The San Francisco call., 1896-11-06
SPE EkKER REED
NOT SURPRISED
The Result of Tuesdays
Election Just What He
Expected.
Expresses Qualification Because
of Calitornia's Blow at
Organism.
SARCASM AIMED at JONES.
The Democratic Managers Claims
Arouse the Mlrth of the
Maineite.

DEL MONTE, CAL, Nov. 5.-Thomas
B. Reed arrived here yesterday on spe-
cial train from San Francisco and is en-
joying to the fullest extent the rest and
quiet he has found at this beautiful resort.
His daughter. who has been her fathers
companion during his speechmaking tour
of the United States, accompanied him.
The rest of the party are Senator G. N.
FELTON,, ]. f. Aldrich and wife of Chicago,
James Barney, Major Bates, q. s. AL. A.
Fillmore and F. s. Douty.
After the visitors had partaken of
luncheon at the hotel they were taken for
drive through the Del Monte grounds
and the interesting old town of Monterey.
Mr.. Reed sat upon the box seat and
thoroughly enjoyed the drive and the
sightseeing. In Monterey he was en-
Enthusiastically cheered as he passed. In
the afternoon delegation consisting of
the town council of Monterey and large
number of the leading citizens called upon
him at the hotel. He talked of the issues
OF the campaign, of Republlcanism in
general and of many subjects OF interest
20 California. His conversation surprised
them, for he demonstrated that he knew as
m uch about their own State as did the ma
tive Californians.
During the evening ex-Assemblyman s.
]. Duckworth showed to Mr.. Reed tele-
gram received from J. R. Jones, chairman
of the National Democratic Committee,
which was to the effect that Bryan and
Jones would not give up the fight. for
they could not understand how the States
they had counted upon so positively could
have gone for Mckinley. When Mr.. Reed
read it, he smiled, and remarked:
"If that were ali that our friends Bryan
and Jones did not understand they would
be better off. The issues of the campaign
even seem beyond them"
The Nicaragua canal question was
touched upon as to the advisabiity of the
enterprise ana the possibility OF its early
commencement after this election. Mr..
Reed said:
"Well, we had better wait until we get
little ahead on revenues; then there will
| be plenty of time for that scheme"
! This morning the party was driven over
| the cele brated Seventeen-mile drive and
both Mr.. Reed and his daughter were
greatly impressed with its beauties As
! the coach passed through Monterey and
Pacific Grove, crowds of citizens gathered
on the principal streets and cheered vocif-
erously. Mr.. Reed from his seat on the
! box, bowed and smiled.
| Mr. Reed was tonight asked his opin-
ion as to whether Tuesdays election had
effectively crushed the fiat money agita-
ton. and whether he believed the Demo-
Gratis would ever again accept fusion
proposals from the Populists.
Now, I will tell you,' said Mr.. Reed,
II would be glad to tell-and especially
regarding those questions-all about the
outcome. but with the data at hand now
it is indeed very vague question:
| He was asked as regards the result of
the election, if it was as he expected it
would be.
Yes said Mr.. Reed. ''the general re-
suit is as l expected. l was not surprised
| at the vote cast by the several States but
will say l was particularly pleased with
the result in California. Maryland was
! gratifying, too. The yet doubtful States
will, believe. fall into line just as soon
as the returns from remote precincts are
| more definite"
| When asked if he would prolong his
visit in California, he said: II leave here
tomorrow and will visit Mount Hamil-
ton. Then / think l will proceed directly
| home"
| The Reed party will leave tomorrow
morning at o'clock on a special train.
| They will stop at San Jose, remaining
there two davs, when they will visit
Mount Hamilton, and then will proceed
| to San Francisco.