The morning call., 1890-10-05
NEW WIGWAM
DEDICATION.
First Meetings of the Republic
can Conventions.
Temporary Organization Effected With Har-
mony Assured-1requOis Cub Nesting
at Metropolitan Hall.


The new Wigwam of the Invincibles on the
northeast corner of Jones and Eddy streets.
. The structure Vas commenced two weeks
/. ago and only finished yesterday. The build
ing will seat 5000. and III a crush will accom-
MEDIATE much More It will be used exciu-
sively for political PURPOSES, and Will re-
main open every night during the campaign
as sort Of headquarters OF the Republican
party.
The dedication was made. the occasion of
a demonstration and ratification of the Re-
publican platform and ticket of the present
campaign.
The stage is large and capable of seating
500 people. 1t was. handsomely decorated
for the occasion. In the center was large
picture of Markham framed in walnut, and
on each. side the original banners of the
Blaine Invincibles of 1884. There were also
portraits Of every member of the Republi-
can State ticket for 1880 Immense Ameri-
can shields and red, white and blue bunt-
ing completed the. stage decorations.
THE HALL. WELL FILLED.
The table for the SIP akers was draped with
the national clors, and upon it were several
magnificent Bouquets of flowers. The hall
was pretty well1lled by o'clock, when the
Park Band entertained the audience with
some selections In the galleries We're to be
seen ladies and their escorts by the hun
dreds, and before the meeting as we'll ad-
vanced the building was packed and hun
-dreds were unable to gain admission
The vast a>semAlage was called to order
by the Hon. C. Booth, President Of the
Inyincibles. " lille about him IN the stage
sat may representative Republicans.
Mi. Booth said in calling The meeting to
order, that the occasion was the housewarm-
ing of the lnvincib les: Six years alo tbIS
Organization opened and dedi ated the ed
Nigwam On Stockton and Geary STREETS,
but it has outgrown that place. The Invlnci-
bles have sought a new home. more CON-
mOdiouS and comfortable, and II Is only TWO
weeks ago since il was commenced. in the
name of the InyincibleS he welcomed all to
this opening at which this structure is dedi-
Gated to liberty, to justice, to freedom, 10
protection of the, American industries, 10
the Republican party and to Markham ana
victory. =:
Gtical singer, sang an original song written
for the dedication: She sang with great
:spiTit and was. encored..
=. 49, THE FIRST SPEAKER.
=. Hon. a. P: Williams was introduced by
the Chairman as the first speaker OF the
evening. he said, after paying handsome
tribute to Theodore Reiehart, theprojectUr
ell Tue w Il " dl1L
:"When the. Republican party is united it
eau never know ilefoat.. 1t Is not a party
that ever fails to keep lis promises. When
that party asked for. your votes at the last
Presidential election 1t promised 10 reduce
the revenue, bat on the plan of protection
to American interests. Has 1t kept its prom
iSes ? Let lie Mckinley bill speak.
las sreSult OF that bill and TO give you an
instance of Its effect tin-plate factory viii
be erected in Baltimore to cost S6,0O0,000.
The Republican party in its platform OF 1888
said it woufd restore silver. Has it kept
=. the promise?- Y es; gentlemen, and with the
solid Democratic vote against it on pre-
tense that it wanted free coinage or nothing.
"lhe. Republican party made you another
promise in regard to pensions and kept it. In
:: spite of. the boasts Of the Democratic party
that C0nEreSs SHOULD: pass no bills not ap-
proved by: the minority. the Republican
party has passed them, thanks to MI Reed"
IEheefS] The speaker referred 10 Robert
70 FtfFal s recent remark about the pulling of
Reeds ears, but Said that when Cutting is
done with hin there WILL be nothing left of
him. politically speaking, TO make a Con-
gresham.
