The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05

\ BIG bonfire on the corner OF Fillmore
N and Pine streets last evening at
1 \ tracted q crowd of over thousand
of the citizens of the Western Addition
to Franklin Hall, where they were ao-
dressed by Henry 7. Gage, Eugene r.
Loud and nearly all of the candidates on
the municipal ticket. The audience was
as enthusiastic and as representative as
any that has gathered to applaud party
favorites thus far in the campaign.
Henry T. Gage and Charles L. Patton
were rendered an ovation that was re-
markable even among the many rouslng
receptions that have been extended to
them since they began their fight, and
though neither gentleman spoke at length
they spoke to the point and their audience
demonstrated its satisfaction in round
after round of wild applause.
G. r. Fletcher, as chairman, introduced
John B. Carson, candidate for the Supe-
rior Bench, as the first speaker of the
evening. Mr. Carson observed judicial
dignity to the extent that he ignored his
own case and appealed TO his hearers for
support of the whole Republican ticket.
He urged that the voters of the State
should send a solid delegation to Congress
and elect a Republican Legislature In
order that President Mckinley might not
lack the support that he will need in fur
thering the splendid plans that he has for
the future welfare of this country.
Mr.. Carson was followed by John D.
Siebe, who found that he was just as pop
ular in the Western Addition as he is in
the other sections that he has canvassed.
Congressman Eugene F. Loud took Mr..
Siebe's place on the rostrum and roundly
denounced the course that has been pur-
sued by James G.. Mcguire and his sup
porters during the campaign. Mr. Ma
CURES career in Congress he laid before
has hearers without any of the garlands
that James G. Mcguire makes use of in
telling it. and to the fusion nominees
action on the funding bill he paid par
ticular attention.
MY record he said, els clear to any
one who will read it, and 1 shall not
stoop to defend myself against any cur
who is ashamed to sign his name to his
les
Mr. Loud would have dealt further with
the Democratic roorback but for the ar
rival of Charles l. Patton, who had some
difficulty in making his way through the
crowd that had gathered to greet him.
He finally reached the stage, and he was
followed by genial Henry Martin, who
had even more difficulty in breaking In.
Mr.. Patton promised that if elected he
would guarantee the dollar limit of taxa
ton and run the municipal business on
an economical basis, and with assurances
of victory left for other meetings.
Mr.. Cages arrival mad been practically
given up, but roar from out In the
street, that was carried up the stairway
and into the hall itself, announced that
the party's standard bearer had arrived.
Cheers burst from a thousand throats
as the Governor-to-be entered the hall
and with good deal of hard work made
his way to the platform. Mr.. Gage did
not deal with party issues or allude in
any way to his opponent. He had come,
he said, to make the acquaintance of his
audience and assure them that victory
was to roost on the Republican standard
after the coming battle. He said that
there were eight other meetings that he
was obliged to attend, and that If his
audience would permit he and his friends
would finish their rounds. He was glad
to have met them all and thanked them
feelingly for the royal greeting that they
had given him. He gave way to Judge
Murphy and took his departure to the
same booming cheers that met him when
he came in.
Among those who followed Mr.. Gage on
the rostrum were Ed /. Sheehan, A. 2.
Black, Sig. Bettman, William Caldwell,
George Collins, Thomas f. Graham,
Judge Joachimsen, 1. J. Truman and Asa
Wells, and ali were well received.