The morning call., 1892-11-06
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CRYING O(j2 AGAINST crime.
The TreaChGrouS Political Thugs Are
Bitterly Denounced.
ENORMOUS GATHERING IN THE WIGV YAM
A Grand Uprising Against the Low
Thieving Bosses.
THREE LARGE OVERFLOW MEETINGS.
San Francisco Will Be Saved From The Foul Clutches
Of COrTlDtOliStS
ELERTS ADMIRERS CHEER THEMSELVES HOARE.
No Such Meeting Ever Held Before on the
Pacific Coast
IDNIRERS CHEER THEMSELVES HOARSE.
No Such Meeting Ever Held Before on the
Pacific Coast
Tho Day Of Doom Fast Approaching for Those Who Tamper
With the Rights Of the PeOpIe-Ther Power Will
Soon Cease.

Never In the political history Of San
Francisco was there such a msss-meeting as
that held by the Non-P Partisans In and
about the WIgwam last night.
Fully an hour before the time announced
for the opening Of the meeting every seat
and every inch of space In the great Wig
wan was occupied. and still the people
kept coming until they filed the aisles and
crowded the rostrum itself.
Twelve hundred men were at the time
marching the streets. and the men who had
charge Of the meeting began to ask one an
other what they would do with the crowds
Of people.
The meeting IN the Wigwam proper was
opened by Asa R, Wells, and while he was
speaking three stands we're quickly impro-
vised outside the building for overflow
meetings.
They were needed, too.
Not only was the success attending the
mass-meeting q genuine surprise to the
Eon-PartIsans, but 1t was an "astonisher
to the bosses that they will not soon forget
The Non-Psrtisans expected big crowd,
bnt not the multitude that rushed In upon
them.
Had the Pavilion been the place of meet
Ing 1t would have been crowded TO the
doors.
Another thing about the audience was the
great number Of voters present; IL was In
every sense a representative assemblage.
Asa r. Wells opened the meeting by q
ringing speech.
At the close Of his address Mr.. Wells in
troduced Lowell White as chairman Of the
evening, and in accepting the gavel Mr
White briefly recounted the causes which
led to the organization Of the Nom Partisan
movement. There were cries for Elert
from all parts Of the house, and the popular
candidate for Mayor rose and bowed, shak-
ing his head and pointing to Robert Mitchell.
who was next introduced.
By this time the sisles!of the Wigwam
were crowded with people and the side
aisles clear to the walls were packed with
an enthusiastic mass Of humanity.
Mitchell said that he spoke for Mr.. Ellert,
and only desired to set that gentleman right
with the MAMMA and IN apsuar +hn ,+,onh.
Of tie Chronicle upon the Non Partisan can
didate for Mayor.
In brief but eloquent speech, he re-
viewed Ellerts career as public official
and then. In plain and unmistakable terms.
defined the position Of the Non Partisan
nominee for Mayor on all the questions
upon which the ChronicleIhas criticized him.
The applause Of the audience testified to
their faith In the promises of a man who
bad never broken pledge or failed the peo-
pie when called upon to defend them.
Thomas Magee was the next speaker and
Just as he was introduced the procession
arrived.
1t was impossible to seat or even give
standing room to the hundreds of men who
marched in the Non-Partisan column and
w. A. Beatty. Louis e. Phillips and Charles
j. Swift started an overflow meeting out
side.
When the great crowd that filed the