The record-union., 1896-06-27
SACRAMENTO REcoRDuNIoN. SATURDAY. a7.
THE TWENTIETH DISTRICT.
A Lively Meeting Of the Republican Club
Members.
They Elect Officers and Start the Ball
Rolling for the Coming
Campaign.

The Republicans Of this city are walk
ing up.
This fact was made apparent at the
meeting of the Twentieth Assembly Dis
trict Central Club held at the Court
house last evening. The large court
room of Department One was as full OF
wideawake Republicans as it possibly
could be, and each one of them was as
full of Republican enthusiasm as
well-kept pneumatic tire is of air.
w. A. Anderson, Vice President of the
club, presided. He called the attention
Of those present to the necessity of man
tanning thorough organization in order
to insure success in the coming cam
paign. The real object of the meeting,
he said, was to elect new officers and
start the club off in good shape for the
work before It,
On motion of A. j. Rhoads Major An
derson was elected President; for Vice
President, George H. Clark was chosen;
Secretary, E. ]. Kay; Treasurer, A. G.
Folger
TWenty-four new names were added
to the roll, which already contained sew
eral hundred.
Colonel Thomas H. Berkey made some
stirring remarks, chiefly addressed to
young men, many of whom were pres
ept. He asked them to come forward
ard enroll their names on the list of
me mbership. 1t is with the young men
Of the country, said Colonel Berkey,
that lies the hope for the success OF
those principles on which the country S
prosperity depends
At the conclusion of his spirited re-
marks, Mr.. Berkey moved that an Ex-
ecutive Committee and a Committee on
Ways and Means, consisting of five
members, be appointed by the Chair.
The motion prevailed, but the Chair
was, at the suggestion of George H.
Clark, allowed a week in which to name
the committees.
Ex-senator Dray then addressed the
club on the general issues Of the day.
FIe called upon Republicans to stand to-
2cther in the coming campaign. He said
the American people constituted the
most enlightened nation on earth, and
with them reason controls and governs
their action In all public matters. The
Democrats insisted four years ago that
they could run this Government on the
free trade plan, but we have seen the
disastrous results of the attempt With
all the brains of their party they could
not formulate tariff bill that their own
President would sign
The Democratic party, said Mr.. Dray,
has proved itself incompetent to carry
on the Government. The great men Of
that party do not wish to destroy the
nation, but there are men who control
the party who would sacrifice all 10 ac-
c,pmplish their own ends. American
civilization is to-day on trial, and 1t
devolves on the Republican party to
solve the great problem on which de-
pends the country's future.
MIR. Dray called for such legislation
as would shut out all foreign competi-
ton with American labor. Protection
must be complete, and we must shut
out all unskilled labor. He was loudly
applauded when he referred to the
action Of Congressman Johnson in in
Producing the foreign immigration
measure. which will tend to carry out
the principle of protection to American
labor. There is now an issue which is
mere theory, and not a condition.
Don't let this fool u.s." said Mr.. Dray.
in the coming campaign"
The speaker was loudly applauded at
| the close of his address,
Hon. Jud. c. Brusie was called on
and made a real old-fashioned Repub-
| lican speech. Whenever the name of
| William Mckinley was mentioned it
was received with cheers.
William NJ. Sims also made some
! patriotic remarks, which were received
| with applause, and the meeting ad-
| journed with cheers for Mckinley and
the party.