The San Francisco call., 1904-07-07

but none at which there was such a
showing for such an occasion. The
State, he said, expects Los Angeles
County and Southern9 California to do
her duty and had no fears of what
the result would be. He considered a
sweeping victory for the Republican
ticket in this State next November at
a majority which would establish a
new record.
Recollection of the Early Conven-
tions" was the subject of an address
by J. A. Buchanan &C Pasadena, one
of the early leaders of the party in the
Middle West
Buchanan is probably the oldest Re
publican in Southern California. He
corrected the impression that he was
present at the birth Of the party. He
stated that he was one of the men who
organized the party in the State of
Indiana, but the Indiana convention
didn't meet until after the Republican
party had been organized elsewhere.
At the time the party was organized
in Indiana Buchanan was a member
of the HOosier State Legislature, and
when the movement toward Republi-
canism swept into the country in 1856
all prominent fusionists in Indiana were
called together in Indianapolis and
voted 10 affiliate themselves with the
new Republican party. Since that time
Buchanan has voted for eleven Repub-
lican Presidential candidates and has
been member Of the party for forty
eight years.
He told. interestingly of the early
struggles Of the party. the trouble with
the copper-heads during the war and
spoke familiarly Of men whose names
adorn the countrys history.
SENATORS GIVE ADDRESSES.
Senator George c. Perkins subject
was Early Days Of the Republican
Party in California" and his speech was
replete with "reminiscences of the early
days in this State. He told Of the little
handful of men who, when the party
came into being, started the movement
which made California a Republican n
State. She has deviated at times from
the straight course. but the speaker
asserted there was never a time when
California was not really a Republican n
State and predicted that she would al
ways remain so.
The presence Of both Senator Thomas
r. Bard and Henry T. Oxnard at the
speakers table added interest to the
occasion, for the names of both will be
presented at the next session of the
Legislature as candidates for the Sen
atorship. If any of the 5000 people
present expected either OF them to re-
fer even remotely to the contest now
on between them they were doomed TO
disappointment. The banquet was not
marred by reference to personal aspi-
rations but in dignified manner both
gentlemen confined themselves to
praise Of the party and the achieve
ments Of the Republican leaders rather
than referring to merely local matters.
Senator Bard's subject was "Repub-
iicans Looking Westward" He smoke
briefly but eloquently of the high place
the Western States have taken in the
list Of Republican commonwealths and
how by reason of the growing impor-
tance Of the Pacific Coast the Eastern
leaders of the party would always look
to this part of the country to do it's full
duty to the party and thereby to tbe
country.
why California Is Republican" was
the subject of an able speech bv Con-
gresham James McLachlan. He was
followed by Henry E. Oxnard. who
spoke on the subject, THE Republican n
Platform of 1904 His speech was ex-
temporaneous and less than ten min
utes in length. Taking up the leading
planks in the Republican declaration
OF principles Oxnard argued that they
were a safe gauge by which the coun-
try could measure the purpose of the
party. He considered the platform a
model of its kind, a declaration which
every Republican could stand upon and
fight for, and something which would
give TO the people at large renewed
confidence in the party, because they
would know that Republican pledges
, are not made to be broken.
The chief oration of the evening was
that delivered by Oscar Lawler of Los
Angeles, whose subject was From
Lincoln to Roosevelt"
After the programme had been com
pleted the distinguished visitors and
other prominent members of the party
held an impromptu reception and IL
was midnight before the banoueters
| LETT the pavilion