The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-25

ana upon tnlS OASIS tHe state coHVtHtlon
will have 715 delegates. The votes Of
Southern California and San Francisco
county, If pooled, will therefore control the
convention. These 800 votes can name the
chairman and nominate the state ticket
If, however, the straight Democratic vote
for Bryan should be the basis for delegates,
then the total number of delegates will be
cut down to one-sixth, or 49, and the coun-
ty delegations in the same proportion.
AS fixed by the state Republican execu-
tive committee, the apportionment of dele
gates to the state convention Is upon
basis of one delegate to each 200 votes cast
for State Elector d. e. McKinlay. The
Republican state convention, therefore,
will have 751 delegates. OF these, Los An
geles will have IS, Orange 10, Riverside 10,
San Bernardiro IA, San Diego is, Santa
Barbara 10, Ventura 8, giving to Southern
California 155 delegates to Offset the same
number to which San Francisco is entitled.
The Republican state convention has
been called for August 23d at Sacramento
The state committee proposes to inaugurate
a new scheme for primaries in the larger
counties. According to the resolution
adopted by this committee primary cleo
tons must be held by assembly districts In
all counties having three or more assembly
districts. This includes San Francisco,
Alameda, Santa Clara and Los Angeles.
| Separate primaries and conventions will
also be held for each congressional district
| for the nomination for congress. The
qualifications for voting at the primaries
no he c
great register. and he must affirm, if chal-
lenged, that he will vote at the ensuing
election for the nominees of the Republi-
can party. The Republican primaries in
this county will be called for July 80.
The state Democratic committee has not
yet fixed the date of the Democratic state
convention. 1t Is intimated. however, that
1t will be held about September LIST, and
probably at San Francisco, on account of
I the insufferable heat of Sacramento. The
| primaries for this county will therefore be
held about the middle of August. and the
| county convention about August 23d. The
election law provides that certificates of
| nomination for state officers must be filed
sixty days before the day of election. The
| Sth of October, therefore, would be the last
day to file such certificates, and since 1t
usually requires two or three weeks to get
the certificates in proper shape for filing,
| the state convention cannot be held much
| later than September LIST.
| A question will arise whether or not the
county convention, when called to elect
state delegates, shall also nominate the
county ticket. If this convention Is
called for about August 23d, 1t would not
seem advisable to adjourn 1t and reconvene
| in the short time within which this would
be necessary in order to comply with the
law as to filing certificates of nomination.
There is another matter to be taken into
consideration in this connection. The ex-
pense of the rural delegates in attending
| the two conventions would be doubled, and
this is no small item In these times Of Nc
Kinley prosperity and restored confidence.
II would seem the only sensible thing to
be done is to call the convention for the
two-fold purpose of electing state delegates
and nominating the county ticket.
A. B. c. Parker, 1t would seem, does not
| find happy company in any political camp.
Parker thinks he cuts a wide swath in po-
litical circles in this county. He and
State Equalizer Arnold have earned the
| reputation of being at the head Of the
Republican push, and the friends who
knew them once have now quite forgotten
them. 1t is sad, but It is fate as well as
fact. Some time ago Parker smiled on
Cages candidacy 1t is not reported
whether Gage then and there smilngly an
swered or not But things went along in
this uncertain condition until the local
sponsor of Gage announced to the public
that Parker was so small a fry in the po-
litical skillet that he had no use for him.
Parker must now grow new smile. Per-
haps he can borrow Arnold's. Anyway, he
can take smile with Arnold.
| The Populists are having a hot old time
all over the state. The row between the
fusion and anti-fusion elements resulted in
the bolt of the middle-of-the-roadste
from the state convention at Sacramento.
As being fought out in nearly every county
| in the state.
The anti-fusionists claim that they rep
resent the Populist party, and they are
| taking steps to carry the matter into court
and test their claim. Weeping Tom Gator
and Shanahan are making all this fuss.
Tom dies hard-Shanahan is stuck on his
gubernatorial nomination. Tom has been
tried and condemned and feels bad. His
jib, too, may be at stake. Shanahan has
also been found out. 1t Is to be hoped
Shanahan will remain in the race, and
I that Tom will continue to give him his and
the company's undivided attention and
valued support. By this means it may be
developed how many there are.
| Ventura, like Los Angeles county, does