The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-02
GEORGE A. KNIGHT BERATES
TICKLE VOTERS.
Magnificent Expression Of Popular Sentiment in
Favor Of the UNFOLDING Of an Honest
Financial Standard All Over the
United States

A large and appreciative audience filed
every available corner in the Auditorium
last night to listen to the eloquence OF
Congressman S. W. Mccall and George A.
knight. The meeting took place under
the auspices of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee and was characterized
throughout by a certain heightened dig
nifty and moderation which detracted
nothing from the enthusiasm of the i'm
mense audience, while it impaired to the
great assemblage a seriousness and pro-
priety well worthy of emulation in other
quarters.
L. B. Apsley, whose oratory has made
him a favorite even among those outside
of his party in all sections of the Union,
was also to have addressed the meeting,
but owing to indisposition was prevented
from so doing. 1t is hoped, however, that
he will soon become acclimated and en-
thuse yet more the already buoyant-
minded Republicans with his logic and
eloquence.
The interior of the commcdious meet
ing-place presented a sea of faces, male
and female. Stage, orchestra, dress circle,
balcony and galleries were filed with a
throng of refined and deeply interested
auditors. Among them were noticed many
OF the foremost society people now in
town, many ladies forming part of the i'm.
mense gathering.
The interior of the building was mag
nifcently decorated and brilliantly illu-
minated by electricity.
Over the center of the stage hung life
size portrait of Mr.. Mckinley, framed in
festoons of red, white and blue silk, span
gled with golden stars. The gallery rail-
ings were adorned with graceful hangings
of cheesecloth in the National colors, in
terspersed with shields, banners and like
nesses of the Republican nominees.
From the center of the roof hung gaily
decorated lantern, from which depended
streamers of red, white and blue bunting,
caught up at symmetrical intervals along
the walls. Abiatfs band of forty pieces
furnished the music of the evening, the
opening selection, the overture to "Semi-
ramide," by Rossinf, being particularly
deserving of notice by reason of the arts
tic and spirited style in which it was
rendered.
Mr.. Knight, chairman of the evening.
opened the meeting by calling upon the
Knlckerbocker Quartet for selection. This
organization has now achieved quite a
name for itself in musical circles, and last
nights work merely affirmed the general
verdict of critics who have heard it..
The quartet comprises the following we'll
known vocalists: First tenor, D. NJ. Law
renee; second tenor, Charles Elliott; first
bass, d. B. Crane: second bass, L. A.
Larsen. They sang a comic political song
entitled 1.-THE Democratic Boat" which
took so well that 1t had to be repeated.
When the quartet had finished Mr..
Knight said:
Thei Republican party tonight is not con-
fined to California. We have with us one who
has not only done good work in behalf of Re-
publicanism, but who has furnished the key
note ana sounded the onslaught for the frev
which made William ]. Bryan the nominee Of
the Democratic party of this Nation
However much Democracy may admire its
standard bearer, however much conservation
they may derive from the fact that he is
termed one OF the greatest orators of the age,
and though II may rank him with the
Webslers, the Clays and the Calhouns of the
past, the Republican party of this Nation was
the organization that furnished Mr.. Bryan
down the crown of thorns upon the brow of
labor" [laughterl, and "You shall not cruelty
mankind upon cross of gold"
pretty conception, pretty thought when
used Alright, and when you take into con-
sideration the fact that all the good all the
pure rhetoric all the great statesmanship, has
emanated from the organization of which we
are proud to be members then it is not sur
prlslng, 1t does not strike us as anything out
OF the ordinary, that they should fitch from
the history and the brains of the Republican
party those things which, when properly used
should make anybody popular. Applause.
The present fight, continued the chair