The San Francisco call., 1898-11-01
MAKES MANY NEW FRIENDS
SEASIDE CITY ALIVE WITH EN-
 THUSLASM.
Gathering of Three. Thousand Per sons Addressed by the Repub-
 lican Gubernatorial Nominee.
Special Dispatch to The Call,

nor. accompanied by the effective cam paign. orator, D. E. McKinlay, boarded the 2:15 D. m. train to-day at San Fran. cisco for this place. Mir. Gage arose from a sick bed to keep the appoint ments made for him by the Republican State Central Committee. The trip. along the bay and over the Santa Cruz Mountains was delightful, in fact MT. Gage had an opportunity to rest on the road and arrived here refreshed by the Journey. At many stations enthusias- tic Republicans were assembled to greet him. Mir. Gage aighted from the train at Los Gatos and Boulder Creek and had the pleasure of exchanging a feWS words with many of his ardent supporters At other stations he re-. ceived delegations in the car and shook hands through the open window with those who failed to get inside. The greetins. extended to him was cordial in the extreme.
 The train stopped for. a few minutes al San Jose, where the next. Governor and NIr. McKinlay were joined by Sem ator H. V. Morehouse, o. A. Hale, Mel vile Penney and J. E. Mayes. These. gentlemen of Santa Clara County came on to Santa Cruz and will return to. San Jose tomorrow with Mr. Gage.
 When the train arrived at santa Cruz MT Gage was welcomed at the. depot by Chairman Ed Martin and Secretary Benjamin A. Plant of the Republican County Committee, H. g. WauZer and Henry Kron. Samuel Fucker, repre- senting Major Frank Mclaughlin, chairman of the Republican State Gen. tral Committee, also..w at the rail- road station to present the majors good wishes. Red fire: on the grounds of the majors seaside honee signaled the arrival of the next Governor. :.
 Tonight Santa Cruz was alive with enthusiasm for Gage and Neff. A spe- cial train with 100 Republicans from Boulder Creek arrived shortly before o'clock. Hastings band went to the depot to escort the Boulder Republicans to the Pacific Ocean House, where MT. Gage and MT. McKinlay were. waiting for the procession to organize. Dele gations came rom Sequel, Aptos and Capitola and from the farms, orchards and vineyards of the surrounding coun- try.
 The meeting. at Naval Reserve Arnory was one of the largest demonstrations of a political char acter ever held in Santa Cruz. The assemblage was called to order by Ed Martin, chairman of the county committee, who introduced R. . C. Kirby as the presiding officer. Among the prominent Republicans on the plat form were N, H. Galbraith; Mayor Lamb, James McNeil, Foster Young, C. E. Lindsay, O. J. Lincoln, H. F. Kron, w. A. Mcguire, Duncan McPherson, H. E. Cox, Henry Wiley and F. W. Bald win.
 = When the chairman uttered the words calling the attention of the vast audi ence to the objects of the meeting all . the seats of the main floor and galleries of the spacious armory were occupied sfo rrciy, ,.3 sion. extended to the street in front of the building. It is estimated 5000 peo- pie sought to see and hear the next Governor of California.
 The introduction of Henry T. Gage was the signal for great applause long continued. The demonstration of wei come reminded the standard bearer of the great ovations which were recently extended in Napa and Sonoma valleys and throughout the upper Sacramento region. The enthusiasm signified that the masses recognized in MT. Gage a man of the plain people who had been called to bear their standard in this campaign for good government and prolonged prosperity.
 Here in Santa Cruz as elsewhere, MT. Gage gained friends by his modest and manly bearing and instantly won the confidence of the vast audience. His voice was in fine condition. He spoke for very nearly an hour without show: ing signs of fatigue. He did not accept the great demonstration as a personal, tribute, but recognized in the outpour- ing of the masses an expression of re- neWed devotion to the cause of which he was the humble representative in this campaign. The Mcguire assaults on the integrity of the Republican State Convention were repelled in manner that evoked an appreciative response from the assemblage. He dwelt upon his own career in California, reminding his hearers that his attitude toward railroad corporations had not changed since he delivered a speech in Los An geles more than twenty years ago, when he took the position that rail- road corporation had no right to inter fere in the political affairs of the peo- ple. The railroad settlement question in Congress was reviewed. Again the inside facts were presented to the au- dience and the proof contained in the pages of the Congressional Record produced to show that Mcguire as- sented to the amendment which was now declared infamous by the fusion leader. Reference was made to the fact that Senators John T. Morgan, Stephen M White and in fact all the Senators in Congress, Republicans, Democrats and Populists, voted for an amendment which Mcguire denounces as infamous.
 The Little Giants" effort to obscure the vital issue of single tax by shout ing railroad" was clearly explained to the audience
 Mir. Gage promised, if elected Cover nor, to give the people of this State an honest, clean, pure and business-like administration. When he announced that he. would be elected Governor the applause was great and prolonged. He spoke or the magnificent ovations of the campaign, the great popular up- rlslngs In support of the principles which he represented, and predicted that the Republicans on the Sth of No- vember would achieve the grandest vic tory ever gained in California. This prediction or party success evoked a storm of applause from the enthusiastic and patriotic audience.
 Mir. Gage did not remain in the ar mory long after he finished his address. as he did not dare to take the risk of getting cold. The vast audience. how ever, remained to hear D. E. McKinlay. the logical exponent of Republican doc Urine. MT. McKinlay got cordial greet ing from the aSSemblage and nroceeded