The herald., 1896-03-05

Republican enthusiasm was on tap il
large chunks for several hours at Ebinger's
last night, the occasion being the first an
nuai banquet of the Republican league oi
the Sixth California congressional district
1t was given out that the scene of the fes
tivities would be new Turner hall, on Mair
street near Third, but the committee on ar
rangements at the last moment became
frightened lest the tickets sold would no
be sufficient to pay the rental for the quar-
ters selected, and the place was al
the last moment given up.
The feast was strictly subscription af.
fair. the tickets costing each diner the sum
of ~. Most Of the patrons to the function
looked upon the affair in the light of the
formal opening of the fall city and county
campaigns, and when approached to pur.
chase cards of admission, gave up their
good money. just as they would have con-
tributed to purchase campaign banner.
in the light of compulsory stand and de-
liver. Nearly all Of the patrons being
either in office or candidates for office,
chiefs of departments in either the city or
the county governments or their deputies,
there has been considerable growing be.
cause the forced contributions have this
year begun SO early.
The affair last night was in many re-
spects a most remarkable gathering. 1t was
engineered and maneuvered from start to
finish by what is known as the "liid' wing
OF the party. The programmes who have
been and. the infanile push. anxiou, to
ride, were in the saddle, horse, foot and
dragoon5, with here and there few of the
silk stocking or half-breed element to
give to the feast sort OF respectable
party background. The latter, however,
were each and all of them compelled to
play strictly thinking part, and they were
not permitted to think above whisper
either. The silk -stockinged came in even
ing dress, while the members of de gang
present wore everything from sack coats
and corduroy trousers to Prince Alberts
and Scotch tweed pantaloons.
The orators of the evening were all of
them boys, who, when they did not reHd
their several essays from manuscript, de-
claimed them as if the several pieces de-
livered had been first learned by heart, and
had later been numerously practiced be-
fore mirrors in private rooms lest the dog
might get away before his bark had been
turned loose upon an unsuspecting public.
The enthusiasm reached it's height about
IL 80 o'clock, when nearly every wine
glass had touched bottom innumerabie
times, the array of tumblers and decanters
being scattered about in promiscuous con-
fusion. seeming to look reproachfully upon
conditional surrender, will be for a great
many today their late unpleasantness.
The POSTMASTER was A. W. Kinney, the
sentiments and responses delivered being
as follows:
The Young Mems Republican League: Its
OF Los Angeles. Refrain, Well Rally Round
the Flag Boys.
The American Flag and the Grand Old Party.
Response by L. G. Brown of Pasadena. Re-
Our Departed Leaders. RESPONSE by Byron
L. Oliver OF Los Angeles. Refrain, Star Span
gled Banner
The Democratic Surplus. Response by S. NJ.
Haskell OF Pomona. Refrain. Don't Like You
Any More.
Our Congressional Delegation at Washing
ton. Response by W. NJ. Hyatt of Whittier.
Refrain We Won't Go Home Till (Morning)
Adjournment.
D. Ihe Press Response by wv W E 3, arthur thur. Of
The Republican Party and the Monroe Doc
trine. Response by A. J. sherer OF Compton.
The Next President of the United States.
Response by J. c. Rives OF Downey Refrain,
Yankee Doodle.
California Republican State. Response by
George Reed, jr.. OF Los Angeles.
A sensation was expected in the address
of j. G. Rives of Compton, who was down
to respond to the sentiment, The Next
President of the United States. 1t had
been given out that Rives was to formally
launch the William Mckinley presidential
boom, and as a result small sized riot
Thomas B. Reed. William Allison and
others of the big Republican leaders who
were present. Rives, however, disap-
pointed the crowd. He eulogized McKin-
ley, but he did the same thing for all of the
other big men of his party who are in the
hands of their several friends as the suc-
cessor to President Cleveland. The speak
inn tho oil afn hod oil
left long before-the letters of regret were
read.
THE COLONEL BUSY ELSEWHERE.
In lieu of his presence, Col. Harrison
Gray Otis sent the following clipping which
is taken from the San Francisco Chronicle
of Tuesday last. 1t might have been read
had not the crowd all thinned out before it
could be reached:
CoLUMBus, O., March 2.-The Evening
Dispatch has the following about Cali
fornan suggested for vice-president and
what Mckinley says the St. Louis platform
should be: DIR. H. j. Detmers says he Wis
tied Major Mckinley on Friday at his
home in Canton. DR.. Detmers told the ex-
governor of his recent trip to California
and his acquaintance with Colonel Otis,
proprietor of the Los Angeles Times. He
averred his belief that Mr.. Otis will be the
choice of the Pacific states for vce-presi-
dent, aud Major Mckinley said there could
be no better man selected.
The doctor also told him of platfor IN
framed by himself and Otis on their trip
eastward when the latter was on his way
to the banquet of the Marquette club of
Chicago. The platform had three pianks {:
"Protection to American industries; every
dollar worth a hundred cents; free and
honest ballot" Colonel Otis amended this
by adding, "UpholdinR of the American
flag"
DIR. Detmers said that Major Mckinley
vigorously applauded the platform, and
said that it expressed all that was neces-
sary.
The letter from Speaker Thomas Brack-
ett Reed was as follows: 1 am very sorry
not to be able TO be present at your meet
ing, and am glad of chance to greet the
Republicans of Los Angeles, for have a
very kindly remembrance of the pleasant
evening l spent with them eight years ago.
Since then we have had four years of Dem.
ocratic rule. Will you ask your meeting
which they liked best, four years OF pros
perity or four years of Democracy:
That is question where man is sure
of his answer.
Senator George G. Perkins wrote as fol.
lows from Washington city:
have the honor to acknowledge receipt
Of your invitation ct recent date inviting