The herald., 1898-09-21

| ter Of the district attorneyship was again
gone over, but without any satisfactory
result and the committee adjourned to the
| following Saturday night.
| The committee met pursuant to adjourn
rent. The Silver Republicans still de-
manded the district attorneyship and the
democratic committee still refused to con-
cede It. Several offers of compromise had
been made by the Democratic committee,
all of which were refused by the Silver Re-
publican committee. The Democratic
committee offered the assessor in lieu of
district attorney and consented 10 grant
1.-THE request for county clerk. The Silver Re-
lrublicans made two offers of compromise.
They said they would accept the sheriff
land county clerk or would leave the mat
|; ;tr OF the district attorney to mass con-
vention of the three parties. Both Of these
%. oposi.lons were not agreed TO by the
Democratic committee.
After these offers and counter offers had
been made. the chairman of the Silver Re-
pubiican committee arose and said he had
an ultimatum TO deliver He said his COM
mittee had come TO the conclusion that
further discussion was unnecessary, and
shat ne would say 10 the conference that
Iur.lesS the district snip anu tpuuAN
clcrkship were given TO his party his COM
mittee would withdraw from the confer
ence and leave the Democratic and Populist
committees to make division OF the Of
fees. which he said his party would in
dorse.
The Silver Republican committe retired
The Democratic and Populist committees
proceeded with their duties and made the
following allotment Of the offices:
To the Democrats-Sheriff, assessor,
treasure superintendent of schools
coroner and public administrator, one
city justice, one township justice
ard one constable of Los Angeles
township, the Seventy-second and Seventy
third assembly districts, the Thirty-sixth
senatorial district and the Third supervi-
sorial district.
To the Populists-Recorder, district at
torney, auditor and surveyor. one city JUS
t;cs and one cons table of Los Angeles town.
ship. the Seventy-ffth assembly district
the Thirty-eighth senatorial district and
the First supervisorial district
To the Silver Republicans-County clerk
lax collector the Seventieth. Seventy-first
ard Seventy-fourth assembly districts.
Inc dllOllUltIl VI IuSliSSs VI thS PSuNc
ard constables In the several townships.
other than those Of Los Angeles township
was left TO the central committeeman Of
ench township. II In any township the
central committeeman Of the three parties
cannot agree then the matter must be re-
ferred back 70 the general committee for
adjustment.
Your committee Is Of the opinion that II Is
for the best interests of the Democratic
parry ard for the advancement OF the CO.
a,l:on movement that an equitable division
cf the patronage of each office should be
made among the three allied parties.
In conclusion the committee begs fur
ther leave to say that in the discharge of
its duties /: has endeavored to act in har-
mony with the wishes and for the best in
terests of Its party, and respectfully sub
u.ts the result of its labors 70 the Demo-
cratic county convention.
DIR. r. W. HILL, Chairman,
j. II. ARDIS,
c. F. HARRIS,
T. l.. WINDER,
FRANK JAMES
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