The San Francisco call., 1896-10-30
Stupid Attempt to Create a
False Impression of the
Programme.
MANY PRETTY FLOATS DEVISED
Pepocrats Fear the Effect of Such an
outpouring of Republcanism and
Are Disturbed.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI


persistently being made in morning
paper regarding the meeting and parade
on tom Reed day." The facts obtained
from the committee IN good faith have
been twisted, tangled and distorted to
ridiculous extent and evidently for no
other purpose than to intentionally mis-
lead.
An attempt has been made to make it
appear that the meeting at which Mr..
Reed was to speak should have been held
on Monday evening and that it was side
tracked to the afternoon at the suggestion
of d railroad official who is credited with
having grievance against this city.
1t is also stated that the sudden change
left Oakland Republicans in a dilemma,
one half thinking that the parade has
been transferred to Monday afternoon and
the other half thinking that it had been
postponed altogether.
Another statement to the effect that the
demonstration was taken out of the hands
of the Republican State Central Commit
tee is emphatically denied.
Such are the campaign fabrications.
The facts are these:
As soon as it was known that the Expo
sition building. could not hold one third
of the people who would flock into Oak
land to hear the man from Maine, it was
decided to hold the meeting at the race
track, and as it would be i'm possible to ar
range with comfort the tremendous meet
ing at the track at night, it was at once
decided to hold the meeting in the after
noon, if .possib e. The executive commit
Of Ion Ro
Central Committe went to San Francisco
and urged the State Central Com mittee to
arrange for an.afternooQ meeting. 1t was
considered somewhat of concession TO
have Mr.. Reed speak in the afternoon, but
Cd the showing of the Alameda County
people it was granted.
There has never been an idea or even a
suggestion 10 have day parade in this
city. 1t was the unanimous opinion OF
the County Central Com mittee and all the
bodies who are arranging for the parade
that. it should take place in the evening,
and the statement that the parade COM
mittee are in conflict with the County
Committee is as false as the rest of the
Inform alton" that has appeared in the
Popocrat press in this connection.
One of the crowning features OF the
demonstration will be the number of men
in line who, till few months ago and or
the whole of their lives prior to that time,
were ardent Democrats. This unanswera-.
bic evidence OF the great defecIions from
t g Democratic ranks IN this county is
the most poignant thorn in the flesh of
those who are sacrificing truth TO q desire
to crafty private grievances.
On account of the great length and nu-
merous features of the parade it would be
absolutely impossible to have held any
meeting the same evening. 1t will proba-
bly, occupy the best part of two hours in
passing gwen point. and with the time
necessary to form and get into motion the
whole night Will be taken up. A score
OF floats are alreaoy in course OF pre- para
lion, aud in addition to about fifty clubs
from Alameda County, with bands aud
fireworks paraphernaila, large contin-
gent has promised TO come over from San
francisco. Under these circumstances it
can be seen at glance that it would have
been the veriest nonsense to try to do JUS
tice 10 the Reed meeting and the demon
ssration in one evening.
The campaign eadouarters was the
busiest section of Oakland to-day, and it
is the candid opinion of Democrats and
Republicans alike that never has so much
enthusiasm prevailed as is shown over
next Mondays parade.
Some of the transparencies will have
the following notices:
Q mo coercion influences u.s."
ave resent the insult of coercion
up goes Bryan with the rise OF wheat,
but silver continues to tumb ble."
Major E. A. Sherman wrote to Irving
M. Scott to-day and proposed that the old .
Spanish-Caiifornia war cry, "Oro in paz;
en- guerra ierro'' (Gold in peace; in war
irony be used prominently in the parades
on both sides of the bay as being peculi-
arly appropriate for this campaign.
The Bar Association of Alameda County
issued the following notice to-day:
SOUND MONEY PARADE-NoTIcE TO LAWYERS
All members of the bar of Alameda County,
irrespective of party Affiliations, who favor
sound money and the maintenance of the au-
of the United States, are respectfully invited
to Assem- bic in Department of the Superior
Court on Friday at 3 O'Clock P M. for the pur-
pose OF making arrai gements to take part in
the parade next Monday.
By order of the Executive Committee.
A meeting of the merchants, employees
and sound money men bas been called at
II o'clock noon, Friday, to decide Oh the
manner in which they shall take part in
the parade in San Francisco next Satur-
day and the demonstration in Oakland on
M onday night. The meeting will be held
in the Sound Money League headquarters
in the Playter block. The entrance is on
Telegraph avenue. near Fourteenth street.
The following invitation was issued to-
day:
To all Republican Sons of Soldiers and Sailors
GREETING: IL has been requested by the Army
and Navy Republican League that all Repub-
hcau sons of soldiers and sailors meet at
these Headquarters on Monday evening, No
yember 2, al Pm, to form a company to
march in conjunction with this league.
This will be the last parade before the day
of election, and ii is hoped that all Republi-
can sons of soldiers and sailors will avail
of this opportunity to show the
old soldiers that their sons are with them in
the great cause OF protection TO our American
industries, stsound money and the return of
prosperity to our country.
j. p. McELRoY, Colonel Commanding.
Official: w. ii. Adams, Adjutant,
The floats will be an important feature
of the pageant. Of tlese there will be
many. Those so far promised are F. M.
Smith, borax display; G. w. McNear,
load of wheat.
The Remillards will turn out ten teams
bearing transparencies, and men at work.
The Republican leaders of Alameda
County will have a float, and the Army
and Navy League promises three.
The broadway merchants will also be
in line with some symbolic display, and
the cotton mills have promised an exhibit.
Probably the most unique and suggest
i've float will be that OF the jute mills.
These have been closed the larger part of
this administration, and the black wagon,