Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-12


A Large Attendance.
The announcement that George
G. Gorham would address the citi
zens Of Los Angeles last night drew
to the stand in front of the CosmU-
politan Hotel large audience, in
GLIDING a respectable sprinkling of
ladies. 1t was understood that the
late Secretary of the United States
Senate would excoriate his some
time friends of the railway, aud
this was sauce piquante to that nu'
merous class who enjoy a ringing
deunciation of anybody or any
thing. Additional zest was given
to the matter, because Los Angeles
has grievances relating to freights
and fares which she is desirous OF
seeing emphasized on all occasions.
Republicans attended the meeting
b-eause OF a morbid curiosity as 10
just how deep the versatile George
would sink the scalpel into their
cuticle and tissues; Democrats
went there to enjoy the discomfit-
ure of their Republican friends,
hinglng on George's "going back'
ou his party, ami to ponder, in the
very living presence of "The Great
Unsatisfied," on the question as to
whether his advocacy vf the Colusa
farmer WAS likely To damage or
benefit the Democratic STANDARD
bearer. The fact that Gorham has
the reputation of being u hand
some fellow drew the ladies, 50
that, altogether. the attendance
was large.
DRAMATIC INCIDENT.
Ex-Governor John G. Downey
called the meeting to order. He
made few rem arks of an intro.
ductory character, proposing the
venerable Colonei J. J. Warner for
President. AS he drew TO the end
Ol utS SDOCOhg uoLhO DAh0
fellow in the crowd suggested that
the speaker was about as big a Ian"
mou0pulist as Glenn. The ex-Gov
ernor stepped to the edge Of the
u atlorm aud told the disturber,
hat IL he were near enough he
would break his head. Crirs OF
Put him OUT" soon abashed the
agitator aud peace was restored.
This gave Col. Warner an oppOrtu-
nifty Of making few appropriate
remarks on assuming the chair.
NOVEL oRATURICAL EFFORT.
"A Mr.. Fisher was introduced as
the first speaker. His mission was
doubtless to allow the crowd time
to gather before the advent of the
orator of the evening. His die
course was of highly unique
character, abouudipg III autou,o
praphy to an extent which wou'd
nave satisfied the fastidious taste OF
Boswell himself. The pardonahle
ffuslons which signaliz-d The
"suooneyn talk of Claude Melnotte
when he was doing the lake of
Como bu ,iness with Pauline, large
lv pervaded the speech OF Mr..
Fisher. He administered marked
degree of consolation to his audi
ence twice-ouce when he toln
them that he was going to leave
town to-day, aud the second time
when he SAID he was through with
MS Grafton. The audience, with
great lack Of fpoiiteness, interrupted
n,m repeatedly with loud cries for
Gorham.
GORHAM.
George c. Grham is man
slightly under the middle size, with
a pleasant face, and with a remark
able resemblance TO George G. Per-
kins, a fact which was generally
noticed by the audience. He Was
quite hoarse from much speaking
"a the open air; but, as he warmed
up with his suij ject, his voice pen
etrated to the utmost limits of the
crowd. There Is nothing about his
personnel TO suggest the unques.
tionable force and mental energy OF
| the man.
HIS speech in method, matter
and statistical details WAS sub
| -tantial repetition OF his two San
Francisco effJrts. Nearly every
Angel, 10 has read both an erte,lso,
80 that we shall not attempt to re-
produce his effort. 1t comprised a
graphic picture of the rise aud pro-
gress of the Central Pacific Rail-
way, and Of the growth in wealth
| OF the Messrs. stanford, Crocker,
Huntington aud Hopkins. He
| painted this power as a gigantic
devil-tish which had drawn and
was still drawing to Itself the sub
stance of the people of California.
he entered into voluminous stats
Tics proving, first, that these gen
tlemen exacted from their twenty
three hundred miles of railway,