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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-18
ORGANIZE DEMOCRATS IN
EVERY COUNTY PRECINCT
Committee Stlrs Up Stay at Homes to
Insure Full Vote for Bryan and
Democracy In Los
Angeles

Democrats will take advantage of the
Bryan demonstration tonight to stir up
all precinct committeeman to organize
in their bailiwicks.
The committee on organization, COM
posed of Will D. Gould, S. A. Waldron,
M. F. Quinn, Joseph Mesmer and Rich
mond Plant, in reporting to Chairman
Anthony Schwamm yesterday, recon-
mended that the call be continuous;
that is, urged repeatedly until every
precinct is organized in Los Angeles
county.
The call, which will be distributed at
the demonstration tonight and later
sent to the committeeman, is as fol-
lows:
Next Saturday evening. July 25, 1908,
all persons who support the Democrat
ic national ticket are requested to as
semble at their respective precincts and
form Democratic precinct clubs, elect
officers and actively begin campaign
work.
"Elect a president, two vice presi-
dents, secretary and treasurer, who
shall constitute the executive commit
tee.
"For convenient reference promptly
send list of officers with their addresses
to chairman of the county central COM
mittee, on furnished printed blanks.
1.-THE precinct clubs are Democratic;
thew can reach every voter, hold pub
lie meetings, invite assistance and take
care of the polls on election day.
remember that the stay-at-home
vote the last election in this state was
greater than the winning party re-
ceived.
"With the best platform and the best
candidates, organization means victory.
"For BRYAN and Democracy, let eV-
erv Californian do his duty"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-18
HOTTEST DAY, COOL
TO ARIZONA FOLK
MERCURY JUST MISSES 81
DEGREE MARK
Weather Man Delivers Usual Dis
course as to Absence of Great
Humldlty-Promises More
of Same for Today

Yesterday was the hottest day of the
year The temperature just missed 81
degrees by the breadth of a hair. The
closest approach to this temperature
was on July and and April 26, when
the mercury passed the ninety mark.
THE beauty of our climate said
Weatherman Wollaber, sis that the hui
nudity usually decreases as the tenn.
perature rises. Ninety degrees in Los
Angeles is not uncomfortable. Ninety
degrees in New York, Chicago, Phila-
delphia, st. Louis, is simply-well, no,
1 cannot say that if you are going to
quote me; bettey say sizzling. The
ally In the morning. When the valley
warns up it seems to create vacuum
and the sea breezes rush in to fill it.
The land breeze in the morning is in
Variably replaced by a sea breeze, and
the temperature drops.
"When the mercury was at it's high
est point today the humidity was only
20 per cent. In an eastern city the
humidity might be so, and heat pros
trations would follow. There is usually
a slight increase in humidity here as
the temperature falls. There will be
no marked change in temperature to-
morrow"
leo who came to Los Angeles yesterday
to escape the ovens of the desert coun-
trv could hardly believe that this was
the hottest day of the year. A. Trojan
ovich, lumber merchant of Globe,
registered at the Hollenbeck yesterday
and complained to Mr.. Mitchell, the
proprietor, that his room was chilly.
AS the heating system of the hotel is
not used in the summer he was given
the use of an oil stove
''The trip from Globe to Los Angeles
was the most uncomfortable ever ex-
FORE we had gone a hundred miles the
ice was taken out of the filters and
were aboard. Globe itself is not so
hot, but while crossing the desert felt
as / imagine a raw egg, might feel that
is being slowly poached TO acorn Iater
$50 this is the hottest day. of the
wear? If we had a day like this out In
Arizona we would look for snow"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-18

