The herald., 1898-05-16

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| 3 mNHNHHHa1 MISREPRESENTATION
C. J. Walters, the Spring street jeweler
and all around jolly fellow, will consent
to accept the Republican nomination. for
counilman from the Fifth ward. This
has been brought about, SO we have
learned. through the influence Of Mr.. Wal
ters' many friends.
County Recorder Hodgeman has weak
ened In the knees. He has declared him.
self out of politics. which simply means
that he has come to the conclusion that he
cannot get the Republican nomination to
succeed himself. His chief deputy, Alex.
Caldwell, will therefore be the candidate
of the courthouse club as against Judge
Barnes Of Pomona.
c. w. Bell Of Pasadena, for some time
past the clerk Of the board of supervisors
OF the county. has been mentioned as as
piring for the Republican nomination for
the Office of county clerk. Mr.. Bell is pop
ular young man and well liked by the
many people with whom he Is acquainted.
He will prove a formidable opponent to
Mr.. Newlin, the incumbent.
Geo. varcoe, chief deputy county clerk is
an out-and-out candidate for tax collector.
varcoe was deputy tax collector before ne
was switched over to the clerks ONCE. and
has been in the public service ever since lie
landed in the county. However, that may
be. those in q position to know say he will
easily defeat Merwin, the incumbent, for
denomination. This, however. Is under
rating the strength Of Mr. Merwfn, who is
making q mistake In asking for another
term Of four years, but who certainly has
considerable following.
Dave Martin, known all over the First
ward as a man of dry jokes, has been re-
ported as candidate for councilman from
the First ward. Dave has been in the pub
lie service for several years and is at pres
ent deputy constable under Yonken; but,
like all other First ward statesmen, he IL
ambitious. Should Dave get the Republic
an nomination which, with ex-Councilman
Stockwell and ex-School Director Kennedy
In the race for the same nomination, is by
no means sure, he would still have q
pretty rough road to travel before arriv-
ing at the city hall. The First ward IL
usually counted as Republican, but the re-
turns for the last several years knows that
more Democratic than Republican coun-
cilmen have been elected during that time.
Fred Eaton Is reported as the probable
Republican nominee for mayor of this city.
Mr.. Eaton few years ago served the city
as its official engineer and later served the
Republican party as chairman Of the Re-
publican city central committee. These
services and the fact that he is counted as
good fellow make up, his stock and basis
for his claim for the nomination.
The candidacy of Abbot Kinney for the
United States senatorship seems to be well
and favorably received by the press OF
the southern part Of the state. Greater
Los Angeles last week gave Mr.. Kinney q
two-column send-off.
The congressional situation Is running
along quietly since Mr.. Waters has in
formed the Republican pulling committee
that he would not refuse the congressional
nomination II rendered to him. This pull
ing committee. which, by the way, our
Republican contemporary, the Pasadena
News. calls the ''Newberry PUSH" may
have bitten of more pie than they dan
masticate. They have succeeded In get
ting Mr.. Waters in the race but can they
deliver the goods? Do the few gentlemen
who signed the pressing invitation to Mr..
Waters to accept this nomination carry In
their vest pockets the Republican congress
sional nomination In this district? Those
who profess to be posted IN political mat
tiers say that these gentlemen represent
themselves and no one else, and that Mr..
Waters will make this discovery later on.
to his sorrow. Maj. Donnell is still in the
race, and he certainly has good following,
and If Assemblyman Melick can be counted
on as authority McLachlan will sweep the
district. In a purported interview printed
| in the San Luis Obispo Tribune, Melick is
| made to say:
Speaking politically, now after taking
special pains to find out the sentiment OF
those with whom came in contact. can
state positively that the Republicans OF
Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo,
Monterey and Santa Cruz counties are al
most unanimous In their desire that James
| McI.achlan shall again be the Republican
| nominee for congress. I spoke with many.
| They are considering no other name. No
doubt their delegations will be at the con-
vention emphatic for McLachlan and they
will work for him enthusiastically in the
campaign. In every hamlet he has warm
personal friends
Up to the present time George 8. Patton
appears to be the only Democrat promi.
nently mentionedfor the silver fusion nom.
| nation for congressman. George, how
ever, will have considerable opposition In
his own party, and 1t is not at all sure that
| he will get the nomination. Mr.. Barlow, II
is said, will not ask for a denomination, and
1t is generally conceded that the Demo
| Gratis are entitled to name the,manto 60 or
the fusion ticket this fall. Whether the
opposition to Mr.. Patton is such that -hs
will fail of the nomination or whether hi
can secure the nomination in spite OF sucs
opposition remains to be seen. There are
two or three Democrats who may an
nounce themselves later as aspirants fol
the congressional nomination and II the,
| do the congressional checkerboard will pre-
sent new and puzzling situations.
Some Of the signers Of the pressing petit
ton to R. ]. Waters to be the Republican
candidate for congress ought to inform Mr.
Waters that the war Of the late rebellio,
is over and that his attempt at the recen
meeting Of the Republican league Of TIL.
city to make the ''bloody shirt" his battl
cry in the coming campaign will not serv,
his selfish purpose. If Mr.. Waters has no
yet recovered from the political fever D.
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