Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-28
BY t. SHELLEY SUTTON

vention of another party. the conven-
tion was legally and morally bound
10 tolerate the presence of such dele
gates and could not expel them.
Other members of the committee took
the stand that if any Republicans had
been elected to the Democratic con-
vention they had been elected not only
by Democrats, but as Democrats, and
that they would necessarily have to
sit in the convention as Democrats,
despite their registration as Republi-
cans. Still another member of the COM
mittee, also defending this position,
added that the convention should ex-
tend it's welcome to them and accept
their election gladly, on the assump-
tion that they had come into the fold
as Democrats.
REPUBLICANS RETAIN PLACES
After considerable debate the COM
mittee on credentials reported to the
convention that the direct primary law
would not permit the expulsion of Re
publicans as delegates and so favored
seating them. 1t was moved that the
report of the committee be adopted
and this precipitated a contest in
the convention. Numerous vigorous
speeches were made. Among those
who participated in this debate were
Joseph Simons, Lorin A. Handley the
Democratic candidate for congress; H.
C. Caldwell, Louis Guernsey, T. e.
Gibbon, w. A. Gaines and Milton K.
Young. The motion was put to a vote
and adopted with but little opposi-
ton.
Chairman Wellborn at this iuncture
read a telegram from Robert Fl. De
Witt, chairman of the state central
committee announcing that the date
for the Democratic state convention
had been changed from September 5
to September 6, because September 5
is a legal holiday.
The committees which were appoint
ed, besides the committee on creden-
tials already named, were:
Committee on organzatlon-Prof
Lorin A. Handley chairman; r. p
Higgins. ]. B. Brokaw, Alexander
Mitchell, M. f. Betkouski, Charles
Van Valkenburg. Fl. B.Tyree, w. J.
Thomas, w. E. Cole, r. T. Blow, S. Y.
Van Metre, j. H. Everhardy, b.. F. Dod-
son, Nathan Newby, Hugo Schroeder
On platform-George S. Patton, r.
r. Del Vale, ]. T. Stafford. c. o. Haw-
ley. f. L. Dwyer, o. e. Desmond. Fl.
c. Dillon, S. S. Smyser Minor Moore,
l. B. Dockweiler, M. e. G. Mundy,
Bruce MCNEIL. Thomas e. Gibbon.
The demands of the convention We're
so persistent that Thomas Lee Wool
wine. Democratic candidate for district
the platform and address the assem-
blage The ovation rendered to him as
he approached the platform and as he
stood waiting for the applause and
cheering to subside was almost un-
paraIleled in the political history Of the
county. It was a demonstration in
which every voice and hand in the as
semblSge participated, and even the
quartet of Republicans who had been
elected delegates to the convention
joined vociferously In the ovation.
'I didn't come here expecting to
make a speech" Mr.. Woolwine was
finally able to say after several min
utes of applause. 'and I don't know
exactly what you expect me to speak
about. But I will say that have gone
into the fight to win. and I am going
to win. L would have gone into the
fight even If had not received the in
dorsement of the Long Beach confer
ence.
"There has been some talk about me
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