stubborn, many people believe this or
dinance to be bad and l may believe
the same thing, but we have to uphold
the ordinance while it is on the books:
If enough people think it wrong 1t will
be set aside
At this point Witt broke in to say
that he had been taught in school that
the principle of free speech was one of
the fundamental principles of Ameri-
canism.
Dramatic Scene Follows
zone moment, Mr.. Witt said Judge
Frederickson. you say you believe
in free speech, now the court wants a
little free speech. - am going to give
you a chance to go to South Dakota.
How soon do you want to go?"
Witt said he would be ready to
start within three or four days.
IT will sentence you to pay a fine of
$50 or twenty-five days in Jail. The
sentence will be suspended for six
months. You will understand, Mr.. Witt,
that during that time you must not
break this ordinance. Do you agree
to that?"
There was deep silence in the court
room, the prisoner looking squarely at
the Judge nearly a minute without
answering. To agree without the
consent of the free speech committee
would be to break the discipline of the
party organization; to withhold his
promise to the court meant twenty five
more days in the Jail or on the chain
gang. Witt walked slowly out of the
prisoners dock and around to where
Johns and Holloway stood leaning on
the bench in front of the judge. In
a low voice he said: IT'S up to the
party to decide. What shall L do?"
Without reply to Witt Holloway
turned to the judge and said:
I'VE will agree to that, your honor
Judge Frederickson, who had
watched the proceedings with deep in
terest smiled his appreciation of the
situation. Witt bowed to Judge Fred.
erickson and left the court in company
with his advisers.
Card Frederick and B. Eichindorff
who were arrested Thursday night TO
speaking at Seventh and Grand streets
were arraigned yesterday morning be
fore Justice F'rederickson. They PLEADED
mot guilty. and asked for jury trials
Frederick will be tried on Septembe
Is and Eichendorff on September 10.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-18
DEMOCRATS WILL
UNCORK ENTHUSIASM
BRYAN-KERN RALLY TONIGHT
A SAFETY VALVE
Parade with Red Fire Will Enliven
the Business District, Followed
by Speeches at Temple
Auditorium

Los Angeles will be lurid with red
fire and the business district will ring
with shouts tonight at the parade and
Temple auditorium demonstration for
the Bryan-Kern ticket.
Judge Raker, Milton K Young, Mat
tison B. Jones, Anthony Schwamm and
others will speak in praise of the Den
yer conventions work, but prior to
that the street parade will make the
welkin ring.
Capt. George Cake will be grand
marshal of the parade, with B. F.
Moore, C. c. Order and j. e. Martin,
ir., assisting.
squad of police will head the pa
rade, followed by the old Iroquois club,
clad like redskins and with some men,
bers of Antonio Apache's Indians on
wagons burning red fire.
Judge r. F. Doyle will lead a hun
bred riders on burros and mules, the
men robed as ranchers and cowboys.
The bands engaged are the Catalina,
the Schoeneman-B Blanchard, the Santa
Ana Marching club band and the vet
Grams drum corps, composed of old
soldiers with flies and drums, known
for their connection with all G. A. r.
affairs.
Ihere VIII also De a line OIL AUTOS
carrying speakers, vice presidents and
committees.
The marchers will leave Seventh and
Main at o'clock, march up Spring
to First and back on Broadway to
Fifth, then east to the Auditorium.
Senator r. F. Del Vale will preside
at the exercises.
Mrs. Hardison will lead the big audi
ence in singing star Spangled Ban
ner'' and there will be other patriotic
features at the big hall.
Yesterday an effort was made tc
reach former Mayor James Phelan o.
San Francisco by telephone, but HI
could not get to the train in time. L
is probable that Joseph F. Call, TIL
attorney. will speak IL he can attend
The Old Hickory Democratic clul
will ride in body in special carr
from it's Garvanza rendezvous.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-18
MEMBER OF OLD HICKORY
CLUB CALLS CHICAG0AN

i A member Of the Old Hickory !
4 Democratic club has called the :
i bluff of a Chicagoan who had an !
i nounced he stood ready to wager :
!. a large sum at to 1 that Taft !
\ would be elected. =
= John Mcknight, formerly Re- :
4. publican but now a staunch Demo- !
i. crat and a member of the thriv- !
J. ing Old Hickory club in Highland !
4 Park, read in a Republican morn 7
!. ing newspaper an exclusive dis !
+ patch" from Chicago stating that :.
!. a resident of that heat oppressed !
+ city was willing to bet a large !
- sum that Taft would win. !
+ Mr.. Mcknight promptly tele- !
J. graphed the Chicagoan stating he =
+ would take $4,000 worth of the !
! Bryan end That was the last !
4 heard of the Chicagoan and his !
1. offer to bet, and now the Demo- !
!. Gratis are wondering who wrote !
X the dispatch.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-18
FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN
ZIG SALARY AND CHAIN GANG

