The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
Re- election of ]. N. Gillett
Over Caminetti in First
District Is Now Assured
STATE COMMITTEE
is WELL ADVISED
McKinlay's Splendid Fight
in the Second Commands
Applause of the People

The Congressional campaign in Cali
fornia grows decidedly interesting. The
Democratic party is making a desper-
ate effort to gain control of the next
House of Representatives A gain of
sixteen Congressman will give that
party such control. Messages come
from Democratic national headquarters
that the party must not lose a seat in
California, but according to trust
worthy reports from the State the peo-
pie of California intend to elect eight
Republican Congressman, which result
Will diminish rather than increase the
Democratic strength in the next Con-
gress.
A. Caminetti, the Democratic nominee
for Congress in the First District, is
telling the miners that if he is elected
the so-called Caminetti act will be
amended so that miners on the little
mountain streams may be permitted to
work. The candidate practically ac-
knowledges that the act which bears
his name is of no value to the miners.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee is taking care to inform the
voters of the First Congressional Dis
trict of the fact that when Caminetti
got his bill passed the House and Sen
ate were Democratic and a Democratic
President sat in the White House. If
Caminetu was then incapable of franz
ing and securing the enactment of
legislation favorable to the miners
what could he do in the next Congress
as a member of the minority. The Re-
publican committee and the miners of
the State size up Caminetti as a false
alarm. In the First District Gillett
will beat him out of sight The miners,
farmers. lumbermen, merchants and
workingmen generally respect Gillett
for his manliness, his integrity, his
strength of character and his devotion
to the true interests of the district. If
Caminetti has any amendments to in
troduce he should draw them up and
present them to Hon. ]. N. Gillett.
SECOND DISTRICT.
The Democratic campaign in the Sec
ond District has reached a deplorable
state. 1t has descended to vile attacks
on Hon. Duncan E. McKinIay, who
was nominated by the Republican con-
vention in response to the almost uni
versal demand of the people of the dis
trict. The Republican nominee is max
ing a splendid campaign, winning sup
porters wherever he goes. The large
meetings and the spontaneous enthu-
siasm in support of his candidacy at
test his popularity The people indrse
him as a leader who will worthily rep
resent the important district in the
next Congress.
The Democratic nominee in the Sec
ond is explaining, explaining and ex-
planning. He explains why he had the
canteen abolished. He explains that he
is not a prohibitionist and not an en-
emy of protection. In all his explana-
tions he does not explain why he re-
CARDS President Roosevelt as dan
gerous man. The Republican news
papers Of the district are insisting on a
definite explanation Of his views in this
respect. The party alignment in the
Second District is clearly defined. The
Republicans will vote for McKinlay and
the Democrats will vote for Bell.
VICIOUS ATTACKS.
Concerning the vicious attacks on
McKinlay the Sacramento Union says:
abuse rather aids than hurts a candi-
date before the people for political Of
flee. Mr.. McKinlay will suffer no harm
in fact, he will gain rather than lose
votes-as the result of stupid effort to
belittle and besmirch him. Mr.. McLach-
Ian of Southern California will likewise
suffer no annoyance by ridiculous and
disparaging personal remarks put forth
in ignorance and malice"
Some Of the Democratic comments
are amusing. For instance, the Wood
land Democrat fancies that Bell ought
to be reelected to Congress because he
closed the canteen and diminished the
the death rate at the Veterans Home.
The Democrat accepts as gospel truth
a statement made to the little coterie
of delegates which nominated Bell at
Santa Cruz that a great falling off in
the death rate had followed the closing
of the canteen. The truth is that there
were FIVE deaths at the home in July,
1903, when the canteen was open, and
six in July, 1904, when 1t was closed.
There is practically no change in this
respect. The veterans who want whisky
and feel that they must have it get it
at the saloons in Yountville. If Bell
could close all the saloons in the State
and wholly prohibit the sale of liquor
the death rate might be diminished, but
he cannot lower it by forcing a thirsty
veteran to walk a mile to get his glass
of grog.
THE "BIRD CAGE"
The Woodland Democrats allusion to
the bird cage" at the Veterans Home
is something that may afford special
delight to one class of Bells supporters
The officers cottage on the home prem
ises, which is presided over by an esti-
mable German lady, the mother of five
children, IS place that is occasionally
visited by the wives and daughters of
the officers and directors. The innuendo
contained in the appellation bird cage"
is obvious. The modest hospitality of
the cottage is extended to the national
and department commanders, to the
national board of managers and to
many other guests. Among leading
Democrats of Napa County who have