The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-28


Hickory club. marched to Hazards pa
vilion last evenirA as an escort to the peo-
ple's candidate for governor, James G.
Mcguire. Long before the arrival Of the
escort and escorted. the vast capacity of
the building. auditorium, galleries. stage
and all, was crowded to its utmost, with the
exception of a section reserved for the
club itself. Therefore, when the addi-
tional crowd which followed the band"
dropped in standing room was at pre-
MUM.
: The entrance Of the club and its guests to
the hall was the signal for an ovation
which was nearly deafening. The audience
first arose to their feet and cheered; then,
not satisfied with this method of paying
homage. they mounted the chairs and
benches and yelled themselves hoarse. This
was kept up until the guests Of honor had
taken their seats on the stage. First came
Mr.. Mcguire, closely followed by Messrs.
Hutchinson, Green and McCraney, fusion
candidates for lieutenant governor, state
treasurer and clerk of the supreme court
respectively. Prominent politicians on the
stage were:
T. o. Toland. o. Morgan,
DR.. G. M. Dixon, /. R. Dunkleberger,
J. Stanley Brown, F. w. Allender,
w. H.. Workman, DR.. F. M. Palmer,
W. H. Afford, DR.. S. c. Dodge,
T. E. Gibbon, Chas. H. O'Neill,
H. T. Hazard, VIM. Mead,
2. Montgomery. ]. c. Cunningham.
e. L. Doheney, Willoughby Cole,
Hampton Hutton, Dan Neuhart.
DR.. r. M. Hill, ]. Ross Clark,
G. ]. Morgan, Joseph Brown,
C. G. Wright, VIM. Rommell.
]. A. Craig, H w. Tullis,
e. R. Threkeld, T. S. Casey.
After three rousing cheers for flames
G. Mcguire, the next governor of Califor-
MA" Judge J. Noonan Phillips called the
meeting to order and introduced Judge A.
w. Hutton as the chairman for the even
ing. In accepting the honor Judge Hutton
made short speech, In which he paid high
tribute to the man in whose honor the meet
ing was held, saying in part:
when the uppermost question in the
minds of Democrats, Silver Republicans
and Populists was to fuse or not to fuse,
which, another question was also gener-
ally discussed. 1t was Who shall be our
candidate for governor From one end Of
the state to the other came the answer,
James G. Mcguire The Populists duly
met at Sacramento and nominated him;
the Democrats met at the same place last
week and unanimously took the same ac-
ton. and today the Silver Republicans
have Joined in making the same man their
candidate. AS opposed to him, whom have
we? A man nominated months ago-not by
the Republican party. but by Dan Burns,
a man who spends most Of the year at his
silver mine in Mexico, and w. F. Herrin.
chief of the law department of the South
ern Pacific railway. Our candidate for gov
ernor has been elected to congress in the
Fourth congressional district three times
The first time his majority was III, the
second time 1858 and the third time over
5000. If in this campaign he carries his
home district by any such majority as
this, his election is assured. The figures
indicate the character Of the man and
show in what esteem he is held by his
neighbors and lifelong associates. have
the honor, ladies and gentlemen. of intro
ducing to you the Little Giant, James G. |
Mcguire
Judge Mcguire spoke for over two hours
and was followed by E. L. Hutchinson, can
didate for lieutenant governor, and Sena-
tor Stephen M. White. On account of the
lateness of the hour, their addresses were !
very short and confined almost entirely to
eulogtstc reference to the speaker of the
evening.
The meeting was a most interes ting, en-
thusiastic and impressive one, and the in
dications are that on the occasion of his
second visit to Los Angeles, in about three
weeks. 1.-THE little giant will find no
structure in the city large enough IN hold
the crowd which will greet him.