The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12

Judge John Fulweiler as Superior Judge
of Placer County, to go into battle against
| Judge Prewett of the moribund Demo
cracy. Judge Fulweiler is an old and re-
spected citizen and has resided IN Placer
County for thirty-four years, during thirty
years of which ..e has practiced his pro-
fession here.
In 1871 he was elected District Attorney
of Placer County, and in 1875 was re-
elected to that position. AS an evidence
of the confidence in which his party holds
him, it may be stated that he has been
chairman OF the Republican County Com
mittee for the past twenty years. He will
receive not only all the Republican votes
of Placer County, but large number OF
Democratic votes as well.
Harold T. Power, nominee for the
Assembly. is another sUrong man politi-
cally. He is son of Mr.. Power, the dis
coverer of the Hidden Treasure mine.
Harold was born in Damascus, Placer
County. He was educated in the public
schools and graduated from the State
University as a thoroughly well versed
mining engineer.
In that capacity he has had charge OF
the Sunny South and other valuable
mining properties. Mr.. Power is in the
prime of life, 81 years old, and has always
been Republican. He will sweep this
county.
The speakers stand for the evening was
placed in the public square N the town of
Auburn, where in the old days the hardy
miners washed wealth from the golden
sands. From the pavilion in which the
speaking took place lines of paper lanterns
! stretched to the houses on all sides. Flags
and bunting made up the rest of the dec
orations.
There was big torchlight parade in the
evening, and when the parade reached the
pavilion the entire square was blocked
with dense mass of people. District At
torney l.. L. Chamberlain was selected as
chairman and the following named as
J. II. Neff, J. M. Fulweiler, Allen Towle,
Amos Stevens, ]. b. Whitcomb, S. NJ.
Sprague, E. L. Hawk, ]. M Barney, Ira
Avery, 0. Clark, j. w. Sawtelle, w. A. F.
Ahrbery, S. M. Stevens, II. H. Richmond,
II. c. Klein, W. A. Freeman and G. S.
Cole.
Mr.. r.Cham berlain introduced the speaker,
Hon. S. M. Shortridge, as the Henry Clay
Of the Pacific Coast. Mr.. Shortridge was
received with a generous outburst of APP
plause. The night was calm, the audience
spellbound and every word uttered by the
speaker was distinctly heard by the far
thest away of the several thousand people
who had Assem- bled to hear him.
Mr.. Shortridge began by saying that he
had the honor of casting one of the cleo
toral votes that made Ben jamin Harrison
President of the United States. The ad-
ministration of President Harrison will
be forever bright page upon the history
of our country. He invited all his hearers
to rally around tie party of protection, of
gold and silver, of bimetaliism, OF law and
order.
BY marching under the banners of the
Republican party they would be voting
for the home the fireside and the farms.
1t was the party that could successfully
administer the affairs of this country.
Somehow or other, added the speaker, the
I Republican party seems to be able to
manage the affairs of our country success
fully, while by some fatality or evil in
fuence over the Democracy the Demo-
cratic party Invariably brings the country
to ruin and destruction.
/ The speaker drew thrilling picture of
the present condition of the country,
brought about by the incompetency of the
Democratic party. Business is almost
paralyzed. he said. The whole of New
England may be said to be bankrupt, and
within her borders factories are closed