Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-24

Wales, more recently CITY duuiIoi u
Los Angeles, still more recently IN
charge of tbe defunct Consolidated
bank. Evan seemed to have his DOUBTS
about the wisdom of calling the con-
Yention.
What did they call this meeting for,
anyway?" he was asked as he stood
saving hello to old friends at the en-
trance to the main aisle in the con-
vention hall. >,
was the reply with a good old Welsn
burr to round out the sentence:
don't think this game means anything
as far as the mayor and the big city
offices are concerned, but the boys III
the wards wanted to have chance 10
show where they stand on the game
for councilmen. Every ward has a
favorite son, and they all want TO
get in"
This seemed like sage council, and a
look over the hall seemed to bear
it out.
where are all the old timers?"
Lewis was asked.
"There are only a few of them left;
I don't know many of the people here, "
he answered, and he shook his head
and started to talk Welsh to himself
"Pinky" Snyder, ex-mayor and
former favorite of the Democracy, was
one of the most interested of the many
spectators that gathered on the side
lines last night to watch the political
football game. "Pinky" was affahle TO
all of his old friends, as he always Is.
But he didn't have anything to say on
tile game that was going on.
Just here to see the fun can I
dodge a circus like this" was all that
he would hand out for publication.
O,,or In ono CORNER Of the hall. twist
| ing his hat in his hands and looking
| lonesome, was John a. Wray, who gets
out a weekly paper at San Pedro ana
who got into some notoriety during the
consolidation campaign at wilmington
I'D like to know where san PEDRO
| Is at" said Wray somewhat feebly as
he let go of one rim of the hat long
enough to shake hands.
THAT'S what I'm here for" he added.
| "You see, San Pedro is supposed TO pe
part of the Fifth ward, but we don t
know where we're going to get Off,
and he began whirling his hat again
and cast a hopeful glance toward the
chairman of the evening who was read
ing a manuscript to be sure that he
didn't make any mistakes.
The most devilish and designing poll
teal plot of the several Mr. Mushet
has already discovered involving his
campaign for the mayoralty is that
concocted by Joe Margolis. Learning
that the Mushet slate was for the
appointment of Jim Craig as chief of
police, Mr.. Margolis set about to hyp-
notize Mr.. Craig and toke 1t away
from him His plan was to lie in wait
until Chief Craig might be found
sauntering out of the police station,
then to inveigle him into game of
poker, inducing his to bet the chief
ship. From that the denouement
woull be Chief of Police Joe Marquis.
"They are trying to crab my game, .
says ]. Scotty Allen, candidate for
council. Maybe they think I am not
wise. but let them talk to the Pacific
Electric employees who saw me umpire
the game at Long Beach, and If that
isn't enough, ask 'em about Gardena.
Councilman-elect Allen announces
that the amateur baseball vote is with
him for extra innings.
The state of California has been taxi
a hard rap at the Los Angeles Repub-
lican machine scheme of thwarting the
| law by holding a convention to die
| tate the will of the bosses. Secretary
of State c. f. Curry Is mailing a
pamphlet containing the state direct
| primary law which also gives letter
| from Senator Leroy Wright, leader
of the senate In the last legislature.
The letter was written at the request
of Secretary Curry. Senator Wright s
first statement is as applicable to the
Los Angeles direct primary provision
as to the state law, and it amounts
to calling the machine convention a
defiance of law. 1t is as follows:
Under the old convention system
PARTY candidates were nominated by
the majority vote of assembled dele
gates. The new direct primary law
provides that all party candidates
shall be nominated by the voters OF
the respective political parties. Each
party voter will now discharge the
duty which heretofore devolved upon
the party convention delegate. The
primary election therefore will here
after perform the functions of party
conventions"
Chairman Richardson looked disgust
ed when one of his periods, wherein he
had mentioned Roosevelt, Mckinley
and Taft, failed to raise ripple of ap-
plause. The gang wanted to nominate
their man for the council and go home.
There was little genuine applause over
the speeches, and the big noise was
when the jumpers hooted and jeered at
the mention of the school board.
Mr.. Cassleman and Mr. Black were
immeasurably shocked when the rugose
neck outfit in the hall carried their
point to reconsider the Endorsement of
the school board The real polls knew
it was an awful blunder, but they could
do nothing with the unorganized mob.
1t was a hard job for the oilers to
keen the wheels going smoothly. A
group of lubricators gathered at the
left of the stage and looked on with
expressions of mingled amusement and
disgust when the outlaws got the gears
all mixed and the old machine sQueaked
dolefully.
Joe Margolis and a group Of admir-
ing satellites gathered with the ma
chine leaders near the stage. Joe voted
cheerfully on both sides of all ques-
tions He wasn't q delegate, but then
there were few on the floor that were
Anybody could vote, and about half or
the sparse gathering in the balcony
went on the floor and voted in the neg
ative on questions that were near to
the hearts of the floor walkers.
1t was cruel for the gang to hoot Mr..
Black down just when he was getting
to the interesting point about Uncle
George in his heroic stunt of saving the
city. Mr. Black was really eloquent
and made a good speech. His mistake
was in not stopping when he got to the
cheering point in mentioning Mr..
Smiths name.
The announcement that $500 was
needed caused a chill down the spines
of the jumpers. and there was mild