The herald., 1898-02-16
STRONG ORGANIZATION
PAsADENA's NoN-PARTIsANs
PREPARED
A Mysterious and Mistaken Assault.
A Policeman's Gallant Deed.
Notes and Personals


There were nearly that number present
when the meeting was called to order and
organized by the election of Samuel Weight
as chairman and Charles F. Hamlin as
secretary. A resolution was presented
and adopted reading as follows:
Resolved, That a committee of five
be appointed by the chairman to
nominate an executive committee con-
sisting of fifteen members; that said
executive committee be empowered by
this meeting to appoint a permanent
chairman and secretary and all stand
ing committees necessary. either from
among their own number or otherwise,
as in their judgment may seem best,
and that all matters relating to the
campaign be left entirely in their
hands. preparatory to a mass meeting,
to be held at as early date as possible.
The chairman appointed as this COM
mittee of five the following: VIM d. Cox,
George Torey, George w. Dugger, Robert
Strong, Captain Wakeley, c. c. Brown and
Fred Wheeler. While this committee re-
tired to nominate the executive committee
Rev. DR.. Fay being called upon. made
few remarks in the course of which he said
he wondered what answer would be made
by those who favor partisan action in city
affairs if asked why they favored such
q policy From the nature of the case one
would suppose that the proper thing woud
be for the citizens to come together ire
spective of party and consider how best
to administer the affairs of the town. Is
there a man who can say that national
politics have the slightest connection with
city affairs? No man who pretends TO have
good sense will attempt to say that the
questions of tariff or free trade, the an
neXation of Hawaii or any other national
question have anything to do with city
affairs. For what purpose then is this
done?" The best answer l have heard to
this question was that given at public
meeting here two years ago by CITY At
torney Arthur Rev. L. P. Crawford and
i were opposing in the public meeting the
idea of party politics in city affairs, when
Mr.. Arthur in reply to my question said
that the whole matter reminded him of a
little circumstance that occurred when he
was boy. He was going TO picnic and
his mother prepared lunch for him.
There was another boy along who mad no
lunch. About lunch time this other boy
came around and said Isn't it about time
to divide our pie?" Arthur said were op-
posed to the division of the pie. We're not
going to divide" This is the secret of the
whole matter. The reason they insist on
partisan politics in city affairs is because
there is pie to divide. The only reason that
has been given is that "it keeps us in bet
ter condition for future action" And this
means more pie" Is it fair for any party
to virtually disfranchise two-fifths OF the
voters of the city? AS citizens of Pasadena
let us come together and select men for the
offices best fitted to fill them, without re-
gard to their political affiliations.
+. c. Harris was called for. He said this
non-partisan movement has reflected his
belief and his practice for the past twenty
five years. In the old town in which he used
to live he noticed by his home newspaper
of few days ago that some wards that had
always been Democratic had elected Re-
publicans at the last election and many
which had always been Republican had
elected Democrats, in each case because
they were the best men, no attention hav-
ing been paid to their politics. We may not
all agree on the subject of tariff and various
other national questions, but we can and
do agree on having a clean, busResslike
city government, and on having the affairs
of the city conducted in the best possible
manner.
c. c. Brown being called for announced
in the course of his remarks that he
wished it emphatically understood that he
was not candidate for any office, but had
only the best interests of the city at heart
and would do all he possibly could to Sc
cure the success of the non-partisan ticket,
believing that the non-partisan movement
expressed the will of the people.
The committee appointed by the chair
stitute the executive committee: Frank S.
Wallace, w. H. Hill, A. F. Keyes C. c.
Brown, A. X. Nash, f. b. Boynton. c. NJ
Parker. Capt. Sheldon, A. A. Thomas
Amos Bye Joseph Simons, j. ]. Patton,
Will Windham, DIR. Weir, Walter Steven
son. The report of the committee was
adopted.
MYSTERIOUS ASSAULT
The police have not yet succeeded in
~ nj bp hrIIt ta1 11x-a ta1
Burton H. Orr and Miss Annie Rasore on
Sunday evening with club. Mr.. Orr and
Miss Basore were walking on Lincoln ave-
nue. at about 1880 o'clock in front of the
Lincoln school when some man came
quietly up behind them. Muttering, "rll
learn you to be running with my wife" he
knocked Orr senseless to the sidewalk
Then he struck the girl, who raised her
hand and received the force of the blow on
her fingers, breaking two bones The fel-
low also struck her head, and though the
blow did not fell her, it rendered her semi
unconscious, and she wandered home. not
knowing where she was until later Orr
lay on the sidewalk where he had fallen
for some time. Then he was seen by
man on wheel who informed the police.
O..cer Bristol went up and found the
wounded couple gone. Orr had regained
consciousness, and, going to the girls
home, found her wandering about the yard.
The assumption is that Mr.. Orr and Miss
Basore were taken for the club swngers
wife and her lover. Neither Miss Basore
nor Mr. Orr are likely to suffer lasting eff
fects as result of the assault. though the
lady is still confined to her bed.
THE WRIGHT MAN
Night Watchman Frank Wright, who
some months ago captured the colored
burgler Brown on South Orange Grove
avenue, again demonstrated his nerve this
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Ferris of South
Los Angeles were driving along Orange
Grove avenue southwark when Mr.. Ferris
lost his reins, and the horse becoming un-
manageable. ran away. Wright. who al
ways rides his wheel while on his beat rode
alongside the horse, and. catching hold of
the bit, succeeded in stopping him after
holding on to the handle bar of his wheel
with one hand and to the bit with the other
from California street to Arlington drive
distance of about mile. Mrs. Ferris
tainted.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
Miss Eva Baur entertained last evening
with Valentine party at her home on
North Raymond avenue. The evening was
spent with games and concluded with
dancing, which lasted well into the morn
ing. The refreshments We're very dainty
and elaborate. Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs. Swee-
sey and Mr.. Kohlsaat assisted IN the re-
ception of the guests.
The Y. NJ. c. A. Bicycle club met this
evening and elected Professor Howland
president; a. a. Cochran, vice president:
viii Huff secretary and treasurer: Jav
Cook, captain; Arthur ELLIS, lieutenant. An
entertainment is being arranged for next