The San Francisco call., 1896-08-13
TWO CLUBS TAKE PART.
H is denomination Ratified Amid
Enthusiasm and Ap-
plause.
A PLEA FOB EQUAL SUFFRAGE
Eloquent Speeches, Stirring Music and
Blazing Bon fires Signalize
the Event.

Eugene F. Loud, the Republican nom
inee for reelection to Congress, received
an ovation last night, the Ike of which
has seldom. if ever, been Witnessed in this
city. Bonfires blazing about the Mission
Opera Hall made the balmy night as ligh
as day, while number of brass bands dis
coursed patriotic and classic musical Sc
lectons in spirited and artistic style.
The interior of the hall was magnifi-
Gently decorated, long streamers of rose
colored Grape extending from the elaborate
center piece TO the cornice which tops the
four walls. In the spaces between the
graceful draperies hung japanese lanterns
and small American flags.
The stage was hung with the National
colors, which grouped their folds about a
life-size portrait of William Mckinley and
the handsome blue banner of the Thirty
fifth Assembly District Republican Club,
which joined the Thirty District
Club in the popular demonstration.
F. ]. Hurst president OF the last named
club, occupied the chair, with E. w.
Eustice, the secretary, r. B. Bartlett, the
treasurer, Charles H. Mayer, chairman OF
the executive committee, George W. Elder,
chairman of the finance committee, and
the following named vice-presidents, mar
shaled by DR.. E. L. Mulligan, their chair
man:
From the Thirty-fourth Assembly District
Percy Beamish, Hon. Eugene F. Bert, Hon.
John l. Boone. Charles Mayer. Hon. John T..
Baodegck cpTd weten wilam M6an PaSteFsom
state Central commttes@an e sDn R. schlaeter,
county Committeeman; John Jackson
James Smiley, George Dietterle, Dr..
E. L. Mulligan, q. L. Barber, George Burk-
hardt, j. Hanson, W. J. Kirkwood Fred
liam Cairns, William A. Brown, William
Lowenberg. George C. Weir, Angus Nc
Leod, Henry Tonnemacher, Dr.. ?; F: c..
Beihl. George Rutz, Judge G. c.. Groe-
H. c. Henderson. Joseph scheidel Harry
Beasley, F. L. Griffith, q. T. Colby, D. L. Mum
son, c: Butt, John Linehan, john MeGinnis'
Del b. Bowley, John Lyatt, F. D. Mullins,
P. j. Gordon. W. 7. Rogers, A. Doble, Charles
Reno William Casey, J. ". u Madden, E. Gal
lagher, William Chase and +. w. Hadley.
From the Thirty-ifth District-Jonn D.
Daley, I. II. Thompson, John T. Dare, V. F.
MoTthrop G NJ DeReW, R; II. 4 Stafford 81 G; L.
J. W. Murphy, Perry j. Smith, w. W. Mecey,
NJ. J. MCPHERSON, E. A. Grant ]. n. kSwe,
Buron Kelley, P. G. Francis, F. H. Herriek'
w. r. Plumb. D. l. Newkirk, Elgin McNab,
George Dean, r. B. Fredericks, A. j. Styche, j..
NJ. Rhodes, P. J. Hyde, S. CANT BILE, j. F. Butler,
w. A. Newbert, A. ?. Van Duzer.
The following-named gentlemen, COM
prising the committee on arrangements,
also occupied seats on the platform:
FL. Hurst, Z. B. Smith, William eastman,
George W. Elder, w. w. Whan, Cord Wetjen,
E. W. Eustice and c. c. Butt.
Miss Susan B. Anthony, Miss Mary E..
Hay, Mrs. A. A. Sargent, Mrs. Sweet, Mrs.
Cramer and a number of other ladies
prominent in the woman suffrage move
ment, arrived just before the meeting
opened, and were preparing to take mod
| estly retired seats In the auditorium, when
Mr.. Hurst called them to the platform,
where they were placed in the front row
! of chairs.
| In his opening address Mr.. Hurst re-
| ferred to the object of the mass-meeting,
the ratification of Mr.. Loud's nomination,
as one which might well call forth burst
| of popular enthusiasm.
He said he did not care to speak OF the
| eminent statesman qualities in his very
| presence, and bence would introduce HIM
and let him speak for himself.
| 1.-THE Democratic party" said Mr.. Loud
| in his mastery address, proposes to
remedy all the present financial stringency
| by means of the free coinage of silver.
|
! habilitate silver as soon as 1t may be safe
| to do so, ana in so far as it may be pru-
dent. Every civilized country has been
| obliged in some form or other to demon
| etiZe silver.
mo country can have a fluctuatlng
| standard of coinage value. How can we
allow men to go TO the mint with so cents
! worth of silver and come away with 1t
stamped with dollar mark?
'tRack of all this talk about the mODeV
question is the fact of supply and demand,
| the law which regulates all things created.
| Fifty or sixty years ago the production OF
| silver was next to nothing in comparison
with the output of to-day, and yet even
! then the market had its fluctuations.
creased, and silver is SO deprecated in
value, it can no longer serve as firm and
stable medium of exchange.
| IAN evening paper says the Govern
ment can put any value it pleases upon its
coins, though they be of iron. If this be
true. let us join with our Populist friends
and stand up for monetary system OF
| paper"
Mr.. Loud gave a concise but lucid state
ment of the Republican view of the tariff
| question, and in stirring resume of re-
cent political history called upon his
hearers to reeollect the sort of men which
the Republican party had placed in power
ana urgeu tnem 10 10 tnelr DeSI 10 mel p
that party to win.
The band played "The Battle Cry OF
Freedom" after which Mr.. Eustice, the
secretary, read the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
| WHEREAS, The Fifth Congressional District
| Convention has wisely deemed it for the best
interests of the Republican party to renom-
mate for Congress the Hon. Eugene F. Loud,
/ q man who has led the party to success in this
district through three successive hotly con-
| ties ted campaigns; and whereas, the e1fgency
! of the times calls for Representatives in Con-
| gress men of sterling worth, recognized abiL
| ity and, above all, those who will carry cut
| the instructions of their constituents; and
| whereas the aforesaid convention has given
| us candidate in whom these necessary quail
ties are embodied, as is attested by the follow
| ing facts, to wit:
His sterling worth, by procuring through
| his labor and influence the passage of meas
| ures in the House and Senate that have re-
| suited in the improvement of our harbor and
| postal system; and also measures that will
enable tAe miners of this State to resume oper-
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