The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-12
AGAINST BOSS RULE.
Mass Meeting i'm the Twenty-Second
Senatorial District.

SENATORIAL DtStr!Ct.
The Independent Republicans of the
Twenty-second Senatorial Distric. held
rOusing mass-meetirg at Golden Gate
Hall. on Pacific street. last evening.
The spacious hall was packed with Re-
pubicans dissatisfied with boss rule
CAPTAIN Daley occupied front seat where
he could catch every word that was uttered,
and a times the old warrior found it most
difficult to maintain his equilibrium,
especially when the speaker alluded TO
com batting bossism.
Oscar Lewis il calling the gathering to
order br efly stated the objects of holding
such a meeting. He declared that il was
not for the purpose of iujuring the State
ticket, but the gathering was simply the
expression of public sentiment in regard
to one-man power. "We believe" re-
marked the chairman, "that the people
and not the Gar should rule. We, by our
presence here tonight, assert that we are
free to act and that no boss shall ever
tell US what we shall do and not do"
An elaborate appeal to The voters of the
district was read, explicitly setting fo tn
the reasons why an independent ticket
was put in the field. 1t bitterly denounced
bossism and called upon the people in the
name of pure politics to support the indie
pendent candidates. At the conclu sion
VI LUG lcduiue VI tuc dppcdl IN Odiey
arose with all the dignity of warrior of
twenty battles and moved its adoption,
which was carried with eclat.
James McNab. candidate for Sheriff on
the Non-PartiSan ticket. was brought be-
fore the meeting in the mids; of storm of
applause, and thanked the audience for its
hearty reception. There Is no mistake
but the voters iD the Twenty-second Dis
trict are out-and-out n-Partisans, and
they are doing yoemaD service for the
ticket.
E. X. Briggs was the first regular speaker
OF The evening He remarked that he
bad been Republican since the forma-
ton of the old Abolition parry. But the
time has come" said be. when it Is the
duty of every citizen to come TO the front
and hello overthrow b0ssism."
Mr.. Briggs heartily Endorsed the State
ticket, and declared that he was a great
admirer OF NJ. NJ. Estee. ''He is a man, -
said the speaker, ''who If elected believe
will make one of the best Governors CAL
ifornia has ever had"
Speaking of the municipal tickets, he
asserted that the states OF both the old
parties were the products of Rainey and
Burns, and that many of the candidates
on these tickets were simply put up to be
defeated.
"The Non Partisans." calculated the
speaker, "bave selected a ticket after
careful consideration which commands
your support. One man on that ticket.
particularly. to'whom take great pleasure
in giving my support IS John d. Siebe.
have known him for long time. He was
too good a man to be Endorsed by the
Burns convention. The powers could not
use him."
II. c. Firebaugh. candidate Tor Senator.
next appeared. and was given an ovation.
He stated that his prospects for election
were exceedingly bright, and renewed his
pledges to fight bosslsm TO the bitter end.
Other addresses were delivered by II. X.
Mitchell. III. B. Miller, Ii. j. Coli.h 0nde
pendent candidate for he Assembly in the
Fortieth DISTRICT. Captain Bloomingbnrg
Independent candidate for the Assembly
in the Thirty-eighth). Mr.. Purcell, l.. w.
Coe and others.