The herald., 1898-11-20
RILEY HAS WITHDRAWN
CoLLETTE WILL RUN ALONE IN
THE FIRST
DEMOCRATS NOW LINING UP
Meetings Larger, More Enthusiastic
and Better as the Campaign
Progresses-Political Notes

Meetings Larger, More Enthusiastic
and Better as the Campaign
Progresses-Politica Notes
Henry Riley. the Populist candidate for
.o,,nc;l in the First ward, has filed his with
d,uwaI with the city clerk. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr. Riley was nominated
by the Populists after that ward had been
assigned them by the fusion committee,
hut unfortunatelN the ward convention Oh
the Democratic party would not ratlfy. MT
Riley was indorsed by the city convention
as body, but the ward convention claimed
thev had exceeded their authority In that
matter. Mr.. Collette being nominated by
the ward convention of the Democratic
marty the complication became serious. III
both candidates stayed in the fight it meant
tbe election of the Republican nominee,
Pressure was brougl\ tq bear on both men
tn induce them to withdraw either one IN
favor of the other, but both stood pat. Time
nassed and it became evident to the men,
Hers Of the union parties that it was fore
gone conclusion that nothing could be done
when last night Mr. Riley showed great
naqnanimity by withdrawing from the race
in favor of Mr.. Collette To appreciate the
situation it must be looked at from both
sides. Pressure was brought to bear on
MIR. Riley to stay in and to get out, and Mr.
Riley has shown himself to be a man who
is willing to sacrifice himself for the good OF
his ward and the city. This leaves it tair
fight between Mr.. Collette and the Repub-
lican candidate.
The strain of the campaign and the con-
slant speaking has told upon Mayor Snyder,
who yesterday afternoon went home feeling
bad. His indisposition, while it will prob
ably contine him to the house today, is ex-
pected will have been overcome by Monday
morning.
The state central committee of the Silver
Republican party will meet in this city on
the 18th of December to discuss the future
policy of the party and make the necessary
preliminary arrangements for the campaign
of 1900. The members of the committee are
not at all dismayed by the recent ratification
meeting held in this state on the Sth day OF
this month, but realize the necessity of
keeping up their organization for the next
great fight.
H. A. McCraney, late union candidate for
clerk of the supreme court, has been in the
city for few days. Mr.. McCraney is hope
full, and said: Il am confident that we lost
no one from the Silver Republican party in
this last campaign. The Silver Republicans
voted and worked for the union ticket from
top to bottom and are still with the party in
its fight for the money of the people and the
Chicago platform"
Judge R. II. F. Variel will speak on Mon
day night at Elks' hall to the Army and
Navy league on the new charter. There will
also be public reception to Fred Eaton.
There will be meeting of the Democratic
city central committee on Tuesday night in
the Southern California music hall, 2lS West
Third street. at o'clock. All members are
requested to be present promptly at that
hour.
Two Democratic meetings were held last
night in the city, The one at Paulk's hall
was Joint meeting of the Fourth and Fifth
wards. The one at the Plaza was held in
the committee wagon. Interest in the cam
paign increases and the audiences are get
ting larger every night. Many ladies were
out last night, making the meetings seem
more like the real thing. At Pauk's hall
DIR. Frank NJ. Palmer introduced the candi-
dates. Kolster Hance, Winans and Walker
fonowed each other in the order named.
City Engineer Dockweiler made fine eX
planation of the city water system present
and prospective Referring to the source
OF the water supply, he said: Going north
from Los Angeles on the ). Z. X. K. one sees
on his left a range of hills in a semlclrce,
enclosing an area of $50 square miles. This
basin forms the source of supply of the Los
Angeles river. The soil is OF a loamy ma
ture, porous and of great depth, l not be-
ing able to find bedrock with any means at
my command. Water naturally gravitates
to the lowest level and the south side of the
valley being the lowest there lies the head
of the stream that flows from this drainage
area. The water flows south until it strikes
the impenetrable range OF hills on the SOUTH
when it is forced to the surface, thus form
ing the stream.
I'VE have had three dry years, and still
there is no perccptlble diminution in the
flow of the river. We will always have a
river as we have such magnificent basin
On the headWorks matter | secured an op-
tion on the Crystal Springs property for
thirty days for the sum Of 1000. BY one
vote the matter was delayed and this chance
was lost to the city.
This company now values this property
at Sl000,000, and the city has a condemna
ton suit now on hand in this matter. Ii
my option had been favorably acted on, this
property would not have figured as an asset
for the City Water company. Below the
junction OF the Big Teiunga, 1000 inches, or
one-quarter of the water supply, is deve-
oped. A shelving ledge of rock turns to the
east here, forcing the water to the surface,
thus guaranteeing a permanency that we
could not gain otherwise without great ex
pense.
IF the new system is adopted, sS per
cent OF the water will be supplied on gray
ity. Of the other II per cent, half of the
territory is Elysan park, which will never
be settled so as to use much water, as the
city contemplates planting trees that do not
require irrigation.
''Of the $500 city water works in the
United States, Los Angeles ranks fourth in
purity of its water. Under the present svs.
TEN we have $50 fire hydrants Under the
city's plan we will have 2OO0. We are short
on sprinkling hydrants, but the city pro-
poses to put in 1000. The present company
has about 200 miles of nine that is unfit for