Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
BRYAN GETS CHEERS
AT LEAGUE MEETING
SEVENTY-SEC0ND DISTRICT is
AROUSED
Speakers Make Telling Points Against
Railroad Domination and Plead
for Election Of League
Ticket

Giving vent to enthusiasm every time
Bryan's name was mentioned, the
meeting of the Seventy-second assem-
bly, district of the Democratic league
at Central hail. Central avenue and
Washington street, last night, was ad-
dressed by several speakers of reputa-
! ton. Many striking points and telling
hits on the Los Angeles political situa-
tion were made. Henry M. Mcdonald,
chairman of the Democratic league
committee for this district, was in the
chair.
In his opening remarks Chairman
Mcdonald said in part:
"There are many statutes in this
city which are not observed ard their
violation is winked at One object of
this Democratic league is to elect men
to city offices who will observe the
law.
Another thing. Coming from the
east wondered why such a magni-
ficent state should be so dominated
by transportation companies. The rea-
son is simply this: The Southern Pa
cific has corrupted the individual voter
of the state as well as bought state
legislatures.
"See tomorrow that you elect dele
gates who will give notice to the
Southern Pacific that Los Angeles is
influences"
Every mention during the meeting
of William Jennings Bryan made a
sensation and aroused applause.
Nathan Newby was introduced next
and gave Herrin some hard raps dur
ing his stirring appeal for the election
of decent men to office in Los Angeles.
Theodore Summerland was criticised
as well as being unfit for the position
Of railroad commissioner when he was
tool of the railroad which was to be
regulated.
This is the opportunity of a lifetime
to free the city and state from the con-
troll of the Southern Pacific"
Chairman Mcdonald again spoke a
few words, telling of the great size of
the Seventy-second assembly district
and the Importance of winning the
fight in it and then left to join another
league meeting.
Reconstruct Party
Judge A. P. Rittenhaus was intro
duced by Acting Chairman Nathan
Newby and said that the fight seemed
to be for the re-establishment and re-
construction of the Democratic party
in Los Angeles and the overthrow of
the dominion of the Southern Pacific.
The value of public utilities being
owned by the city he illutsarted by the
water. which is owned by the city in
Los Angeles, with good effect.
Robert G. Loucks, who is accom-
panied in this campaign by Mrs.
Loucks, as he was in his congressional
campaign of a year ago, spoke next.
He told of the necessity of every men,
ber of the league working, and de-
clared the primary to be the keynote
Of the campaign.
1.-THE railroads do own US If control
means to own. Call, Gibbon, Joe ST.
| mons-those are the types of men we
should elect. But they are not the
men popular with the Santa Barbara
convention. Get out and work for the
league tonight even, and tomorrow,
and see that your friends get to the
primaries"
Several good addresses were deliv-
cred last night at the primary pro-
motion" meeting held by the Demo-
cratic league members of the Seventy
second assembly district in Santee hall,
corner Santee and Pico streets.
Among the speakers were Judge A,
P. Rittenhaus of Denver, J. B. Irvine
and Robert G. Loucks, who for six
years was city attorney of Pomona.
eighteen months ago a candidate for
congress and a year ago a delegate
to the Democratic state convention.