The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 4, 1898, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, ¥FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1898. GAGE AND PATTON ADDRESS SEVEN GREAT GATHERINGS Voters in Every Quarter of the City Rally to Cheer the Republican Candidates and to Applaud the Grand and Lasting Principles Which They Represent and Which Will Triumph Over AlL HE' Gérmans and the Austrians have | meetings, and that the municipal candi- had th nights, Italy has been in- | dates wanted to speak, so he made way vaded, the French quarter has turned | for them. Nearly T all of the municipal nominees out in the glare of much red fire, and the Mexican colony has been offering up | took thelr turns at short talks on local | fornia had of late been overlooked in the issues. Judge Murphy was on hand, as | matter of appropriations and public pat- aves to Republican success since the cam- paign opened, but remafned for the Slavs to cap the climax in the enthusiasm | Sheehan. Willlam A. Deane came In late | of foreign-born voters for all things Re- |and brought the Police Judges-to-be with blican with a -booming rally last even- | him, and they were followed by Martin ng at Pioneer Hall. Fragley and A. C. Berthier. All of them | were Asa Wells, L J. Truman and Ed L And the party pald a tribute to the were introduced and made hearty prom- | power for good that San Francisco's |ises of fealty to the people’s cause before Slavic population wields in affairs by | the meeting stood adjourned. sending to speak to those who came its | —_— standard bearer, Henry T. Gage, and_the full list of its muni minecs. quis | IWATIN VOTE » and Tirey L. 1 were also there, (@) and Myron H. Wo. whose splendid IS SOLID oratory has t rd in every section FOR GAGE of .the Stite since the campaign opened, £ was down as the leading speaker of the | 3 Citizens of Latin descent turned out en | oyen { masse last night and filled Garibaldl Hall | There was not a hitch to mar the ar-| (o overflowing, and they were all there to | rangements that had been made by Presi- | gnout for Gage, Patton and the Republi- | men who were not in touch with the ad- { ministration. Loud cries of “Noi" greeted his question from all over the hall. Mr. Kahn went on to show that Cali- ronage because her Congressmen were not in touch with the administration, in fact, because, on the other hand, they were usually to be found fighting the adminis- tration and opposing the President. He said that If we stood by the President now we could secure the commerce of the Pacific Ocean. This remark evoked great applause. Mr. Kahn clearly demonstrated how the holding of the Philippines would benefit this country mate ly and San Francisco in particular. He showed from the consular reports that while we spent $4,000,000 in the Philippines annually our exports were only $162,000 for each year, while every other nation’s exports to the same islands was up in the millions of dollars. This state of affalrs, he sald, could and should be reversed, and he made so bold as to state that it would be reversed if a Republi- can Congress was elected to sup- port the administration. Mr. Kahn point- ed out the fact that the Republican party had always been the friend of the work- ingman, and he emphatically denied that Zan, of the Slavonic Republican | can ticket. It was a grand ante-election | 1d his numerous st of vice-presk | mags meeting, under- the auspices of the | Those who assisted him In the | geavernt M8 (0 SHEgoRs of sha ave were Charles BISS, | *Men who tofl from early morning till G. J.. Matulich, A. Sorich, Count J. K.|jate at night put off fatigue and attended | Fe I fka, J. J. Justice, | the meeting to listen to remarks by cie Kacour, F. Katner, R. Dumarez, | men for whom they intend to cast their e e s ;\lzK an, | ballots on election day. Although many | vr(“ru“ e ok <‘~~r\x}1v1‘\:xcr;" ‘_-l IFL of the men present were unfamiliar with | o s and rostrum English, they recognized tne K & was opened. by Charles | SPe2kers and thoroughly understood their | s 0 BT aonaries it nd indorsed the principles | i Dresia f the | wnich th sent. These men, who | Ot asl an elos | come from off foreign climes, love | e political | Jiberty and justice, and, appreciating the bt e et T, e romtt, | Protection guaranteed them by the stars Fitsae] A e T otk | and stripes, they are enrolled in the ranks | S DAt | of the Republican party, secure in the e o n the | faith that the continuance of that party S heen engaged in an un. |10 power assures them continued liberty, sl occupation, that of making history, | €quality and an opportunity to earn an and this election that we are about to hold | honest lvelihood. | is 16 give-us