The San Francisco call., 1896-08-29
LADIES APPLAUD
McK|NLEY'S NAME
Will Give Hearty Support
to the Republican
Nominee.
ALL FOR PROTECTION.
Ladies' Night of the Continental
League a Brilliant
Success.
SLENDER HANDS GIVE PRAISE.
Senator Perkins and Congressman
Loud Deliver Timely and Pa
triotic Addresses.


beauty, were common companions at the
Ladies' Night meeting, held under the
auspices of the Continenta League at Sar-
atoga Hall last night
1t was rarely intelligent audience, the
gentIer sex largely predomin&ting. They
were extremely liberal in their applause OF
the patriotic utterances, evidencing the
fact that the women of the land are taking
keen and lively interest in affairs pollt-
ical.
The evenings entertainment opened
with an overture by an orchestra, followed
by few remarks from Frank d. Worth,
president of the league. He said the
gathering was intended particularly for
the entertainment and benefit of the
ladies, but he expected they would take
such lively interest in the league that
they would find it convenient to work for
Mckinley and Hobart, the Republican
nominees for President and Vice-Presi-
dent respectively.
The league was organized less than six
months ago, he said, with membership
of only seventy five. At this time the
mem be rship was considera bly, over 1900,
would swell well into the thousands.
Senator George G. Perkins was the first
speaker of the evening. After paying
neat compliment to the ladies, the Sena-
tor among other things said:
1--WE come before tue people and ask
what are the issues OF the day? We
know that most of you ladies are Repub-
licans because it is the party of progress,
of enterprise and prosperity. Has the
present administration done anything for
the good of the country? The record
shows that it has not. Four years ago
this land was happy and prosperous.
Every man or woman who wanted to make
living was enabled to do so. There have
been no disasters, no scourges, yet no
sooner were the ballots counted three
years ago than the trouble began. There
was general distrnst.
"The manufacturer said he would run on
short time, and that feeling prevailed in
all business. When Harrison delivered
his final address in 1893 he congratulated
the people on the prosperity of the coun-
try No sooner was Cleveland inaug-
urated than an unheard-of thing occurred.
An army of tramps, which increased with
each day. began a march toward Wash
ington. 1t was sad spectacle, but there
was no remedy"
Senator Perkins then in general way
called attention to the first act of Cleve-
land in calling special session Of Con-
gress to repeal the purchasing silver
clause. The disaster that this act had
brought about needed no comment. He
referred incidentally to the fact that q
| duty should be placed on all foreign goods
| which compete with home productions.
| Congressman Loud and Hon. H. G. Dib-
| Bile followed in brief addresses in which
! they predicted the utter rout of the DEM
| ocratic party in November and the conse-
quent return of an era of prosperity.
The officers and vice-presidents of the
Continental League are as follows:
] Frank G. Worth, president; Will E. Fisher.
! FIRST yice-president; William T. Kibbler, second
vice-president; Maurice l.. Asher, etary /;
! William r. Jost Jr., treasurer; Thomas r. Rid
| ing, sergeant-at-arms; B. L. Hesseltine, fnan-
James Kip, Niels Jessen, C. H. Fairall, George
]. Strong, Hugh w Fraser, M. S. Torres, H. w.
| Mathews, George w. Lewis, Dr. B. f. Fleming,
| Richard Valentine, George II. Sweetser, Harry
H. Adams. William J. Sharp, Daniel Skillen,
Henry Jones, A. E. Grossman, Fred Stream,
Prosper E. Reiter, William Conley, Jefferson E.
| Dooll tile, John d. Spreckels, John r. Aitken,
George Stone. Charles J. King, F. S. Chad,
bourne, H. D. w. Dinkelspiel G. S. Graham,
L. c. Louderback, Sol Miller, John Tyrell,
cky Pockwitz. Major Frank Mclaughlin, s. s. Nor.
| ton, George B. Mackrett, John ellison, Robert
Barton, D. C. Smith, Oliver Olsen, William
Galloway, John Berg, vice-presidents
The reception committee was made up
of the following gentlemen: DR.. B. f.
| Fleming Amos Currier, J. 81. Berg, Will
liam Conley, Prosper Reiter, Fred strea m
James Hall, Thomas B. Riding, Manuel
Torres.
The National Republican League will
give an entertainment at Pioneer Hall to-
night There will be addresses from the
following eentlemen: Irving M. Scott,
Hon. Frank t. Coombs, General Robert a.
Friedrich. q. U. Dodge, Judge Henry G.
Dibble, Hon. Charles M. Shortridge, W. +.
Gibson, Louis Titus, James A. Stevens,
A. r. Kanaga and Rev. Anna Shaw, and
music Will be furnished by Cassasa's band
and The California Glee Club.