The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-12-08
CANDIDATES. BANQUET
REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMIT.
TEE CELEBRATES VICTORY
OMcers-Elect Recount Their Campaign
Experiences-Melick Declares the
South Solid for Bulla

executive committee of the Republican
county committee at the Westminster hotel
1t was a successful and enjoyable affair ii
every way. The table was laid in the small
room off the main dining room, and wa.
tastefully decorated with smilaX and pink
carnations. The menu was decorated witt
California flowers, hand-painted peoples
violets and carnations being represented
Nearly all the successful candidates at the
late county election were present.
Lewis Thorne, as originator of the feast
and chairman of the committee on arrange
ments, introduced Bradner W. Lee as toast
master, saying as he had led them to vic
tory, it was fitting that he should preside or
this occasion.
Mr. Lee introduced Assemblyman elect
Conrey to respond to the toast, Our Presl
dent" Mr.. Conrey said that the office o.
president had been sought by most of the
great men of the United States. Our presl
dent" in this latter day of splendid Amer
days of the republic The American people
followed the president in the last crisis be
cause they believed him safe and con
sentative man. American institutions pro
duce men of character that they may al
ways be proud Of.
The toast "Our Governor" was then non
ored and was responded to by L. &. Brown
who said that it was an honor for the city
of Los Angeles to be called upon to furnish
the man for governor of this great state
His nomination was made in a truly Amer
lean way. Six months before the election his
name was hardly mentioned, but he was
nominated and elected. 1t is not often that
a man elected governor of great state
could go into office unpledged, as did MIR
Gage. He would be an honor and credit
to the state.
| E. A. Meserve responded to the toast
"Our Candidates" He said that the Repub.
lican party could feel proud that the men
nominated polled such large vote in the
county. He believed, the affairs Of the coun
ty were in safer hands than ever they had
been before, and the business of the county
would be conducted on business principles
The next toast, Campaign Experiences, q
was responded to by J. G. Rives, district at
torneyelect. He thought that the commit
tee had made mistake, and meant to have
put Campaign Expenses" Mr.. Rives speech
was full of humor and much enjoyed.
County Auditor-elect r. d. Wade re-
sponded to the toast, ''The Executive Com
mittee." He remarked that nothing sue
ceeded like success, and as his friend Rives
called them collection of transformers. he
had felt the appellation just one before
the campaign was half over The executive
committee could tell of the man who had
influence to sell by the yard and of the ran
who could carry any precinct if he only had
the money. The work of the committee
was SO wei done that it was not apparent
that it was going on.
At this stage of the proceedings Mr.. Gas.
terline was introduced and performed the
most pleasing act of the evening, although
it was not on the menu. He refunded to
the candidates Is per cent of the money
they contributed to the campaign fund. 1t
was gratifying to the candidates and proved
an appropriate Christmas gift.
Charley Bell was down for a song. and
sang "Ah Sid" He was forced to respond
to an encore and gave "Moriarity." The
glasses tinkled in lieu of bells and made Il
pleasing variation.
j. w. Mckinley spoke on "Retrench.
ment." The most popular system of re-
trenchment was to do without something
their wives wanted The next was to cut
down the other fellows salary. Both were
inadequate, and would not assist IN reducing
the county expense. Expenditures must be
cut down everywhere but in the salaries OF
the officials. Good men could not be EN-
ployed for poor salaries
Assemblyman Melick responded to the
toast United States Senator From Los An.
geles County, He pointed out that it took
slXty-one votes to elect senator. Southern
California had seventeen Republican votes
and they should use every effort to GET the
north to stand by them for senator from
the south. That man would be R. N. Bulla
George +. Adams responded to the toast
How to Run a Campaign Without Money!"
lie SAID 1T WAS as easy to run a campaign
without money as it was for New York
young man to marry a New York heiress
lie quoted the story that appeared in The
Herald some time ago, entitled Virtue l.
Its Own Reward, to show how campaiun
could be run without money in another
way.
w. A. Spalding responded to "The Press
IN Politics. He was introduced bv the
postmaster in graceful speech, to the eff
tact that the opposition press showed them
their faults and gave them the opportunity
to mend them. Mr.. Spalding said he did not
see why the gentlemen present wished the
occasion married by the chief mourners on
the other side. 1t was the duty of the press
to be in politics.
In the absence of L. f. Mosher, J. w.
Long responded to the toast SO DE Push Tn
and Out of Politics." Mr.. Mosher, in his
letter of regret, said he did not think he
could talk on that question, for the push
was never out of politics.
The following were the guestY present:
c. M. Stimson, Thomas Hughes, w. S.
Melick, o. I. johnson, l.. H. Valentine.
f. w. Steddom, o. II. Huber, Leon f. Moss,
w. A. Spalding, j. II. Strine, Mark g.
Jones, e. P. Casterline, Alex Caldwell, vii.
bur Q. Dow, i. G. Brown, Jas. c. Rives,
II. IL. Yonkin, Fl. C. Hubbard. Wendell
Mclaughlin, JOS H. Smith, George Brown.
l.. I. Holland, Homer Earl, Jas. w. Long
0. w. Longdon, d. G. Holt, Robt. ID. Wade,
Bradner w. Lee, A. T. Currier, c. E. Slos
son, N. P. Conrey, George |. Cochran. Jos.
M. Miller Warren Gillelen, j. NJ. Meredith.
Fl. G. Austin, Thos. Garrett, VIM. A. Ham.
mel, D. G. McGarvin, Chas. w. Bell. J. w.
Mckinley, Lewis Thorne, John H. Gish.
Geo. p. Adams, w. P. James, VIII Knip.
penbcrg, Chas. G. Kellogg, j. II. Merriam,
D. G. Morrison, Curtis D. Wilbur, George
Trowbridge, Z. A. Meserve, E. S. Field, w.
p. L. Stafford, T. E. Nichols, j. A. Kingsley.