The herald., 1896-09-28
ORANGE COUNTY.
Big Crowds Turn Out to Listen to Sen
ator White.

SANTA ANA, Sept. 27.-At 1870 p. m.
yesterday the Santa Ana band in front
of the Bryan headquarters announced
the hour for assembling. After playing
a few pieces, preceded by a carriage
conveying Senator White and members
of the committee and followed by the
Ladies' Bryan club and thousands eager
to see and hear California's great SEN
ator, 1t marched up Fourth street to the
speaking grounds.
Here elaborate preparations had been
made in the matter of seats for 1000 and
speakers stand, which had been taste
fully decorated with evergreens, flow
ers, bunting, national flags, ETC., by the
ladies' club. Pictures of Washington
and Lincoln and w. J. Bryan were prom
inent features.
After song (quartet) by Orange Glee
club, and a solo, Star Spangled Bainer,
by Miss Bessie Welch, with band accom-
paniment, in which the whole assembly
Joined in chorus, D. NJ Baker, chairman
of the Democratic county committee, in
a speech of welcome and congratulation,
introduced Hon. v. Montgomery as
chairman of the meeting, who, after
paying a just tribute to Senator White,
The senator showed the ludicrous po-
sition in which the Republican party of
California had placed Itself on the silver
question. II can understand," said the
speaker, "how a demand for bread and
butter can compel a. man to change
views, but I cannot understand what
made whole party change in one day,
when bread and butter were not consid-
erations involved"
6ox mr.
as witness Bryan club of 1000 Repub-
licans in Los Angeles.
The senator was listened to with
breathless attention by an audience
which the local Republican papers state
numbered at least 5000. Forty-one new
members signed the club pledge, some
throwing away Mckinley buttons when
so doing.
The senator left on the Ais train for
Anaheim, where he addressed large
audience last evening.
The Wilbur Stock company closed
very successful weeks performance last
evening with The Octoroon. The COM
pany made many friends while in this
city.
Thomas j. Jones Of Garden Grove, Or
ange county, received the nomination
| for senator at the Republican conVen-
| ton at Newport Beach yesterday.
The funeral services of Mrs. Elizabeth
Birch were held at the First Baptist
church in this city at p. m. today. Mrs
Birch was the widow of one of the pio-
neers of Santa Ana valley, whose name
| is made historic by being attached to
| one of the principal streets of the city or
| Santa Ana.
AT ANAHEIM
An enthusiastic crowd, estimated at
| $500 or 5000 people, congregated to near
| Senator White speak. At about 4;3O p.
m. the booming of the anvils announced
the senator's arrival at the depot where
| he was met by Messrs. Williams, Horr
| and Bailey of the reception committee
and escorted to the Commercial hotel.
| At 8 o'clock the Fullerton band formed
| in front of the hotel and played feW
pieces of excellent music, after when
| the senator was escorted to the speak
ers stand. When Mr.. Spencer, presl-
dent of the Bryan Silver League, in
| troduced him Senator White plunged
right into the subject that is now agi-
tating the people, and for an hour and
half he discussed the great questions
| that are most prominent in this CAM
paign. He dwelt mostly on the ques-
ton of free coinage, as he believes that
| to be the paramount issue, but did not
| fail to pay his respects to the tariff
measures as he went along. He gave
| an explanation or the proceedings OF tne
| convention at Chicago, and when he
mentioned the name of w. J. Bryan the
audience went wild and cheer after
| cheer was waited away on the evening
| breeze.
At the close of the senator's speech
! President Spencer rose and called for
| three cheers for Senator Stephen M.
| White. These were given with hearty
good will, and when the president called
! for three cheers for William Jennings
Bryan the applause was deafening.
| A number of the admirers of Senator
White repaired with him to the hotel
and rendered him a reception and BAN
quet Those present at the banquet
We're: Senator White, c. Spencer, H. A.
M Williams, Victor Schumacher, M. L.
Rogers, Joseph Helmson, N. F. Stead
man, ]. A. Booty, w. b. Julian, w L.
Metcalfe, William Friese, John Schu-
man, F. Ahlborn j. j. Schneider, ]. P.
Desgranges, c. S. Rogers, G. V. Horr S.
j. Paschall, P. A. Schumacher, B. f.
Porter Mr. Bently and B. L. Bourland.