The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-17

The Pasadena push should go out o
business. for it was unable to make &
respectable showing for such faithful
members as Cox and Downing. Ever!
dog has it's day. The failure OF th'
push weakens my chance for the post
office.-John w. Wood.
MY influence has waned, II not gon'
altogether, for I could not carry my
precinct for the push. Simpson is thu
only man saved from the wreck. think
I will retire from politics and Pasadena
w. E. Arthur.
1 am either shrewd or lucky. for
have fought the railroad, and yet an
on the railroad ticket. Uncharitable
persons may question my sincerity. how
ever-W S. Melick.
1 am another old soldier who has beer
gathered to his fathers.-George Down
| ing.
The easiest men In the world to manip-
ulate are the pure politics fellows. They
can be managed without cash. while II
costs like the devil to run the heelers.-
Parker.
Nobody can drive me from the state
central committee but William McKin-
lev. and he won't, for his Is q political
Observation-Disclosures
I am glad 1 was not candidate fol-
reelection. The court house ring Jared
badly. But when the new fellows get
in a new ring will be formed. 1t will
be like the same old regiment with new
| clothes.-Donnell.
was the big-foot soldier Of the Civil
war, yet I have been turned down, and
nalf suspect that the professions OF
| love and affection for the old soldiers
| were Observation-Disclosures.
l am a dual victim, first Of Hanna's
infidelity, and secondly Of unapprecia'
tiveness on the part of Los Angeles Re
| publicans.-Cline.
I have flattered myself that my i'm
portant services in the legislature had
so commended me to the people that
they would give me anything I might
want.-Vosburg.
Four years ago my promises were or
parity with gold; but this year they
are at heavy discount, though my
assets have not been impaired. l ex-
pect 1t is because the demand for re-
demption has not always been met
Summerland.
The platform wisely refrains from say
ing any savage things about the rail-
road. 1 trembled from fear that some
thing might be said that would cause
the sack to be withheld. Those pure
politics fellows have been we'll managed
Arnold.
I am glad Bulla has been pacif1ed by
simple compliment. l am little con-
cerned about the effect upon Grant
The other fellows in this county who
want to be senator will understand it.
Bulla Is so anxious that l feared he
ecutive office should use its power in his
behalf. Such a step would do me Sc
rious damage up north, and no good
down here.-Gage.
Is it A. P. A.-ism or something else
that is always athwart my path INC
Lain.
l am awfully afraid that the larger
part of the delegates who voted for me
will want a place in the auditors office
My colleagues and I will have to ar
range about the distribution, but we
cannot give places to five or six hundred
The number who will want positions is
apallin g.-Nichols.
1 do not think all my Pasadena sup
porters will demand places in the clerk
office.-Bell.
1 have not been dished. but Gished.-
| Merwin.
1t is a mistake. as the Times has
stated, that 1 have lightning rod in
my hat. What l should have had was
a garland of roses.-John Cross.
1 have got the nomination, and if ]
can be elected my son Theodore and
others of my family can be provided for
as we'll as myself.-Simpson.
The talk about crushing the Lindley
machine is bosh. Rives, who has beer
| nominated for district attorney, was a
cog in the biggest wheel. That office
under Rives, will be as much a Lindley
institution as it was under McLachlin
1 am not sore but I do begin to think
have bad luck in my political aspira-
tions.-Ling.
UAmona seems to be destined to dis.
appointment. She always has candi
dates for country offices, but never get:
any nominations. think we would
fare better were we annexed to Sar
Bernardino or Riverside.-Haskell.
The country has Jared badly. Los An
geles and Pasadena gobbled up every
thing.-Gray.
Nothing pleases mother so much a
to kiss her baby. 1t was on that prin
cipe that the convention passed thu
resolution commendatory of Bulla. l
makes him happy. Bacon.
Failure to be nominated for super
visor is a great blow. 1t takes salar!
from me, and I am afraid it will ge'
Gray out of the sheriff's office.-Wood
ward.
Ny namesake is more fortunate ir
Kern county than am down here