The record-union., 1898-10-08
SIXTH WARD REPUBLICANS.
A ROUSING CLUB MEETING
LAST NIGHT.
Addresses by Hon. Grove L. John
SON and Several Other
Candidates.

The meeting Of the Sixth Ward Re-
publican Club held at Smiths Hail last
night, drew a full house. regardless OF
the fact that a circus and other attrac-
tions were in the city.
Besides rousing speechmaking, a gen.
eral good time, refreshments included
was in order. A string band rendered
appropriate selections, and the crowd
being we'll entertained, listened atten-
lively to what was said.
Grove L. Johnson. candidate for the
Legislature from the Twentieth Dis.
trict, was the principal speaker.
Mr.. Johnson referred to the Demo
cratic majority rolled up in the county
two years ago, and said that in order
to change that majority back where it
belongs, every Republican should get
out and work. He said there was no
reason why the party in this county
should not win, as its ticket was the
best ever nominated here.
Mr.. Johnson named each Of the Re-
publican nominees, and said good words
for every one Of them. The only thing
that could be said against the nominee
for Sheriff was that his name is John
son, and though there were a good
many Of that name on the ticket, he
had proved his worth.
Mr.. Johnson said that in W. D.
Knights the Republicans had an ideal
candidate for the Legislature from the
Twenty first Assembly District The
men elected to the Legislature would
elect a United States Senator, and it
was desired that Republican fill the
position. Senator White, he said, Is
an able man, but he is a Democrat of
the bitterest type, and a capable, eff
cient Republican ought to be returned
in his steady
The speaker said there had in the
past, and probably would in the future,
be an attempt made to remove the State
Fair from Sacramento, and in order to
circumvent such an effort candidates
for the Legislature ought to be pledged
to work for its retention here.
Mr.. Johnson handled without gloves
the action Of the Democratic Governor
in closing the State Printing Office, and
called attention to the fact that the
Democrats, in indorsing his official acts,
approved Of the measure. People, he
said, who believe in perpetuating the
common schools, and who wish 10 see
"
the hands of rings, ought to vote the
Republican ticket from top to bottom
The speaker said that every man on
the ticket from Governor to Constable,
ought to be, and he believed would be
elected. He spoke of the war with
Spain, and said that while it was not
a Republican war, the men who were
at the head of the Government were
Republicans, and it was the duty Of Re-
publican voters to indorse the Admins
tration by their votes at the polls. He
spoke Of Henry T. Gage as a man who
If elected would be dominated by no
man or set Of men.
He said the opposition was playing
continually upon one string, and that
was the railroad. He agreed with SEN
ator White, that the railroad question
was dead-killed In 1896 and that it
should be allowed to rest quietly in its
grave and not dragged out and paraded
before the people as an appeal to their
passions, prejudices and hatred. The
men who so stirred up the passions of
a people ought not to be trusted with
office
Mr. Johnson was followed by w. D.
Knights, candidate for the Assembly
for the Twenty-frst District, after
which each of the nominees for county
offices addressed the audience, and each
was received with rounds Of applause.
r. T. Cohn, candidate for Auditor and
Recorder, responded by singing "She
Was Bred in Old Kentucky" and as
an encore gave 1.-THE Banks Of the Wa
BASH" Emmet Phillips, being called
for, responded with stirring address.
The Athletic Club Quartet sang a
number of glees which were we'll re-
ceived, and Professor Black rendered a
selection on the banjo, which won him
an encore