The record-union., 1893-11-06
REPUBLICAN RALLY.
4 Large Outdoor Meeting on Saturday
Night.
Ipeeches by Brusie, Johnson. Knox,
Jones, Funston, Ryan and
Captain jerks.

Tha Republican meeting on Fourth
street on Saturday night was largely at
tended, and there was considerable en-
bhusiasm aside from that exhibited by a
few inebriated individuals. one of whom
persisted in climbing upon the stand and
hurrahing while the speakers were at
work. Bonfires blazed, rockets were
sent skyward, and there was inspiring
music by one of the brass bands.
A. L. Frost, Chairman of the Central
Committee, called the large assem- blage to
order and announced the following
officers: President, J. C. Brusie; Secre-
tary, G. W. Baker; Vice-Presidents. Z.
j. Gregory, w. w. Bassett, William
Beckman, Stephen Uren, W. L. Duden,
Tom Scott, E. f. Taylor, W. n. jerks,
A. Conklin, Daniel Flint, W. NJ. Petrie,
j. W. Wilson, John Blair. Adam Damn,
J. ]. Wingard. OF the ce-Presidents
only two or three responded to the lnvl-
tation to be seated on the platform.
Brusie opened the meeting with ex-
tended remarks, and at the close OF each
speech during the evening he told witty
story. The stories were fairly good, al
though they had all been familiar to the
readers of funny papers for years, and
would have served their purpose quite as
we'll as they did even If the Chairman
had not offered them as original and To-
Gated them in Sacramento and Amador
Counties.
After expressing his appreciation of
the honor conferred on him, Mr.. Brusle
said he also appreciated the fact that the
overwhelming meeting before him would
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future of the city they all loved so well.
If the purpose of the meeting should be
successful they would be assured OF a
municipal administration beyond re-
proach, and would have a Mayor more
devoted to the interests OF the city than
to his own private affairs. There had
never been a time in the history of Sacra-
mento when her star so nearly approached
the zenith as tonight.
It had been claimed that every step
toward progress that Sacramento had
made was cue to Ben u. Steinman and
Erastus Green. The admirers of Stein
man look upon him as a second Moses,
come to rescue the city. The assertion
that the city's progress had been due to
theexertions of any one man is a travesty
on the truth and a reflection on every in
teliigent citizen within her borders.
After comparing Stelnman to Ajax OF old.
he said he expected to see from the pencil
OF a certain local cartoonist placard with
the State Capitol, the Cathedral and all
the city resting on Steinman's shoulders
as the modern Ajax. 1t is the taxpayers,
the public-spirited citizens ana mer-
chants of Sacramento who are entitled to
credit for placing the city where it is to-
day.
Steinman, he said, was nominated by
the coatless convention at Armory Hall,
but that made no particular difference.
Over in the railroad shops, in that busy
hive of industry, he lBrusie) had scores OF
friends who stood by him at all times.
His friends there have been threatened
by Steinman that if they did not stand IN
line for him for Mayor he would have
them discharged from the company's
employ. He knew to his personal knowl-
edge that this had been done.
After indulging in considerable per-
sonal abuse Of Steinnan, the speaker con-
cluded by declaring that Knox had en-
ployed more white men in one week than
Steinman had in all his life. He was en-
pioying white men when Steinman was
making rubber doughnuts and leather
biscuits and palming them Oft on the
public ''Give US w. L. knox," he said,
land this community will flourish, and
so will its laboring men,"
MR. KNOX's REMARKS.
When the Chairman introduced w. F.
cheering. He apologiZed for not making
an extended speech by saying that his
occupation had never rendered it neces-
sary for him to do much public speaking.
There were many things he would like to
say, but would confine himself to few.
This was Republican meeting, and there
were gentlemen waiting to tell the as
sembled voters why they should support
the Republican nominees.
He WAS an old resident of the CITY and
his record was known to them all. The
two papers in the city had given credit to
the present Mayor for all that had been
done in the way of improvement. He
(knox1 had done more in that line in this
city than ever Steinman did. In the last
two weeks he had paid out $4,000 of rail-
road money to white men working on the
levee. There are always ten or twenty
men waiting to take the places of any
who might quit. He could not entertain
those present, but if there were any num-
Der who did not know him personally be
wanted them to take look and see what
kind of a man he was. He retired amid
loud cheers.
GROVE L. JOHNSON.
The next speaker announced was G. L.
Johnson. who was warmly received.
Someone yelled, ''Give it to 'em burn
'em!" and Mr.. Johnson, after an apology
for his physical condition, proceeded
with the roasting The election next
Tuesday, he said, would be one of the
most important that had ever taken place
in the city. There was to be selected a
Mayor and full corps OF city officials to
govern US for two years, which was
anomalous in the history of Sacramento,
and the fact should cause voters to con-
slider the merits of the candidates and the
parties behind them. 1t was necessary
for the good of the city, the State and the
nation that the entire Republican ticket
should be elected next Tuesday. 1t is q
good ticket throughout. 1t would be his
pleasure and pride to telegraph next
Tuesday night to Governor Mckinley
that Sacramento was standing in line with
the Republican policy of protection. In
the past the Republican party has given
the city good officials. and could be
trusted to do so in the future.
Mr.. Johnson then dilated on the evils
of bossism, and said that when men were
put forward through corrupt practices ii
was the duty of self-respecting Repub-
Gcans to bolt the primaries and the entire
ticket. Such, he said, was not the condi-
ton at this time. Everything had been
done openly and fairly, and no one has
had word to say against the way the