Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-24
HARA-KIRI DONE
BY S. P. MACHINE
tcontiuued from Page One,

by Don C. McGarvin, who merely
called for the nominations for chair
man and looked at d. w. Casselnah'
deputy public administrator. MIR. cas-
seiman arose from the steering com
mittee seats and, in fourteen seconds
r. w. Richardson was in the chair.
Learning from The Herald that l
was to be chairman of this convention,
said Colonel Richardson, Il have Vlo-
lated the usual rule and have my re-
marks prepared"
He then read the following speech:
Republicans, constituting a large
majority of the electors of this CITY,
met in their respective neighborhoods
and directed that this body constitut-
ing their representatives, should select
from the long list of names or their
fellow citizens, offered for their sur
frage at the primaries, those deemed
hest suited and qualified to fill the
respective Offices at the coming cleo
tion. that at least a large portion or
the twenty thousand Republican Vot-
ers of this city might intelligently ex-
ercise their franchise without being
left to the haphazard chance of indl-
vidual selection In the limited time af-
forded in the box stall of the voting
precinct.
Primary Law Referred To
''It is charged that it is subversive
of the letter and spirit of the new
primary law for Republicans to meet
in representative convention and IN
dorse their candidates for the prima-
ries; that party politics should have
no place in municipal affairs. 1t is
suf1cient answer to this to say that
the great party of Lincoln, Mckinley,
Roosevelt and Taft, which has guided
so successfully the destinies of this
l. l. Il Ill to
mercial and industrial development,
and the same party that directs the
business of this great state, is emil
nently capable of managing the af-
fairs of this thriving metropolis. And,
further, it Is essential that as long as
this country is governed by principles
and policies enunciated by great par
ties under the sovereign sanction of
the people, municipalities and other
subdivisions should be kept within the
same system, and more, it is absolute
ly necessary for the safety of our in
stitutions to maintain party RESPONSE
bility behind the individual and to pre-
serve party solidarity.
Until the chairman finished the
''reynoting," there was little evidence
of the rumpness of the meeting, save
for the remarkable lack of any tribute
to Don McGarvin. But the half
heartedness displayed when Colonel
Richardson finished gave forebodings
of bad frost. When Fred Spring the
Socialist agitator, who is said to have
been given to make because of his
work in the recall campaign, started
the business of the convention by
making motion for two secretaries.
Stanley Robinson and Willedd An
drews were selected, and Mr.. Spring
lapsed back into obscurity.
Ballard Announces Program
Judge ]. w. Ballard was next slated
to announce the order of business die
tated, which he did according to
schedule. Then George N. Black, who
had taken Fred Springs seat, went to
the platform and played his part in
the farce by endeavoring to make the
speech prepared by "Uncle George"
Smith as his platform. The delegates,
who knew what the slate was and
wanted to get through with the agony,
spoiled the climaxes in Mr.. Blacks
speech one after another At the end
he was so mixed up that he started
out the wrong way and had to mill
around the platform to get his
bearings.
The reporters, who were on the
front seats, learned that Mr.. Smith