Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-20
WILL GIVE BELL
BIG RECEPTION
DEMOCRATS TO HEAR NEW
LEADER OF PARTY
TO SPEAK TWICE HERE NEXT
TUESDAY
County Executive Committee Meets,
Faces Deficit, Headquarters Prob
lem, and Prepares for Big
Ratification

dore A. Bell on his visit here next
Tuesday. The visit was arranged by
Vice President Oscar e. Parish of the
Democratic league and contemplates
two addresses by Mr.. Bell, the new
Leader of the California Democracy.
during his stay. One will be at the
noon luncheon of the Democratic
league and the other at meeting in
Turner hall, 321 South Main street, in
the evening.
This meeting, while primarily ar
ranged by the Democratic league, will
be under the auspices of the league,
the Democratic club and the county
committee. Last night the executive
committee of the county committee
met and named L. P. Collett. AR. Nor
ton, James Blake Charles A. Johnson,
Alfred Moore and r. M Haddock.
Chairman Schwamm named George M.
Cake, but he declined to identity him.
self with anything the Democratic
league had a hand in.
President German of the Democratic
club has named Mayor Harper, Jo-
seph McGarry, Joseph Mesmers Ma
than Cole, Timothy Spellacy and G. X.
Cranda1l as the clubs Scommittee.
These committees. with six addi-
tional members to be named by the
Democratic league directors today, will
have charge of the arrangements for
Mr.. Bells visit
The visit of Mr.. Bell is expected to
be a step toward the qualification of
the Democrats of the city for the be-
ginning of campaign work, for the
Democrats feel that they have splen-
did opportunity, in view of the action
of the Republican convention, to gain
large accessions to the party. In THIS
Mr.. Bells dauntless snirit and his bold
stand for party publication are |
keynotes.
Ratification Arrangements
Steps were taken by the county exec
utive committee at a meeting at the
Nadeau hotel last night for the ratifi-
cation of the action of the Denver con-
vention. This ratification Is planned to
take place July IL, the Saturday after
the nomination. To make the ar
rangements Chairman Schwamm was
authorized to name a comittee of five.
The executive comittee also dis
cussed many other things at its meet
ing. The subjects included debt of
5000 incurred by the auxiliary commit
tee in the last campaign, which Chair
man Schwamm was authorized to raise
money to pay. The report. of Mr.
Schwamm showed that the last coun-
only $1,000 in the treasury and that the
existing debt, while party debt, was
contracted by an unnecessary commit
tee.
Whether the county committee
should have headquarters at the
Democratic club or at a place free
from any club was also discussed. The
discussion was tense at times wnen
Joe Simons and Captain Cake spared
with words. Incidentally the question
of Joe Simons' wearing silk socks and
finally decided by Simons, who de-
clared he didn't wear any.
Mr.. Simons was the only member or
the Democratic league-known various
ly in push circles as the silk
stockings and acknowledgements
but he made up in argument what the
league lacked in representation. With
out him and Captain Cake the meet
ing would have been full of the sources
of ennui.
Headquarters Problem
Captain Cake finally moved to open
Headquarters at once at the Democrat
lie club. f. M Haddock explained that
there had been a change in manage
ment" and there could be no objection
to the club now. This prodded Simons'
memory of the recent gambling scam
dals at the club.
fecting on the late management of
Captain Cake" said he. Cake denied
The "change of management" al
luded to is the transfer of the refresh-
ment concession from S. Patsy Clark
to George r. Hand. While Captain
Cake did not so state. 1t seemed that
the "change of management" and the
opening of headquarters were corol-
laries.
The Cake motion was declared lost
by Chairman Schwamm. There We're
four votes each way. l.. p. Collett and
Schwamm not voting. Collett just be-
came a member of the committee by
Thursday. Mr. Schwamm
expressed serious doubt as to whether
the headquarters ought to be at the
club, and suggested more appropriate
ones at the Nadeau hotel. The discuss
sion ended by a committee composed
Of Schwamm, Norton and Cake being |
named to investigate and report and
this committee was instructed to look
for headquarters remote from any |
club.
Defends Old Soldiers
The committee took cognizance of the |
remarks of w. A. Gaines at the Demo- |
cratic league last week in reference to |
the right of the old soldiers at the |
5OlQl6IS LOIllC " NOtO Oh puOoeaOio Va |
local concern in the following resolu- |
ton:
The Democratic party as repre-
scented by the executive commit
tee of the Los Angeles county
Democratic central committee
hereby disavows and rejects any
and all insinuations cast especial
ly against the honored veterans
OF this country's army who now re-
side at Soldiers Home, near Saw
telle.
we deprecate the ill-timed and
hastily spoken words against the
old soldiers and their rights to
vote and participate fully in all
elections of this county.
This question has been settled
a long time ago and we condemn
the practice of any Democrat
ever to refer slightingly upon the
civil rights of any old soldier.
We recognize their full right TO
vote and hope they will honor our
party with their suffrage.
The committee did not deprecate the
rambling scandals at the Democratic
Tub. however.
Democratic League Elects
The Democratic league held a meet
ng at the Turner hall, 321 South Main
treet, last night to- elect seven new
directors, The election resulted In the
hoice of r. G.. Scarborough, H. o G.
Dillon, o. r. Parish, Richmond Plant,
". r. Burke, Joseph sSimons and