Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-28
DEMOCRATS GIVE
HONOR TO NORTON
Chairman ExtoIIed in Convention
for Effective Work Toward
Honest Government
PLATFORM DRAFT PREPARED
Declaration Made for Local Gov
ernment in Matter OF
Liquor Traffic
PLATFORM DRAFT PREPARED
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...,.i,,,, +,,a Endorsement of a certain
.1oIi+tooi orga nization here. I want all
fba srnnort can get, and Will appTe.
ciate the support of this orgalllzdlioll II
il is given to me, but even IL llldI VI :
ganization should refuse 10 lnuoiS ,JI ii.S
l want to say 10 you tlld'' -
no difference. 81. -,,o,,, rod
IN win. l am equipped with the neces-
sary ammunition. L am going 10 com
mol the district attoney of Los Angeles
county TO answer my questions. ne
can't sit back in his office ana con-
tin1Ie silent. He will have TO reply
am going to smoke nm from ms LV' LVle'
And when [ have asked him a question
he win have to answer it. And then ne
will have to answer another question:
and another, and another The Dues
tions that 1 am going to ask MIN Hohi
the public platforms of this clty anu
county will not permit of an evasion.
NV questions will be specific; MS re
plies must be the same.
"And 1 am going to win without any
continuation. I want every Democrat
in this convention to understand that
7 am not out for tradingi 1 am not
nlavjng any part of the ticket against
another part. So far as my individual
campaien is concerned, there Will De
no lknifing' of any of my Fellow can
didates-no dickering or barterlng. L
don't need to allow it, even II my con-
science would permit me.
"But I am a Democrat, and l am
the Democratic nominee, and as such
I shall do all I can to help elect the
Democratic ticket from top to bottom.
I will appreciate the help of every
Democratic candidate on my ticket,
but l don't ask any of them to help
me. l want every candidate TO take
care of his own battle-to see that he
is elected, and I win say to you right
now, that 1 will be the next district
attorney of this county
Mr.. Woolwines speech, although
brief. was frequently interrupted by
loud applause, and at its conclusion
he was cheered for several minutes.
STIRRING SPEECH BY HANDLEY
Lorin A. Handley, Democratic can
didate for congress from the seventh
CLOS Angeles) district, also made a
stirring speech, outlining the duties
of the party as he conceived them.
Other interesting and impressive ad-
dresses were made by Louis Guernsey,
candidate for the state assembly from
the seventy fifth district, who cited the
recent Democratic victories in the
east and told of the growing popu-
larity of Democratic principles, and
the unusual prospects for success
which have inspired the new Democ-
racy of California with hope and de-
termination; William A Gaines, can
didate for the assembly in the sew
entieth district, and other candidates
on the county ticket, also spoke, and
all of them were given enthusiastic
receptions by he big convention.
Following the recess, the committees
on credentials, organization and plat
form submitted their reports, the first
of which precipitated the contest rela-
tive to the seating of the Republican
delegates, as stated. This report fin
ally adopted, the report of the
committee on organization was
discussed. The report of this COM
mittee provided that members should
be elected to the county central com
mittee by precincts, but that all Sc
lections should be reported back to the
convention for its approval and that
the county central committees chair
man should have power to appoint fifty
members at large.
This report also caused a spirited
debate, as it was maintained by some
of the delegates who did not seem to