The San Francisco call., 1910-11-03
Secretary of State Curry Pleads
for United Party Loyalty
at Election
Republican Candidate Promises
to Enter More Into Details
in This City
By w. RUSSELL COLE
ESPECIAL Dispatch 70 The Call

6QuleICe OF c-ttU DGISOllS. TIC - Ce1tNcA
probably. that ever assembled TO listen
to any candidate for Office in the state
1 OF California, Hiram W. Johnson made
a speech tonight that viii rank as one
! of the most memorable Of a memorable
! campaign.
In the most direct and forceful Ian
/ guage he sketched the issues before
/ the people of the state in the present
! political fight. and then in sudden
| burst Of passionate response to the Vi
/ tuperation that has been heaped upon
| him during the last few weeks he an
| swered in one sweeping denial the
manufactured lies and innuendoes that
! have fallen from the lips of the demo-
! SPEAKERS who are participating in his
campaign
MORE DETAILS PROMISED
Johnson's answer to his political and
personal detractors was direct and all
! inclusive, and his denunciation of Bells
/ friend, Frank Herring, 9 "en imported
| scoundrel from Indiana" brought from
the vast audience an uproar of cheers
and applause that lasted for a long
time and that surged again and again
at every reference to the unfounded lies
! and attacks that have emanated from
the democratic camp.
In concluding his address Johnson
promised that tomorrow night at the
Dreamland meeting in San Francisco he
would give answers more in detail TO
the mass of false accusations and insin-
uation that have been voiced and
printed.
TRIUMPH OF CAMPAIGN
Such welcome as johnson received
tonight was a fitting conclusion to his
/ long triumphant campaign of the past
eight months. The republican standard
bearers native, city gave him a demon
strative ovation that surpassed every
| thing that has occurred either during
the primary or state campaign. 1t be-
gan at the minute he stepped from the
train in this city, and it continued until.
tired and exhausted from his speech
Of more than an hour, he left the vast
tent in Capitol park, where the rally
was held, and returned to his hotel to
rest
The parade that escorted the republi-
can leader through the streets Of this
city was a magnificent one, and unlike
any cavalcade that ever has taken part
in a campaign OF state significance in
the capital city.
THOUSANDS IN PARADE
Leading the procession were a score
Of mounted horsemen and horse
women. There were two bands, nearly
100 flag decorated automobiles and
1000 men in line, carrying flags,
torches and transparencies.
There were delega tions from Stock
| ton, Folsom, Woodland and other
nearby cities. and big turnouts of
marchers from half a dozen local po-
litical clubs.
IN addition to all these were dele
cations from the state printers Office
and other state departments and vari-
Gus local organizations.
Johnson was driven in the parade
IN an open carriage drawn by four
white horses and was accompanied by
Secretary of State Charles F. Curry,
who was his opponent for the repub-
lican nomination at the primary cleo
ton; State Treasurer W. r. Williams
and WILLIAM Kent, republican nominee
for congress from the second district.
STREETS ARE THRONGED
The streets through which the pa
rade passed were crowded with people,
cars were blockaded and everywhere
Johnson was greeted with cheers and
shouts Of welcome.
The speaking took place in a great
tent, 290 by 100 feet in size, erected for
the occasion, on the site Of the old
pavilion in Capitol park. under the
huge canvas were placed chairs for
5000 persons. but this seating arrange
ment was inadequate to accommodate
the immense crowd.
Not only were the chairs filled to the
very last rows. but at least 1900 per-
sons crowded into the space at the rear
and sides Of the tent and stood through
out the meeting. Even the aisles were
packed and hundreds stood or sat upon
the ground near the stage.
CURRY URGES LOYALTY
The usual long list of vice presidents
was dispensed with and only al few par
ty leaders and state officers occupied
the stage with the republican standard
bearer Chairman c. w. Haub Of the
republican county committee called the
meeting to order and introduced Secre-
tary Curry as chairman of the evening.
The latters speech in presenting John
son was a plea for united party loyalty
and support for the man who won the
party nomination at the primaries. He
said:
We have assembled in this big
tent this evening at the end of one
of the most extraordinary cam
paigns ever waged in California to
listen to the next governor Of this
state and to confer with each other
as to why the republican party should
be retained in power the next four
years.
The republican party is the party
Of success in progress. When the
country needs a law our party en-
acts ii; when a law needs amend
ing our party amends it; when q
law ueSQS repeating our party re-
peals it.
PARTY OF PROGRESS
The republican party, in short, is
the party of men and of political
progress. On the 18th day of Aug
ust better candidates were NOM
mated upon our ticket than upon
the democratic ticket, and at our
republican state convention a bet
ter platform was enacted than was
enacted by the democratic party at
it's convention Every republican
ought to vote the republican ticket
straight You ought to do it and
/ ought to do it and / believe every
one of us will do it.
The democratic party, lacking
principles and definite issues in this
campaign, has resorted to vilifca-
tion. but the people understand I
Hiram Johnson ought to be our
next governor and A. ]. Wallace |
ought to be our next lieutenant
governor. They are making
dirty, nasty, lying fight on those
men, and we all know it.
PLEA FOR WHOLE TICKET
I sincerely thank the friends
who stod by me in the primary