The San Francisco call., 1898-09-23
WELCOMED BY
 SANTA BARBARA
 REPUBLICANS Henry T. Gage at the
 Zenith City. GETS A BIG RECEPTION ADDRESSES IN WHICH ISSUES ARE REVIEWED. An Interesting Address By the Next Governor of California Receives Unstinted Applause.
 
GETS A BIG RECEPTION
ADDRESSES IN WHICH ISSUES ARE REVIEWED.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

the Republican nominee for Governor Scenes witnessed in Santa Barbara this afternoon and evening have convinced the wavering that Gage will get more than the usual Republican majority in this county. MT. Gage, accompanied by R. G. Waters, Republican nominee for Congress, N. Blackstock, Republi- can nominee for the State Board of Equalization, and Frank F. Davis and Will A. Harris, eloquent advocates of the principles represented by the Re publican party, arrived here on the noon train from Los Angeles. They were met at the station by the follow ing members of the Republican County Central Committee of Santa Barbara District: Chairman E. M. Pyle, Secre- tary J. w. Smith, c. c. Welch, E. A. Rison, O. P. Squier, John Hartnell, J. M. Holloway, c. H. Rowley and F. A. Conant
 MT. Gage was escorted to the Hotel Mascarel. The reception, which was ln- tended to last only an hour, was pro- longed for two hours. Men came from work benches in their working clothes, from the shops, stores and offices and other places of industrial employment
 
 ard-bearer of the true party of progress and reform.
 The appointment for R. J. Waters to speak here this evening had been made before the Republican State Central Committee made out the route for MT. Gage. This accounts for the unusual array of oratorical talent here tonight. To meet the conditions of the hour the nominee for Governor determined to limit his speechmaking to a brief ad- dress at each meeting, the regular and the overflow. The Congressional nemi- nee decided to adopt the same plan Bonfires, anvils, salutes and the music of the Santa Barbara military band an nounced that the doors of Armory Hall were open. In the decoration of the hall and stage the national colors were dom inant. Shortly before 8 o'clock the speakers were escorted from the hotel to the hall Before they arrived Armory Hall was packed to overfowing and many who came later failed to get ad- mission.
 At S.10. o'clock Henry T. Gage and his talented orators, escorted by E. M. Pyle and Senator J. J. Boyce, entered the hall and were welcomed by an out burst of applause.
 In calling the meeting to order Sena- tor J. J. Beyce, the chairman, made a brief speech, in which he called the att tention of the audience to a, few of the salient points of the present campaign. He said: We have reasons to rejoice that what we said in 1896 has proved to be the truth. We say to you tonight that the country was never more pros porous than it Is today"
 When Mr. Gage was introduced the applause was prolonged. MT. Gage said in part:
 Mir. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: Friends of the sunny south, am delight ed, It Is needless to say, to meet you here tonight, and 1t was my original purpose to discuss the issues of this campaign at considerable length, but owing to the cir cumstances which have been already ex- plained to you by your honorable chair therefore my remarks will indeed be brief. It would have been a great pleasure to me to have discussed lengthily the issues of the hour, but the conditions have deter mined otherwise. Now, ladies and gentle men, all political orators, all political speakers throughout this State, look with pleasure to the time when they may dis cuss. State affairs in this beautiful city Of Santa Barbara-a city of worldwide fame for its most delightful climate, city also with great fame for the high culture of its charming citizens-and tne enthusiasm witnessed hereabouts to- night by such community Is the highest
 
 the triumph of the Republican party in the coming contest in this locality, and 1t is with pleasure that inform you that the pleasing intelligence of the indicated success there as here, and I have no doubt in the world of the result.
 l have no doubt whatever that the yer dict of California will be in favor of the Republican party. because the people are Impressed with the idea that the Repub- ncan party of this day represents laWand represents noblest in American politics; but I am re- minded by the chairman's remarks that I must Iag, not T discuss these propositions In de- shall not trench upon that rule, but, be- fore leaving this rostrum, take delight In publicly thanking the citizens of this community for the solid delegation which they sent to Sacramento from Santa Bar bara County which supported me so loy- ally in my candidacy. and take this op- portunity to express my gratitude to the gentlemen who were delegates there and who supported me so generously. And I desire. at this time, to denounce the call this State that the ITS delegates that con sttuted the last Republican State Conven- ion, men coming from the farm men con- ing from the blacksmith shop, men con- ing from the field men coming from the professional walks of life; in fact, com ing from every walk of life, were domi- mated by corrupt influence I say I take pleasure here tonight in denouncing that calumny. It is beneath a man who as- pires to the high office of Governor of this State to utter such statement
 would not have the temerity nor the dishonor to say that the gentlemen who composed the convention assembled at Sacramento were a band ef scoundreIs or were dominated by corrupt influences. No, never would 1 make such an assault upon common manhood in that manner. 1t would be dishonorable. Every Demo- crat, every Populist, every man, woman and child in this audience who hears my voice knows that it would be dishonora- ble for me to assail the integrity of such a body of men by making such sweeping charges against them. and it Is equally reprehensible on the part of the gentle man who heads the Democratic ticket to say such things of the Republican convention. l cannot, of course, speak of the head of the Republican ticket: that would be indelicate, but from the Lieutenant Governor down I can without intrenching upon the rules of propriety say a few. words in their behalf, and it is my delight to speak in behalf of those gentlemen. l say 1t is proyerbial in Cali fornia sthat no corporation, no railroad. nothing could dominate Jacob H. Neff except the firm desire to discharge his duties faithfully to the people, that feel ing that determination upon his part I know will ever dominate him. It is a islander to even indicate that he could be made the subservient tool of cor