an opportunity to volce our | Dr. Cale formerly -a Democrat, | sentfments | presided, and urged hearers to vote ““And.T belle om ‘what T have heard | the ticket they had d at a previous | and what I ha Al over -the State | meeting of the union—Gage for Governor in ‘the past. few w that we sre. al. | @nd Patton for Mayor. Mr. Patton’s en- | 2 trance shortly after the meeting w most as a our great Pr 1ike course th ble people, going to indorse and the statesman- irsued, and send solid deleg: called to order interrupted the gentleman who was speaking, and he gracefully re- ounded with plaud- to him in Congr fon | tired, while the hall re: that will stand with him In the plans |its for the Republl champion, Mr. that he -has ‘for- the broadening of this | Patton spoke only a few moments, defin- his position on the issues of the cam- country and its resources. ing “The -Republican party has always | paign and the questions which interest | stood for one iple from the t the taxpayers of this city. | it w t slavery, and | Referring to the new charter he de- | in this campaizgn we find it standing for | clared that he was heart and soul in | one principle still. osed ‘to 1t is-that | favor of it, because the people had voted Popocratic and conglomeration ! for its adoption. On the matter of taxes | known as the Fusion party, standing for | he emphatically expressed himself in all sorts of things and hardly any two of | favor of the dollar limit, and assured the | them agreeing. The Popu s repudiate | audience that If elected he would strenu- the course of the present Governor of this State; the Democrats indorse it; Governor accepts both parties as one. The | Stlver Republicans indorse President Mc- | Kinley, the Democrats condemn him, yet | i we find Maguire straddling the platform i of both -those parties. This confusion lhl means’ the death of the new Democracy, X and I'think you will be celled to sit as a | § I Coroner's jury on the remains after the | i ml’ - ,(,“11' i Charles L. Patton’s arrival and enthu- | o slastic réception cut short Mr. Woolf's | powerful argument for a solid Republican vote and he smilingly gave way to the new comer. “Thank you,’ sald Mr. Patton, when things.had quieted enough for him to be | heard. “Every meeting that I attend lately reminds me that our Democratic friends are not so jubilant as they used to be. This walkover that was to have been | is not to be if this spirit that you ha shown is to prevail. This fight has re- | solved itself so far as the other side is | concerned into a fight between James D. ‘ Phelan ‘and his millions and Charles L. Patton and his friends, and I am going to £0 right along making friends as fast as I | his w POTRERO REPUBLICANS he had ever been under the control of any ad or corporation. He stated that ted the yellow journal that made ertion to prove it or else Truman, candidate for City Treasurer, poke. Judge Van Duzer spoke in b Julius Kahn and the Republican party. shortly after 10 o'clock when Mr. entered the hall. His entrance was ignal for an outburst of applause w00k the building. Cheers and cries ge! Gage! Gage!” rent the air, and the crowd pressed so closely around him | in their efforts to g p his hands that with difficulty he was able to make | to the platform. As he stepped | forward the cheering and applause broke out afresh, and it was five minutes before | it subsided, and then just as Mr. Gage | started to speak some one in the audience | called for three cheers for Maguire. This | suggestion, which was made by some lone individual, roused a perfect storm of it was L N I tioned, Julfus Kahn, Tirey L. Ford, Leon Dennery, J. Wade McDonald, Fred Lund- quist and T. B. O’'Brien were on the pro- gramme. Hon. Charles L. Patton was the first to address the audience. He said: “I do not intend to make an extended speech, but as briefly as possible I shall state my position on certain municipal matters which are of the greatest interest and moment to the people of this municipality. The Republican convention adopted & platform pledging its legislative candi- dates to support the new charter, which, as you know, has been adopted by a ma- Jority vote of our citizens. Now, whether I am elected Mayor or not, I will do ali in my power to assist In putting the charter into operation. “I believe in the municipal ownership of the gas and water supplies of our city and other public utilities, which will be possible under the provision of the new charter. And until this is brought about I believe the rate charged for these neces- sities should be regulated so that the cor- porations now conducting them would realize 5 per cent on the capital actually invested in the plant in actual operation. “I belleve In