The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-23
the MISTAKE RECTIfIfD
DEMOCRATIC CITY CENTRAL
COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION
FOR MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
The Kessler Resolutions Were Passed
Under Misapprehension-Re-
newed Fealty to Party

Over 100 good, strong Democrats gathered
in the banquet room at Turner hall last
evening in answer to the call for a mee:-
Ing of the city central committee. The
session was called to order at 8:15 by Chair
man Telfair Creighton, and a roll call
showed nearly so members of the central
committee to be in attendance personally
and 10 others were represented by proxies.
The first action taken was in the form of
motion by Judge c. C. Wright. that
committee of five be appointed to draft
resolutions defining the position of the city
central committee on the water question.
| The motion prevailing. the chair appointed
Martin Marsh, M. w. Conklin, William
Meade, John Yoakum and c. c. Wright
as the committee, and these gentlemen i'm
mediately retired to perform their duties.
During their absence Chairman Creighton
made speech in support of James G. Ma
gure for governor and mentioned number
of points which contribute to make the APP
preaching campaign most important one.
Short addresses were also made by Isidore
Dockweiler and W. B. Scarborough. The
committee then returned and Judge Wright
read the following resolutions, which were
passed without dissenting voice and amid
enthusiastic applause:
Whereas, at a meeting of the
democratic city central committee
held July 13, 1895, resolutions were
adopted, which have been construed
as an unqualified Endorsement Of a propo-
sition by Kessler & Co. to obtain a lease Of
| the water system from the city; and, where
as, such alleged Endorsement has been con-
strued as an abandonment of the Demo-
cratic party platform in favor of municipal
ownership; and, whereas, the Democratic
party and the Democratic city central COM
mittee have always been and are now I'M
qualifiedly in favor Of municipal ownership
and, as party, has persistently demanded
| for fully a year past that the platform be
carried out to the letter. and whereas, the
action of the committee on said July 13,
| 1898, was based upon the belief by those who
participated In the adoption of said resolu-
lions that the city was compelled to choose
between endless litigation with the old
| water company and the Kessler proposition.
and that in granting another lease 1t would
| be amenable to the charter regulation and
| therefore subject to cancellation on six
months notice by our city council, there
| by giving us municipal ownership at any
proved unsatisfactory to the city; and,
whereas, the action of the committee has
been misunderstood and misrepresented, re-
sulting in antagonisms among the men,
bers of the committee and the party; now.
therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the said action is hereby
| rescinded; and be it further
Resolved, That, understanding the full
circumstances of said action, which is now
rescinded, we, one and all, pledge ourselves
to continue to present an unbroken front in
favor of carrying out the platform Of the
party"
| The very best of feeling prevailed
throughout the entire meeting. and any
disagreements or Misunderstanding which
may have existed are now all satisfactor-
lily explained and the troubled waters are
| rapidly subsding.