The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-18

one or the largest ana most enthu-
siastic meetings ever held in the
Twenty eighth Assembly District was
held last evening in Drew's Hall on
New Montgomery street, under the
auspices of the Republican County
Committee. The hall was entirely too
small to accommodate all those who
wished to hear the issues Of the cam
paign discussed, and several hundred
people were compelled to stand. They
remained to the close, however, and
cheered and applauded until their
threats became hoarse and their hands
became sore from clapping.
The audience, which was an appre-
ciative one, was composed of mechanics
and artisans living in the district, and
many of them were accompanied by
their wives and daughters The women
folks appeared to be as deeply inter-
ested in the speeches as were the men
and not a telling point passed with
out their joining in the applause.
When Charles L. Patton entered the
hall three cheers were proposed for
the next Mayor of San Francisco"
and they were given with will Mr..
Patton acknowledged the kindly recep-
ton given him, and when he was in
trCduced by Chairman J. ]. Donahue 1t
was several minutes before he could
make himself heard so great was the
applause.
He spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and ladies and gentle
men: l appear before you as an aspirant
for the office of Mayor 1t is the highest
gift which the voters of this municipal
lty have in their power to make. You
are entitled to know whom you are voting
for and you are entitled to know all about
It. 1t is nothing more than your right
that a candidate Tor any office who seeks
your suffrage shall be willing at all
times to tell who he is, what ne Is ana
how he stands upon public questions l
viii never see the day that l shau rear
to give my entire confidence to the peo-
pie of the city and county OF san ran
There are only three weeks left in
10 time to reply to scurrilous attacks.
(Cries of Good "Good!" and cheers.)
have no time TO answer lies. L have no
time to backbite any gentleman on the
other side. l come before you, and
will tell you who am and what think,
and if on the Sth day OF November you
shall decide that l will make the best
Mayor for you l want you TO vote Tor
me CHEERS and cries OF I'VE will!D L
do not ask your votes on any other
ground than that of capablity. I believe
that l shall convince the majority of the
voters of San Francisco that | am the
best man for that place. (AppIause ana
cries of Good" "GOod!Q
I have been in this hall within the last
few weeks and have stated my opinion
in relation TO some public questions:
There are a few other questions treated
of in our platform that l desire to talk
about tonight. The Democratic party
will come before you, through its orators
and its candidates, and will tell you that
it, and it only, is the friend of the labor
ing man. l tell you that whether or not
they are the friends OF the labortng man
the plank in the Republican platform Tor t0r
the laborer is better and broader plank
than they ever dared to insert in a Demo-
cratic platform. (Applause)
In that platform 1t Is stated, IN no
equivocal terms, that in all public con-
tracts it shall be a part of the contract
that the laboring man shall receive Tor
(Applause) Fellow citizens, that is little
enough and for laboring. man to work
for that small sum gives him but bare
pittance to raise his family and make his
children honorable, intelligent citizens.
l can say TO you, and l have it on the
best authority, that certain gentleman
who appeals to the citizens of San Fran
cisco for their votes has stated publicly
that $50 a month is enough for the labor
ing man. 1 take issue with him there.
(Groans for Phelan.) 1 am willing to
fight it out on this line. (Applause.)
Now, elloW-citiZens, want TO say one
thing more, and then 1 have done. 1 am
not going to bore you with long talks.
they will give me a platform TO speak on,
what 1 believe
| want to say one thing to you, that
I owe my nomination to no clique of men,
TO no corporation, and l am under no OBJ
gaGn tS %at them Of t6 APp ety there is y0 0o
man. no corporation and no body of men
who can come to me and define WhaL my
is to-day in existence no man ana no Dody
of men who can divine what my official
acts will be, unless they can Giv h1i the mem
from what | have said IN pubic, anu
every word that 1 shall say to you or say
anywhere in public will be lived up TO.
l will make no private pledges TO any
one. (AppIause.) If you elect me Mayor
Of this city say agatn-and the people
who don't like II can laugh at IT, the
nal %
/ say that when 1 am Mayor of this city
If there is any office in my gift the people
need not go TO any boss or to any cor
pOration. l belong to no man. l will do
my ardor to subserve the best interests
of the people and the people only. L
thank you. Great applause)
A. j. Morgenstern paid his respects
to the Democratic party in general and
James .. Phelan in particular.
THE Democrats" said he, have in
augurated campaign of dirt and mud
singing, but it will not avail Mayor
Phelan has also been indulging in some
unfounded and unwarranted remarks.
After nominating himself, irresponsible
faker that he is, he wants to succeed
himself in office. The people thorough
ly understand him. He is not honest in
his official acts or speeches. and when
on Saturday night he declared that the
reason the Democrats did not hold
primary was because there was no pri-
mary law, he told a bold and vicious
lie He knew we'll that the Porter pri-
mary law is in existence, but he didn't
dare hold a primary, for he knew that
he would then be unable to control the
convention and renominate himself. He
and his Purchasers knew that the
party would not give them control of
the delegates. He is now posing as the
workingman's friend, while a short
time ago he declared that 81 day was
too much here for a laborer There is
not reputable newspaper in the town
supporting him. True. he has the sup
port of the Bulletin, but 1 have it on
the authority of one of his friends that
he paid $4,000 for it,
ID. E. McKinlay then entered into
q mastery dfea11acioY ~.