The San Francisco call., 1906-09-27
LANGDON TALKS TO
SUbURBAN|TES.
Accompanied by Fife and
Drum Corps, He Trav-
els Through San Mateo
LACK OF ENTHUSIASM
SPECIAL pIspATcH TO THE CALL.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
REDWOOD CITY, Sept. 26.-William
H. Langdon. Independent League can
didate for Governor, accompanied by a
fife and drum corps, an Examiner re-
porter and singer, made tour Of
San Mateo County today in Hearst
automobiles. In all the larger towns
of the county he made short addresses
to small crowds attracted by the fife
ana drum, and on one or two occasions
three cheers were offered for the candi-
date. At no time did Langdon attempt
TO explain the platform OF the lnde-
pendence League. but dwelled almost
entirely upon the large majority which
has placed him in the District Attor-
ney's Office in San Francisco and the
record made by him during the few
months he occupied the office.
The campaign was started in San
Mateo, where some fifty people gath
cred to hear the songs of the singer,
who arrived with the 1fe and drum
corps some fifteen minutes before the
candidate to gather as large crowd
as possible and hold it until the arrival
of Langdon.
On the arrival of Langdon the show
part of the performance moved off to
the next town, while the candidate for
Governor spent the next fifteen minutes
telling the people how they have been
ruled by political bosses and asking
them to break away from political par
ties, which are full of corruption and
graft, and join the ranks of the In
dependence League He dwelt at length
on his popularity in San Francisco, and
declared that he believed he would
carry that city by 10000 majority.
AT the close of his address, which
lasted less than fifteen minutes, several
citizens stepped to the edge of the curb
and congratulated the candidate, but
no demonstration was made.
AT Redwood a larger crowd gathered
about the speaker. but less enthusiasm
was shown than at San Mateo. Here
Langdon also spoke for fifteen minutes,
declaring he was a candidate of the
people and he cared not where he met
them so long as he had an oppor-
tunfty to express his views on the
coming election. He declared that the
Independence League was for manly
independence in politics: for opposition
to boss control and independence of
corporation dominance. Other than this
he had little to say about the platform
or his party, saying his main object
was to get acquainted with the people
of the State and that speakers would
soon follow who would enlighten the
people as to what the league expects to
do
AT the close of the address one man
offered three cheers for Langdon, but as
no one Joined in the chorus the cheers
died a natural death.
After another short address at Menlo
Park the party left for Palo Alto,
where they had lunch, and half hour
was spent calling on several of the
local merchants. AT 80 the musicians
went UP and down University avenue
discoursing Yankee Doodle" and sue
ceeded in bringing out number of
college students, who gave the candi-
date the warmest reception he had
received during the day.
The reception of the students seemed
to remove the damper upon the spirits
of the candidate, and, warming to his
| subject, he told them of the principles
of Jefferson and Lincoln. which he ap-
piled to the present-day conditions, and
asked why men striving for the same
conditions should be divided and war
ring against each other He denounced
the policy of the moneyed men and
finished his address by saying the peo-
pie should rule rather than be ruled.
Another fifteen minute address was
| given at Colma.