An intensely dramatic scene was en-
acted i'm Justice Frederickson coul
Yesterday morning when Martin ~, o.
Witt had to decide between ms ilp-
erty with "a job at $40 a day aWallI aLs
him or to go on the chaln sans ~ ~
t,uortv-five DAVIS. He found solution
satisfactory to all parties ana WIN
leave next week for South Dakota 10
take up his work.
Witt was found guilty of speaking
on the streets of Los Angeles without
permission in writing from the ponce
commissioners. Cloudesley johns anu
Walter V, Holloway, managers OF the
free speech" campaign being con-
Quoted by the Socialists, acted as at
torneys for Witt.
on Wednesday a meeting Of Branch
Citv Jail. Local Los Angeles County
Socialist Party was held in the city
iail r. l.. Quimby presided. About
thirty members OF the local attenaeo.
They couldn't well be absent owing
TO the way jailers and iron bars have
of compelling attendance at these
meetings. The women Socialists IN
III, iaii we're not allowed to participate.
Those who took part in the "delibera-
tions' are all confined IN the jan on
the same charge for which WIFI was
on trial. All are prepared 10 make tne
same defense; that they have a con-
stitutional right to free speech.
Both Parties Are Stubborn
at the meeting it was voted to per-
init Witt to waive a jury trial SO that
he might at most have to remain on on
the chain gang twenty-five days. IN
accordance with the decision OF the
Jail branch Witt waived the jury pro
ceedure and his trial was expedited.
In finding Witt guilty OF speaking
without a permit Justice Freder1cks
said, addressing Holloway, who had de-
Tended Witt:
You say he did not make a speech,
in a legal sense, but the testimony
shows, and you admit, that he said:
I stand for free speech and the labor
ing man must always stand for free
speech That summed it all up. He
got to the real point of any speech he
might have intended to make in that.
The best speech ever made consisted
of only one sentence. hope this whole
matter can be adjusted before long and
that some solution satisfactory to both
parties will be reached. The city Off
Gals and the Socialists have both been
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-18
KERN GIVES VIEWS ON
FREE SPEECH FIGHT
SAYS SOCIALISTS CAUSE BUT
LITTLE TROUBLE
Chief Of Police Declares They Are
e Not Vicious or Criminal, as Their
Enemies Would Have the
Public Believe

1.-THE proposition of handling the So
cialist speakers who are contending
with the authorities for the right of
what they call free speech has not
reached the dignity of a problem to
my mind" said Chief of Police Edward
Kern last night. "The police depart
ment is not having any trouble with
the Socialists. not near so much as
we have every twenty-four hours OF
the day in handling the DRINKS on the
streets.
"They are not criminals or law
breakers in the sense which we or
dinarily use the term. In every way
except one they are peaceable, law
abiding men and women. They per-
sist only in breaking the one ordinance
on the city books which prohibits them
from speaking on the streets without
a permit from the police commission
"They are doing this merely to reach
an end, very desirable from their point
of view, and while 1 am OF the opln-
ion, that they are using the wrong
,,aans tn achieve that end 1 am not
going 10 quarrel with them on the
point. 1,,..
"Each man is entitled to his views
and to an expression of the same eN-
cent where he interferes with the
rights Of others or of laws made TOT
bidding the especial mode ne uses AZ
premulgating his ideas. ~ 49,
am this case, spe sking generally tne
Socialists are persistent and deliberate
violators of the law and In pursuaIlc nee
of NV duty as chief of police HAY
M other course than to order tneir
arrest every time they violate thlS
law. tho hooks
- viii he enforced and there Will De
M Iet-up in the arrest of these peopie
~ deviation made from the tlXed COURSE
to enforce it strictly .,,, of tho
sT understand that nunipeI ~ tao
,ooding Socialists are going TO take ne
natter up with tine members Vi III
Io,nciI next week to secure Ihe Iopoal
or the modification of the oruIllat 4I,o
co 90 10 allow them to speak on ti'e
streets at stated points. ~
an case this is done there WIN " a
.,,o+a +rouhle and the cases now penn
i,1e in the police courts will unooupl-
eddy be dismissed. .4,o;no+ed anv
"At no time have we anticipate, a1,S
+roub1e with these people. AS l nav
aid they are not lawbreakers az We
ordinarily regard violators OF STATUES
Thev are not vicious, unlawful peopie::
dthey come from different walks OF
iifa and are sincere and honesl, pu'
mistaken and misguided, tnlnH' ~ -,
the means they nave auop'eu
achieve their object"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-18
DEMOCRATIC CLUB OPENS
EMPLOYING EMIT BUREAU

