The San Francisco call., 1896-10-23
VAST PREPARATIONS TO GREET
THE ILLUSTRIOUS ORATOR.
Parade in ight-Evening Pro-
cessions and Illuminations to Signalize the
Wind-Up Of the Campaign and Offer
Demonstration Of Welcome to Reed.

The event in Los Angeles, as great as it
may be, will be but an incident com pared
with the transcendent demonstration that
awaits the man in San Francisco. 1t is
needless to say that Reeds journey from
the Tehachapi range to the bay will be one
long ovation rendered by enthusiastic Re-
publicans.
The Republican State Central Committee
will send out an able delegation to meet
the orator. but will hold in reserve until
Saturday, October 81. the main demonstra-
,tion in his honor. That day Will be the
swindup of the great campaign So many
merchants. manufacturers and others
have petitioned for day parade. promis-
ing all attaches a holiday on full pay, that
the committee has resolved to make day
for people to see Reed and night for as
many to hear him, as can find space
enough to stand in the Mechanics Pa
vilion.
Two hundred thousand spectators will
doubtless throng the main thoroughfares
of this City to view the daylight industrial
parade. Not less interesting as an object
lesson in patriotism will be the demon
stration on the evening when the uni
formed clubs and the marching organiza-
tions of the Republican party will escort
the popular speaker to the Pavilion.
The outcome of the negotiations be-
tween Mr.. Reed and the Republican State
Central Committee is that he shall speak
five times in California. 1t is settled that
he is to speak once in San Francisco,
once in Oakland and once in Los Angeles.
Two more appointments remain to be
made. 1t is possible that the committee
may be able to get one more speech, max
ing six in all. Should this arrangement
be effected the extra speech may be given
in San Francisco.
No changes are likely to be made which
will disturb the plans for Saturday, Octo-
Der 81. That is to be Tom Reeds day in
California. The industrial features of the
great procession on that occasion will be
worth a journey of many miles to view.
The elaborate decorations, the display of
flags and patriotic emblems generally
should make San Francisco a queen of
beauty.
1t has been remarked by observant spec
tators that San Francisco by virtue of her
bold eminences and graceful undulations
can dress with enchanting effect and
present figure to excite the admiration
of spectators The illumination at night
should be vast and beautiful.
While nothing will be left undone at
Republican State headquarters to pro-
mote the general headway of the cam
paign throughout the State, special care
and attention will be given to the work of
the wind-up. Figuratively speaking, the
campaign will close in blaze of glory.
Tom Reed in this campaign is free
lance. He is not speaking under the di-
rect auspices of the Republican National
Committee. His appointments are not
made by that body, and he is therefore
free to select his own time and placefor
public speaking. For California and Cali
fornians he entertains high regard. Once
he was a schoolteacher in California
and it is assumed that he taught to the
satisfaction of the trustees The last time
he visited this State Ex-Governor Low, S.
G. Hilborn and others of the Maine So
ciety gave him dinner in San Francisco.
On that occasion political topics were
carefully avoided. Mr. Reed spoke OF
Maine and the influence OF Maine men
| in the DEVELOPMENT of the country. He
will leave ST. Louis tomorrow for Los An-
peles. On the trip his daughter, Kittie,
will accompany him.
It vas not generally known that Reed
had definitely decided 10 accept the in
vitation of the Republican State Central
! Committee and visit California, and the
narade committee had been delaying ar
rangements for the street demonstration
nntiI definite information was at hand.
| Now that the coming OF Reed is TACT. 1t
| will arrange Tor the parade on the after
| noon of October 81
The procession in the afternoon will be
composed of all the clubs in the City, and
! in the evening the fam beau and torch
| clubs will assemble aad continue the car
nival of welcome, it being the intention
| of the committee to make the demonstra.
| ton the most gorgeous of the campaign.
The parade committee has been Impa-
tiently waiting for news regarding Mr..
Reeds intended visit, and now that he
has accepted they intend to go to work
with will and tender him reception
the eonaI of which was never known in
the political history of the State.