The San Francisco call., 1910-10-07
JOHNSON GIVEN
GREAT OVATION
Welcome of Republican Stand
ard Bearer Made Occasion
of Big Demonstration
Especial Dispatch TO The Call
Bv w. RUSSELL COLE

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Oct SAIL San
the glow of colored fire and the flare of
skyrockets and roman candles. For an
hour before the beginning of Hiram w.
Johnson's meeting at the old Pavilion
theater the streets of the business SER
tion were given over to celebration in
honor of his arrival.
1t was gala night in San Luis
Obisp6. and a great night for the cause
of progressive republicanism in Cali
fornia. Never in the history of this
city has there been such a political
meeting as that held tonight in recog-
milton of the visit of the republican
party's nominee for governor. The Pa
vilion theeter was inadequate to hold
the crowd that turned out to listen to
Johnson's address upon the issues of
the campaign. BY the time Johnson ar
rived men were stationed at the doors
announcing that standing room only
was left, and five minutes later throngs
were being turned away.
Although 1900 or more persons were
packed into the main floor and balcony
seats of the theater and standing in the
aisles at the sides and rear, the street
before the building was massed with
those unable to find room inside.
CROWDS CHEER NOMINEE
When Johnson entered the theater
with officers of the county central COM
mittee and a number of candidates for
local county offices, the great crowd
arose to its feet, cheering, stamping,
applauding and tossing hats and hand
kerchiefs into the air.
Prior to the meeting a band concert
f1 of a And hot al
where johnson and his party were reg
istered, and bombs were exploded at
minute intervals Just before s o'clock
the republican standard bearer entered
an auto and a parade was formed to
escort him TO the theater. 1t was prac-
tically one of the old time torchlight
professions, though, instead of anti
quated hrebrands, the marchers made
the way brilliant with roman candles
and skyrockets. White colored fire was
burned in the cutters along the streets.
The band led the way to the theater
and played in the street before the
building until the speaker of the night
and the members of the reception COM
mittee had entered the auditorium.
JOHNSON GIVEN OVATION
Johnson spoke for 45 minutes and
was cheered time and again during his
address, while at the end he was given
an ovation that continued for several
minutes. If tonight's meeting and that
of this afternoon at Arroyo Grande are
taken as any indication of the political
sentiment of San Luis Obispo county
johnson will win a sweeping victory
here in November.
The itinerary prepared for Johnson
today had included an all day auto
mobile trip with speeches during the
morning at Santa Maria and Guadalupe,
an afternoon meeting at Arroyo Grande
and a night meeting here. Owing to
the hard trip of yesterday, however,
and the necessity of practically all
night travel last night in order to
make the necessary connections, the
schedule was rearranged late last
night. The meetings at Santa Maria
and Guadalupe were postponed and ar
rangements were made for a night
meeting at Santa Maria later in the
campaign.
CONTINUES HI SJOURNEY
Johnson remained in Santa Barbara
until noon today, when he and his
party left by train for Oceano, where
he was met by the San Luis Obispo
county central committee. From Oceano
Johnson was taken by auto to Arroyo
Grande, where a meeting was held at
$3.50 o'clock in the Ryan opera house.
Two autos transported johnson and
his party over the mountains to this
city. The meeting tonight was pre-
sided over by Louis F. Sinsheimer.
Johnson will leave at 9 o'clock to-
morrow morning by auto for a trip
northward TO Salinas, where he is
scheduled for a mass meeting tomorrow
night During the day he will make
short speeches at Moro, Cayucos, Cam
bria and Paso Robles. From the latter
city Johnson will go by train to
Salinas, where he will again with his
own auto, in which his tour will be
continued.
River Guns Will Roar Welcome