The herald., 1894-08-26
REPUBLICANS RATIFY.
LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC MEET
ING AT THE PAVILION.
General Campbell of Kansas and Rsv.
McPheeter of Oki ahoma Make Ad-
dresses - Exciting Incident
Not on the Programme.

The Republicans had quite large
meeting at Hazards pavilion last night.
1t was in the nature Of ratification
meeting and for the purpose OF starting
the ball of fall oratory rolling.
Headed by q band a number Of clubs
marched to the pavilion. Those repre-
sented were the Los Angeles Republican,
J onathan, Young Meme Republican
league, and ward clubs from the First
to the Eighth inclusive.
The audience comfortably filed tn Q
large auditorium and the Republicans
aeemed to be in fine fettle, cheering the
telling points of the speaker to the echo.
Quite number of citizens occupied
chairs on the stage, as we'll as number
of ladiss, and there WAS a sprin king OF
ladies in the audience.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. r. A. Meserve, who introduced II.
A. Pierce as the chairman of the evening.
He made quite little speech in which
he called attention to the record OF the
Republican party and alluded to the
Populists as the back yard aud dun ping
ground of both the Republican and
Democratic parties. He recurred to
the battle OF lookout mountain and pic.
tured it in glowing language. prophesy-
ing that the party will this fall lift it's
head above passion and prejudice and
meet with glorious victory.
He introduced Gen. A. B. Campbell
OF Topeka. Kan, az the first speaker.
He made quite an extended spesch and
frequently elected outbursts of applause.
During ths course of his remarks quite
an exciting episode occurred. He had
been referring to the Populist party as
auerchistio and paternal in its tenden-
cies. Under his csustic criticisms Mil
ton Carlson, the long young can
didate Of the Populists for the assem- ply,
could not retain his seat and gave audi
BILE expression to his disapproval OF the
sentiments uttered by kissing. Mr..
Campbell called on the man who had
Missed to stand up, and Carlson stood
up, looking very foolish. Mr. Campbell
then proceeded to roast him in burning
language. Then Mr.. Carlson looked
more foolish. Chairman Pierce grew
very pale and in an excited voice, shak-
ing hia finger at Carlson, told him If he
repeated his insult, he himself would
put him out OF the room. As conclu-
sion to the episode, in which the audi
ence had taken part by hooting the
hisssr, Mr.. Campbell related his ex-
perience in Kansas, where, he said, the
Pooulists with Lswelling, tried to steal
the government and were eminently Q
party of anarchy.
MIR. Campbell's address WAS devoted
to a comparison between the records of
the Republican and Democratic parties,
and he argued that the Republican party
was ready and able to take up the prob
lens which confront the country and
settle them to it's best interests. He
believed the country ia looking to the
Republican party to do so. He said the
Democratic party is in power and does
not know how to use it. 1t is time for
the American people to take up these
questions OF government and the labor
problems and settle them on q correct
basis.
Following General Campbell, Rev.
William McPheeter of Guthrie, 0. T.,
addressed the audience. He commended
and condemned the Democratic party
and its great men, and urged that this
campaign should be one of education.
He also believed that the Republican
psrty will successfully meet the prob
lems before il, and march to success at
the fall election.
After the meeting the Jonathan club
marched to its rooms, where the usual
pleasant Saturday night programme
was carried out.
MR.. CARLsoN's STATEMENT.
After the meeting, Mr.. Carlson made
the following statement to q HERALD
reporter.
"The campaign has opened and the
usual talk has begun. But OF all the
abuse ever hesped upon those differing
in political views, the last nights ora
tions, especially that OF Mr.. Campbell
OF Kansas, q representative OF the Re-
publican party, by the way, surpaeses
them all! The usual harangue against
Democracy, OF course, was manifested,
but the climax was reached and the
gentleman went step too far when he
asserted that the Populists are set of
demagogues, advocating and having for
their principles paternaliem and an
archy.
II am a Populist, and anyone who
GAYS that its principles are opposed to
good government, will certainly receive
the eame response as the remarks OF
last evening called forth.
Then Mr.. Campbell was abusive in his
remarks about my person, which | do
not care to consider here further than to
say that while l do not believe myself
exquisitely good looking, do claim that
nv hair is not red. neither has nay nose
the semblance of anarchy.
"Such abuse as hurled from Mr..
Campbell upon the Populsts and my
self proves beyond doubt that the
cause which he espouses is truly poor
one.
II shall close by saying I am not an
anarchist; am an American. and shall
most likely do more to defend our flag
the stars and stripes-than he who as
serts that all are anarchists who are not
in the folds of the Republican party"