The morning call., 1892-10-13
SWEDISH POLITICAL CLUB.
a housing Rally Held Last NIght-FOrf

Rousing Rally Held Last NIght-Forty
New Members Sign the Roll.
TIE Swedish American Independent PoIit-
ical Club held another rousing rally last
night in its headquarters at Pythian Castle.
There were fully 200 old members present,
and forty new members added to the roll.
On motion of Charles Johnston vote OF
thanks was given to THE MORNING CALL
for the courtesy extended the club by re-
porting its meetings. and the secretary was
instructed TO dTsft and forward the same TO
THE CALL at once. An invitation from the
Swedish Political Club OF Oakland to al
tend a mass-meeting to be held at Liberty
Hall. in that city, on the evening OF October
25. was accepted. the club voting to attend
the meeting in body.
President Spencer informed the club that
Shell Mound Park and October so had been
selected as the place and time Tor holding
the proposed picnic.
Captain FFiese, Democratic nominee for
Public Administrator addressed the club
and asked its SURFACES, for the reason that
he was also Scandinavian, and pointed to
his past record as pledge OF what be would
| do II reelected. Captain ErLese is Dane.
Alfred Johnston and Z. S. Turner were
appointed special committee 10 select a
| ticket to be supported by the club. the COM
| mittee to report 10 the club for ratification
not later than November L
Mrs S. j. Howard, candidate for School
| Director on the Peoples ticket, then ad-
| dressed the club on behalf of her candidacy
and the ticket generally. The lady is away
| above the average of campaign orators, and
| met with respectful attention and consider
able applause.
| w. A. S. Nicholson, prosecuting attorney
| in Police Court /, and Republican nominee
| for Police Judge, prefaced quite lengthy
speech by an eu0gy of the national Repub-
Iican party. and incidentally referred to
what lie proposed to do il elected.
lie neglected, however, to inform the
] club that when a member of the Kelly.
| Crimmins-De Young end of the late Repub-
| lican County Committee be stood in with
| dolly" Dorm, George Lee and others in
| their attempt TO steal one of the precincts Of
the Thirty-sixth Assembly District at the
| primary election last spring.
| ID. l.. Howard. nominee of the Peoples
party, was the next speaker. He confined
| himself principally to the reading of letter
| from some mythical SAN" to a still more
| spiraey Of capital to enslaye labor.
Il. 7. Witten, Republican nominee for
| School Director, was the next speaker He
| eulogizeG the present Republican Board Of
| Directors, but forgot to mention that for
| the past two years the regular rates for
| positions as teachers has been fixed By the
| board at $500 each.
George FL. Bahrs, Republican nominee for
| Superior Judge, was among the speakers
| He presented his claim in few prettiIy
| rounded sentences, and promised IL elect ed
| to so conduct the Office that the shades OF
| Jay, Marshal and fancy would rise up tC
| call him blessed.
President Spencer again called attention
4 to the fact that the organization was not .
| piece club ard that 1t would vote as uni,
only for decent, reputable men for ofdcia
n0sitiOns.