cause they like him, for they do not. and
If nominated they would defeat him, but
for the purpose Of trying to disrupt the
fusion forces. The motive of their act;v"
ity in the coming convention Is so palm
that he who runs may read, and it would
indeed be a careless delegate who failed to
carefully investigate the motives of the
men who are fighting Mcguire.
1.-THE mask is off. Uncle Coils has said,
'On to the front In the open and down
with Mcguire and fusion and resumj1 g
his old tactics of Stanford senatorial days
he has thrown the S. p. sack S. y. threats,
S. p promises and s +. interests wherever
located in the state, whether stree rail
roads in Los Angeles or San Francisco or
the old main line proposition into tho
contest.
The Sheriff's Fight
II Is more than probable that the two
candidates for the nomination Of sheriff
before the Democratic convention will be
Jim Haney, the present supervisor from
the Fifth district. and Ed Smith, the as
s.stant fire chief of this city
Unit, late hour last night il was sup
posed that John T. Wilson Of San Fernan-
do would be Mr.. Smiths opponent, and he
may yet be. although II is so doubtful as
to give Mr. Hanley's friends confidence
enough to openly announce his candidacy.
Until last night Mr.. Hanley positively re-
fused to entertain the nomination. His
reason for this was that when he was seek
Ing the nomination for supervisor Mr. VIII
son, than whom there Is no more respect ed
man in the county, was also named for that
office AS soon as Mr.. Wilson heard that
Mr.. Hanley had a chance 10 be nominated
as supervisor he withdrew in his interest
The men have always been and are now
the warmest personal friends, bu, Mr.
Wilson is a man who rises above self for the
good of the party he loves, and he at once
said when he reached this ci.y yesterday:
1. "I'm for the strongest man. IF Han +
4. ley is stronger than I with the dele T.
r gates I am going 70 get In and help r
r him win" lie and Hanley were in =,
r the same room and they sent for r.
r delegates and leaders. and Wilson !.
r talked things over with them. r
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