Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-12
REPUBLICAN, MEETING.

The Republicans of the city held MACS
meeting at the First Artillery Regiment
Armory last evening to hear addresses from
Governor George G. Perkins and United
States Senator General John f. Miller.
The Boys in Blue, under command of w.
A. Houghtop, received General Miller and
Governor Perkins at the 1880 P. NJ. train
from San Francisco, and with torches and in
uniform, and with the First Artillery Band,
escorted those gentlemen to the hall, where
about 800 people assembled. In front of the
hall blazed huge bonfire. The galleries
were reserved for ladies and their escorts.
The meeting was called to order by John Ri
der, Chairman Of the County Central Commit
tee, who anucznced as officers of the evening
President-E5n. w. G. Van Fleet. Vice
Presidents-Wm. Land, J. r. Watson,
Frank Miller, G. III. Hubbard. Hon. L. B.
Mcfarland, Ed. M. Martin, w. A Hough-
ton, Frank Lenoir, Ed. r. Hamilton, Rev.
II 5. Dunn, John Talbot, Felix Tracy, J. d.
Young, w. Z. Terry, Prof. Herman Win
tiers, L. w. Sheehan. Geo. Chesley, II.
Wachhorst, James 1. Felter, NJ. NJ. Odell,
Thos. j. Scott. Albert Hart, John +. Slater.
Seeretaries-J. s. Miller. p. i. Hickman.
On taking the chair MIR. Van Fleet returned
his thanks for the honor, and passed brief
but warm eulogium upon the gentlemen who
were to address the meeting. He then intro
duced Senator Miller, who was received with
loud applause. The main topics of General
Miller's speech covered these public subjects:
He considered the campaign first from its ma
uot q impor ance, reviewed next comparative
ly the records of the two great parties, and came
then to the local issues in California. He
examined briefly the Chinese question and
the Sunday law issue, and then took up the
railroad question, considering it out of poll
tics under the new Constitution. He turned
to the national history of the Demo.
cratic party and its relation to the integrity
of the Union and the advance made by the
nation. With this he compared the works,
principles and achievements of the Republi-
can party, and especially its acts in the last
Congress, and their effects upon taxpayers
General Miller was frequently applauded.
After music by the band. Governor Geo. c.
Perkins was next introduced. He paid a
high tribute to the people of Sacramento for
many acts of kindness TO him. He reviewed
the pledges made to the people by the officers
of the present administration, and held that
they had been kept. He referred next to the
labor difficulties of three years ago and the
great change for the better that had fol-
lO"eu- Inc hepuDIlcan party ne next
pointed to GA its record as a friend f the free
and oppressed and downtrodden. He an
nounced his belief in high wages; briefly r..
viewed the expenditures of the Haight, Booth,
Irwin and Perkins administrations, and de-
clared that the deficiency bills under Irwin s
administration amounted to upwards of S219,.
600, but that at the close of the pre- sent term
there will not be dollar of deficiency, save
small sum for the transportation OF prisoners,
the Insane and some incidentals.
Governor Perkins was repeatedly inter
rupted by applause. More enthusiasm was
manifest than at any previous meeting here
in this campaign, and the audience at the
conclusion gave three cheers for the speakers,
party and ticket
At IL o'clock last night the Boys in
Blue" accompanied 0y the Artillery baud,
serenaded General Miller and Governor Per.
kins at the Golden Eagle Hotel, and both
gentlemen appeared and made brief speeches,
and invited the old veterans in to partake OF
refreshments.