The herald., 1898-10-14
The APPOR1IONMfNT
DEMOCRATS TO HAVE FIVE oE
THE NOMINATIONS
ALL THE WARD CANDIDATES
To Be Nominated by Ward Conven-
tions-Primaries Tonight-Com-
mitteemen's Duty-Notes

4 Union meetings will be held At the
4 following places tonight:
j. Elisabeth Lake, Palmdale, G. A. r
! Barlow, c. F. Edison, F. J. Cooper,
i R. w. Wood, Azusa, j. l.. Murphey. Z
i A. r. Sprague. South Pasadena, ].
= L. Rust, Ralph Hoyt; Gaia nasas' EAR
i Rogers, F. ". Allender. Santa Mon
! lea, Hon. r. F. Del Valle, VIII d. =
+ Gould.
After numerous discussions the COM
mittee from the Democratic. Populist and
Silver Republican parties met IN confer
ence yesterday afternoon and settled all
their differences. The question of the ap-
portionment Of offices was finally agreed
upon.
Each division of the union party will hold
its primaries tonight, and each division will
hold q separate city convention next Mon
day.
At the city conventions the Democrats
will nominate candidate for mayor, city
clerk city attorney, superintendent OF
streets and city engineer.
The Populists will nominate city au-
ditor and city tax collector.
The Silver Republicans will nominate
city treasurer and city assessor.
The delegates Of the three division con-
ventions will then meet in union conven-
ton and ratify the nominations made.
Ward Candidates
All candidates for members of the city
council and city board Of education are to
be nominated by ward conventions, which
will be composed Of delegates from each of
the three divisions Of the parties composing
the union convention upon proporttonate
basis of the strength of the various par
ties in the different wards.
The action Of the committee seemed last
night to give universal satisfaction to the
rank and file of the three parties to the
union, and a strong city ticket will un-
be the result.
The settling of the ward nominations Is
not final by the committee. The plan
named Is recommended, but the final set
tlement of the question Is to be left to the
conventions.
Primaries Tonight
All Democrats are urged to turn out to
the primaries tonight. There was no gen.
eral caucus held last night, but In several
precincts, notably the fourteenth, twenty
first, twenty-sixth. fifteenth and two pre-
cincts in the Eighth ward 1t was found
that a certain undesirable element was en-
deavoring to secure representation In the
coming convention. and the better element
Of the party caucused and selected a ticket
to be placed in the field tonight.
Secretary Melville Of the Democratic
central committee has complete poll of
EVERY VOtcE III cdCH PtoShSe AA tAC SAeys AS-
vised up to date.
The Democrats have determined to avoid
the scenes enacted in the Republican city
convention when the committee on creden-
tials was compelled, from the testimony
given before 1t, to admit that not only
was there fraudulent voting on both de-, of
the contending Republican factions) sides,
but there was no judge of election, and
the election In the precinct was under the
control of an illegal voter. Such acts de-
serve a rebuke from all honest citizens,
and we therefore report In favor of throw
ing out the whole delegation from the pre-
cinct named"
Results of the few caucusses held last
night could not be obtained, as the various
secretaries failed to report the names of
the men selected up to midnight.
Political Notes
Tho following circular has been sent to
every precinct In the county by the secre-
taries Of the union party, and early replies
are expected. No county committeeman
should fail to attend to the request made.
The circular reads:
"The enclosed Is the complete regis
tration of your precinct as shown from
the record of the county clerk. You
will please poll your precinct at once
and ascertain If any as shown in your
precinct book have moved or died since
the registration of two years ago.
Also If possible ascertain the political
complexion of your precinct and return
by mail the attached slip as early as
possible"
The Craftsmanship of the Democratic city
convention Is said to lay between Hon. r.
F. Del Vale, Earl Rogers and D. K Trask.
Rogers friends are making a hard fight
for his selection, as are the friends of
Trask, while Del Vale is simply Saving
wood and saying nothing"