The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
DEMOCRATS CLOSE
LOCAL CAMP PAIGN
Bell and Mcguire Speak at I'M
mense Rally in the Naval
Pavilion
Bourbon Leaders Claim That
Bryan Is Certain of
Victory

Theodore a. Bell. new leader Of Cali
fornia's democracy, returned from a
tour of the state to close the democratic
campaign in tits city at an immense
rally in the naval pavilion, Market and
Eighth streets, last night. More. than
5.u00 loyal democrats filled the pavilion
to hear their candidates for office speak.
Louis H.. Mooser and e. w. Wilson
acted as chairmen of the meeting: Jo-
l.seph E. O'Donnell and Edward C. Har-
rison, candidates for judicial positions
on the democratic and good government
league tickets, made short addresses.
James @. Mcguire. candidate for. con-
gress in the fourth district, also ad-
dressed the meeting. Mcguire spoke
only briefly of his own candidacy: He
talked for Bryan, contending that the
republicans were responsible for the re-
cent panic and that. the people wanted
the commoner. In closing, Mcguire
said:
The. democratic. party confidently
So confident am / of victory for the
democratic party | feel that 1T Is use
less to stand before you and plead for
your votes. The people want a change.
They want a.. change so badly that, in
my opinion. thousands of republicans
ia this state will vote the democratic
|, Bell, whose voice showed the effects
of his strenuous campaign, apologized
for its weakness but added that 1T
would probably improve as the meeting
progressed. Reference was made to the
Roosevelt letter to Hartman and TO.
the recent panic. The speaker claimed
that the republicans were responsible
for the panic of last fall. Few argu-
ments were made in reference to the
panic; it was simply Jumped on to the
republican party.
litically throughout the entire United
States" said Bell. 'The people of the
country demand a change; they de-
:mand proper representation. the re-
20 indorse the platform OF the repub-
lican party as adopted at the Chicago
convention. Few of them know what
want a regulation of the tariff: It Is
not recommended in the republican
platform.
the west. want Asiatic exclusion That
plank is not in the republican plat
form. In fact; there is no plank in the
republican platform. that the people
the party OF the people. adopted every
thing that the people wanted The
people asked for an Astatic exclusion
plank; 1T was placed in the democratic
platform and when we elect our candl-
dates those candidates will not forget
T have Just returned from a stump
ing tour through the state with Mr..
PheIan. Il have travelled over nearly
all of the state; and l. find q strong
sentiment for Bryan We democrats
who have been around the. state can
see great deal farther than those
who have been. forced to remain at
home There will hs a remarkable
landslide in California for Bryan.
From present indications we viii
carry San Francisco by more than TO-
o00 majority. Just exactly how the
rest of the. state win go can not be
stated at the present time. In the
northern part of the state there is a
strong sentiment for Bryan, as there is
also through the central portion. The
republicans claim a. good many states.
enough to win the presidency for Taft
but wait until the votes are counted
Tuesday night and see for. yourselves
how some of these solid republican
states will vote.
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