The San Francisco call., 1898-10-26
PATTON MAKES
 MORE SPEECHES
 ID WORK|NGMEN Another Big Meeting on the South Side. SHORT PARLEYS IN ORDER NEW CHARTER AND PUBLIC
 UTILITIES THE THEME.
SHORT PARLEYS IN ORDER
NEW CHARTER AND PUBLIC
 UTILITIES THE THEME.
All of the Republican Municipal Can didates Gather at Rally at Twenty and Ala
 bama Streets.

There was another booming Republi- can meeting on the sunny side" of Market street last evening, to which over 300 of the men employed at the diff ferent car shops and factories in that district turned out to hear the Republi- can nominees on principles and pledges.
 The meeting took place at hall on the corner of Twenty and Ala bama streets, and though the quarters were too crowded for comfort. there was no dearth of enthusiasm.
 All of the prominent candidates and able speakers of the party were on hand, and though the speeches were for the most part of no great length they were well received and went farther in the way of influence than would have the same number of lengthier ad- dresses.
 Charles L. Patton spoke to his hear CTS of the possibilities that would ex- ist under the new charter. Public own ership of public utilities, he said, would be not only a possibility but a proba- bility. The gas and water and the street car companies to which this city under present conditions pays such large tribute could, under the provis- lODS OI the new cIldTleT, De to content themselves with four or five per cent of profit rather than the enor- nous rate that they demand to-day. Gradually, he said, the city and the people would come to the possession of these utilities themselves. You have elected to live under that charter said MT. Patton, "and no man or set of men have the right to say that you shall not. If l am elected I shall certainly see to it to the extent that I can that no man or set of men does deprive us of that right" MT. Patton also stated that he Is confident that this city can be run at an expense that will not exceed a rate of s1 on every hundred of the assessed valuation of S350, ,000 900, and he proposed to conduct municipal business on the same careful and eco- nomical lines that he would a business of his own.
 D. J. Murphy, who is out against the Mexican Sword of Damocles" for Dis trtct Attorney, spoke in his usual stir ring manner and was frequently inter rupted by the hearty applause of his hearers. He spoke not only in his own behalf but as well for his fellows on the ticket. He referred to his record on the bench in this county and his twenty four years in public life and defied any of his opponents to bring aught against him that had not been honest and above board.
 Henry Martin ambled In with a smile for self and Kahn. "who could not be there" and said that he had not come to make a speech but to get better ac- quainted. After proposing three cheers for him, which were literally bestowed Justice of the Peace Barry partly filled the space he had occupied, and in one of his graceful speeches explained his theories of justice, and rave an earnest pledPe of fealtY to the constitution and the people whose suffrages he Is seek ing.
 I. J. Truman was introduced. and said that if elected, one of his first official acts would be to abolish the ''hefting" practice now in vogue in the Treas urer's office. He said that his friend. Asa Wells, who will be the next A,1di- tor" will have the duty of counting the cash that will come under the care of the Treasurer and he thought that with him and MT. Patton to supervise the proceeding the people could be reason ably sure of eventually getting their share at least of the public funds.
 William A. Deane did not need either introduction or exposition. He was greeted with hearty cheers and after a few words was allowed to go on to the next meeting.
 Thomas F. Graham Judge Low, Judge Joachimsen and A. B. TreadwelI. who are listed for Police Judges. were introduced, and acknowledging Judicial dignity, said only enough to assure their hearers that their principles were right.
 Coroner Hawkins spoke for only a minute. He said that he thought his administration had been indorsed by his renomination to the office that he has filled during the past two years.