The San Francisco call., 1910-10-20
JOHNSON DRAWS
IMMENSE CROWD
in BELLS CITY
Hundreds Unable TO Get Into
Napa Opera House for Re
publican Meeting
Attendance at Calistoga Larger
Than Democrat Had and PeO=
pie More Enthusiastic
BY w. RUSSELL COLE
Special Dispoich to The Call


NAPA, Oct. ls.-Here in the home
city Of Theodore Bell. Hiram " John
son was given tonight one of the
heartiest welcomes that ever fell TO the
lot Of a visiting candidate in this
county.
The Napa opera house was entirely
too small 10 accommodate the immense
crowd that turned out to listen to the
republican standard bearer. Every seat
and every bit of available standing
room was occupied half an hour before
johnson arrived at the theater.
Had there been here tonight another
hall Of the same size as the opera house
in which Johnson spoke, IL would have
been filled. The overflow consisted of
hundreds.
DAY OF GRATIFYING SURPRISES
For an hour before the speaking be-
gan the street before the opera house
was tbronged with people from curb to
curb. There have been few nights in
the city's history when the downtown
streets of Napa. have been crowded as
they were tonight.
A band played prior to the beginning
OF the meeting. and there was a bril-
liant display Of fireworks and a con-
tinual firing OF bombs
Altogether this has been a day Of
gratifying surprises for the republican
Leader He has spent the day in the
heart OF the enemy's country. yet his
meetings have been of the largest and
most enthusiastic nature.
BOURBON MEETING BEATEN
In the district where his democratic
opponent Is supposed to have an in
vulnera BILE strength and fin cities which
ne carried four years ago by big ma
Jorities, Johnson was welcomed today
at record breaking meetings, and at
meetings wheres he was received with
enthusiasm.
The first meeting of the day at Calls
toga this morning far surpassed in size
that which Theodore Bell held in the
same auditorium week ago. Even the
democratic sdherents of Johnson's op-
ponent in Calistoga admitted grudging-
y that their leader did not draw such
z crowd as turned out to see and hear
the republican nominee for governor,
despite the fact that when Bell visited
the city all the more important down
town stores were closed for the oc-
casion.
Another big audience greeted Johnson
at St Helena, where he spoke at l
o'clock.
'CHEERED BY VETERANS
At the veterans home at YountyiIle,
where Z stop was made at o'clock the
building was packed and Johnson was
given a cordial reception by the old
soldiers.
Johnson left Vallejo this morning in
his automobile and drove TO Calistoga
for his morning meeting.
WELCOMED By BAND
"A band welcomed him at CaIistoga
and the auditorium filled quickly. DR..
II. L. Parish presided at the meeting
G17 fxr As
semblyman Walter Grifiths in John
sons behalf
J. Y. Haire presided at the meeting at
st. Helena and Chairman Percy S. King
Of the republican county committee in
trOduced Johnson here at Napa tonight.
In his speeches today johnson did not
refer again directly to the questions
which Bell put TO him several days ago
and which he answered at his meetings
in Woodland and Vallejo.
He did. however. lay great stress
upon the fact that the men and news
pspers representing the special in
rerests" were aligned upon the demo-
cratic side. and in all his speeches
made q straight forward talk TO the
members OF the democratic party.
OPPOSED BY REACTIoNARIEs
The alignment is made and the line
is distinctly drawn he declared in his
ddress tonight. Every malign and
Vile influence which has debauched and
polluted our government in the past
Is now IN the fight in behalf of my
democratic opponent. Every reaction
sry influence and every reactionary
newspaper in the state is doing its
utmost 10 bring about my defeat.
7 do not say, Mr.. Democrat. that
you have taken them to your bosom
or that you want them any more than
We do but we have kicked them out
Of the republican party and now where
IS II that they have turned to look
for q continuance Of power. pelf, greed
and graft2
They look for 1t, let us not say in
democratic victory, but in the defeat
OF this man. They have aligned them
selves, Mr.. Democrat. behind the stand
ard bearer of the democratic party as
their only hope, as you, Mr.. Democrat,
4 YOU believe in the principle that
this should be government by the
people as opposed TO the interests,
must place yourselves this year in sup
port Of the republican side"
MONEY OFFERED ON JOHNSON
The sentiment in this county was
summarized in a wager offered this
morning by n. NJ Duffy Of San Fran
cisco in the Napa Register. In pub
Iished statement in that paper Duffy
offered $4,000 or any part thereof at
ODDS Of 10 to that Johnson would
carry the state, and similar odds that
Bell would receive less votes in Napa
county than be did four years ago.
There were no takers of either offer
today.
Word was received today from re
publicans In Redding that no money
was TO be found in that city TO be
wagered on Bell Monday story was
published in a number of papers to the
effect that several prominent democrats
Of that city had formed a pool of
So 600 TO be bet on Bell at odds OF
: 70 l.
Some of the Sacramento republicans
who were aboard the Johnson special
train Monday took UP the offer and
wired an acceptance together with
return offer OF similar odds of TO 8
that johnson would carry the state.
The message today was TO the effect
that no democratic money was TO be
had in Redding.
Enthusiastic Rally
Snecsoi Disoofch 10 The Call
BURLINGAME, Oct. I9.-Tbe repub-
lican candidates who spoke in Masonic
hall here tonight received q rousing
reception. Among those who spoke