The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-27
A REPUBLICAN HIGH JINKS.
BY CANDIDATES
AND OTHERS.
w. d. knights, Candidate for the
Assembly, Outlines His Pol
icy If Elected.

The Twenty-first Assembly District
Republican Club, east of Tenth street,
held a high jinks last evening IN Inc
Queen Anne cottage at Fifteenth ana
N streets. President w. D. Knights
was Master of Ceremonies and presided
in his usual graceful style.
Mr.. Knights, in opening the meeting,
paid an eloquent compliment to Henry
T. Gage and claimed he would carry
the State by a handsome majority.
Charles T. Jones, candidate for Dis
trict Attorney, was next introduced
and in his eloquent way spoke OF the
enthusiasm displayed at the various
meetings throughout the county. He
a so paid splendid compliment to the
President of the club, w. D. knights,
who is a candidate for the Assembly,
and appealed to every Republican 10
support his candidacy owing to the fact
that a United States Senator is to be
elected by the next Legislature.
In referring to his own candidacy Mr..
Jones said he had nothing to say
against the two gentlemen opposing
him, except to call attention to the
fact that at the opening of the cam
Republican club, and had proven in
sincere. He closed by asking every
man present to support the whole Re
publican ticket from top to bottom.
5. B. Smith, candidate for Public
Administrator, spoke feelingly Of the
present outlook for Republican success,
and referred to his long residence and
business dealings as a guarantee of his
fitness to hold the Office to which he
aspires.
A. S. Green1aw, candidate for County
Treasurer, addressed the meeting on
the finances of the county, and
called attention to the many
systematic innovations he had in
troduced into the office to facilitate the
business Of the county.
Hon. Elwood Bruner captured the
meeting with glowing account of the
many laws enacted by the Republican
party in the interests of the poor man,
and claimed that the ward city, county,
State and nation demanded a Repub-
lican administration at the present
time.
j. G. Boyd, candidate for County Sur
veyor, spoke Of the many difficult I'M
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required the services of person hav-
ing the ability of a civil engineer, and
referred to his long service in that line
Of work
E. E. Welty, candidate for Township
Justice Of Peace, claimed that no one
had mortgage on this office, or If so,
that this election would prove the
papers to be bogus
Henry Alter, candidate for Constable,
referred to his long service as an Off
Ger, and guaranteed to the people his
best efforts If elected.
Hon. w. W. Seamans, Assistant State
Librarian, spoke of the serious loss to
the working people by the closing down
OF the State Printing Office, and hoped
the present election would insure the
permanent opening of that needed in
stitution.
President Knights then briefly out
lined his policy, if elected to the AS
sembly, and pledged his best efforts to
securing needed appropriation for the
Sacramento River, free schoolbooks for
the school children, and a law to pro-
h1bit any future Governor from closing
down the State Printing Office. He
closed by calling for three cheers for
the whole Republican ticket, which
were given with a will.