Acting on the principle that made
Tammany in New York the power in
politics it is today, the Democratic
club in the German building has
opened a free employment bureau for
Democrats out of jobs.
The new bureau was opened yester-
dav. All that it is necessary for a
democrat wanting employment to do
is to register with George Hand, Sec
retarv of the club. With its ramifica-
tions into the municipality and other
organizations employing large numbers
of men the Democratic club is able to
men. The only qualification necessary
is that those jobless men be good
Democrats.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-18
GoLDFIELD MAN is SHOT;
CAUGHT "HIGH GRADING

GOLDFIELD, New. July 17.-Marcus
Rowher was shot and fatally wounded
at 8 o'clock this morning while 'high
grading" in the old Ishzets workings on
the Mohawk claim No. Q. Curley Low
ell and Burns Colwell, guards employed
bv the Consolidated company, sur
prised Rowher and companion at
work and ordered them to surrender.
Rowher drew a pistol, but was shot
nv Lowell before he could use it. His
also was captured.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-18
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
IN BEACH cAMPMEETING

Huntington Beach campmeeting is
progressing with marked INTEREST
sneaker next week. Sunday his topic
will be saThe objectionable SIM" at
$50 O'Clock; at 1880, "Christ's Greatest
Question
TUESDAY evening at 1880 the topic
THURSDAY at 1880, Dancing. Card
Playing, Kindred Evils will be the
topic.
Friday at 1880, the topic will be "The
killing Sim"
will be special subjects.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-18

If you are easily satisfied with your
boarding place, it will noa be long before
nothing else Will matter much, either.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-18
Editors Now May Ride

ATLANTA, Ca, July 1.-THE Geor-
gia railroad commission has ruled that
newspapers of the state may accept
transportation in exchange for adver~
tisements. This decision is of particu-
lar interest, in view OF the ruling OF
Federal Judge Kohlsaat of Chicago in
the Monon case that such contracts are
not legal.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-18

"The time has come when all classes
of people. regardless of race or color
must have an equal chance in the
great struggle for living. The solu-
tions to these great questions are no
longer a mystery.
"If you think it time to make
political break for political liberty, all
right; for together we stand, divided
we fall
1--WE must lay aside our political in
sanity and carefully examine past rec
ords. Let us quit allowing ourselves
to be dominated by name.
with the differences existing be-
tween white voters their black breth-
rem hold the balance of power.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-13
L|NCOLN'S DAY
IS CELEBRATED
AT SEVERAL POINTS - MANY
PROMINENT MEN MADE
ABLE SPEECHES.
ILLINOIS OBSERVANCE
Sangamon Club of Springfield and
Marquette Club OF Chicago Held
Banquets--G. A. r. cele,
hratet

Pittsburg, Feb. H.. With four Uni
tied States senators. as many congress
men and several hundred Of the most
prominent business men Of tho Pitts
burg district in attendance, the an
nual Lincoln Birthday banquet OF the
Pittsburg Chamber Of Commerce was
held tonight The chief address was
delivered by Senator Knox, OF Penn
sylyania Other speakers and guests
were Senators Deliver, OF Iowa; Car
ter, of Montana; Penrose, of Pennsyl'
vania, and congressman Ieassett, oi
New York. Three congressman from
this district, We're also present
Speakers and their topics We're:
Knox, Cur Commercial Future" Dol
iyet Abraham Lincoln;" Carter,
Business Men in History" Fassett
international Trade and the Ameri
can Merchant Marine"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-13
WIN. ]. BRYAN
HAS BUSY DAY
GRATEFUL TO AMERICAN PEO-
pLE--lF HE EVER HOLDS
OFFICE 1T MUST BE TO
SERVE THEM.

