The herald., 1898-08-01


Hill. Hotel Lindsay, South Main street.
for the purpose of calling primaries and
county convention. under the call of the
state committee for a state convention.
Friends of Ed Gibson are announcing him
as a candidate for the Democratic nomina-
Ition for sheriff. Gibson was sheriff of this
county for 1S92-94, and made good one.
too
Friends of Horace Anderson have been
discussing the project of bringing him out
as winner for one of the best offices in
the county. probably recorder or TAX COL
lector. Anderson should be the man to win
out for county clerk.
Capt. NJ. ]. Daniels of Riverside is pros
pective candidate for the Republican nom
nation for congressman from the Seventh
district.
o. H. Huber of Azusa Is a candidate for
the Republican nomination for assembly
man from the Seventy-first district. Huber
represented this district once before.
Judge ]. w. Hughes of San Diego is MAX
ing quite stir for the Democratic nominal
ton for associate justice of the supreme
court. As a matter of fact, Southern Cali
fornia should have both the nominations
upon the supreme bench. AS the supreme
court Is now constituted, every justice halls
from the northern part of the state. Judge
Hughes seems to be popular with the peo-
pie of his county and undoubtedly would
make a strong nominee.
o. w. Longden of San Gabriel has an
nounced himself as a candidate for the Re
publican nomination for supervisor in the
First district. Mr.. Longden is postmaster
at San Gabriel.
John E. Wright of Newhall has added
himself to the large list of those who want
to be superintendent of schools Of this
county for the next four years.
Frank Mattison of Santa Cruz has been
sojourning in this city. He is here doing
politics and George Arnold In the matter
of the nomination for member of the state
board of equalization. Arnold is his only
opponent for this nomination. He ought 10
beat Arnold. Listen to what the Times of
this city says: His (Mattison's) only rival
for the nomination Is George Arnold whose
unsavory record as member of the board
of equalization should be sufficient to in
sure his defeat"
O. S. Buckley of Antelope Valley Is In
town, rusticating a little and looking over
the political field. Buckley is a candidate
for justice of peace for another term.
H. A. McCraney, fusion nominee for
clerk of the supreme court, was in town
last week, looking after his fences. Nc
Craney is a Silver Republican and was
fusion arrangements.
William Mead Of the seventy-third as
yembly district is making a quiet canvass
for denomination. Jack O'Brien of the
Seventh ward is trying to make himself
believe he can defeat Mead for the nom-
nation. Jack tried the same thing two
years ago and had the good sense to draw
out just before the convention. He would
better gather in some of the same kind of
wisdom at this time.
Walter S. Melick editor Of the Pasadena
News. is still posing as candidate for re-
election to the assembly. He seems to have
clear field for the nomination, and as his
district has about 5000 Republican majority
in close election, he will probably be
elected.
The Republican Seventh congressional
convention has been called to convene az
Newport Beach, Orange county. on August
18th. Pilsbury and Needham, from the
northern, and Capt. Daniels, from the
southern part of the district, are the aspir-
ants for the nomination, but the first will
probably be nominated.
The Mcguire club will meet at the head
quarters of the Silver Republican club in
this city Tuesday night. AS a permanen.
organization has been perfected, the even
ing will be devoted to speech making and
campaign organization. All Democrats are
invited to join this club. Under the con-
stituton and bylaws, there are no dues
and no initiation fees. The club will be sup
ported entirely by voluntary contributions.
1t is expected to have permanent club
rooms in the business center of the city
by next meeting night.
The Democratic state committee has
called the Democratic state convention ard
fixed August 16 as the day and Sacramento
as the place.
The convention is called to nominate all
the state officers to be voted for at the
general election on November next.
Under the call the delegates will also be
delegates to the district conventions of the
respective districts for the purpose of nom
mating candidates for railroad commis-
sioners. for m embers of the board of equal
ization and for members of congress, be-
sides selecting congressional committees
for each congressional district. The dis
trict conventions are called to meet at the
same time and place as the state conven-
ton.
The call lays down the following test as
the qualification for voting at primaries:
IF the right of any person applying to
vote at such primary election shall be chal-
lenged, he shall be permitted to vote only
after he shall have made the following
statement to the officers in charge of said
primary election: 4 am Democrat, and
will support the nominees of the Democrat
ic party at the election to be held on the
Sth day of November, 1S9s."
The call further provides that in those
counties where delegates have already
been selected, those delegates shall be rec
ognized as delegates from said counties to
the state and district convantions. tba+ N a