The herald., 1898-09-20
POLITICAL NOTES
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One unfamiliar with the politics Of thi
|county might say that the recent Repub
lican convention nominated a good, clean
strong ticket As the old-time Repub
Mean would sayn See how We turned ou
the court house rascals Gust as II Their
could be rascals in the Republican partly
didn't we make good job of 1t? And ye
people say the Republican party Is not {
reform party" Such nonsense has beer
peddled around upon the streets for thu
last few days to such an extent that 1t ha
become nauseating.
1t Is true, the court house boys have beer
turned down and out, but who. let 1t b'
asked, has been turned up and in? Hav'
not one-half or more of the Republican
nominees been at the public crib any
where from four to twelve years?
There Is VIII Hammel, nominee fol
sheriff; how long has he been at the count!
soup bowl? He has been deputy clerk and
deputy sheriff ever since he was of age.
And the man from Pasadena:th the ding-a
ling fellow-the man who knocked out the
political light from Whittier-how long has
he held down a soft snap as clerk Of thu
board Of supervisors Of this county? Well
some six or eight years.
T. E. Nichols was discovered by the
League for Better City Government two
years ago and was elected city auditor
He Is not quite so stale as some Of The
others. but he already belongs to the crowt
who would like to live at the public pal
bowl
Y0An {oh ho~ 70 - vs1 he fr,Yi
Of official life for 10! these many years, a:
city tax collector. Some one has said Johl
has been living of the city so long that HI
felt ashamed to ask for another city nom
ination, so he changed over to the county
where he would soon lose what little con
science he has left, and be fully prepared L
ask for another term of four years be
ginning the year Of our Lord and of office
seekers 1902
Jim Rives comes fresh from thd coun
try, from the fragrance Of buttercups anC
daisies. pumpkins and pigs. His nomina
ton for district attorney is his debut int
politics. He expects to win solely on th
ground that he Is hayseed, apes Lincolr
and has never before been a real live can
didate. The last is probably his best quail
ification Notwithstanding the Times ha
made a second investigation), for his Re
publican opponents for the nomination
have been saying all along that Jim's storl
Of legal lore was all picked up in the jus
tices court OF Downey township.
Alex. Cogswell is a slate man. as are alst
Rives and Wade. Caldwell has been I
deputy recorder for the last four years, ant
was popularity known as one Of The eour
house push. though he seems to have faret
better than his friends.
A great hue and cry Is being made b,
newspapers and Republicans that a reform
ticket has been nominated: that the pusi
has been downed and that the court house
ring has been broken. Well. II is rue thai
the court house ring has been broken, but
It Is also true that was broken, not by
the Republican party as such, but by ar
equally bad ring known as the city hal
ring. at the head OF which stands City A.
torney Dunn, Waters stakeholder. Gage:
programer and the city hall dictator. II
the city hall ring is an improvement upor
the court house ring. then the people have
been too slow and too dull 20 discover 1t
For wherein are G.sh, Wade and Nichols
any better men or any more entitled te
nomination than Bicknell, Merwin ant
Fleming.
1t is also true that five men, Jones, strine
Kellogg. Holland and Smith. who have
been nominated for county offices. havt
never before eaten pie al the court hous,
counters, but we shall wait for Information
to learn why these five men are better thar
1000 others in this county any Of whom
would willingly accep; the nomination for
a fat office and fill it equally as well.
A whoop and hurrah are being made by
Republicans because they have hap
pened to nominate a ticke. that has no;
on It some one who has been IN jail or who
should have been there long ago.
A Democrat can readily understand the
satisfaction with which respectable Re
publicans can read the list of nominees and
the provisions of the penal code. but will
any dyed-in-th he wool Republican tell tht
people that this action Is a sufficient or any
reason why they should be elected?
Judge James G. Maguire's dates have
been arranged by his campaign COMMITTEES
as follows: San Luis Obispo September 10
Lompoc, the 10th; Santa Barbara. 2lst;
Ventura, 22d; San Diego, 23d; San Bernar.
ulHO, LftH, OIdHSc, Goti' iSiNtis4dc Sitl
Los Angeles, 2Sth; Bakersfield. 29th; vi
salia, 3Oth; Hanford, October 1; Fresno. Sd
MADEIRA 4:h; Merced, 5th; Modesto, 9Th
Stockton. 7th; Martinez sth; Oakland, 10th
San Francisco, 11th and 18th.
The name Of Louis Sentous Is being favor.
ably mentioned In connection with The af-
fee Of public administrator on the Demo
cratic ticket.
The friends Of George Lacour of the
Eighth ward are urging his claims upor
the Democratic convention for the office OF
public administrator. Mr. Lacour has re-
sided in Los Angeles city for the past eigh'
,een years, and has won reputation fol
integrity and sterling manhood. By his
own efforts he has accumulated a compe-
tence, and no one stands higher in the
French colony as careful and pruden'
business man. His nomination would be
a deserved compliment to the Latin races
who have been ignored by the recent Re
publican county convention.
The United States senatorial situation Is
becoming very complicated. Mr.. De Young
of the Chronicle has repeatedly said he Is
not candidate, and the Call and the Eek
aminer have declared that, Notwithstanding
Mr.. De Young's denial, he is candida tt