The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
RAILROAD MEN MEET.
Street-Car Enployes Listen to Henry T. Gage and Other
 Republican Nominees.

Fully 1000 street railway employees and their friends filled Washington Hall to suffocation last night to listen to Henry T. Gage Republican nominee for Cover nor The meeting was under the aus pices of the United Railroad Employees Republican Club, and certainly no more enthusiastic gathering has assembled dur ing the present campaign than that of the knights of the punch and grip. The rail- road band of twenty pieces, tastefully uniformed and composed entirely of street railway employees, rendered a number Of patriotic airs during the evening, adding materially to the enjoyment of the occa- sion. P. J. Manning had charge of the musical programme, the first number be- ing a song by George Moline.
 A. c. Berthier Republican nominee for Recorder, was then introduced and made a brief speech. after which Jabez Swan sang campaign song.
 Charles F. Curry, nominee for Secretary of State, was the second speaker. He devoted considerable attention to James D. PheIan his word picture of that latest Democratic boss affording much amuse- ment to his hearers.
 Julius Kahn, Republican nominee for Congress, was next called upon. While he was speaking Charles L. Patton and Judge D. J. Murphy entered theshall. MT. Patton was greeted with great enthusi- asm as he made his way to the platform. the railway men standing on chairs and cheering while the band played Yankee Doodle"
 When quiet was restored MT. Patton was introduced to the audience. He spoke briefly, as he had another meeting to attend in a distant part of the city, but he availed himself of a recess the chairman ordered to shake hands with everybody present.
 Police Judge c. A. Low and w. A. Deane, nominee for County Clerk. fol- lowed MT. Patton, and then George Baker, a conductor on the Mission-street line, delighted the crowd with a charmingly rendered ballad.
 Judge Murphy was in the midst of a tribute to the worth of Henry T. Gage when that gentleman entered the hall He was instantly recognized and the demonstration that greeted the appear ance of Mir. Patton was renewed. The cheering continued for several minutes and loud calls were made for Gage" The gubernatorial nominee, however, in- sisted that Judge Murphy finish his ad- dress.
 When MT. Gage arose to speak he plainly showed the effects of his hard campaigning. He said he had already addressed three immense gatherings and his voice was somewhat the worse for wear. After answering his opponents oft-repeated assertion that he was the creature of corporation influences MT. Gage turned his attention to the doctrine of the single tax which Judge MaguirS has so long and earnestly advocated After quoting from the Democratic State platform wherein it indorses the acts of the Democratic Senators and Represen- tatives and referring to Maguire's course In offering an amendment to the. Wilson bill substituting the single tax as a reve- nue measure, MT. Gage asserted that by it's platform the Democratic party in- dorsed the single tax and the question therefore became an issue of the cam paign despite Judge Maguire's assertions to the contrary.
 Mir Gage proceeded to explain some of the vagaries of the single tax, and for the first time many of his hearers learned what the confusion" nominee meant by his ''unearned increment" They were not infatuated with its workings, as explained by MT. Gage. and did not hesitate to voice their disapproval.
 After explaining how Judge Mcguire would paralyze the mining industry of the country by his process of confscation MT. Gage stepped down from the plat form and shook hands with those present while the band played the "Star-Spangled Banner