The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-06

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politan Temple, four open-air meetings
and lesser attractions in several As
sembly districts Fusion and Phelan
candidates rushed about from meeting
10 meeting and were introduced as the
fearless champions of all things good
and pure III politics. The job chasers,
one and all. from Mcguire and Phelan
down TO the candidate for School d.
rector. ranted on the railroad and mo-
nouoly theme, which has been the
Bourbon slogan since nominations were
made.
The occasion was advertised as the
last appearance OF the candidates pc
fore election" The writer of the lad.
should have placed a period after the
word candidates, as they are doomed
10 defeat and obscurity on Tuesday.
All the meetings were merely a repetl-
ZION OF those held nightly during the
past four weeks. Candidates were
cheered more or less enthusiastically,
according to the popularity OF the IN
QiVidual and the number OF PERSONA
friends who happened TO De IN the as
SemDlage. Nit.
LATE Pence, the Colorado Populist
Congressman, who has been mahlnS
campaign speeches through the state
Tor Mcguire and Mayor Phelan We're
Tho attra ctionS at Metropolitan Temple,
and a large crowd was there TO greet
them. The CCloradan eXtolled Mcguire
as the one man living to-day IN Whom
IS combined all the virtues ana goulIhe
love for prosecuted humanity. lie
talked q bout the fupding bill and ma
rine and fisheries committee Work III
Congress and gave all the credit for
beneficial legislation on these questions
10 the fusion gubernator1al candldate;
He repeatedly compared Mcguire anu
BRYAN with Abraham Lincoln and de-
clared that they were all emancipators.
Nr. Pence told several good stories,
which kept his audience in a cheerful
MOOD. his speech was of the usual
antf-raonopoly order, with particular
reference to the Southern PACING COM
pany.
Judge W. P. Lawlor presided and
presented Mr.. Pence in a few words.
After thanking those present Tor the
warmth of their welcome Mr.. renee an
nounced that he intended to return to
California in year. When he returned
he said he was going to the City Han
TO call on Mayor Phelan and that. from
there he would continue his journey to
Sacramento to pay his respects TO Gov
ernor Mcguire. Mr.. Pence then took
run on the sldetrack to describe the
beauty of California and incidentally
he mentioned the disappointment that
was his because he had not been able
TO meet the Republican candidates.
belong to Massachusetts,, his native
State, or to California, his adopted
home, but he was the property of this
great republic. Then he cited the fact
that he had served in the Fifty-third
Congress with Mr.. Mcguire. He lauded
Mr. Maguire's record in Congress until
there was only one man in Congress
and that was Mcguire. Prior to this
Mr.. Pence said he had never heard of
Mr. Gage and he confidentially stated
that he never expected to hear of him
again.
Mr.. Pence said he stood before those
present a Populist, driven from the
Democratic party by Cleveland, and he
believed California was full of Silver
Republicans driven from the Republ-
can party by Hanna After stating that
the Democrats, Silver Republicans and
Populists were one and united party
in the present campaign Mr.. Pence
prophesied that the three parties in
one would sweep the land in the cleo
ton on Tuesday. He next attempted
q recital of the many reasons and issues
why. every honest Republican should
leave the party. These issues Were, of
course, G. z. Huntington and the
Southern Pacific Railroad. He stated
that he was not present to assaiI the
character Of any of the Republican
candidates., but despite this, his re-
marks We're vituperative in their char
acter.
After his personal TRADE he opened
up another line of thought. and by way
of stirring up the crowd prophesied
that Bryan would be elected President
in 1900. Returning to the California
campaign, Mr.. Pence said the Repub-
licans wanted a candidate who was
good enough to hold the office of Gov
ernor, while the Democrats wanted a.
man capable of. filling the position.
This was the material difference be-
tween Gage and Maguire-one a rail-
road creature, the other an honest man.
The most startling statement made
by Mr.. Pence was that Mcguire did
not represent the Democratic party,
but that he represented the Peoples
United party, composed Of the Demo-
Gratis, Populists and free silver Repub-
1icans. To each argument he made
Mr.. Pence asked the crowd to take his
word for it, not, as he stated, because
it was his word, but because it was the
truth.
Mayor Phelan arrived at 10 o'clock.
When he had been introduced he stated
that his absence had been due to the
fact that he had had several other
meetings to address He regretted that
he had not been able to be present and
hear Mr. Pence, for he was sure that he
would have profted by his words of
wisdom, as he was one of the wise men
of the East. Mr.. Phelan then began a
recital Of his thoughts as he had
looked up to the heavens and counted
the stars on his way to the Temple. He
said he had thought what q beautiful
place California is and how its people
should be a good and prosperous peo-
pie. Nature had done much for the
State, and it lies with the people to
accomplish the rest. Then he made the
same old argument that he has made
all through the campaign. He said that
all had gone well with the people and
the State until tyrants had set them
selves up in the State and built rail-
roads. Under generous privileges
granted them by the people they had
prospered, and then had turned their
power against the best interests of the
commonwealth. He dropped into the
heroic often enough to secure himself
applause and told the crowd that
Judge James Mcguire would close his
campaign by speaking in Metropolitan
Temple tomorrow night.
In accordance with the programme
open air meetings were held on the four
corners adjacent to the temple-at
nd