The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23


strain and worry OF the contest. All OF
the town and hundreds from Napa
Benicia- Suisun ard other nearby points
were on the street when the siren OF
the steamer Arrow announced its ar
rival, with the Bourbon candidate
aboard, from San Francisco.
The blare Of the band mingled with
the din Of a thousand bells, and rock
cts lit UP the heavens in salute For
a little city that boasts no political
machine Of noteworthy power tonight's
reception was notable. Arrangements
were complete. Members of the Dem
ocratic committee, Attorney J. 7. Ryan
chairman. met Mr.. Bell at the boat
and escorted him to a carriage. Then
preceded by a band, the round Of the
principal streets was made, fireworks
lighting the way.
It was $50 before the Farragut The
ater was reached. P. B. Lynch, chair
man OF the county committee. called
the meeting to order.
1T is my great pleasure to open this
campaign in Solano County tonight -
he said And it is our great pleasure
10 have with US our own native SON.
that peerless Democrat, that champion
of labor's cause, THEODORE A. Bell. We
knew him as a boy and marveled al
his progress as a man. Standing be-
fore you as he does the man that
bested the great shipbuilding trust and
gave TO Mare Island the right to build
as well as repair ships, he shall meet
defeat no more and snail be the next
Governor of California"
Great cheering greeted the conclu-
sion Of the speakers remarks, and the
din was augmented by the arrival OF
delegations from the country With
deafening uproar they proclaimed feal-
~ 10 the cause Of the youthful can
didate.
ENTHUSIASTS STORM STAGE.
J. T. Ryan. candidate for the Assem-
bly,. was introduced as chairman OF
the evening. Mr.. Ryan had just begun
bearing a transparency lettered Re
publican Bells From Napa" crowded
into the hall and rushing toward the
leader called for three cheers for Bell,
and three times three were given with
a whoop that ratified the building.
Chairman Ryan. after confessing that
so far as his candidacy is concerned he
is thrilled with but little hope, spoke
of the boyhood days, of Theodore Bell
IN Vallejo. He said:
Tribute should be paid by us all to
the alma mater Of the candidate of the
Democracy-to the little red school
house on the hill. for it was there that
the character Of this leader was mold
ed It was there that his campaign
began that will end when he takes his
seat at Sacramento as the Governor OF
California"
When Bell was introduced the audi
ence was swept to is feet by the din
Of cheers. he stood in quiet dignity
until silence came, and then be gegan
70 scourge his enemies and pay tribute
TO his friends. rhe candidate for Gov
ernor spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen-About thir-
ty-four years ago I opened my first
campaign in the town of Vallejo At
that time I was named by two parties
just as tonight. They were not nu-
merous then, it is true, but sufficiently
numerous to compare faYorably with
the Independence League of today In
opening this great controversy / can
assure you that it affords me great
pleasure to start the ball rolling in
my native town OF Vallejo.
ISSUES ARE LOCAL.
It is not difficult to define the issues
involved in this campaign. They are
local questions, not national Those
who have followed the proceedings OF