The herald., 1898-03-03

Etical Snap Shots will be answered from
time to time as space permits" These IN
i viting lines are run by Pasadena news
paper and the several shots" already pup
lished have the trade mark "Wray.' Bud
ding office seekers here have an opportun-
j ity of getting a snap shot free of cost and a
little advertising besides. Snap shots are
as rule fizzles: they depend, however, 10
some extent, upon the instrument ana inc
artist. and. judging from the shots al
ready exhibited. they must have been tax
en- in the twilight.
Chairman Afford of the Democratic state
, central committee is still in this city iooK-
ing over the political field and making
fences, but just what field ne oeslres -
fence is unknown. He wears large-slzeu
: hat with broad brim, capable OF hiving u
swarm of bees. Afford is probably recruit
ing his health.
The meeting of the Democratic county
central committee has been changed from
the 18th to the 26th of March, at p. M al
Turnverein hall in this city, in order TO ac-
| commodate several members OF the con-
mittee who had prior engagements LOT the
| former date out of town. ThS Will oe an
important meeting and every committee
man is expected to be present. II not pres
ent his name will be dropped from the iist.
unless he can furnish good excuse ior
| non-attendance. and a new memper aP-
pointed in his place. A complete pian ol
precinct organization will be presented for
consideration and adoption. The primary
law will also be explained and fuli IN
| structions furnished each committeeman.
There does not seem to be anything new
in local politics. The list of candidates al
ready announced has not received any new
| additions which have come to light, eX-
| cept that City Auditor Nichols. so 1t is
talked at the city hall. has declared him
| self as a candidate for county auditor
| Nichols had better stick to his old Joo.
| When he undertakes to enter the realm Oh
county politics he will find pretty fast
class and one in which, without the assist
ance of the league of good citizens, his
meek and bland ways will cut but little
| figure.
The question has been asked, will there
| be party caucuses for the purpose OF nom-
| mating delegates to be voted for at the
| primary election? There is nothing In the
| primary law to prevent a caucus. Inc law
| provides that any person or combination OF
| persons desiring to circulate ticket to be
used at a primary election for delegates
sought to be elected to any convention or
| conventions of any political party. shall
| print and furnish the same at their own
| expense upon a certain kind of paper,
| which must have printed or written upon
| the ticket certain matter provided by the
primary law. Under this law there can be
| as many different tickets of the same party
| as there are different combinations or
| electors who are qualified to be delegates.
| If there should be a caucus it would not
| amount to anything, as "any person can
| print and furnish his ticket. The result OF
this law will be, however. to do away with
| the party caucus as we understand
| it, and to substitute a different
caucus by which without call or
public notice of any kind the required num-
ber of electors of a precinct privately put
| their heads together and name the dele
gates which they will support at the pr
mary election.
Political gossip has taken turn in the
direction of Senator White, who has come
out flat-footed and announced that he is
| not a candidate to succeed himself in the
| United States senate. The general opinion
| seems to be that Senator White should
| stand for another nomination. Some OF his
| friends say that they have no doubt OF the
| Senator's sincerity and of his desire to de-
vote himself to his law practice in prefer
| ence to public office. A movement is on
| foot to bring pressure to bear upon the
| senator and have him change his mind
Southern California cannot AFFORD to lose
| this tried man who has been of so much
| value during the last six years. With Sen
ator White out of the field, senatorial poll
tics will be hot. The best guessers say that
| the winner will come from the north-per-
| haps Governor Budd. And there is Billy
Foote, who gave Senator White hot fight
| six years ago for senatorial honorS Con-
| gresham Mcguire might change his mind
and trade off his snap on the gubernatorial
| nomination for a chance at the United
States senate. Mcguire. by the way. Is a
| very competent man and as public official
| has clean record. He had better keep
close watch on the governorship, however,
| and wait a while to wear Whites shoes.
| The chances are, with Senator White re-
tired and a Democratic legislature, that
| Governor Budd will trot out his old buck
| board, don his hayseed clothes and come
up the home stretch at senatorial gait.
The fusion forces of San Bernardino
| county have taken a rather progressive
| step in politics. For some weeks past the
| chief topic among the silver forces Of that
| county has been that of fusion. They de-
| sired to fuse, but the old method of fusion
| was Objectionable and they therefore out
| lined a brand new scheme which is none
other than the birth Of the independent
| Partyp The call for the organization Of
this new party is worth presenting. Here
| it is;
We the undersigned. citizens and
| voters of San Bernardino county, Cal
| ifornia, hereby declare that it is our
| belief that the welfare of the people
| of this county can best be secured by
the election of men to office who are
| free from the entanglements of party
! obligations and party rings-men
whose obligations are to the people,
and not to precinct and county bosses;
men pledged to and upon whom con-
stituency can rely for thorough and
economic administration of govern
ment.
i And, further. we recognize in the sin
gle gold standard for this nation
subtle and powerful enemy to the well
fare Of our producing masses, and
friend only TO the aristocracy of wealth
as exempilfied in trusts banking syn
dicates and corporations.
, Therefore, we favor the formation of
county organization to be known
and designated as the "IndepenGent
party and that said party shall call
county convention for the purpose of
nominating candidates for county and
township offices, to be filled by the
general election of 1895.
All persons shall be eligible to par
ticipation in said convention and in all
meetings and primaries preliminary
to the formation of the same who shall
subscribe to the following declaration
, of principles.
Here follows declaration in favor Of tn
free and unlimited coinage of both golt
and silver Independently of any other ma
ton; against the discrimination of an,
form of money authorized by law; agains
national bank notes. etc. and in favor d