The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
KAHN MAKES
 ANSWER ID HIS
 DETRACTORS Housing Rally in His Support.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE
ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN ARE
 ABLY DISCUSSED.
Colonel T. v. Eddy, Who Has Toured the State, Predicts a Grand Victory for the Republi-
 can Ticket.

There was a grand and enthusiastic gathering of the friends and supporters of Julius Kahn, the Republican candi- date for Congress in the Fourth District. at Metropolitan Temple last night. The utmost enthusiasm marked the proceed fngs, and the sentiments expressed by the speakers were greeted with cheers that were again and again renewed.
 EX-Attorney General A. L. Hart pre- sided. and after brief and appropriate address introduced Julius Kahn as the next Congressman from the Fourth Dis trict. As the candidate stepped forward the cheers were deafening, and it was several minutes before he was allowed to commence his speech. He spoke of the progress made by the country during the Mckinley administration and of the bene- fits to be derived by the Pacific Coast and particularly San Francisco by the annex ation of the Hawaiian Islands. He urged that solid Republican delegation be sent to Congress, so that measures urgently necessary for the progress of the State should be insisted upon, mentioning ca ble to Hawaii and the Philippines, i'm provement of the great waterways throughout the State, and locally an ap- propriation for the completion of the new postoff1ce. In conclusion he referred to personal matter as follows
 ''I had hoped to conduct an entirely i'm personal campaign, but cannot allow the remarks made by the Governor of this State in WoodWard'S s Pavilion last Friday night to go unanswered. l have lived in this community practically since my boyhood, and during all of that time my life has been an open book. l have never knowingly or Willfully committed a dishonest or dishonorable act, and the man does not live into whose eyes l can not look with entire frankness. l have served this city in the Legislature or this State during the session of lS93, and my fellOW-citiZens, irrespective of party af- tlllltiO0S have reDeatPdIV commended my course in that body. The facts regarding my employment as attorney to represent the University Of California before t-4e last Legislature are these: ~
 Tn the latter part of December, IS9oJ MT. J. B. Reinstein, one or the regents or the university, and whose interest m the welfare of that institution has never been questioned, called upon me to consult with me regarding a number or plllS aHeGIns the university that he desired to have introduced in the Legislature, l freely gave him the benefit of what little eXperl- enCe 1 possessed in such matters, ana finally, about the middle of January, lS9t, he telephoned me to come to his otace at once Iwent there immediately, and he then informed me that he had called hqLh5 Der of the regents together and they had concluded that it would be necessary eo have an attorney upon the erouho aC Sacramento during the greater part or the session, that they would pay $ZJV9 TOT the work, but that all expenses would have to come out of that fee. lie asked me 10 accept the appointment. declined to do so urging the fact that dld not care 10 go away from my office just at that time for period of two monins 1e +bai pGegSSe {Sa interests of the university demanded the close attendance during the session or some one familiar with legislative pro ceedings and legislative matters l nnaIly allowed myself to be persuaded to De re tained in the case. and there was no ae- ception or misunderStandlng as to tne terms of the contract. l left for Sacra- mento almost immediately and remained there practically during the remainder or
 .sThere were some four or five bills or measures, affecting the university, passed during the session; among them was lhe one which enabled Mrs. Phebe A hedTSl, whom I may call the patron saint or the University of California, to carry out hes magnificent ideas for the constructor or entirely new buildings upon an archlteG- tural plan that has brought the archl- tects of the world into the competition; and their preliminary designs were opeheu at Antwerp, Belgium, only last week III the presence of Mrs. Hearst and MT Reinstein The last bill affecting the uni versity passed the Senate on the last day of the session and went to the Governor for his signature on that day or the S25OO about so per cent went TOT expenses such as printing pamphlets ana clrcu1ars' clerk hire, hire of stenographers, tele- graphing telephoning, postage, traVenng expenses and so on, but not one doilar 0t 1t was used dishonesty or corruptly;s 1T the claim had been an unjust one, 1T lI had been a dishonest one, would men or the standing of Judge Slack. George \ Marye, Arthur Rodgers, Colonei Crocker I. w. Hellman. J. west MaFttn' J. F. Reinstein, Judge wallace Johh n Budd, the Governors own prothers ana the other members of the Boarq or he, gents have voted to allow the claim ana to pay It? I say again, the employment was not of my seeking, and the Tee was not fixed by myself, and every acton ciiI t ol mine throughout the transaction Will pear the closest scrutiny and the most search l ing investigation. .
 "No man can question the honesty or cf the same session of the Legislature blll was passed to pay his claim Tor pupllsn- ing the constitutional amenafnents III @ nIs newspaper, the Star. It was Just claim and was paid, and if any friend or mine were to try and accuse him of wrong, ful act in taking the money mo- that at. ne o n@o ment hesitate in reSenting the accuSa- tion."
 1 In the midst of the candidates address 1 the uniformed corps of the Phenix Re- publican Club marched into the hall ana i lined up in front of the platform. They 1 called for three cheers for Julius Kahn, which were heartily given. Then followed cheers for Gage and the Republican ticket. They remained till the close of the l address.
 Hon. Frank McGowan was introduced 1 as the next speaker. He spoke eloquently 1 of the issues of the campaign and se- | verely criticized Judge Magu1res actloll | in Congress in opposing the dpPIoPl for national defenses and the bill for the
 exclusion of socialists, anarchists and | nihilists the last named having been l classed by Mcguire as the Democrats Of
 Russia. He spoke of Julius Kahn,s do- l ings while in the Legislature, and said l that his reputation was unimpeached and i unimpeachable, and In the fullest ana l grandest sense he was an honest man. i Turning his attention to James Fl. Barry, | he read an article from his paper which
 charged President Mckinley with being 1 in league with Butcher" Weyler to drag
 the Cubans in the dust, and made hit | by quietly remarking, Wouldn't he he i a daisy in Congress?' He was repeated l ly cheered for his able effort
 Colonel T. V. Eddy was the last speaker
 and he reused the audience to the wild
 est enthusiasm. He said he had just
 come from the country districts ana
 brought a message from there that II the
 Republicans in San Francisco did their
 duty not only would Henry T. Gage be
 elected Governor of the State, but the
 entire ticket would be elected by ma | jority of from 25,00O to 50,000 Judge Ma 1 guire and the. Examiner had departed | from the platform of the Democratic
 Had fnt T