The San Francisco call., 1896-10-25

with admiration Tor General oarHSS cu1'
she rushed off and brought him coIfee-
cup. thinking presumably that the tin
cup, of which there were thousanos on
the grounds, might be little too plebelan
for her idol.
The people who. planned the barbecue
were practical They had gauged the
Alameda County appetite accurately.
Never in the history of Haywards has SO
much food been consumed WITHIN the
town limits in one day. The beeves were
cooked 10 perfection; the buIlsheads
were delicious; the potatoes were COOKED
in ovens made OF rocks; the coffee was
made in speciallybuilt ealdrons, the
smaller numbers on the Dill or iare were
literally dispensed and the keen but not
cold air OF a somewhat elouded October
dav supplied the sharp appetite that
added a finishing zest to the feast.
A few thousand people standing, sitting,
lolling against trees or leaning over fences,
holding plates IN one hand and navlgat-
ing its ample contents to their mouths
with the other; several score of willing
maids and men handing over rough lum-
ber tables delicious morsels without end; /;
some swarthy Mexicans carving huge
beeves spitted over large grease fire in
pit; everybody enjoying themselves and
far mole interested in promoting general
bonhomie than in abstruse political prob
lens, and such in brief was to-day's bar
becue.
The veterans wearing large red badges
were the most conspicuous OF all. They
seemed to be quite at home with their tin
spoons and tin pannikins, and the absence
OF knives and forks and napkins and I'M
ger bowls did not trouble them III the
slightest. As they stood around eating
beef with their fingers they recalled the
lime when they ate in the open air gener
alton ago, when their wives and sweet
hearts would have had as hard task to
find a gray hair then as purely ebon one
to-day.
President of the day, George S. Lam
gan, opened the proceedings by announc-
ing that Haywards capitulated for the oay
to her visitors, and advising them to take
the fullest advantage of their opportunity,
which they conscientiously proceeded to
do.
Large IS was the crowd, it would have
been much larger had the weather given
earlier indication that there would be no
rain during the day. The clouds hung
low all morning and once or twice a little
mist fell, but not sufficient to save the road
sprinklers q trip. Soon after President
Langan had formally welcomed the guests
he again assembled the stand and an
nounced that two and half tons of grapes
had been driven on TO the ground and were
like the clans and other good things-ab-
-solutely free.
A marked feature of the large gathering
was tie large number of ladies. There
was strong contrast between their fresh,
rudy faces and the features made pallid
by electric lights that is seen at city
gathering. 1t was to a large extent
country gathering, and as nearly every
body was acquainted with every body else
there was no formaiity of stiffness. and
one idea. that OF having good time, pre-
vailed Prominent among the pleasure
seekers were two Salvation Army lassies
seeking to earn premium by being cham
pion War Cry sellers, and even they did
not seem out Of place.
The grand stand was encircled with
American flags. and around the platform
were pictures having a bearing on the po-
litical situation, and which were as gooo
as puzzle book TO the younger portion of
the crowd.
About o'clock President Langan called
the vast assemblage to order, and the fol-
lowing ice-presidents occupied seats on
the platform: Captain William Roberts,
Henry Smyth and 81. w. Meek. San Loren
70; ]. II. Strobridge, D. S. SmaIley, G.
Wlnton and John Webster, Haywards; J..
c. Morehouse, I. P. Carey, S. Huff, San
Leandro; Senator John i. Beard. Center
vile; H; l. Petermann. E. H. CIawiter,
Mount Eden; G. W. Langan, Reuben
Hunter, Livermore; a. c. Henry, Y. H.
Metcalf. A. A. Moore, w. r. Davis, w. H.
H. Hussey, w. r. Thomas, Oakland;
Judge Ellsworth, G. H. Payne, C. B.
Daniels, Alameda; f. J. Fletter, S. c.
Archibald, C. Mautalen, T. NJ. Robinson,
w. w. Morrison, a. II. Breed, r. w.
Church, T. W. Harris, B. c. Hawes, ]. w.
Evans J. I. Palmer J. Striker, ]. ii. w.
Riley, County Central Committee.
Judge Greene made little speech and
told what he would do if reelected. Sam
P. Hall, who is the running mate of
Judge Greene for the Superior bench, said
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value OF brevity.
J. W. Clark, in whose Assembly district
Raywards is situated, delivered a short
speech regarding the value of electing a
solid, intelligent Republican Legislature,
and was certain that tine Creator never
intended that such q productive district
should return mongrel Assem- blyman.
Congressman Hilborn was loudly
cheered, and, having stated he accepted
the cheering as proof that his course in
Congress was not altogether distasteful to
his constituency, he promised to follow
along the same line, and bowed himself to
his seat.
H A. Powell told few Republican
truths and gave some advice worth follow
ing.
D. E. McKinlay, the Santa Rosa candi-
date on the Republican electoral ticket,
was in fine form and made q telling
speech. As in his former speech at the
Tabernacle he poured forth volume of
facts that were unanswerable and con-
-vincing. He carried his audience with
him, and his practical speech, coming as
it did from man who is proud that he is
knight of Labor, it created a deep i'm
preston and left many of his audience
thinking as they had never thought be-
fore
Mrs. Holbrook Blinn was the next
speaker and she confined her remarks
solely 10 the business and legitimacy of
giving the right of suffrage to her sex.
Mrs BIinn was honored as were none of
the other speakers. The sky had worn a
threatening aspect all the day, but before
Mrs. Blinn had spoken a couple of SEN
tences the clouds burst wide open and the
scene of life and gayety was bathed IN
sunshine for several minutes. The ladies
at once called attention to the happy omen
and prophesied success to the cause with
more confidence than ever.
General W. H. L. Barnes was the next
and last speaker. He said he felt at home
as he had not done for years. He saw
around him farmers and ladies, and work
ingmen and politicians and they were all
men and women who were able to think
and act for themselves. The general made
a fOrcible speech but was interrunted