The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-15
GREAT THRONG IN
MERGED PAVILION
Hearty Is the Greeting
to Mr.. Gage.
HE GAINS MANY SUPPORTERS
DELIVERS A LOGICAL AND CON
VINCING SPEECH.
Hon. E. F. Preston Nails the Cam
paign Calumny That Hunting
ton Is About to Acquire
the Valley Road.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

MERGED, Oct. 14.-Henry T. Gage,
the Republican nominee for Governor,
accompanied by Colonel E. f. Preston,
journeyed from Fresno through MADEIRA
and MERGED counties to-day. AT every
hating place they were greeted by en-
thusiastic crowds. Messrs. Gage and
Preston did not arrive at MERGED until
twilight. AT the depot of the Valley
road they were met by large throng of
men, women and children. When the
standard bearer alighted from the train
the people gave three cheers for the
next Governor of California. Artillery
salutes and music by the Fountain City
Band heraIded the carnival of the dis
| tinguished campaigner. No time was
lost in forming the procession to escort
him TO Ell Captain Hotel. A delay in
the arrival OF the Gage party con-
strained the MERGED committee to omit
from the programme the reception
which was 10 have taken place at the
hotel.
Before the hour appointed for the
meeting to open every seat IN the Mer-
ced PAVILION was occupied and ali the
standing room was taken. 1t was the
largest assemblage OF the campaign in
MERGED County. henry L. Gage and f..
r. Preston were escorted TO the pa
Vlllon by committee. The audience
cheered when Mr.. Gage was recognized
! and the MERGED Concert Band at the
same time dIScoursed patriotic music.
Inc meeting was called 10 order by j.
! W. Knox, who announced j. h. SIMON
son as chairman, with vice chairmen as
tOIIoWS: A. Blckford, Z. G. Baker NJ.
u. AtWater, u. w. Abbott, H. h. Cole
man, l.. V. Herrod, henry q. Peck, II.
| j. Ostrander, James Minturn, c. b.
Herren, n. S. Stockton, William Whea-
4 ian, Il. Grimes, Frank HeImer, George
! Deane, ii. w. Brouse ana Joseph King.
In some respects the meeting present
! ed new and interesting features. A reg
! uIar pro -ramme of exercises offered an
! opportunity for the display of MERGED S
musical talent. The Glee Club, COM
posed OF ladies and gentlemen made a
great hit in the singing of popular
| songs paraphrased for the campaign. A
song, our Candidate for Governor, +"
by Miss Jolly, delighted the large au-
dIence.
The introduction of Henry I. Gage
was the signal for general applause,
and the audience manifested its pleas
ure with the clapping of hands. The
standard bearer spoke for over an
hour He warmed up to his work as
| the argument advanced, and soon gain
ed the favor Of his hearers by his sin
cere and manly wa of stating the
] PAOpOSlhIO41S VI Tic GALL pdlSH. he du-
/ hered to the line of discourse in the
| Fresno speech last night, and soon
| elected responsive cheering. In resent
| ing Maguire's assaults upon the integ-
! rity OF the Republican State Conven-
! ton and regarding Maguire's humbug-
! gerry in the settlement of the railroad
| fuding measure, Mr. Gage used plain
| LANGUAGE.
The ventilation of the single-tax
scheme commanded the profound at
tention of the people of MERGED. Words
| were not minced in condemnation of
the scheme to place the entire burden
| of maintaining the government on the
owners of land.
! Mr.. Gage received round after round
of applause when he demonstrated to
the audience that during the entire SER
vice of Mcguire in the Legislature and
in Congress the Little Giant" had
done nothing for the people.
After Mr.. Cages speech MIR. Abel
sang campaign song. Hon. E. F.
Preston was the next speaker intro
duced. He spoke with his usual elo-
quence and force, using language sc
clear and pointed that his meaning
could not be misunderstood. He nailed
the campaign calumny that the Val
ley road was in danger of passing to the
control of the Southern Pacific an(
evoked cheering commentator by his
demonstration of the fact that anti
monopoly jawbone never had done any
thing to better the condition of the PEG
pie of San Joaquin Valley and never
would assist in the settlement of the
industrial problem of the day. TIL,
fallacies of the Mcguire single ta1
dogma were exposed in a manner which
convinced the audience that Mr.. Pres
ton had studied the question and wa.
capable of meeting and overthrowina
the arguments Of the socialists TIL
eulogy Of President McKinley's remark
able administration called out cheering
applause.
The enthusiasm increased as tn
speaking progressed and the audience
which at first seemed a trifie undemon
strative, responded with great enthusi
asm to the patriotic sentiments ex
pressed by the logical and eloquent ex
ponents of Republican principles. Tn
great mass meeting, the largest hell
during this campaign in MERGED Coun
ty, dissolved with three rousing cheer
for Gage and Neff.
, In MERGED, as in other places in tn
, San Joaquin Valley. the Republican
! are alert and confident. They are sur
/ that the fusion majority for Bryan wi
/ be greatly reduced and all doubt of tn
triumph of the Republican cause ha
: vanished.
A. l.. Levinsky addressed the audi
ence after the conclusion Of Mr.. Pres
tons address.
Gage and Preston will journey on t
Stockton via Modesto and Oakdalt
Every hour of the tour increases con
fidence in the triumph of the caus
which they represent.
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Metca1f Speaks at Suisun.
SUISUN, Oct. 1.-THE Republica
| cannaiPn oDeued here tonight and th