the dollar limit on an assessed valuation of $850,000,000 of prop- erty, and there is no reason why this amount would not be sufficient to pay the expenses of the city government. I approve of the plank guaranteeing $2 as a mintmum for a day’'s wage on all city contracts, and if elected I will see that every ement for municipal work con- tains that clause. I will be the people's Mayor and not the ereature of bdsses.” Mr. Patton’s declarations were received with emphatic satisfaction by his audi- | f I il I | f X J'IHIE ‘ ’ A can. I think I have got a few of them | here in this audience. | “I.am in favor of the confirmation of | the charter and if elected I shall do ever: thing in my power to have it confirmed. That- charter is. going to make a good many things possible that we have wanted | - for a long time.. It will make it possible | sor, to equalize the burden of taxation for thé public to own all public utiliti€s, | and do justice to the workingmen who and it will make it possible to foree the | own their own -homes, by compelling the great corporations to satisfy thémselves | gas, water and street railroad companies with an Interest of 5 per cent instead ot | to pay their just proportion of the ex- demanding the enormous profits that they | penses of the city government. get now. These things I am in favor of | Mr. Patton finished speaking just as and shall work for with all there is in | Henry T. Gage arrived, and the cheers Bl for him were continued for Mr. Gage, Mr. Patton assured his hearers that he | who was immediately presented to the was not and would not be bound by the | audlence. He renewed his pledge to sive influence of any corporation or bosses, | the people an honest, clean and untram- and pledged himself to an economic and | meled administration, if-elected Governor, business-like administration. He had | and briefly reviewed the issues of the day, scarcely finished when the band, the audi- | closing with a prophe that nothing ence and everything else in the hall that | could prevent the ss of the Reput could make a noise announced the ex- |can ticket next Tu pected arrival of Mr. Gage. A delegation | that rich and poor ali of the club’s officers had been stationed | exact justice at his hands appealed at the door all the evening waiting his | the sentiment of the crowd, and he was arrival, ‘and they escorted him to the [ given a magnificent pvation as he left stage through a mob of excited partisans, | the stage. who Were eager for a handshake. };enry ?i hClel]'ncflt tox:oma: prr{mfi:ag.: . Mr, Gage had seven meetings to appear | and urged the election o § ¥t 1yt evening, and e talks were | candidates. Hon. A. B. Splivalo addressed short., He thanked his hearers for their | the meetirig in English and Italian, and splendid demonstration to Republican | judging by the applause which frequently principles, and fold them that it they | interrupted his remarks he convinced the Would- do their share on Tuesday next | Voters that they would subserve thelr success would be assured, for outside of | OWn and the interests of the whole peo- - San Francisco the State would go Repub- | Ple by voting the straight tlckle)t. Sé:;e. lican to & certainty. It was perfectly evi- | Congressional and muntclpfli : r.mw e~ dent, he sald, that his audience was fully | §aris also spoke a few Wwo: L," e Béfl awake to the dangers of the success of | for A. C. Berthier -;“fl;' Ao the fusion ticket, and he thought they | Berthier, Justices of the Peace g;:‘{x needed no explanation of the many ques- | 2nd Groezinger, and others :eae pru:‘n tions that had come up in the campaign, | and Tecelved merited appro —— ,l? He reiterated his assurance of undoubted | Barry, candidate for Assembly from the fairs of the city that the tax rate would not exceed that flgure. On assessments he firmly pledged his honor that he would strive, with the assistance of the Asses to party- success in the State at large and | Forty-fourth District, made a BloxEL sald that he spoke from information that | SPeech. could not be questioned. With & hearfy good-by and a bow to the wild applause, | POTRERO Dbe left the stage to Tirey L. Ford and took a carriage for his next stand. ' GIVES GAGE * Mr. Ford said that it was a privilege he WELCOME had sought to appear before the represen- | tatives of & people that had been always the warmest friend of this country. He referred to the time, during the late Civil War, when the North was threatened by | the interference of a great naval power from across the sea and the great Russfan bear raised his paw in this country's pro- tection. “We were fighting for freedom then,” | _eald Mr. Ford. “It was the fight of the Republican party against slavery, and the | jove that Russia showed us then is ours | to-day. What more natural than that you | won as the manner in which they who have left that country should affil-| recejved what he had to say, left no doubt fate with the Republican party when |ir any one's mind as to which of the gu- you arrive here?” Mr. Ford also men-| pernatorial candidates will carry that par- “tioned that America had shaaken hands | tjeylar district. with Russla across Bering Straits. and!” 1 ¢ Maher was introduced by State that the two countries are now nelghbors | Central Committeeman Frank Mitchell as In the far East, and, sald he, “since We | the chairman of the meeting. Mr. Maher Henry T. Gage tested the temper of the people of the Potrero last night and the Tesponse was unanimous in its indorse ment of Mr. Gage, the party and the plat- form on which the standard bearer of the Republicans stands. The meeting was held in Maennerbund Hall, Potrero avenue and Twenty-fourth street. Fully 700 people were present, and the welcome that they accorded to Mr. Gage, after walting for over two hours for him to arrive, as have been such good friends in the past | first introduced Julius Kahn, candidate why on God’s earth should we not con- | for Congress, who was warmly received. tinue?”. His hearers were evidently of | Mr. Kahn was loudly cheered before he the same mind. They cheered him to the | pegan his remarks. He started by citing echo, and he had to lengthen his speech | the fact that when the President called materially before he was allowed to make | for volunteers the men of California were room for Julius Kahn. among the first to offer their lives for Mr. Kahn spoke for but a few minutes | their country, thus proving to the world upon the necessity of returning a solid | their patriotism and also their indorse- Republican delegation to Congress as an | ment of the administration. He asked the indorsement of President McKinley, and | question if the men of the State proposed to assist and sympathize In his plans for | to go back on the Président and the ad- | ously endeavor to so administer the af- | hisses. A Gage follower then shouted, “Three cheers for Gage,” and the cheer- ing broke out anew, and another’five min- utes was spent by the crowd in welcoming the next Governor of the State. | After thanking the crowd for its kind | réception, Mr. Gage stated that the en- | thusiasm with which he had been re- | ceived showed him that the people of the Potrero were awake to the issues of the | campaign and that they were not to be | decelved by the fallacies of Maguire or | his part. | Mr. Gage boldly made the prediction | that he would be the next Governor, and | he stated that he made to the people the promise that he would administer the af- tairs of the State in a fair and impartial | manner, and that he would see that rich | and poor alike received common justice in | all matters that were within his juris- diction. At the conclusion of his speech Mr. Gage was given a splendid ovatlon, | and as he left the hall he was cheered to the echo. FLOOD TIDE FOR PATTON AND GAGE The tide of popular approbation which 1s surely carrying Henry T. Gage to the Governorship of California swept through the north end of the city last evening, beginning with a rousing mass-meeting in Apollo Hall, on Pacific street, near Stockton. Like all the Republican meet- ings of the campaign, the hall was crowd- ed to its full capacity with enthusiastic citizens. Arrangements for the gathering had been made by the Austrian-Slavonian Republican Club. M. Sabadin, president of the organization, officlated as chair- man, The chief attraction of the evening was, of course, Henry T. Gage and Charles L. Patton, but interest in the entire muni- cipal ticket was shown by the fact that all the voters present remained after the | leaders had left to listen to the remarks | of other speakers and candidates, and the | applause for men who are running on the | same ticket was equally as enthusiastic and sincere as that given the respective heads of the State and city tickets. 