The San Francisco call., 1904-11-01
TELLING FIGHT
NOW CLOSING
Alameda County Republicans
Make a Good Record in
Campaign Almost Unaided
KNOWLAND is AT WORK
Young Candidate for Con-
gress Makes Many Friends
Throughout His District
Oakland Office San. Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San. Francisco Call.
1016 Broadway. Oct- 81.
The Alameda County Republicans
have been conducting their own cam
paign and with their own members of
the party. While they have found time
to have their own meetings and work
in behalf Of the local ticket they have
also. been able to spare few notables
for use in more doubtful parts Of the
State. Senator Perkins. Governor Par
dee, Judge Melvin and many others
have left this county and are doing
earnest work both north and south
But while these are working away
from their home county the local Re-
publicans are fighting away for more
votes for the whole ticket in this
county.
J.R. Knowland, who will. absolutely
succeed Victor II. Metcalf in Congress
from this district, has taken his cam
paign in his own hands. He has toured
his entire district, introducing himself
where he has heretofore been known
only by reputation and making friends
wherever he went Mr.. Knowland,
though only a young man and without
the national reputation Of Mr.. Metcalt,
will receive fully as great a majority
as was accorded the latter in 1902.
Mr.. Knowland will close his cam
paign in his own county, with the ex-
ception of one meeting at Vallejo on
Thursday night next and one in Contra
Costa County. The dates Of Mr..
Knowland.s closing campaign are: No
vember /, Centerville; November 2,
Crockett; November 3, Vallejo; Novem-
Der 4, Alameda West End; November
5, Oakland.
The Republican. County Central Com
mittee has had euccessful campaign
and will close 1t with several meetings
during the coming week. The county
committee win unite with Mr.. Know
land at the Centerville meeting to-
morrow night and will supply a num-
Der Of local candidates. 1t will hold
a meeting of county candidates at De-
coto on Thursday night. There will be
meeting at Alvarado on Saturday
night, to- be addressed by Supervisor
C..F Horner, Senator Mattos and AS
semblyman Strowbridge.
The Oakland local candidates will
close the campaign in Oakland on Sat-
urday. Mr.. Knowland win be present,
together with Supervisors Rowe and
Mitchell, Senator Lukens and ASSEM-
blymen Walsh, Burke, Bliss and Espey
The Republican Alliance expects to
go to Santa Rosa on Monday night to
close the campaign In that city fol-
Duncan McKinlay for Congress
The committees of the Republican
County Central Committee which have
been conducting the campaign are:
Executive ommittee-Chairman. Frank
Fowden; A. h Breed, H. 8. Anderson Frank
D. williams, William Fitzmaurice.
Ways and Means Committee-chairT irT,an, W
C. Mowry, Captain J. s. Hanley, A H. Breed.
Committee on Arrangements- Chairman. J.
Charles schween. Dr. n. N. Rowell.
Auditing committee-Chairman, j. r,
Hanson, w. H. MILAN. w. A. Donaldson.
Printing committee-Chairman. d. T.
Planer. w. H. MILAN W. 2. Griffith.
Press ommittee-Chairman, w. r. Grif.
fifth, ]. F: Hanson, DR.. H. N. RoweH.
J. S. Josephs, the Democratic. nominee
for Assemblyman in the Forty-sixth
District. has refused the Union Labor
nomination, which was given him..
ALAMEDA, Oct. 31.-Hon. J. r
Knowland, Hon. NJ w. Simpson and
Hon. ]. Glenn Bates will be rendered q
reception on Thursday evening, No
vember 10, by the West End Improve
ment Association. Governor George G.
Pardee has been invited to participate
and has sent word that he will prob
ably be present. The affair will be g
combined smoker, dinner and enter.
tainment.