Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-22
COUNTY PROHIBs
NAME TICKET
CONVENTION SELECTS PARTY
NOMINEES
Speakers Express Confidence In the
Ultimate Success and Adopt as
Their Slogan, educate, Leg
lslate and AnnlhiIate"

lnloNS o'N
1T is our business to educate, legis-
late and then annihilate,' was the
slogan OF the Prohibitonists who met
in county convention at Temperance
temple Yesterday. After a general dis
cussion Of the liquor question and the
bright outlook Of the cold water party
throughout the state. the following
candidates we're nominated:
For congress-Dr. l.. D. Johnson OF
Whittier
For county clerk-Harmen Cook of
Pasadena.
For auditor-G. w. Troy (negro) of
Los Angeles.
For assessor-No nomination. Though
no one is ndorsed, the feeling is that
the Prohibitionists will vote for Ben
r. Ward.
Tax collector, T. Camrack of Whit
tier.
Recorder, S. NJ. Ramsey of Los An
geles.
Public administrator, j. A, Knight of
Downey.
Coroner, DR.. e. w. Clark of Los
Angeles.
District attorney, position left open
and question of indorsing Captain
Fredericks left to the county COM
mittee.
County supervisor. H. V. Wheeler
Superintendent of schools, ]. G. Baird.
State senator. district 81, L. V. Glass
cock of Chatsworth Park
state senator, district 35, David Luss-
dorow of Plco Heights.
State senator, district 38, G. w. Phon-
taron of Pasadena.
Assemblyman, district 81, N. ]. Davis.
Assembyman, district 6S, s. F. Todd.
Assemblyman, district SO, A. r. Gra-
ham.
Assembyman. district 70, William r.
Gallagher.
Assemblyman, district 72 G. C. Verge.
.Assemblyman, district "a, c. w. Tarr.
George w. Ogle of Pomona was NOM
mated for sheriff, but when he heard
of the action taken he went to the con-
vention hall and declined to run. This
leaves vacancy on the ticket, which,
however, may be filled later.
The rank and file of the Prohibition
ist party of Los Angeles county assem-
conceded to be the largest assembly Of
delegates to any Prohibition conven-
tion ever held in Los Angeles county.
J. H. Blanchard, chairman of the coun-
ty central committee, took the chair
and opening prayer was offered by Rev.
J. N. Liscomb, followed by the singing
of the doxology.
y. M GldSS Oh EdSdQend was 6leCIeu
temporary chairman. He said, in brief:
LOS Angeles county ranks third in
Prohibition numbers and influence.
There never was so many active men
and women at work for the cause of
Temperance as now. There is much
to be done in the disposition of the
liquor question. We have been legis-
lating along these lines and now we
must annihilate the saloons
" Hull Cnnlr
T. Nichol were elected permanent
chairman and secretary, respectively.
Wiley j. Phillips, having just re-
turned from San Francisco, discussed
the. Prohibition problems of that city.
He predicted a gloomy future prospect
for the devastated city, from the null
tiplicity of saloons since they were re-
established the first of July. He
pointed out, by figures, the vast con-
trast between San Francisco as a Pro-
htbition city Immediately following the
disaster, to that after the saloons again
were in full swing. He said:
Saloons in San Francisco
Before the saloons were closed be-
tween 100 and 125 arrests were made
daily. From April IS to July 4, the
average of arrests was from two to
six daily The day the saloonswere re-
six daily. The day the saloons were re-
raigned in the police court. The first
Monday after reopening, there were
seventy-four arrests; the second Mon
day 113, and there was large increase
for the third Monday
ut was a sad comment on the des- |
TIMES of the people at the June meet |
ing that one man and four women only |
stood up In protest against the saloons,
when 300 saloon men were urging their !
nefarious business.
III 7 b. 41o
record of the past twenty-five years
shows a large decrease in church men,
bership and the 1445 saloons now run
ming are the probable forerunners of
5000 at some future time"
A. B. Taynton, state chairman of the
Prohibition party, spoke encoura gingly |
of the prospects of the party for a
final victory. He said:
1t is generally conceded that 1t re-
quires about fifty years to accomplish
any great reform. We have been in
this Prohibition movement thirty-seven
years and at the end of the remaining
thirteen years we think we shall be able
TO elect our president The principle
of total abstinence is practically won.
The drinking man of today is the man
of excuses. Abstinence is now taught
our children like the ten command
nlents.
Predicts Ultimate Success
I'VE must elect men who are in true
sympathy with our cause and the bat
tie will then be won. The popular vote
on the liquor question need not disturb
us If we have the right men in Office.
It required not a popular vote after
the San Francisco disaster that the
saloons might be closed It is our bust
ness to educate, then to legislate and
then to annihilate. When Legislative
rights have been secured the final re-
suits will easily be obtained
N. ]. Davis, principal of the Los An
geles Free Methodist seminary, ex-
pressed his qualification at being
member Of party clean enough to
hold its conventions, if necessary, on
the Free Methodist camp meeting
ground, and further qualified his re-
marks by saying that he considered
the Prohibition party one of humanity
and consistency
Theodore Kanouse said
81 think that the Prohibition seed has
one hundred fold and hope
that; 1t will be fold that will include
all very soon"