IHffnlo, Feb l2- William J. Bryan
This afternoon addressed woman
organization at the Twentieth Cen
tnry club spoke to a gathering oi
clergymcn at the Y. M. G, A, met
and conferred with the Democratic
leaders and attended a reception and
rncheon given by the Democratic
general committee Of Erie county.
Tonight he spoke at mass meet
ing at convention hall and also deliv
cred addresses before members OF
the Saturn and Buffalo clrbs, Knights
.cf Columbus and Modern Woodmen oi
America.
Il shall be content said Bryan at
the convention hall If when my
days are numbered, it can be truth
fully said OF me that | was toler
laboring as best could. ] have notn-
ing to ash of the American people
except to be permitted to spend the
rest Of my life repaying the debt OF
gratitude | owe them If | ever hold
office 1t must not be because want
it, brit because | want to serve Them
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-13
FORAKER MAKES
A STATEMENT.
WITH REGARD TO THE REPUB.
LIcAN PRiMARiEc IN OHIO
TUESDAY.
NOTHING CONCLUSIVE
:. Indicated BY Resu.s, lie Says-vote
poIled Represents Only 10 Per
Cent OF Republican in the
Stat.

! Washington, Feb 12.-Senator Fer
| aker tonight gave OF. statement as
to the result of the primary election
lin Ohio Tuesday when the Taft
forces made, practically clean
sweep in the selection CT delegates
to tho Republican state convention
Nobody should be eitler surprised
or mislead by the result Of the pri-
maries held in Ohio yesterday, 1t has
been common knowledge for weeks
THAT the call for these primaries was
lof such q character that my friends
Throughout the state refused to partic,
|ipate. Consequently there was no OPP
position to the selection OF Taft dele.
gates. Under such circumstances he
could and, OF course, did carry every.
thin.'
"That the result or the primaries
does net Indicate anything conclusive
should be manifest from the fact that
the total vote polled will not repre-
sent more than ten percent oi the
Republicans CT Ohio There were
cnly two districts in which there was
any approach to contest and these
conests We're due to the fact that
there were opposing candidates in
each district for nomination to con
gles'.
I'm the Sixth district the Taft cam
didate was defeated by l,025, while in
the Fifteenth, Dawes, Taft leader and
candidate for denomination, is prob
ably heaten s#cearaihg to --latest all;
Wees have receiVea If there had
been a primary in which we could
have participated similar results
would have been possible, if not prob.
able, all over the state.
I Recurring to the state convention,
it should be borne in mind that it will
be composed Of representatives of
only one faction Of the party. Net be-
cause the people have so decided but
because the course of Taft managers
was such as to bar everybody else out
from participation.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-13
SENSATION IN
MURDER TRIAL
MAN PLEADED UNWRITTEN LAW
Buy WHEN WOMAN TOOK
STAND SHE DECLARED SHE
WAS NOT HIS WIFE.

Bclleyille H. Feb. During the
trial today OF Clyde Cant, charged
with killing Henry Dieaerman, whom
Cant accused Of having maintained
improper relations with is wife, ana
who pleaded the unwriten law" in de
Tense, sensation was created when
the supposed wife OF Cant was called
Ito the witness stand She was the
only witness to the killing.
She declared that sle was not the
wife CT Clyde Cant, tnai ner name is
Cora Simpson, and that they were
neve. married.
Tho statement was a bombshell to
tho defense,
Fhe provision Of the law making it
Illegal for the Wife to testify against
her husband had been relied upon by
the defense Cant followed Dicker-
man and the reputed Mrs. Cant last
Thanksgiving night. A fight ensued
and Dickerman was stabebd to death.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-13
.HORSEMEN HOLD
BUSY MEETING
NATIONAL TRoTTlNG ASSOciA-
TIoN ELECTS CANADIAN TO
BOARD OF GENERAL OFF,
CERs-oTHER BUSINESS.

New York. Feb. 12.-Official recog'
milton was given to the international
character of the National Trotting AS
soeiation when. at today's session of
the associations biennial congress,
Canadian provinces were mado a
concrete part of the association by the
election Of delegate from the Can
adian Dominion to the board of gener.
Ial officers. To make this possible, the
office of third vice president was Gre
ated and Alexander Mailaren, of Buck
ingham, Quebec, chosen for the office.
OF even more Importance to a large
number of American horsemen was
the association action in opening its
doors to amateur racing under asso-
citation rules.
F. p Johnson. Of Lexington. KY.
was fer the twentieth time chosen
president OF the association. On the
district board. in western district. II.
X. Devereaus of CleTeland. Ohio, is
succeeded by A. p. Sandals, Of OF
tumwa. Iowa.