The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-01
Last Nights Republican Meet
\ ing Was a Success.
ENTHUSIASM EVERYWHERE
The Speeches We're Bright and Over
flowing With the Confidence of
Victory on Election Day.

OF Astoria who met TO ratify the action
Of the Republican convention and incl
dentally to listen to the views Of the
Republican candidates for city offices The
gathering was-one in which business men
4 largely predominated, and all through the
proceedings there was spirit of business
that augurs well for the result of the
election on the 11th All the old cam
paigners were there, and it was Repub-
| lican crowd through and through The
! enthusiasm was apparent too, and IL
broke out at every opportunity giving
confidence to the candidates "unaccus-
toned to public speaking" and renewed
! eloquence to the warhorses who have
been there before"
The candidates were lined up for inspec-
/ tion on the platform, and they made a
substantial showing There was conf |
dence everywhere, and the determination |
to fight for the election of good men |
| showed itself a dozen times whenever
any allusion was made to that important
phase Of the present contest
DR.. j. A. Fulton, chairman of the Re-
publican city central committee was vot-
ed to the chair, and it didn't take him |
long TO get down to business and tell
| what he knew about the condition of the |
! political atmosphere. He started out by !
contrasting the methods by which the |
two parties had nominated their candi- |
dates. After describing the open and
above-board manner in which the Repub
| leans had selected their man. first by
electing delegates in a largely advertised
mass meeting. and then by nominating
the candidates after two weeks of hard
| thinking and an earnest desire to get
the best timber available, he proceeded
to show the Democratic" system.
Along about the first of November
he said, THE mysterious mutterings of an
evening sheet showed that there was
something in the wind. Then in the mid
die of the month all the old Democratic
Observation-Disclosures, Thomson, Kinney,
Bergman and one or two hybrid Republl-
cars, went off and were missing for two
days. There was an imprognaton taking
place. Finally on the 18th of the month
the long expected accouchment came
about, but, whether it was a boy or
not, nobody knew till next day, when n
was discovered that the Citizens party
had been hatched in an odd corner of the
Kinney building. AulliniX was the papa.
and the editor of the evening sheet was
the mother The ticket was the "unani-
nous choice of the whole six of them"
Dr. Fulton then went on to remark thar
he wanted the meeting to judge for Itself
Of the merits. of the Republican candi-
dates who had been nominated in an hon
orable and clean manner, and who were {
On the platform to speak and tell those
present what ideas they held about city
government The chairman then intro
duced each Of the candidates in turn.
Hon F. ]. Taylor, who was received
with loud and prolonged applause came
forward and said:
II am proud to be here tonight ard 10
say to You as a Republican that. with
probably one exception, the party Is IN
'he field this year with a ticket of which
Il need not be ashamed. You all. or
nearly all of you, know me- Those that T
know me know who I am Those tha, z
don't can ask their friends and neigh !
hors and find out. l have been before the
people before and my record in the pub
lie offices that I have filled can sneak
for itself The Republican party me, g
during the present month and openly. 9
fairly and above-board, nominated this
ticket. What is it composed of? Most of
the candidates are bright young business
men, who have lived most of their lives
among you, and who hold your respect /
and confidence. They know the clty's q
wants and are live men. Mr.. Thompson, |
7ominee for councilman in the First
Ward is a school director now serving his e
second term, and man who has given +
entire satisfaction to everybody The ]
Second Ward nominee, Mr. f. l.. Parker n
young, popular and bright. He has p
'een assessor of Clatsop county and has
occupied that position with the very
greatest credit to himself. Mr. w. F.
McGregor, who has received the Third 4
Ward nomination is, like the other two,
identified with the business
interests of the city He has been
councilman before and has made splen- :
did record. Astoria is on the verge of a .
treat change. We are going to build NJ 2
l big city around MS, and l tell YOU II T.
IS important that the people elect business s.
men, Identified with Astoria, to LOOK
after her interests There is another
ticket besides our own in the field, gen, .
llemen. What is 1t here for? To elect g.
some Democrats to office who couldn't
get there any other way This yeai l.
hey began to find out that the people
we're on to their ways so they threw into +.
heir ticket the names of few renegade
republicans But they haven't fooled the :.
public on this occasion. There two tick
is are before you. All that you have to Z
10 is to choose between them. Somt g
PEOPLE say that we ought not to carry
politics into city elections. We have
.lod the other way. and have found thai =
somehow or other the Democrats imme-
lately get hold OF all the positions. Wen,
We are tired of that kind of hypocrisy,
nd are now in the field fair and square
With Republican ticket"
Mr. Taylor then concluded by calling
he attention of the meeting to the merits v
t each candidate in turn, and finished
N excellent practical speech by asking
II Republicans to get out and work for =
be success of the party.
Mr.. Hahn. candidate for police COM
Missioner, came forward and said:
4 have held the position of police com
Missioner now for four years, and some
eople think that l have been there long
aough. / think so myself, but | have
cen honored with the party nomination
win run. and | viii be elected. (Cheers.)
ome men call me a chronic Office seeker. u
'ell IL looks like 1t. but ! am not y
ave served as councilman, as mayor, as
in the legislature, and as
Dlice commissioner. and you all know
,at | haven't grown rich on the per-
iisites or salaries attached to any OF
ese Offices. l claim that our police de-
,rtment during the last few years has
EN- the best that the city has ever had
believe that have the experience neces-
ry for the position and ask you as
Y friends to vote for me at the election.
y opponent is a good man and | have
thing 20 say against him" Mr.. Hahn
included by giving an amusing account
his official experiences, and showing
at II didn't always pay financially, to
a successful candidate.
Iessrs. Henry Nelson. Charles larsen
Bell and Chas. Holt were then called
on in turn All Of them made short,
rnest speeches. and all met with a n
lendid reception from the audience. III
sIr, f. l.. Parker in rising to speak said I
at he didn't believe In making promises
} didn't know what he was going to do
he got into the council. for it was Inn
ssihle to forecast the matters that
'uld come up for consideration. But
felt safe IN promisins hts friends and
{ voters OF Astoria that whatever mat
: he might he called on 10 consider q
4 decide about he would hardle IN a
reful and honest manner. striving 10
'e satisfaction TO his constituents and n
; city Of Astoria The expenditures OF