The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-23
A ROUSING RALLY
OF REPUBLICANS
SCOTTISH HALL CROWDED TO
THE DOORS.
Candidates Deliver Telling Addresses
to the Electors in the Thirty
Ninth District.

The Republicans of the Thirty ninth AS
sembly District held q rousing meeting in
Scottish Hall last night. The meeting
was presided over by Judge Daley, who
delivered a brief Introductory address
referring to the issues of the campaign
and the personnel of the republican
ticket.
w. A. Deane, candidate for County
Clerk, was first introduced, and he met
with a rousing reception. His address
was brief but to the point.
Charles Curry, candidate for Secretary
of State, was also enthusiastically re-
ceived. He sarcastically referred to Judge
Mcguire as a politician with numerous
nominations, and urged every republican
to vote for Julius Kahn for Congress, as
he was in every respect an honest man
Referring to James H. Barry, kahn's op-
ponent, he hkened him to a centipede
with a hundred legs and a sting in each
leg He charged Mayor Phelan with
bituminizing streets with the object or
raising the rents of his tenants, and ne
further charged him with conspiring to
reduce the pay of the city lamp lighters
and City Hall janitors.
Hon. w. F. Fitzgerald. candidate for
City and County Attorney, delivered
stirring address. He spoke eulogistically
of the platform of the party and the ne
cessity of public utilities being taken out
of the hands of corporations. If elected,
and he honestly believed he would be, he
would see that no contract was entered
into except it provided for eight hours a
day for American labor and for California
material.
While Judge Fitzgerald was speaking,
Charles i. Patton entered the hall, and
met with ovation. He was called upon
to speak after the Judge had concluded,
and on rising the cheers that greeted him
were deafening. 1t was several minutes
before he was allowed to proceed. He
said it was f1attering 70 be received with
his ellow-citiZens. He fully real1Zeq the
great possibilities of the Mayor of thls
large city, and the citizens were therefore
entitled TO know his opinions on al pun
lie questions. The platform was fair and
free and fully in favor of the laboring
man, and the entire party, including him
SELF was pledged to support 1t. Referring
to the new charter, he SAID tnat as d
majority had voted for II. il elected ne
would, see that the Lesislature COM, conhrn4fea "a
ownership of the public utilities, which
was a consummation much to be desired.
These should be run for the beneht OF the
citizens and not for the corporations.
Until that could be done, he would see
that the corporauons were restricted 9,1t I9
eight hours for the labortng man met with
his cordial approval, and he would see
not reply to newspaper attacks upon MIN,
but if any man or newspaper declared
that he. was tied to the strings OF any ny
corporation or boss he or 1t lied. he
made no pledges except those mace III
public In conclusion, he said that II
elected-and he had no doubt 6ta Of fatI the ah9
square business administration.
Attorney H. L. Morgenstern delivered
a scathing attack upon Mayor Phelan He
asserted that no reputable newspaper was
supporting him. The Examiner was Ger
tainly not a reputable newspaper, and the
Bulletin had accepted money from him
to support him in his candidature two
years ago, and was not, therefore, rep
utabIe newspaper. The Bulletin. he said
was again supporting him -,,-.z -.
the following candidates I. ]. Truman,
Asa R. Wells. Police Judge Jqac6 M nsen
Iuliils Kahn. Thomas +. Dunno, DR..
Hawkins and Henry S. Martin, also by
d. E. Mckinlay.