The record-union., 1896-11-03
GREAT SOUND-MONEY RALLY,
Republicans Wind Up the Campaign in
Splendid Style.
rour Immense nass neetings Held
Last Night, and Great
Enthusiasm.

such an outpouring of Republicans
mad not been seen during the campaign
as mat OF last night, when four mass
meetings We're held in different sections
OI the city under the auspices of the
business Mems Sound Money League.
thousands of voters assembled at each
oi the tour places of meeting, and the
enthusiasm seemed to have been bot
TIED UP to meet the final effort.
AT Second and K, Fourth and K,
Seventh and K and Ninth and streets
bonfires cleaned, rockets ascended,
bands of music played, men cheered
orators spoke, and the air was charged
with Johnson and Mckinley.
AT Second and K streets the meeting
was called to order by Walter Coma
les, Chairman of the Second Ward Re-
publican Club Selections were rem
dered by the Republican campaign
quartet, after which addresses were
made by Emmett Phillips, j. A. Shee-
nan, D. j. Davis, Harry Rogers, w. r.
DAILY and w. "A. Anderson. The enthu-
slasm was bounded only by the limits of
the crowd, and the men from the old
Second Ward seemed unanimous in
their approval Of what was said
At the conclusion of the speaking the
meeting adjourned to
FOURTH AND K STREETS,
Where George H. Clark had called
meeting of nearly 1000 persons to or
DER. The glee club had duplicated its
performance at Second and K streets,
and the fife and drum corps had rem
dered several patriotic airs, so that
when Harry Rogers was introduced It
was some time before be could proceed
because of the continu3 us cheering. W.
w. Greer, Edward Vaughn, r. T. Dew
lin, Jabez Turner, Emmett Phillips, J.
"A Sheehan and VIM. NJ. Sims followed
Rogers in the order named, and the ut
terances of each speaker were cheered
TO the echo. When the meeting ad-
1ourned it did so to reassemble at Sew
enth and & streets. In the meantime
ANOTHER MONSTER MEETING
Had assembled at Ninth and ] streets,
and was called to order by ]. NJ. Avery.
The street was choked with voters, and
when Mr.. Avery had delivered a few
hnpromptu remarks and introduced the
veteran Republican Stephen Uren the
crowd went wild
Lincoln White followed Mr.. Uren and
came in for his share of applause, and
Major jerks, J. c. King, VIM M. Sims
Candidate for the Assembly from the
Twentieth District N N. Denton and
III. w. Decker followed, each receiving
great applause
Mr.. Decker was the recipient of an
ovation. He dwelt eloquently upon the
political situation, and exhorted his
hearers, first Of all, to vote for their own
interests and the interests Of Sacra-
mento, which could be best preserved by
returning to Congress Grove L. John
son.
Charles T. Jones made the closing eff
fort in neat speech, and then the
meeting adjourned to
SEVENTH AND K STREETS,
Where the fourth and greatest meeting
had been in progress all the evening
Thomas Berkey, President Of the
United Republican Clubs, welded the
gavel for the last time in the cam
pa1gn at the latter place, and when he
called the meeting to order the crowd
was so great that there was a crush
But the first half of the meeting was q
baby affair compared with that later
ON, when the men who had participated
In the three others reached the ground.
Then was seen one of the largest mass
meetings the city had known for wears.
and each individual member seemed TO
have reserved his lungs for the final
test
The quartet was again in evidence
when the meeting became quiet, after
which Charles It. Jones led in the
speech-making. He was followed by
w. j. Hartley, Thomas James, H. w.
Johnson. W. w. Greer, n. N. Denton.
e. c. Hart, F. R. Dray, William N.
Sims, and then after the four meetings
had assembled somebody caught sight
Of the well-known form Of
CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON,
And in ten seconds every man was yell
ing Johnson at the top of his voice.
When Mr.. Johnson took the plat
form the demonstration reached
its highest pitch. Hats were
thrown into the air (some of them being
forever losD, rockets spouted, drum
beats Wed with cheers, and men went
almost wild. They had not expected
Johnson, but they wanted to hear him
talk, and when he took the stand and
made his last appeal to the voters of
Sacramento CITY and county the earlier
demonstration was duplicated.
He congratulated the assembled
throng on their resolve to win the COM
ing battle for the city and county, and
extorted them to work. work. work
to be at the polls early and remain until
the last vote is tailed; to watch the
count and see to 1t that every vote cast
In the interest Of Sacramento was
counted Victory was within their
grasp, and all that was necessary to
attain 1t was work.