Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-01

Dunn, Selden Hetzel, P. II. McGrath,
General W. B. Davidson, I Danielwilz
General G. B. Cosby H. G. Trainer, Thos.
F. Eagan, o. S. Flint. F. J. Clark, J. E
Camp, James Holland, Colonel Perrie
Kewep.
Secretaries-H. N. La Rue, Jr., and J. J.
O'Connor.
Mr.. Weisel, on assuming the chair, made
spirited address, in which he attacked
the Mckinley tariff bill and bossism, aud
concluded by imploring his hearers TO cast
their ballots for whomsoever they pleased.
but TO be sure that they vote for Demo.
cratic candidates. He introduced E. E.
Leake of Dixon, who was received with
applause.
Mr.. JEAKE's SPEECH.
Mr. Leake said he had Invested himself
as far as possible of all political prejudice,
and the result of his observation was thar
Colonel Markham, tie Republican nomi-
nee, was already defeated. He had found
Democrats everywhere, during his tour,
united for Mr.. Pond and the State ticket.
Mayor Pond is business man, and that
is the kind of man that is
wanted at the head of the State
Government. His administration of the
municipal affairs of San Francisco had
been great success. and had escaped the
tongue of SANDER. He is not a man of
brilliant talents, but is one of solid attain
ments-a genial and social companion and
a man easy of approach, but one who can
not be easily Influenced.
The Republicans had commended that
Mayor Pond was forced upon the party by
one man Buckley, but the charge was
false. The Republican press had selected
]. V. Coleman as the nominee of the Dem
n % m hof kn
was made, and declared him to be Buck
ley's choice. But Mr.. Coleman was not
nominated, and they transferred the charge
to Mr.. Pond. The latter was the choice of
the Democracy, and Buckley nor any other
man could have prevented his nomination.
MIR. Pond had declared he would not take
the nomination unless he could do so with
out compromising his honor. The state
ment that Mr.. Pond had to crawl upon
his belly" to secure the nomination was
absolutely false.
Mr.. Leake proceeded at considerable
length in the same strain-glorifyipg the
character of Mr.. Pond and denouncing
those who assailed him and the alleged
manner of his nomination. No man had
accused Mayor Pond of being unfalthful to
any trust ever imposed in him. Certain
papers that now denounce Mr.. Pond as
sisted in making him and Washington
Bartlett Mayor of San Francisco. If Buckley
was responsible for their election, he did a
mighty good job in each case.
The speaker referred to Mr.. Ponds con.
nection with the Oregon wagon road enter
prise, and the charges that be was fraud
ulent land-grabber, and declared that the
charges had been exploded, He bewailed
the fact that the Chinese question had been
dragged into this campaign, and that Mr..
Pond had been charged with being a Chi
nese employer charge without founda-
ton. Mr.. Pond is not Director in any
company that employs Chinese. Mr..
Markham, on the contrary, had been in
terested in a company that did employ
them, and he seemed to have been proud
of it.
Mr. Leake then discussed the MARK.
ham" letter, ridiculing the efforts of the
Republicans TO prove that it was not genu.
inc. He declared that when the Democrats
offered to put up" the Republicans imme'
diatelv shut up"
Mr.. Leake then proceeded to score the char.
acters of some of the men who, he claimed
were responsible for the nomination Of
Mr.. Markha and rehesrsed the silly cam.
paign chestnut repeated by all the Demo
cratic speakers-ihat Colonel Markham
didn't know enough about the State tc
know where Mare Island is.
The speaker then attempted to justify
the action of the last Buckley Legislature
in making its extravagant appropriation:
by declaring that the Republican minority
was responsible for the squandering of the
peoples money. Still, he said many o
the appropriations were deserving ones
and went on to show that they were Re
publican measures.
The platform of the two parties, bal
lot reform and other subjects were ther
discussed at considerable length. HI
repeated the oft-made assertion that thi
Democratic party was the friend of thu
workipgmen, and denied that the presen
tariff could benefit the laboring classes
He contented himself with DENYING tn,
Republican claims on this point and il
| denouncing Andrew Carnegie for having
| made so much money in his manufactur
| ing business.
Mr.. Ellis not having arrived at go
o'clock, Mr.. Leake proceeded to discuss tn,
question of the negro vote while waiting
| for that gentleman. He scored the Repub
| lican party for not electing colored men il
| the North to Cabinet, Ministerial and othe
| high positions.
A half hour more was consumed by tht
| speaker, and Mr.. Ellis not having put il
| an appearance, Mr.. Leake reverted to tn,
| tariff bill and demolished Mckinley anC
| all the other protectionists in the country
He closed with an appeal TO Democrats tt
! do their duty on election day, notwith
| standing the fact that Markham is ALREADY
beaten man.
During his speech Mr.. Leake was fire.
| quently applauded.
| REMARKS OF MATT. F. JOHNSON.
Chairman Weisel announced that Mr.
! Ellis had not arrived. but that Mr.. Matt F
| johnson would address the meeting. Mr.
! johnson was received with warm applause
He spoke on local matters and his presen
candidacy for the Assembly.
| He said be was in favor of ballot reform
| and against bosses. The success of the on
meant the death of the other. He ex
horted Democrats to stand by him and tn
party on election day.
eILLIs DoTY SPEAKS.
The Chairman next introduced Mr. Gill
Doty, who spoke briefly, the audience hsv
ing dwindled to a few persons. II
claimed to be the representative of tn
Changers, and favored the election G
United States Senators by the people, in
stead of by the Legislature.
The meeting adjourned with the usus
| cheers.
WARD MEETINGS,