The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-09

ticket of their own. In reply to this Mr..
Cole says that he is unalterably committed
to fusion personally, and does not doubt
that II will be accomplished when the mat
ter Is put into the hands of the convention.
McDermott for Senator
The campaign committee yesterday
elected Michael j. McDermott to succeed
j w Hudson as nominee for state senator
from the Thirty-eighth district. Mr.. Nc
Dermott resides in San Pedro. He is one
of the pioneers, as we'll as one Of the best
known and best liked men of that place.
He is regarded as a particularly strong
candidate.
Advertising Committee
The Peoples party county executive COM
mittee held an adjourned meeting yester-
day, at which the following committee on
advertising and printing was appointed:
L.. NJ. Pickering, tR. Il. Curran and Sam j.
Chapel.
Columbia Club
The Columbia club rendered an informal
reception last night to the Republican
county nominees and aspirants for city Of
fees. The four candidates for city attor-
ney-Judge Holton, Judge Gottschalk, f.
y. luOHdS anu w dltcE 4 Ildt1S-cetOH Iiduc
a speech, and Col. Isaac Trumbo favored
the club with little verbal chill sauce. A
feature not on the program was the pre-
sentation of President Bushnell with a fine
diamond ring. Mr.. Bushnell was equal to
the occasion, however, and responded with
a neat little speech. Ed Lockett presented
the ring In behalf of the club.
The Petition Filed
Nathan Cole, jr., has just received the
following self-explanatory letter from DR..
G. M. Dixon, chairman Of the state Silver
Republican convention:
October Z, 1898.
Mr.. Nathan Cole, Jr., Los Angeles, Cal
My Dear Sir-I have just filed our party
petition with the secretary Of state all
right and without any objection. I saw
1t stamped and filed and 1 hold his official
receipt for same. l telegraphed you at
San Francisco to above effect. but thinking
you may have gone home l write
Yours for success, s. M. DIXON.
Political Notes
George Frampton of Artesia, union
nominee for assemblyman from the Sew
enty-second district, was in town yester-
day on his way to San Francisco, where he
is going to attend conclave of the knights
of Pythias.
Frank F. Davis addressed the Republi-
cans of Pomona last night, and Judge ].
w. Mckinley and Col. L. F. Eggers spoke
at Long Beach.
The only two candidates for the chair
manship of tomorrow's convention whose
names have been prominently mentioned
are w. ]. Variel and Curtis D. Wilbur.
both young attorneys OF the city. The
great number of office-seekers, however,
from Mr.. Wilson's home ward. the Fourth,
make his fight a hard one.
There are at least five Republicans now
holding office who are sure Of their re-
nomination, namely, John Drain for street
/ superintendent, and Councilmen Baker,
Silver Toll and Blanchard. Captain c. H.
Hance will not experience any trouble in
securing the Democratic denomination for
city clerk.
Frank ]. Thomas and Walter F. Haas
are working hard for the city attorneyship
nomination, and the entrance Of Judge Hol-
ton into the fight complexities 1t yet farther
Mr.. Haas is probably the strongest candi-
date, as he has been at work for several
| months.
Bob Todd says that his stock as coun'
cilman-Democratic, of course-from The
Eighth ward is still rising rapidly.
There will be at least one pretty fight be
fore the Republican convention, and the!
will be when the nomination for auditor /!
! reached. There are something like thirteen
candidates out for that office already, ant
at the present rate of geometrical progress
sion there may be 1900 before tomorrow.
Ex-City Clerk Charles A. Luckenbact
denies positively that he is an aspirant
for that office again.
1t is safe to put down these as strong
probabilities In the convention tomorrow
George Beebe for clerk, Sherman Smith
for assessor, Herman Lichtenberger fol
treasurer and White of the Seventh ward
for tax collector