The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-06
ENTHUSIASM FOR
FRANK D. RYAN
Great Demonstration at
Sacramento.
BIG PRELIMINARY PARADE
SIDEWALKS BoURGEoNED WITH
CHEERING CROWDS.
BIG PRELIMINARY PARADI
Candidate for Congress Discusses the
Record of His Opponent and
Is Followed by Judge
Carpenter.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 5.-The closing
Republican meeting was held tonight
at the old pavilion. The accompanying
torchlight procession brought thou
sands of people upon the streets. The
outpouring was significant of the strong
Republican sentiment which prevails in
this community. All of the campaign
clubs were in line. Several bands were
distributed through the long process
sion, and as they blared forth patriotic
airs anvils We're fired at the street in
tersections and rockets shot high into
the air. Unbounded enthusiasm was
manifested both in the procession and
On the thronged sidewalks, and the
demonstration was certainly compli-
mentary to Frank D. Ryan. Republican
candidate for Congress in this district,
mainly in whose honor it was given.
Jacob H. Neff, candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor, wired that he could not
be present, adding that Placer County
would roll UP handsome majority. A
guest of honor during the evening was
Supreme Justice Van Fleet.
Cheer upon cheer made the old pa
vilion trenble when Frank d. Ryan
arose to address the $500 people there
assembled. He was introduced by Or.
G.. c. Simmons, who said that Mr.. Ryan
was a Sacramento born and reared boy.
whose record was as an open book to
all the capitals citizens, and the peo-
pie of this district were determined TO
send him to Congress.
Mr. Ryan spoke briefly, saying that
this was Republican district and that
there was no reason why he should not
defeat his fusionist opponent. He said
the Silver Republicans were fast COM
ing back into the ranks, having dis
covered that they had made a mistake
when they separated from the Repub-
lican party. He spoke of the benefits
resulting from the protective tariff, re-
stored since Mckinley took office, as
sorting that the interests of California
were involved in continuance OF that
policy. He declared that even his OPP
ponent, Marion de Vries, could not re-
frain from praising the administration
and it's protective measures, because he
realized that this district had received
substantial benefit from those meas
ures; but all the same De Vries stood
in with his Democratic allies in voting
against the Dingley BILL
Mr.. Ryan, continuing, said that De
Vries was praising the administration
for its conduct of the war; yet the rec
OrdS, which Ryan said he carried in
his pocket, showed that De VrieS voted
against the Administrations war reve-
nue. bill. He challenged DE NrleS to
show wherein this district had received
any benefit from De Vries' term as
Congressman. 1t was true that re-
commentator had been made for an
appropriation for the Improvement of
the Sacramento River, and a commits
sion appointed, but that had been done
during the incumbency of another
Congressman. Mr.. Ryan said that be-
ing a Republican. he would be with the
majority in Congress and would be in
a better position to obtain favorable
legislation for this district than would
De Vries, who is a Democrat and in the
minority.
Judge r. B. Carpenter Of Los An
geles was the next speaker. He said
Henry T. Gage was a neighbor of his,
and he knew that If there were any
corporation that thought 1t could run
Henry T. Gage it would find itself eyre
giously mistaken. If Henry T. Gage
were elected Governor-and he would
be-he would be Governor of this State
and every inch a Governor. declared
Judge Carpenter.
The speaker referred to what he
termed the base caiumnies that were
uttered against Supreme Justices Nc
Farland and Van Fleet. He said If
ever there were a man on the Supreme
bench who typified honesty and Roman
f1rmness it was Justice Mcfarland.
Judge Carpenter said Judge Van Fleet
had long presided on the Superior
bench of Sacramento County. and