DIARY AND NOTES 351 



There are two other candidates for this position, hut 

 the Democratic organ, the "Daily News," foretells my 

 victory on July third. 



Among others, there appear on the list the following 

 well known names: 



T. D. Mott, candidate for county clerk. 



T. E. Rowan, candidate for county treasurer. 



Harris Newmark, candidate for supervisor. 



July 31st, 1869. The month hegan hot and little work 

 in sight. 



The Democratic convention confirms my nomination, 

 giving me thirty-three votes out of fifty-three. 



To celehrate the fourth of July fittingly after such a 

 victoTy, my friend Rinaldi, his young wife and I drove to 

 Santa Monica Ranch, where we spent the day, returning 

 to town in time to shoot firecrackers. On the nineteenth 

 of this month the opening took place of Pentalpha lodge, 

 of which I am a charter member. Needless to say that 

 the ceremonies were most impressive. 



August 7th. Ripe grapes. 



September 30th (1869). Election day passed very 

 quietly. As the city council had neglected to provide 

 more than one election booth as many as four hundred 

 voters are said to have been unable to cast their votes. 

 My opponents worked strenuously but the counting of 

 votes had progressed by midnight so far that my election 

 was generally conceded. 



The "Los Angeles Star" announced the definite result 

 of the election in my behalf on the seventh as follows: 

 For Surveyor: Lecouvreur, 1,240; Reynolds, 677; rest 

 of votes scattered. 



T. D. Mott, Rowan and Newmark won the race in their 

 respective candidacies. 



Note by Translator: Our author obtained in this elec- 

 tion more Democratic votes than did the presidential 

 party candidate, Horace Greeley, two years later, notwith- 

 standing the steady growth of this city. Gov. Henry 

 Haight, Democrat, polled over two thousand votes. 