1l i 4 i | ence, and he was heartily cheered. Just as he closed Henry T. Gage entered the hall and was immediately recognized. Some one shouted his name and a tumult resulted. Upon being presented he spoke for several moments in a felicitous "vein, saying: Tt 1s not surprising that I, as one of the representatives of the Republican party, should recelve this splendid re- ception at your hands, for this reason: Your &ountry has long been free, and still remains unconquered. Your ances- tors battled for their freedom and you are a worthy progeny. I came here to- night to make your acquaintance and pay my respects which are due to you. The Republican party is the party of free, liberty-loying men, and I am glad to see you marching benedth its standard. “I prediet a triumphant victory for the grand old party on November 8, and I promise you an economic, just and clean administration.” . Another rousing cheer greeted the gub- ernatorial candidate as he left the hall to proceed to other meetings. The crowd remained and listened at- tentively to the remarks of T. B. O'Brien, who urged the election of the stralght Re- publican ticket. A number of local can- didates were also presented before ad- Journment. SUCCESSFUL OPEN AIR RECEPTION The Republicans in the Forty-fifth Dis- trict honored Henry T. Gage, Charles L. Patton and other prominent candidates for high office on the State and munici- pal tickets last evening with an open air reception at the corner of Battery and Vallejo streets. The demonstration of enthuslasm with which the standard bearers were recelved clearly showed that the citizens In this In addition to the speakers already men- section of the clty are in favor and heart- ily indorse the men placed before them by their party for their suffrages and universal support. One of the features of the reception was the appearance of the Phoenix Republican Club, numbering about seventy-five men, armed with torches and dressed in uniforms consist- ing of white duck suits and caps of the same material, The chairman of the evening was Frank Powers, who was specially chosen by the members of the James M. Troutt Club, under whose auspices the reception was glven, as the man best capable of plac- ing before the voters in the district the true principles of Republicanism and of outlining their duty toward the party which has done so much for them. In Introducing the subject of the initial address, and as a sort of prelude to Mr. Powers’ speech, he characterized McKin- ley’s attitude in attempting to turn the current of prosperity from the hands of the rich into those of the poor, and there- by benefiting the entire country. In the course of the address the rights and privi- leges which are now afforded the fisher- men under Republican administration were outlined and emphasized. . Mr. Gage spoke in brief on the vregent political crisis and its probable outcome in a general and overwhelming victory for the Republican party. He spoke at length on the many advantages the resi- dents—particularly the workingmen of this section—have received from the pure and liberal administration of the Republi- his part of the city 1s as good as said the speaker, “‘and there is no reason why this fact should not be gen- erally conceded. Some of you have too long remained bound to an opposite party that has done nothing for you buts ex- tend its flatteries to procure your votes. After this is accomplished you and your children are forgotten. You ask for cer- tain reforms, but your appeals are suf- fered to remain unanswered. “It is generally understood and con- ceded by all that during the present ad- ministration of McKinley the country and nation has gained a greater prestige financially and otherwise than at any time since the days of Abraham Lincoln, Before Grover Cleveland was elected he told you, in order to obtaln your suffrages, Congressmen and Senators to support him throughout his administration. “It is just about fifteen months since Mc- Kinley was inaugurated,” he said. ‘“At that time Coxey armies were tramping from State to State and from city to city. begging for work. With McKinley -came a protective tariff, and Coxey armies.are things of the past. Send good Republi- cans to Washington who will aid instead of hamper him and you will have still better times. You all remember how, when a bond issue was found necessary a short time ago, the bonds were sold .to foreign syndicates. In McKinley's time a war loan was asked and he went right out and asked the good American citizens to loan the money. They did it, and will do it again if necessary. We have no need for the forelgn syndicate, and the Republican party is opposed to it.” Charles L. Patton made a brief address, as his time was limited. He introduced himself by saying that he believed a can- didate should tell the people just what he intended doing if elected and then decide whether they liked him or not. He said: “I am in favor of the new charter, as L think it far ahead of the old consolidation act under which we are working. I am in favor of the municipal ownership of pub- lic utilities. The city can.and should own the gas, water and electric light works, and perhaps in time the street- car lines. As for- my candidacy,. I have this to say: I am in this fight with- out party affiliations or pledges. I have made no promises to political bosses of either party; therefore I will neither be obliged to break my word or hamper my usefulness by catering to professional politicians. I am in this fight to win, and if elected will do my best to discharge the duties of the office.” Short addresses were made by Willlam A. Deane, A. B. Treadwell, Asa R. Wells, | John D. Siebe, John B. Carson, Charles W. Collins, J. B. Cole and Joseph Barry. 