Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

tire duty will be to those people,.
Mr.. BIZ was given another ovation
when he concluded, and at the close OF
the meeting he was surrounded py an
admiring throng, and many snook MS
hand and assured him of their hearty
support.
Loucks After McLachlan
At the opening of the meeting Chair
man Schwamm of the county central
committee introduced H. ]. Mckenzie
as the chairman in the absence Oh
Mayor Dudley, who was unavo1oaply
absent. and Mr.. Mckenzie in turn IN
trodIced as a man who does not wear
a railroad collar Robert G. Loucks, tne
nominee for congressman from the
Seventh district.
Mr.. Loucks was heartily applauded,
and his speech was frequently inter-
rupted by applause. He mentioned tne
fact that Congressman McLacnlan n1u
ignored his first invitation to a JOINT
debate, and that he had just issued
second challenge. He said that Nc
Lachlan had not accepted the challenge
because he was tied to the Herrin-
Parker machine and could not get
away from 1t long enough to meet MIN.
Mr.. Loucks declared that the present
fight was not Republicanism against
Democracy, but that of the American
people against the railroads, and he
appealed to the patriotism of the
American people to arise and take the
government of the state from the
Southern Pacific.
He said that the San Pedro harbor
question was the greatest issue in
Southern California, and that If the
people want a free harbor they should
elect w. Ona Morton as attorney gen
eral.
Mr.. Morton Speaks
The nominee for attorney general
was given generous applause through
out a speech which was devoted prin-
cipally to the San Pedro harbor .ques-
ton. He said it was campaign large
.ly between a free people and the cor
porations, and that the Republicans
of the state would assist in electing
Theodore A. Bell, the brilliant young
statesman, not as a Democrat, but as
a free American citizen.
Continuing, he said:
zone of the issues is whether the
San Pedro harbor shall be free har-
Dor or be closed to the commerce of
the world The present Republican at
torney general has been Instrumental
in closing the harbor to the worlds
commerce, and it cannot be made
free harbor except through the action
of the attorney general in annulling
the illegal franchises of corporations.
Every franchise granted at San Pedro
is illegal and the railroads know It,.
eff elected attorney general will
devote the best hours of my life try
ing to recover every franchise Illegally
obtained in San Pedro and every foot
of land held by corporations and make
the San Pedro harbor free and open
to all the world"
Another Meeting Promised
At the conclusion of the meeting and
while Mr.. Bell was on the floor of the
hall, holding an impromptu reception,
H. j. Mckenzie, who had acquitted
himself with distinction as chairman of
the gathering, was called to the plat
form to make few remarks.
Mr. Mckenzie made brief but ex-
cellent speech in which he congratu-
lated the people of Ocean Park, Santa
Monica and Venice in turning out in
such great numbers to greet the next
governor of California.
He declared that later in the month,
probably October % or 20, there would
be held q Democratic demonstration at
Santa Monica, to which all present
We're invited. He promised to have
n souvenir bell for every one who at
tended the gathering.
Mr.. Mckenzie, who is one of the
leading citizens of Santa Monica, was
given three cheers when he concluded
1t was the unanimous opinion that the |
demonstration was the most success
full of any political event ever held at
the beach