The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-10
POLITICAL NOTES


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Today at 10 a. m. the Republican city con-
vention will convene at Hazards pavilion
| in this city to nominate a full city ticket.
| The chairman of the convention will prob
ably be w. j. Variel. Fred Eaton will un-
| doubtedly be nominated for mayor by oc-
clamation. There Is no opposing candi-
date. The Republican candidates for the
various other city offices are legion, and
any attempt to give a complete list would
/ prove futile, as they are born hourly and
never disappear The list is made up prin-
cipally of deputies who have seen service
| either at the courthouse or city hall, and
for terms running from two to twenty
years. A great many youths are blossom
ing candidates, and to judge from their
| precocious appearance. a large number OF
| them will cast their first vote this fall
In some wards the candidates are so nu-
| merous that great difficulty Is expert
enced in getting a sufficient number OF ell
gible delegates.
| Here is partial list. 1t will be observed
that, with one exception. they all belong
to the home guards:
For treasurer-Incumbent Hartwell H.
]. Shoulders. H. c. Lichtenberger The two
first names will be recognized by old res
ldents. The last is not quite so familiar.
He may never have been on the public pay
roll He is trying hard now however.
For assessor-Ben E. Ward Of the Fifth
ward, Frank B. Irwin of the Fourth, Sher-
man Smith of the First. w. c. Furrey of
the Third, Captain Cyrus willard of the
Fourth, l. @. Dague and w. l.. Spencer of
the Fifth.
| For auditors. T. Kemper of the Fifth
ward, A. B. Desserey of the Ninth. E. c.
| Heine of the Fourth, Ed Woods of the
Fifth Walter Allen of the Third. Leonard
| Merrill of the Fifth. Ed A. Corson of the
Fourth, w. d. Sherer Of the Eighth and
Colonel Schneider of the Seventh regiment,
territory of Manila. Colonel Schneider will
probably cause disturbance of all pro-
grams for this nomination. His only
claim, however, for the office is based upon
his patriotic services for his country as an
officer of the Seventh regiment. Schneider
has had a clerkship in the city hall for
years. He is no novice in politics and
knows a good thing when he has hold of it
or the means to get hold of 1t.
For city attorney-F. ]. Thomas, pres
emit deputy; Walter Haas, George NJ. Hol-
ton Louis Gottschalk, Frank Willis.
The friends of both Thomas and Haas
are claiming the nomination. 1t is said
that City Attorney Dunn is back of
Thomas and that he is using all of his
devices to secure his nomination. On the
other hand, 1t has been limited that as
Thomas Is the son-in-law Of Judge Silent,
who has some political prominence and
many political enemies, he will be handi-
IN that Haas Will
walk away with the plum. The friends of
Haas figured up Saturday that they had
the convention by clear majority over
ALL Dunn is sanguine of Thomas nominal
ton. Holton Gottschalk and Willis are not
in the performance for a minute. 1t will
be either Thomas or Haas, and probably
the latter.
For superintendent Of streets-Drain. in
cumbent E. B. Felts of the Fifth ward,
George Rheinschild of the Ninth.
Drain will probably be renominated. For
the last two months he has worked the
street department for all the politics he
could get out Of It and he was very clever
about it, too. He has some shrewd men in
his employment who are being paid by the
city to run Republican primaries and the
present city convention in his interest.
| Dram Will BeC Tie ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wolt
for the election.
For city clerk-Lester Robinson and
George Beebe of the Fourth and Charles
Logan of the Third ward. c. A. Lucken-
bach has withdrawn from the race. or
rather denies that he was ever in it. 1t Is
mmaterial which of these boys gets the
nomination. The Democrats propose to
renominate Captain Hance, whose re-elec-
ton is merely matter of time. Captain
Hance's record has been excellent and he
deserves reelection. Robinson is redemp
ton clerk in the county auditors office.
Beebe is deputy in the tax collectors
office and Logan is clerk of Judge Smiths
court 1t will thus be seen that these wor-
thies are all at the pie counter. George
Varcoe has also been mentioned as can
didate.
For tax collector-E. E. johnson Of the
First ward. John c. Stedman. A. c. Doane.
Johnson is the present chief deputy of
the office, Stedman is also deputy of the
same office and Doane is deputy in the
county tax collectors office Deputy Sher-
lift Will White will also sacrifice himself
for the public veal by accepting this office.
There is nothing small about White. He
is six feet two.
CITY engineer-Harry Stafford Of the
First ward. H. ]. Stocker of the Fourth,
Frank H. Olmstead of the Fourth. STAFF
ford seems to have the best of the race.
First ward:
For councilman-W. H. Pierce, who has
been Endorsed by a ward caucus of his
party members and who will therefore be
nominated by reclamation.
For member of board Of education-W.
J. Washburn, who is connected with the
East Side bank. doing business on the cor
ner of Broadway and First street. Mr.
Washburn lives on Pasadena avenue. He
was Endorsed in the same manner as Mr..
Pierce and like him. will be nominated by
reclamation.
Second ward:
For councilman-Fred Baker, incumbent
is a candidate for denomination. He will
get the nomination without struggle.
For member of the board of education
William Chambers and Dr. j. H. Shilling
Mr.. Chambers is a practicing lawyer. Mr..
Conrey, the incumbent is the Republican
nominee for the assembly in the Seventy
6Fth district nd therafore cannot serva hic