The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
able campaign, with every prospect Of winning his fecht fn1. Con ereSS-


 Returning from Lemoore MT. Gdge visited the extensive raisin-packlng es- 1 tabltshment at ArmOna-
 Hanford, the capital of Kings County, | tonight was alive with enthusiasm Tor l Gage and Neff Long before he time appointed for the meeting at the Han ford Opera-house delegations from the 1 country adjacent began to arrlV2- sup 1 pOrterS of the Republican cause cdilIe | from LemoOre, Armona, GrangeNIie, 1 Lucerne and the vineyards or IhlS | famous region. The house was packed 1 from the wings of the stage to the roy CT and out to the space on the sldeWalH l in front of the building In honor or | the occasion the interior was DSautl- l fully decorated the red, white ana plue | dominating in the display or coIors. Oh | the stage were members of the Repuo- l lican County Central Committee, can | didates on the county and Legislative tickets. veterans of the Grand Army or the Republic and members of the Young Mems Republican Club of Han ford.
 The vast and enthusiastic assemblage was called to order by J. 0. Hlckman' chairman of the Republican County Committed He named as president or the meeting George B. McCord. Repuo- Ican candidate for State Senator 1n the Thirty-second District, who presided with tact and ability. The exercises De gan with song bv the noted glee cluD of HanfOrd.
 Henry T. Gage was presented as the next Governor of California. When he stepped forward to speak the applaud ing exclamation of the multitude was an inspiration to the Republicans. The rounds of applause were repeated seN- eral times. MT. Gage spoke With earn est eloquence and at once gained the confidence of his hearers. His trlpute to the common schools Of thls lahc evoked the heartieSt applause III direct and convincing manner ne re- viewed the single-taX dogmaS or the Little Giant" and Maguire's un-Amer- ican and unpatriotic attltude Wltn rel i erence to the war revenue measure III Congress The position of the oppoS- ing candidate on the railroad sett!e- ment question was fully and falrly ulS- cussed and the Congressional RecotdS produced to sustain the decIaratlOIl that Mcguire could have defeated lte settlement by the simple utterance or an objection.
 In a general sense MT. Gage adhered to the line of argument laid doWh III his great speeches at San DleSo ana Bakersfield. The practice as d pat form speaker which he has galned III this campaign has improved the sIy Ie of his delivery and now ne speahS "ItH ready huency and force, evoking rom
 
 of applause. The expressed wishes or the people for an explanation or the dangerous scheme of single tax caused Mir. Gage to dwell at length on tnlS sup iect New points are presented on FaII- ous topics of interest at each Lleetlns' The common people who cannot oe fooled" laugh at the suggestion that Cages speeches are not original
 At the finish of MT. Cages tWo-hour address the audience gave him rousIng cheers in response to his pledge to give the DeoDle d clean, honest and business like administration. The Mandolin Quintet Club entertained the audience and then the Hanford Glee Club sang another song.
 Colonel Preston was greeted with hearty applause when President Me Cord presented him to the citizens ot Kings County The colonel's allusions to the Valley Road excited the widest applause. When it was remarked that the road had done more to bring relief to the people of the San Joaquin Valley than all the anti-railrOad speeches de livered during the past twenty years by the Clan Mcguire the people yelled their approval of the sentiment. Colonel Preston suggested that gold coin was required to build a railroad. The jaw bone of an ass would not do it. The absurd rumOr that the road was in danger of passing out of the hands of the people was pointedly denied and the denial was cheered nightly.
 Colonel PrestOn's speech was along the line of his masterly address last night at Visalia. Maguire's office holding, salary-drawing, single-tak- pleading record was held up for the benefit of the intelligent audience The cry of the Little Giant" that the classes were expressing the masses was pronounced demagogic rot. The names of the men who sprung from the common people were cited to prove that no one in the American land was oppressed It was dangerous and un- American for a man to stir up discOrd among the people. It was hinted that if the Maguires did not like our Ameri- can institutions they should seek some other country.
 An eloquent tribute was paid to the yalor and achievements of the Ameri- can soldiers and sailors, and mention was made of the glorious adjustment of all differences between sections of the country The orators eulogy of William Mckinley elicited from the in terested audience great demonstrations of enthusiasm.
 J. c. Needham, the Republican nomi- nee for Congress In the Seventh Dis trict, was the next speaker. He review ed national questions, touching the tar1n, sound money anu lHe IdiII Od1 question His able speech commanded the attention of the vast concourse. He defined his own position on the rail- ! road question, declaring that he would vote for foreclosure according to the terms of the settlement if the railroads failed to comply with the law The great meeting adjourned with mighty cheers for the Republican cause. Tonight it is the talk in Han ford that Kings County will give an | increased majority for the Republican l ticket. To-morrow Gage and Preston will journey on the Valley road to | Fresno.
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