>: .0n>the conclusion of ex-senator Williams
remarks tile audience vas reused to -tha-
highest pitc1: of enthusiasm by the arrival
of the:0akland Republican Alliance in full
unifoTn; carrying fsmbeau. torches aud
headed by the Oakland Band. Following
. ii came the Phoenix CLUB Of this city, which
acted as escort : 80.
THE CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS.
When the audience had huWled itself
: hOarse, General John I. Cutting, Republic
eau capdidatefor Congress from the Fourth
:. District. was Introduced and addressed the
gathering. He said that he had been a man
of action and not of words, but that he
would giye:a sure proof that he was ia ac-
cord with the Republican party and its
platform and that he understood the
national policy ofthe party and the local
Ut eds Of the State
The speaker toDk up the question of the
. great work accomplished by the late Con-
greSs: under. the leadership of Reed, and
praised tile Republican party for having ac-
Com lished suef victories over the obstruc-
ton OF the -DemOGEats.. He said that the
'Repu blican party has rather adorned the
than pointing to the glitteFing genersiites
OF past actions. Its an onward. progressive
party. :::
. General Cutting said also that if elected he
would devote all tbs abilities 10 The welfare
of California. and: # So elected would rather
be Judged by his acts. than his words. He
SAID that his presence as a candidate was
due.to the. detination: Of Hon, W.. w. Nor
row, for if the latter had accepted the nOmi-
ration the speaker; weuld not haye entered
the race. Ehe speaker concluded by saying:
.s:Gentlemen, Will you touch :elbows and
march guide right with me to victory?"
SWEEPING OUT BUeKLEYIsM
. The De1t speaker was Samuel NJ. Short
ridge, who said that il the same enthusiasm
is keft up:untiE tbs end of the campaign the
Republican party. would not only elect Mark
ham Governor :bu1 wi i'll sweep the city clean
Of Buckley ISM: The Speaker asked Of what
t'dse- is the DEMOCRATIC party, which he char
acterized as a great conglGmeration Of. con-
fused ideas, arguing that tits a party which
was a drag OH national prQgreSs..
:In:oTder to support MS view he cited the
Obstructive tactics of the Democratic party
In Congress and. characterized it as not only
unpatrlotic but as approaching treaso on. He
asked his audience not to think it an off
year, for there is a necessity to elect Re
publican congressman. He felt that the
country would be safe in the hands of the
Republican party, apd further, If Markham
was elected, California would be saved from
the plunder OF Democratic Legislature.
After a song by the lnvincibIe. GIee Club
W. S. Barnes addressed the meeting, saving
that he was proud TO be- able to be present
at such grand: .house-waFming: In the
new Wigwam he said there is room for
the light of Republican principles.
He asked that the crane of the new Wig
wan be hung with high hopes and great
expectations, as it is a building dedicated 10
the dissemination of political truth and
honesty. In speaking of the Speaker of the
nNuoe Ol REPRESENTATIVES, MI. DdIUeo Sdlu.
s. Ii the Republican party has done nothing
but evolve Speaker Reed it has earned the
right to perpetuate itself"
proud OF HIS REPUBLICANIsM.
The Hon. J. c. Campbell followed with
speech which excited considerable en-.
thusiasm. He said he was proud to be
Republican. 1t is a party grand in its
principles, grand in its victory. He rejoiced
that he belonged to party which
came Into power with Abraham Lincoln;
TO party which gave to the country
such men as Grant, Sherman, Fremont, Gar
field, 6arrsoD and Blaine. He. was glad to
belong to a party which had man who
could count and control Democrats as Tom
Reed of Maine, and he was also glad he was
not Democrat to indorse that tissue of
contradictions. the Democratic platform.
-; The more he read that document the less
he knew about it. he could only liken it to
the old mule which Ned Marshall used to
speak about: " 1t was without pride of an
cestry or hope of posterity." The speaker
took up the respective candidates for Gov
ernOr and scored Pond for remaining at
home during the war toasting his shins,
while Markham was bleeding on the field.
He asked that no Republican fail to regis