The record-union., 1896-10-13
ECHOES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Country Meetings Of Rival County Can
didateS.
Republicans Making Preparations for
the Johnson Demonstration
on Saturday.

The Republican county candidates re-
port that their county meetings have
been very largely attended, and that the
people manifest more interest in the
present campaign than at any time in
the last decade.
The free silver craze which for a
time seemed to attract the attention of
people, Is rapidly subsiding as men are
led to read and reflect on the real issue
before the country-protection and pros
perity, or a continuance of hard times.
Tonight the candidates will address
the people of Orangevale. On Wednes-
day night they will speak at Hangtown
Crossing, and on Thursday night at
Perkins.
ELK GROVE SILvERITES.
J. H McKune, Judge Matt F. Johnson,
J. W. Hughes, Giilis Doty, L. NJ. Lands
borough, Democratic-Populist candi-
dates for Superior Judges and members
of the Legislature, addressed the people
of Elk Grove on Saturday evening.
They were reinforced by J. l.. Gilbert
of Fresno The speakers had a very
pleasant reception and were listened to
by good-sized audience.
JOHNSON HOME CLUB.
This evening the members of the
johnson Home Club will hold meet
ing in the parlors of the Golden Eagle
Hotel for the transaction of important
club business.
JOHNSON TO SPEAK HERE.
Next Saturday evening the principal
meeting of the campaign will be held in
this city, when the Republicans and all
others favorable to the reelection of
Congressman Johnson will give him a
grand reception.
Already the various Republican, Nc
Kinley. Johnson and Sound Money
Clubs are preparing for the event, which
promises to eclipse any political DEM
onstration ever held in Sacramento. 1t
is believed there Will be upward Of 1000
men in the parade, more than three
fcurths of whom will be in uniform.
AT OAK PARK.
One Of the most active clubs in the
county is that composed of Oak Park
Republicans They went TO Stockton
on Saturday evening and helped to
swell the army of parading Republi-
cans who ''whooped it up" there for Nc
Kinley, Grove L. Johnson protection
and sound money.
The club will meet at halfpast
o'clock this evening for the purpose of
drilling for future appearance in par
ades and every member is requested to
be on hand.
THAT FLORIN FLUKE.
Under Sheriff Dave Reese had to
stand great deal of friendly chatting"
yesterday from his city friends because
of the misunderstanding that resulted
in his being left at the depot in F'lorin
on Saturday night after he had rugged
which to show off in the Stockton par
ade
The Florin Mckinley and Sound Mon
ey Club to the number of seventy-five,
We're at the depot in that village wait
ing to be taken over to Stockton by one
Of the excursion trains, but through
somebody's mistake train after train
sped by without stopping for them.
The disappointed club members took
the matter as philosophically as possi-
ble but were not a little sore over the
circumstance. Reese's friends say he
looked stunning in his gorgeous outfit,
and that if he had only got to Stockton
that night some of the other young fell
lows who imagined the ladies of that
city all had their eyes on them wouldn't
have been in it at all.
Deputy Sheriff Hunters is one of those
who were favored by the mistake, but
Reese declares that Florin viii out
shine Perkins in next Saturdays par
ade.
ANOTHER CLUB.
The McKinley-Johnson Zobo Club
held it's first meeting last night on the
Capitol grounds. This club is composed
Of young men between the ages of il
and p years. All young men Of Repub-
lican principles between those ages are
invited to attend the next drill, which
is to he held tomorrow night at Tenth
and NJ streets at 10 O'clock.
SOUND MONEY CLUB.
The Railroad Blacksmith Shop Sound
Money Club held a regular meeting al
headquarters at S15 J street last even
ing, and after the routine business had
been transacted, the members listened tC