The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
BOURBON SPEAKERS
WILL TOUR STATE
Train Costing $500 a Day Is
Chartered to Carry SPELL
binders All Next Week
Richmond P. HObsOn of Kissing
and Merrimac Fame to Aid
Local Democrats

a special train. costing $500 day
and carrying Theodore A. Bell. James
.. Phelan. Richmond p. Hobson and
other democratic spellbinders. will tour
the state next week from Red Bluff TO
Los Angeles. Speeches will be made
along the route by day and night and
the flying wedge Of democratic oratory
and enthusiasm will hurtle into this
city a week from next Saturday night
ia time for a mass meeting at Dream
land pavilion.
Bell and Phelan are TO bear the brunt
Of the speech making on this tour. but
there viii be others. A telegram from
Richmond p. Hobson of kissing fame
informed the state committee that the
Merrimac hero would leave Grants pass
on Saturday and arrive in this city next
Monday morning. The solid week VIII
be yours" wires Hobson. and il present
plans are matured Hobson will spend
the solid week on the special Presiden-
tial electors will also be invited-some
Of them. not all. Those who have
come through" for the campaign will
be welcome. but the others may stay at
home.
EXPENSE NOT CONSIDERED
A circular letter apprising the bour-
hons along the route Of the movements
The letter glows with enthusiasm and
teens with instructions.
All this will cost money. but there is
an air Of affiuence at democratic head
quarters and expense seems a minor
consideration. Yesterday another room
was annexed TO the headquarters in the
MonadnOck building and outsiders are
wondering where the rent comes from.
The itinerary Of the Bell -Phelan- Hob
o'clock next Monday. Speeches will be
made that day at Red Bluff. Chico.
Gridley, Marysville. Woodland, Davis
vile, Lodi and Stockton. Modesto, Tur-
lock. Merced. MADEIRA. Fresno. Fowler.
Selma, Kingsburg, Tulare. Delano and
Bakersfield viii be visited on Tuesday
Wednesday morning will find the spe-
cisl south Of Tehachapi and Wednesday
and Thursday viii be spent in that re-
gion- including a meeting at Los An
geles. though the routings have not yet
been settled. Speeches will be made at
ONnard. Ventura. Santa Barbara and
san Luis Obispo on Friday. Paso
Robles. Salinas. Paiaro, Watsonville.
Gilroy, San Jose. Palo Alto and San
Francisco will be covered on Saturday
NIGHT MEETINGS PLANNED
The night meetings will be the fea-
viii be night meetings at Lodi and
Stockton, at both OF which Bell, Phelan
and Hobson will speak. On Tuesday
night Bell viii address a meeting at
Fresno, while Phelan viii speak TO the
democrats of Bakersfield On Friday
night both viii speak at San Luis
Obispo. On Saturday night Phelan Will
speak at San Jose. while Bell and Hob
SON will address the mass meeting in
this city.
The democrats expect TO hold two
other big meetings next week besides
that at Dreamland. These probably will
be held in the Mission rink and the
Central theater, but arrangements for
them are incomplete. The elusive gov
ernor. Jared Y. Sanders of Louisiana,
VIII be enlisted for these occasions. as
VIII also Portland C. Hunt, a SPELL
binder familiarly known as Portland
Cement who is said to hail from Min
nesota- The democrats Of the thirty
eighth district will hold meeting next
Tuesday at Walton's pavilion.