The herald., 1898-10-15

4. At Newhall-C. A. Barlow, c. F. Ed 4.
+ son, j. F. Cooper and r. w. Wood. +
+ Ait La Canada-Will d. Gould and 4.
4. Nathan Newly. +
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The Democratic primary election held
last hight was one Of the most closely con-
tested Of recent days In Los Angeles. There
was heavy vote throughout the city. but
especially In down town precincts, where
the voters turned out en- masse.
1t Is impossible at this time to foretell
results at the forthcoming convention.
There will be several contesting delega-
tions, and even were 1t known which would
be seated. there would be no positive
means Of predicting the action Of the dele
gates as a whole. All the candidates ex-
press confidence regarding the result, but
all are at sea, II what Is said sub rosa Is
true,
In most Of the precincts order prevailed,
and the delegates may be safely said to be
satisfactory to the majority Of the voters,
for the representation was made so large
as to give to each constituency a fair
showing. Unhappily. order did not prevail
in some Of the down town precincts, where
the rougher element was in evidence to
the exclusion of the rank and file of or
derly voters. The most notable disturb
ance was made in the "Bloody Eighth"
trary to past experience, being character
lied by the most perfect harmony and good
fellowship. The reformation there was
80 complete as to occasion comment.
The Bloody Eighth
In the sixty-second precinct Of the
Eighth ward there was a lively rumpus
over the polling places. H. Kearney, q
Southern Pacific conductor, was the Judge,
and the polling place was advertised to be
at Ord and San Fernando streets. but
Keafney opened his balloting place at Ord
and Alameda. Abuot one hundred and
Hfty residents Of the precinct did not up
prove Of him as Judge. and met and decided
to remove him, appointing A. g. Sanchez
In his place. The opposition to Kearney
ls said to have been caused by his refusal to
Allow any one of the opposition ticket to
vote. Kearney then packed up his para
phernalia and made dicker with a saloon
man at San Fernando and Ord streets,
the place advertised, and opened his polls
there. Here he Is accused Of allowing only
the men sent there by Tom McCaffery in
bus loads to vote. These men, or many Of
them, voted to suit themselves, and as
many times as they chose, changing hats
and selecting any name they saw At. One
Is said to have given the name Of Mike
Reider. who Is described as Socialist and
when some one who knew Reider saw that
ne was not the man, the fraudulent voter
bolted and ran down the street.
=. One of the opposition saw McCaffery and
talked with him; the Arcade depot man Is
reported to have made the boast that his
ticket would win before the COMMITTEES on
credentials. as the polling place was at
the place advertised. The polling place
was in sort of basement about four feet
below the level of the partially opened
window, through which the votes were
passed. No one was allowed in the room
ks,k h. @y,lrv ovnA 4. oIo M.
opposition. who were much worked up over
the job. at once brought the matter before
the central committeeman, but 1t Is prob
able that nothing can be done about the af-
fair until 1t is brought before the commit
tee on credentials or the convention itself.
McCanery was seen later, and made q
positive denial OF the charges against him.
He admitted that he was there, but denied
that he voted any gangs of men at all, and
Asserted that the opposition took the table
and the ballot box to another place than
that designated in the call.
Todd Is Angry
Robert A. Todd. who wants to be coun.
Gilman from the Eighth, called at The Her.
aid office last night and said: "While 1
have won out In my ward, / want to tell
you few of the things that were done by
the opposition In various precincts. In
precinct IS A. McInerney, a McCaffery man,
located In his own house. but there was
kick and he moved 1t next door to his
brother-in-law's place. The box was In
room by window that was to high for
us to look In and his nephew was clerk
We asked to see the ballot box, and, they
refused to show 1t to US. Decent citizens
wouldn't stand such work and a polling
place was opened right outdoors where
everybody could zee, and those who had a
right to vote could see their ballots cast
I'm the sixty-first precinct things were
run by one e. Buchel, janitor of the Macy
street school, whom McInerney was dnstru-
mental In having appointed Here we had
10 fight for fair and honest ballot.
you have the story about Kearney the
Southern Pacific conductor, backed by
Tom McCanery. running things In the
Bixty-second precinct. All we want or ask
down there in my ward Is a fair honest
primary and the Southern Pacific found
out tonight that they couldn't run things. F"
In the Seventh
There was a pretty fight in precinct for
ty-eight B, Seventh ward. George
Furtsch, an employe OF the health DEPART
nent, was on the one side and Charlie
b'Neill secretary Of the Silver Republican,
slub on the other. Furtsch made some
enemies by arbitrarily action in
regard to the register. but being the regu-
hrly appointed judge in his precinct, his
ticket wac recognized by the city central
committee.
O'Neill and Furtsch fought It out In the
precinct named at the Democratic county
primaries and the latter won. This time
rurtsch being q city central committees
nan, opened the polling place dn his own
louse at 6SS San Julian street. A number
Il voters objected and there was more or
ess wrangling. Finally the voters op-