The herald., 1898-02-13

that the state Is now safely Republican
He pointed out the necessity for har'
mony in the party and for the eradica-
ton OF everything that savored of boss
ism, and closed with an appeal for THOR
ough organization.
"Our Republican Heroes" was the SUD-
ject assigned to Hon. Frank f. Davis
and he handled 1t in such manner as
to divide honors with Mr.. Fitch. AS
might have been expected, he euloglzeo
the Republican leaders from the organ
ization of the party. In regard to LIN
coin he drew a parallel between MIN
and the Christ, saying that both hao
died for the good of humanity. After
mentioning nearly all of the leaders OF
the party past and present, he took an
entirely different view of the Hanna
matter to that taken by Mr.. Fitch. II
Won are to win in future contests, saih
he. you will require the genius OF
Hanna to aid YOU. Had it not been Tor
Hanna. Mckinley would now be occu-
nvtnp his humble home in Ohio. and w.
7 Rryan would be president" While not
a seeker after office in this or any other
state Mr.. Davis announced his willing
ness to support to the extent of his abill-
tv the regular nominees OF the Repub-
lican party whether their names wire
Jones. Hanna or Mckinley.
Col. II. G.. Otis was on the program for
speech on the subject. THE Republican
Press and the Battle of go The toast
master announced that. owing to illness,
Col. Otis could not he present. He had
sent a letter of regret which would pe
read later.
Hon. H. c. Gooding delivered one OF the
most forcible addresses of the evening
on the subject, "The Administration-lts
Pledges Redeemed" He pointed to the
inproyed business conditions that have
prevailed since the present administra-
tion has been in Office, and attributed
the Improvement to the fact that the
Republican party is in power. He as
sured his hearers that the great mass
Of the American public had confidence
in the party. and predicted victory after
victory for it.
Hon. II. ]. Waters spoke in most hap
py manner upon Los Angeles-She Has
Contributed Much to the State In
stead of taking the old, threadbare story
of the improvements that have oeen
made in the city and the resultant bene-
fits to the state. he spoke in witty man
ner of what those present had contribute
ed to the improvement of the city. He
kept the crowd in an uproar of laughter
and was frequently interrupted by ap-
plauSe.
Ex-Governor John l.. Beveridge OF llli-
nois delivered, perhaps, the best snort
speech of the evening on the purely po-
litical subject, THE Republican Party,
the Party of Patriotism" He attempted
by logic to show that about all the good
that has existed in the country could
be traced to the Republican party, and
that. on the other hand, the Democrats
had done little or nothing. Governor
Beveridge is a forcible speaker, and his
speech kept the crowd cheering from
beginning to end, and when he closed
three cheers were given him in manner
that showed that his address had caught
the crowd.
That concluded the regular program.
Letters of regret were received from
Senator G. c. Perkins. Congressman S. G.
Hilborn, President l.. j. Crawford and
Secretary w. ]. Bowling of the National
Republican league, Senator c. K. Davis,
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations Congressman Dingley, the
presidents of the several district leagues
Of this state, L. S. Grant, jr., of San Di-
ego, and others.