The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-23
Discuss Issues of the
Campaign.
FLIGHT OF STUDENT oRAToRY
CARDINAL AND BLUE AND GOLD
INTERMINGLED.
Mcguire and Bryan the Names With
Which the Speakers From the
Two Great Universities
Conjured.

The students of the two great universe
ties Of this State held joint mass meet
ing last night in Metropolitan Hall at
which their brightest orators discussed
campaign issues from the Democratic
point of view.
The gathering was under the auspices
of the Ma guire Club. University Of Cali
fornia, and of the Stanford Mcguire Club,
Leland Stanford Jr. University. Each
institution was represented by three men,
the Palo Alto speakers being Carl Hay
den. Anthony II. Suzzallo and James I.
Ferguson. Those from across the bay
were Charles &. Boynton, Jesse '. Men
denhan and Boutwell, Dunlap. The col
legeS We're. 10 all appearances, more
strongly represented on the stage than In
the auditorium. Not once throu6hout the
evening was the well-knOwn yell OF either
college heard, although applause was ire
QUenI.
James n. Phelan opened the meeting
with d short address of welcome TO stu
dents and auditors alike. He was greeted
warmly upon making MS appearance, tne
applause being redOubled when he stepped
TO the speakers stand. He said 1t was MS
pleasure 10 appear at the meeting to wei
come the young men from the colleges
who were about TO discuss the great ana
burning issues of the day. He regretted
his inability to remain throughout the
evening. but added pathetically, i have
troubles Of my own, and cannot remain
10 hear the orators from the colleges.
He said 1t was one Of the most hopeIuI
signs of the times that the young men
are coming forward and that they arrive
at sound conclusions before giving express
He suggested that 1t might seem. an
anomaly that Young men. fresh from their
studies, were coming forward TO discuss
vital issues. They were not terrGrlzeu pE
their surroundings, however, ana are not
afraid to give offense. Ihey are 1uIl OF
truth. and dare to give utteTance 10 IL
He eJlogized Mcguire. who, he said, was
once his teacher. He told OF his hfteen
years Of public life and sald as ChleI
h. civ
results. He warned his hearers not to
lose sight Of the great issue, which, he said.
was. Shall the people or the posses gov
eTn. The latter, ne said. should go out
like honest highwaymen and take their
chances. but not use the form of law to
Cypress the people. Let them stay where
they belong. as suppliants for favors and
not as masters of the people
At the conclusion Of Mayor PheIan's
address Clinton L. Miller. University of
California. called the meeting to order
In few words he introduced Solomon P.
Elias. Leland Stanford Jr. University. as
the presiding officer OF the evening. For
d time II seemed he had misunderstood
his duties and would consume the entire
evening. with his own address.
He told Of the joint college meeting of
two years ago called 10 advance the in
terests Of ". J. Bryan's. campaign for
hedged about by military law and thus
unable 70 speak for the cause he loved so |
years hence
Charles c.. Boynton was the next |
speaker. lie charged RepUDllCan orators
with attempting 70 coin campaign CAPT |
tai out Of the recent war. He discussed
the various issues and proved to his own
satisfaction the worth Of Democracy.
Chairman Elias paid d glowing tribute
10 the students from each university who
laid aside their studies at their coun-
try's call and went to the front He said
party attihation was then cast aside, and
they We're not Republicans nor Demo- !
Gratis but American citizens He then in
tro5uced Carl Hayden, who was one of
tho Rough Riders.
Mr.. Hayden held the supreme issue of
the campaign TO be the relation of the
Southern Pacific toward California.
Boutwell, Dunlap MADE a short address, |
and was followed by Anthony H. SUI
zalo. The latter made the hit of the
evening. He had politics at his fingers
ends, and proved an orator of great
promise. He was introduced as the OPP
ponent Of the most Infamous gang known
in the United States that was dominated
by Boss Rea of San Jose.
The remaining speakers were Mr.. Men
denhalI and Mr. Ferguson. The commit
tee in charge Of the meeting was made
up Of George D. Leslie. F II. Simpson
and Irwin J. Muma University of Cali
formal, and Ralph f. Filcher, James A
Bentley and Claude B. Gillespie stamford
University.