1 speech, but was prevented from attending by illness. SR e HIS FRIENDS WITH CHEERS RECEIVE HIM The audience which greeted Henry T. Gage at B'nal B'rith Hall, 121 Eddy street, last evening, was composed of his friends, It packed the large hall to. suffocation, and was, perhaps, more representative in fts character than any other meeting which has been held since the struggle for Republican rights and principles, which are synonymous with liberty and pros- T (T ey N RALLY IN THE OPEN AIR. that he would give you free trade. When he was elected, however, he closed the mills, the factories and crippled nearly every industry at which you made your living. “For these national benefits and for the good you yourselves have derived indi- vidually from the Republican party it is your duty to vote for it and do all you can to further the existence of its prin- ciples and uphold the noble and liberal platform upon which it is grounded.” Charles L, Patton and the prominent candidates who express their sentiments before the voters of this section of the city followed in the main the course in- troduced by Gage. OPEN-AIR ASSEMBLY IN THE POTRERO The open air meeting held under the auspices of the Republican County Com- mittee at Twentieth and Illinois streets last night was a success from every point of view. Enthusiasm was manifested by the vast assemblage from the time the band gave the first toot until the last speaker stepped from the platform, and hundreds of stalwart workingmen, with cheers for the Republican leaders, start- ed homeward. The scene was most picturesque and in- spiring, and both speakers and audience caught the spirit of the affair in a man- ner which augurs well for the ticket on election day. If last night's meeting is any criterion, the Republicans will carry the Potrero by storm. A speaker's stand was erected on Illi- nole street, near Twentleth, and bonfires on adjacent corners cast a fitful light on the faces of the throng. The air was mild and balmy, and the little banks of fog falled to dampen the ardor of the auditors, who stayed almost to a man until the meeting adjourned. Edward T. Morris was chairman of the evening and introduced the speakers in turn. Julius Kahn, candidate for Con- gress in the Fourth District, was the first speaker. He called attention to the good administration of President McKinley and the necessity of electing Republican The work of the Republican orators is nearly finished. They will bring one of the most notable campaigns in the history of the party to a close to-morrow night. To-night Henry T. Gage, who has surprised his assoclates by his boundless energy and vitality, will address nine meetings. They touch the four corners of the city. W. A. Deane, W. H. Rickard, Leon Dennery, Lorenzo A. Henry, T. H. Selfage, A. P. Van Duser, E. Myron Wolf, W. F. Fitzgerald, Tirey L. Ford, Eugene F. Loud, C. L. Patton, E. Twenty-fourth and Church streets; San Francisco Athletic Club Hall, Sixth and Shipley streef On Saturday night the Republican forces will be concentrated at Woodward's Pavilion for the last rousing rally of the campaign. Henry T. Gage and the majority of the candidates will be present. Mr, Gage will be accorded a re- _be the order of the evening. There will [ o [ 2 © [+ o g assisted by the following named speakers: © otto, Julius Kahn, J. G. Edwards, C. F. Curry, J. N, E. Wilson and Leon Jones. 3 The meetings will be held in the following halls: g streets; Argonaut Republican Club Hall, Hyde and California street: © San Francisco. (] 4 ception as befitting the close of his triumphal campaign., Short speeches will g be music and jollity galore. Franklin Hall, Fillmore street, near Sutter (George R. Fletcher will preside); Langtry Hall, 3206 California street; Cadets’ Hall, 335 McAllister street; Hamilton Hall, Geary and Steiner Pastine’s Hall, 325 Davis street; Duveneck Hall, ©00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 - HENRY T. GAGE TO SPEAK TO-NIGHT. Mr. Gage wlill be D. Peix- ; Masonic Hall, South 000000000000000000C %o future. He said that he had other | ministration now by sending to Congress |Q ©000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | perity, began. Business men were there; | so were their clerks. The meeting was conducted under the auspices of the Associated League of United Labor Clubs. Henry T. Gage needed no introduction, although formalities required that he should be accorded one. 