The herald., 1898-11-15
DOWN the LINE
The senatorial contest is becoming al
most as absorbing as the gubernatorial cam

depends almost all that is dear to the South
ern Californian. The man who is billed to
get there is undoubtedly Michael Henri de
Young. Mr.. Grant or Mr.. Bulla have not
the slightest show as things stand now, tor
there is no doubt in the world but what DE
Young has the control of the votes which
will in turn control the caucus. 1t is now
more than doubtful if either Grants name
or Bulla's or Barnes or Knights are even
put in nomination. The only thing that
can change this program is it's publication,
and a consequent, consistent and persistent
fight against it. As far as this part OF the
state is concerned, it might just as well have
MIR. Huntington for senator as MIR. de
Young, and everyone knows this. If any
one cares enough for San Pedro harbor to
get in and make thorough fight for Mr.
Bulla, or any other candidate who is not
pledged to destroy the work done for that
harbor, now is the time to do it, for vic
tory is never won until there is surrender:
and while the people of Los Angelesarenot
doing much fighting just now they have
certainly not surrendered.
o O o
1t is said, on what should be the best au-
thority, next to that of the two men con-
CclHSu, thue >ShssNct
Our Steve's White has promised
Influence Mr. Bulla his support
in the contest. Mr..
Bulla in 1898 probably elected White by re-
fusing to stand in with scheme OF the
Populists and Republicans to combine and
elect Republican. 1t was by no means an
impossibility, in fact it might have oeen
easily accomplished; but Mr. Bulla would
have none of such politics and said so right
out in meeting, with the result that White
was selected. much to the benefit OF the
state and country. Senator White is the
sort of man who remembers such things.
Apropos de bottles, l learn from very
reliable source that Mr.. Grant has forty
votes pledged to him
San Pedro in the legislature.
or Bust What good these will
do him is hard to tell,
if the caucus rule is upheld as it almost
surely will be. A friend of Mr.. Grant also
disseminated the information that he is not
opposed to San Pedro and is going to invest
some money in this city and may come here
TO live All OF which may be true but is not
important. Mr.. Grant cannot hold his forty
votes or any portion of them from, the
south at least-that is San Diego or Orange
or Riverside counties-unless he was
pledged to fight San Pedro. And he would
not be paying for San Diego band stands
unless he had the votes which his pledges
gave him claim to. The only safety tor
Los Angeles is to DO all possible to elect
Rulla, and while this is difficult thing to
do, it is far frold being an impossibility.
provided the fight is made at once and is
made hot from the start. Mr.. de Young
can be defeated if he is properly fought.
He knows this, Mr. Herrin knows this, and
ii the people at large can be shown this the
Job is done.
1t is pleasant to see Sam Mott back again
in the front Of the theatrical business. Sam
tried frogs legs, ter
Sar,ueis rapin, okra soup and
Latest an Alabama cook on
the public for time
here and succeeded in giving the best things
to eat in the city, but at cost of too much
foI his bank account. So Sam is back again
Is manager and is now able to buy what
he wants to eat and does not apprehend the
visits OF the butcher any more. Sam is the
oldest man in the business on the coast in
point OF years OF service, for he began when
he was kid. and he is on the sunny side OF
10 yet.
l had the interesting experience of spend
ing half an hour with Governor-elect Gage
at his office yester-
Gage Is day. Tourffths of
Firm the time his tele-
phone bell was ring
ng. and the conversation each time gen
rally was something like this:
Gage-Hello! Who is that? Oh, that
you, judge? Thanks; you are very kind.
What's that: Who? No, sir won't make
| promise for anyone. If your man can
-how better reasons than any other appli-
ant why he shall have the place all right,
out he will have to stand the same chance
Is all the rest. What: No. | can't say a.
word and | won't commit myself. I'll tell
YOU, judge, | have not made promise di-
'ectly or indirectly, and | don't intend to
for some time. What? Why of course I
1--WE something to you. Yes, don't doubt
you helped elect me, but | owe more to the
people OF the state than to anyone else
md | propose to pay that debt first And,
'ang! Up went the telephone.
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As most of this stuff so far has been po-
itical, might as we'll add a little more,
and say that Gov.
Three More Budd in few days
Blossoms will fill three appoint
ments, that of bank
that of building and loan COM
missioner and that of a successor to Judge
Van Dyke. The last, of course, may not be
done for some weeks yet, but the man who
will take his place will soon be known.
And out of the three there will be one
which will make the Weeping Willows 20
rejoice exceedingly and will cause the Rain
)ow Chasers to weep and gnash their teeth
md rage. | don't dare say more for fear Of
poiling the fun, but it will come all right
md will create more fun than there was at
he Santa Monica convention.
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] met man Yesterday whom l had not
seen for sixteen years, when we were both
Youngsters in west
The Tricks ern town. He was in
of Time love then with the
belle of the village
md was so deeply in that interesting stage
rs to be the talk of the place. Nothing
.ould have exceeded his devotion and abject
lavery to the young woman, but force of
ost sight of both of them until the meeting
of yesterday. We talked bit about old
lines and then | asked him, for l had for
circumstances drove them apart, and had
gotten her name: "What has become of that
yirl you used to be so much in love with!
Don't YOU recall how YOU were the talk of