The record-union., 1894-10-08
CURRENT NOTES OF TIE CAMPAIGN.
Caminetti Abjures the Platform of
His Party.
Opening of the County Campaign at
Antelope-FinanceC Committees
for Independents.

A. Caminetti, Democratic nominee for
Congress from the Second District, and
Thomas j. Clunie addressed good-sized
audience at Turner Hall on Saturday
evening.
In the absence of II. NJ. LaRue, Chair
man of the Democratic County Central
Committee, the Secretary, Geo. B. Ross,
called the meeting TO order and intro
duced VIM. II. Devlin as Chairman of the
meeting. After few preliminary re-
marks, Mr.. Devlin introduced the princi
pal speaker of the evening, Mr.. Cami-
netti.
Mr.. Caminetti first started in with the
tariff proposition, and contended that a
high protective tariff does not benefit the
farmers. The speaker said he was rum
ming on his own platform, and the one
adopted by the late Democratic State Con-
vention did not suit him. 1t savored too
much of Wall street. He talked con-
siderably on tariff topics, free coinage
and the railroad funding proposition.
he objected TO Grove l.. Johnson, Re-
publican candidate for Congress from this
district, being termed Congressman
johnson, and ventured the opinion that
the Republican nominee would be third
An the race.
The meeting closed with speech by
Thomas j. Clunie, who spoke with his
usual force. The speakers were we'll re-
ceived.
REPUBLICANS AT ANTELOPE.
The Republican county candidates
opened their campaign at Antelope on
Saturday night, where they had fine
meeting.
The meeting was held in Grady's Hall,
and was presided over by John Parsons
The candidates who spoke were +. L.
johnson, for Sheriff; f. IL. Duden, Clerk;
L. ID. Berkey, Assessor; William b.
Miller, Public Administrator; j. L. Sulli-
van, Coroner; b. +. Howard, School
superintendent; Il. L. Cohen, Auditor
and Recorder, and Frank D. Ryan, Dis
trict Attorney.
After the meeting ball was given, and
by way the candidates waltzed and pi-
roueted with the country girls one would
Imagine the latter had already been
granted the right to vote. Richard Cohn
sang several OF his sweetest songs, and
Coroner Sullivan executed a clog-d dance
IN great style.
OAK PARK CLUB.
On Saturday evening the oak Park Re-
publican Club completed its organiza-
ton. The officers elected were: William
Curtis, President; Judge McMahon,
Vice-P President; Charles y. Kelly, Secre-
LdTy; ". n. Il TiCaI, treasurer.
Short addresses were made by George
q. Davis, n. \. Denton, j. \. Larkln, J.
i. Robinette and Charles II. Holmes.
There was be another meeting next
Saturday evening, but it has been post
poned because on that evening the county
candidates will be at Florin.
GENERAL NOTES.
County Clerk Hamilton has received a
dispatch from Attorney Hart, in
which the latter informed the Clerk that
a candidate nominated by petition must
provide his own Finance Committee the
same as though he were nominated in
convention. The candidate may select
the committee himself
The certificates Of nominations of the
Regular Democratic Convention and the
Citizens County Convention have been
fled in the County Clerks office. Satur-
day was the last day on which certificates
can be filed.
Registration will close on the night of
the 2Ist. and voters who have not regis
tered should lose no time in getting on
the list. The office will be kept open one
hour later from this date
The 1lth inst. will be the last day on
which independent candidates can file
their petitions.