The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-02
REPUBLICANS
ORGANIZE FOR
THE CAMPA|G
Chairman McLaugh-
lin Reelected.
REPORTS ARE ENCOURAGING
STATE cANvAssERs PREDICT A
GRAND VICTORY.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee Elects the officers Chosen
by the Executive Com
mittee.
REPORTS ARE ENCOURAGING
STATE CANVAsSERs PREDICT A
GRAND VICTORY.

The members of the Republican State
Central Committee, elected al the Sacra-
mento convention, met IN Golden Gate
Hall yesterday afternoon and organized
for the present campaign. There was q
large attendance and it was the predic-
ton of every member present that the
Republican ticket headed by Henry I.
Gage would be elected by handsome
majority in November.
Prior to the meeting of the general
body the executive committee met with
several of the candidates on the State
ticket. When Henry T.. Gage, the stand
ard-bearer of the party in the State CAM
paign, made his appearance he received
a grand ovation: Gage bowed his ac-
acknowledgement of the kindly reception.
He refrained from making any speech,
desiring TO save his voice for the mass
meeting held in the evening at Wood
ward 5 Pavilion. III. - D.:
County Clerk Curry, nominee for Secre-
tary of State, was also warmly applauded
when he entered the hall. Then came
Jacob Neff nominee for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, and following him were George w.
Root, Supreme Court Justices Mcfarland
and Van Fleet, c: s. Laumeister. Julius
Kahn and Eugene +. Loud. As each OF
the nominees entered the hall he was
greeted with cheers.
The executive committee and candidates
present discussed the fight at consider
able length and then adjourned to meet
in conference with the State Central
Committee.
When the general committee was called
to order by Major Mclaughlin motion
was made and unanimously carried that
the officers of the executive. committee De
made the officers of the State committee
The officers Of the State committee We're
then announced. to be- Chairman. MAYOR
Frank McLaugLlini first Nice-president,
George. c. Pardee; second. vice president,
Z. F. Preston. secretary, E. G" Hart: as
sistant secretary, Jacob: 'Steppacher;
treasurer, Paris Kilburn.- ~--.-
The committee received reports from the
the progress of the campaign. Every re-
port was of most favorable nature and.
foreshadoWed the victory of the State
ticket. Among those who expressed their
views were eX-Supreme> Judge Van h:
Paterson, J. C. Campbell, a: 2. Van Du-
ger George c. Ross OF. San Mateol .ex-1
Judge E. r. Carpenter; Edward l. Wolfe,
Wells of Contra. Costa, g. A, Swisler of
Ell Dorado, j.. L. Reed. of Lake, George A.
Sturtevant of Mendocino, j. L. Prior of
Marin, James MeLaehlan of Los Angeles,
DR.. D. z. Morgan of Placer; Joseph .Stef-
fens OF Sacramento, DIR, Hannessey of
MorehouSe and S: F. Aver OF Santa Clara.
w F. Price and A. B. Lennon of Sonoma
and A ]. Pillsbury of Tulare. These gen
tlemen have been assisting in conducting
the campaign throughout the State, and
1t was the opinion of them all that each
day brought to the party more convincing
proof of the success of the ticket headed
by Gage and Neff. $3.50.
The committee then. adjourned to the
call of the chair, after mapping out plan
of campaign for the speakers who are
now canvassing the State