Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-23


delegates were given the right to pa
rade with banners of candidates, and
That the delegates here were on the
verge of bursting with enthusiasm.
Pandemonium Breaks Loose
Dorsey and every one else present
were given all the noise they wanted
when the result of the third and last
ballot was announced.
First came the figures for sheriff.
showing that Hammel had been nomi-
mated by a vote of 503 to 1926 for all the
other candidates. Then bedlam broke
loose, and 1t reached its climax when
the kissing bee occurred.
Hunts friends also went wild with
joy, and then came the end of the con-
test for coroner. The wind-up of the
fight for the nomination came as a
great surprise.
Trout led on the first ballot, with a
vote of 1926 out of S31; Dunsmoor came
next with 237, then Lanterman with
1876, Clark 63 and Severson II.
On the second ballot the vote stood:
Trout S34, Dunsmoor and Lanterman
tied with 232, Clark "a, Severson 10.
With the gain of nine for Trout,
many predicted his nomination on
the third ballot, but instead of gain
Trout lost 1S votes and went down to
321. while Lanterman had gone up to
26S and Dunsmoor had lost 12. Clark
and Severson each had five votes.
Trout Wthdraws
Chairman Lee ordered votes prepered
for the fourth ballot, when, like the
stereotyped sh-from-a-clear- sky in
cident, Coroner Trout's withdrawal was
announced.
The coroner is supposed to have re-
ceiVed orders from Boss Parker in the
upper room to throw up the sponge,
as it was seen by the machine engi-
neer tht Trout could not win.
"The bunch" simply went wild. and
their enthusiasm was participated in
by many who are not count I'd in the
select coterie of politicians known as
the kid glove" element.
Enthusiasm of "the bunch" and 9TH
ers increased when DIR. Dunsmoor
mounted the stage, and, after faying
been introduced as "Mr." Dunsmoor,
declined in favor of DIR. Lanterman.
Then the howl went up for the with
drawal of Clark and Sevei son. This
finally was secured and the nomination
of DR.. Lanterman was made unani-
nous.
More pandemonium, and then the
convention adjourned until 1850, pend
ing the three sideshows.
Soreness Is Displayed
Walter Parkers smiling assertion
the day previous to the opening of the
convention. that there would be only
friendly fights for nominations and
that harmony would prevail after the
convention ended has proved a mis-
take
There is a large amount of soreness;
and the friends of several defeated
candidates, If not the candidates them
selves, declare that they have political
murder in their hearts.
This especially is true In the case of
C. II. Heartwell of Long Beach. whose
friends swear eternal enmity with
Pasadena. owing to what they call
breach of good faith In fact, the
Long Beach men are sore at everybody
over Heartwell's defeat and they in
innate that they viii have revenge,
but in what manner they refuse to
state.
The ward heelers, and. in fact. many
of the party leaders, express contempt
for the Australian system of balloting,
and some of them declare that II will
mot be tried again in local Rebub-
lican convention.
The machine, as previously stated,
had marked for slaughter DR.. w. A.
Lamb candidate for supervisor in the
Third district. The slaughter was