The herald., 1898-09-05
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! Notes on the Reception /,
and Speech Of MI Gage
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Angeles He 10 the standard bearer OF the
Republican party Of this state. Hs re-
turned from Sacramento. or from ean
Francisco. where he was crowned. to hls
home, to his friends and 10 his enthusiastic
supporters and admirers who tor days
had been making elaborate preparations
to receive and give him royal reception.
Mr. Gage came For forty minutes the
whistles Of the railroad corporations footed
and shrieked small crowd Of politicians
mot him At the depot A brass band dplayed
q patriotic air, and all was over, save an
uneventful ride from the depot to the hotel.
where another brass band had been sta
toned to gather a crowd In anticipation OF
his arrival. At the hotel Hundred Gu
riosity seekers and a hundred politicians
beheld Mr.. Gage aIight from his carriage
and disappear into the hotel.
This Is, In brief. Mr.. Cages long-looked-
for welcome. Mr.. Gage must have been
disappointed. A chill must have run
through his frame as he beheld an ominous
silence from the few present, instead the
pent up enthusiasm Of thousands breaking
forth n thunderors huzzss.
For ten days Mr.. Gage had been adver-
nsed to speak at the pavilion. For AZ many
days the Republican machinery Of this
part Of the state had been running at full
speed to make the pavilion meeting the
event Of the campaign. This meeting. 1t
was said, was to be the opening gun Of the
battle. The various Republican clubs In
this part Of the state were invited, In fact,
urged, to take part in this great and his
tory-making occasion. The generosity Of
the railroads gave q one-fare rate to all
points. The several Republican county
committees OF the southern counties were
hesoueht to lend their presences and to
use their influence in getting out the largest
ard most enthusiastic crowd ever seen In
Los Angeles. In hne, every effort was
made to demonstrate to the whole state
that Southern California, irrespective OF
party. was bubbling over with enthusiasm
fer Mr.. Gage.
The result Of the combined efforts Of me
managers OF Mr.. Gage and his candidacy
must be disappointing to themselves ana
10 their and his most ardent admirers. and
doubly 50 IN view Of the fact that the Re-
publican party has at ITS beck and call all
the facilities for transportation and un-
limited financial resources with which to
make a show and TO buy noise and flre-
crackers.
At the pavilion Mr.. Gage was reserved 10
make his appearance at time when the
house was filled. The managers had
thoughtfully reserved the body Of the pa
vilion for the drilled clubs and trained
shouters from neighbor1ng towns and from
the city who were expected to do the
whoopins-up.
At the proper time Mr.. Gage appeared.
Those in the body Of tho hail-that ID the
c,ubs-arose and cheered Justify for few
seconds, and all was over. The sides Of
the hall, the balcony and the galleries were
unmoved. Here and there an Individual
shouted. but he was lost In his loneliness.
Not only was there lack Of enthusiasm
for Mp Gage and his candidacy among the
onlookers, but there was lack OF Republi-
can faces and an under current which
showed that his nomination Is distasteful
to many Republicans in this part Of the
state.
Two years ago when Republican meetings
were held IN the pavilion to worship the
gold dollar, the hall was filled with the rep
resefftative Republicans Of the city and
county. Bankers, business men and many
others were present to give testimony Of
their faith. Saturday night they were not
by the elite. The body Of the hall was not
set apart for the representative men Of
the party. Not by any means. Upon
every hand and side. upon the stage and in
the body Of the hall, politicians and trained
clubs of shouting office-eeekers were
packed in TO occupy the places OF those
who, II they have not already turned their
backs upon the candidates Of Mr.. Burns
convention, have the matter under serious
consideration.
II must not be understood that all the
politicians present perspired through ef-
forts to exhibit their enthusiasm. Frank
Flint seemed to be stage manager, and
Senator Bulla sort Of speech director.
Frank escorted Mr.. Gage to the stage and
Il ok a seat by his side. 1t was observed
that the former had a huge roll Of papers
under his arm which proved to be Mr..
Cages speech, and which he consulted frc-
QuentIy whenever ne got lOSt IN MS logic.
Frank appeared to be reconciled to the
situation. although not many moons ago
he was pouring cold water on the candi-
dacy Of Mr.. Gage, extoing Mr.. Bulla for
United States senator and expatiating upon
the necessity for a senator from this end Of
the state. He seemed to enjoy Mr.. Cages
speech, and occasionally was the only one
who applauded.
Mr.. Bulla, however. showed signs Of un-
easiness. AS chairman Of the meeting he
was compelled to make a speech. He took
twenty minutes Of precious time to review
the history Of the Republican party and
the Spanish war, announced that the Re-
publican party demanded the retention of
all territory acquired blythe United States
and declared that the chief issue In this
-tate campaign is the Endorsement or nom
Endorsement Of McKinley's administration;
but Mr.. Bulla never said word about AL
ger and the corruption and mismanage-
ment Of the war department, the Seventh
regiment. the San Pedro harbor, the fund
ing bill. railroad domination. an economical
state administration, or anything else in
which Republicans. alike with Democrats.
are interested. Nor did Mr.. Bulla say
word about the necessity OF having a
United States senator from Southern CALI
fornla. But, then, what could be expected
from Mr. Bulla since Re vAi na RI tTcina TING