'he moment he appeared in the hall the audience arose and cheered him. It was several minutes after he had been standing on the plat- form before the ovation ceased sufficiently to permit him to commence his remarks. In part he sald: ‘“Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen: This enthusiastic and magnificent demon- stration presages to my mind the ulti- mate success of the Republican party, in this locality at least, and I am pleased to say to you that I have just attended a nrumber of other meetings and have wit- nessed no less ardor anywhere. “It is safe to predict that the Republi- can party will record the greatest victory that it has ever known. The reasons of this are obvious to my mind. I have stated them many times—yes, thirty times before audiences in this city—and it would seem as if I had repeated them often enough. I will therefore confine myself to a state- ment of what I will do if I am elected Governor of California, and I will be (applause) if the Republican party stands true to the principles which mean the redemption of the nation. If I be Gov- ernor, let me inform you workingmen that you will have a man who is your friend in the gubernatorial chair. I do not speak this with the spirit of a demagogue, but I say that the beggar of the street, when he comes to me to right his wrongs, will recefve the same consideration as the man who lives under the roof of a palace. I will conduct the affairs of my office in a clean, fearless, business-like, economic and honest manner, and will not be dominated by corporate influence or permit my of- ficial acts to be swerved by fear, prejudice or favor. My policy will be to do what Is just and right by my fellow-creatures. (Great applause.) “I am grateful to you for your friendly greeting, but the Republican committee has arranged for me to address a number of meetings this evening, many of which are to follow this one, so I hope, my dear friends, that you will excuse me and pgr- mit me to go forth and carry out the mandates of my party.” s Colonel Kowalsky followed Henry T. Gage. He said that the Demacratic party was composed of two families in this eity, the Phelans and the Barrys; and of two in the State, the Maguires and the Budds. “They,” he remarked, “are importing a false issue in this campaign. They tell you that the railroad question is para- mount. But it is a lie. I appeal to you, My people, and ask you the frank ques- tlon, 1f this were the Issue would it not be safer to trust its solution to a man who has been an anti-railroad man all his life? And I know that he is. A few years ago, when the Southern Pacific attempted to rob me of valuable property in this State, I searched throughout its bound- arfes with much difficulty to secure an attorney who would, like & man, appear and fight a corporation iu my interest. I found at length Henry T. Gage, and he possesses to-day the same manly qualities which commended him to me as an inde- pendent, honest citizen as he did then,” Tirey L. Ford addressed the meeting E. | Judge Murphy was booked for a | and mentioned the.necessity of grasping the golden ‘opportunity ‘which has beem laid before the people by the possession of Oriental territory—that of making San Francisco one of the greatest commer- cial ports in the world. This can be ac- complished by sending :to Washington men who are in accord with the adminis- tration-and who. will assist it in pursu- ing the policy it has adopted. Julius Kahn was warmly welcomed, and was followed by Dr. Hawkins, H. G. Da~ vis, A. B. Treadwell, W. H. Phelps and Master Joseph Egan.. The' latter deliv- ered a decidedly fine speech and read an article from The Call stating that Phelan had urged the gas. companies to lower their scale of wages. This article brought down the house. The people who passed in and out off the_hall were accosted by John A. B: Derhocratic candidate for® County Clerkyq who had resorted to that unique, little~ boy-iike and unprecedented means off furthering his chances of election b standing in.the doorway with a bunch o his cards, peddling them to any one who would, take them. GAGE TALKS TO THE MEN WHO WORIKK, The laboring men, upon whose brawny arms.depend the upbuilding and develop« ment -of the industrial interests of the | city, gave cordial greeting to Henry Ty Gage last night. Thé nominee of the Republican party for the governorship addressed -the tofls ing sons from the workshops and from the foundries, and was welcomed cordiale ly. The meeting was held in Drew's Hall, New Montgomery street, near Howard, and attracted an attendance too large for the capacity of the hall. Mr. Gage entered- the auditorium while W. F. Fitzgerald -~ was speaking. - The man of the hour was Tecognized .as -he entered the hall, and a great cheer went up from the assemblage. . Mr. Fitzgerald soon brought-his remarks to a close in order to permit Mr. Gage to speak and be off to the other throngs walting to greet him. He said in part: I thank you for this: splendid reception Whi¢h.you offer to the principles of .the Republican party. I have traveled. through fifty of the fifty- seven counties in this State since I last addressed you from this platform. From my -observations during this pilgrimags to the morth-and to the east and to the south I saw- everywhere the signs of a glorious Republican victory at the polis on Tuesday hext. On that day the Re- publican ‘party will record the grandest triumph of the last quarter of a century. “It is not necessary for me to talk to you on the issues of the campaign. I will | speak to you as working men. If elected | to the governorship—and I am as certain 1 will be elected as a human being can be certain of anything—I will always guard the interests of the working men. No Governor, no officer has ever occupied that position who was a truer friend to labor than the man addressing you. I promise you a plain, economieal, business- like administration. In all matters re- quiring my attention I will give every in- dividual who seeks an audience with me fair and just treatment. It will make no differencé how humble the life of a man may be; he will be treated as well as the head of the greatest corporation in the State.” Mr, Gage then hastened away to keep his appointments at other meetings. W. F. Fitzgerald, at present Attorney General of the State and candidate for the office of City and County Attorney, went dowh the list of Republican nom- inees, reviewing their qualifications fom office. Some had records as faithful pub- lic servants in the past or were men of standing in the business community. He complimented the men who have been named for both State and municipal. of- fices. He drew a cheer from his auditors when he spoke of Charles L. Patton, nominee for Mayor, as “‘a manly, strong- hearted, stralghtforward fellow—a man who will be & credit to the ciy and will.be a friend to the laboring man.” (A volce, ‘“rnat’s what he will!”’) Mr. Fitzgerald said the Republicans were pledged' to press -the ratification of the new charter for this city before tha next Legislature. He said that, the Dém- ocrats to the contrary, the charter was adopted by the votes of the Republicans of this city. They also favor the. publi ownership of the utilities," water, gas and street raillway companies; white labor. and the use of California’ material on all State work. 2 T. H. Selfage, Julius Kahn and .other orators addressed ~the meeting, while Joseph Hanson, -P. Flaherty .and Mr. Kepsner contributed campalgn - songs: The meeting was held under the auspices of the Republican State.Central Commit- tee. J. J. Donohue acted as chairman and H. D. Miller was secretary. REPUBLICANS CHEERED. Warm Reception Given Them at Kele ley’s Hall Last Evening. The Republican commitee of -the Thirty-fourth District- ‘gave a dance at Folsom and Twenty-fourth streets. Wed- nesday evenings. It was largely attended and an enjoyable time had.-‘During the evening several of the:local candidates appeared on the platform and were loud- ly applauded. 'he hall -was - elegantly cfeccrated for the .occasion and silken banners bearing the names of“many ‘of the office seekers greatly -added to_the decorations. Refreshments were served at 12 o’clock. ; e A Tribute to Curry. Charles F. Curry. Republican candidate for Secretary of State, received a .postal from Captain ThomasF. O'Neil of " the First California Infantry, now at Maiilla, telling of the spirit in which the news of Mr. Curry's nomination was recéived in that distant land. The letter follows: MANILA, P. I,"Oct. 6 1898 Dear Friend Charles: Congratulations from your many friends here in the Philippines o your candidacy for_the honorable -office of Seeretary of State. We are only sorry we are’ not on the field to swell the majority which you are sure to receive, Yours, ete. -.. 3 . THOS. F. O'NEIL, - Captain First California. Dairymen Indorse Talcott.- OAKLAND, Nov. 3.~The Dairymen's Association of Alameda County held -a largely attended meeting to-night.. The assoclation discussed the question of ‘the roads in the Fruitvale and adjacent dis- tricts. It was unanimously agreed that Supervisor Talcott had’ rendered first- class service to the Second Supervisorial District and that his administration has béen such that he deserves the support of every one who has reason to use the pub=- lic highways. { - . THE PRIEST AND THE POLITIGIAN By ALICE RIX In Next Sunday's Gall J