The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-23
Observation-Disclosures
POLITICAL NOTES
Observation-Disclosures

Local papers have announced that Super.
visor Hanley is out of the race for the
Democratic nomination for sheriff Of thi.
| county. Mr.. Hanley says he has never beer
| in the race and has never been candidate
for the nomination. He says great many
Democrats and members of other silver or.
ganizations in the county have urged him
to make the race for sheriff, and that he
has neither consented nor refused. Mr.
Hanley says that the Democratic party
has already dealt fairly with him, and
that he is perfectly satisfied with his
present office, yet If the silver forces come
to the conclusion that he is the man to be
nominated for sheriff, he will accept it and
make the best fight he can. If Hanley re-
ceivea the nomination there will be hot
time in sherifftown on some November
night.
County Assessor Summerland has been
raked over the Goals by our local Repub-
lican papers for bad political management
of his office. Summerland has kept a
stream of Republican political wirepullers
running in and out of his office until the
whole of the money appropriated to him,
some $4,000, has been used up and the
work of his office not nearly completed.
The people are gradually being informed
of the political methods in vogue at the
courthouse, and will have an opportunity
to inaugurate a reform next fall by turn
ing the over-zealous politicians out. Sum-
merland, in this instance. has been made
the scapegoat of the whole courthouse, but
If it were possible to get at the bottom Of
things UP there, it might be discovered that
Summerland is not the only county Off
cial who is and has been using his office
and deputyships for political purposes.
Robert D. Wade, well known in local
political circles, has announced himself
as a candidate to succeed Mr.. Hodgeman
as county recorder, provided he can get
the Republican nomination, and secondly.
provided he can be elected. Wade would
be good man to defeat at the polls.
A shrewd politician gave 1t as his opin-
ion that the nominees on the Republican
county ticket would be about as follows
accidents barred: Sheriff, Hammel or
Cline; clerk, Newlin; recorder, Barnes or
Wade; tax collector, Varcoe; district at
torney, Reeves; public administrator,
Stocksdale; treasurer, Fleming; superin-
tendent of schools, Plummer.
The Republican sea Of politics is not very
smooth Just now. Ever since Tom Fitch
lambasted Mark Hanna at Republican
powwow some months ago there has been
decided agitation In the waters of the
deep. 1t will be remembered that Major
Davis, who Is known locally at any rate
for two things, if for none others, to-wit,
carrying a self-possessing smile and max
ing very clever speech, roasted Mr.. Fitch
for his assault upon Mark Hanna. The re
suit has been that from this little affair
there have grown up two factions known
respectively as the MARKS" and "antl-
Marks" AS time passed matters grew
worse, and finally 1t was decided to have
love feast and bury hatcae1s. The impcr-
tant event took place recently IN his city.
Mr.. Davis made his speech. Mr.. Fitch
failed to SHOW up" And now, the after
has been referred to the board of strategy
at Washington for final solution.
SCRUTATOR.