Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-08-20

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what she RepubIfcans are DO
Ing cenventfcn wards.
The Republican committees mot IN a
geneia al assembly last evening in Manu-.
facturers' Hall to hear reports from the
several branches as to preparations for
the State Convention which meets here
next Wednesday.
From the Finance Committee Mr..
So therland Hutton reported that $500
had been subscribed and collected. il
was intimated that about 5000 would
be needed to defray all the expenses Of
the Convention.
The Committee on Entertain ent re-
ported that there had been secured rooms
at all the hotels and at several boarding
| houses.
The chairman, Col. II. II. Boyce,
stated that there were rec eived daily
letters from all parts Of the State ask.
ing for the securing of rooms. Theo.
Summerland was appointed chairman
Of a special committee to canvass the
city aud secure rooms for the delegates.
The matter Of preparing for excur-
sions after the convention shall have adj
journed. to Santa Monica, Pasadena,
Santa Catalina island and other parts Of
| the county, was referred to the Com
mittee on Transportation.
1t was estimated that the convention
would complete all its labors by Satur-
day evening.
Mr.. Francisco, from the Committee on
The Entertainment of the Press, report
ed that preparations had been made in
front Of the platform with desks, etc.,
to make their reports. MIR. H. u o.
borne. from the same committee,
thought there would be not less than 30
epresentativss Of the press from all
quarters in the hall He thought there
would be twenty TO thirty reporters ut
one time on the platform. Provision
will be made for them. A room is set
apart in the hall into which Commodore
Haines will introduce q Western Union
wire. Messengers will be provided to
carry the reports from the hall. There
is . room secured at the Ma
deau which will be known as
Press Headquarters, where the reporters
can ell meet. They will be provided
with badges and tickets will be issued to
them by which they may be recognized
and gain admission to the hall. 1t lie
estimated that it will take $500 to 5000
to defray the expenses of this part of the
affair.
Mr.. +. P. Kelly, from the Committee
on Printing, aud Mr.. MoCoye, from the
same, reported that the committee had
attended TO business and had printed all
the matter that had been thought ad-
visable. There had been gotten out 1000
copies Of pamphlet giving the vote of
the State for great number Of years.
II was ordered that 500 copies of these
be reserved for use among the delegates
TO the Convention, who will number
about 4S0. The rest are to be judi
ciously distributed.
Col. Rowland from the committee on
halls reported that he had secured Mott
Hall for the convention at SO day,
that charge to include lights, etc. Old
Armory Hall had been secured for the
use of the san Francisco delegations.
Manufactures Hall had also been got
ten for some Of the committees. Besides
the general convention there will be held
here the Congressional conventions,
three railroad conventions and those for
the nomination of Board of Equalizs-
ton. The San Bernardino and San
Diego joint Senatorial convention will
also meet here. The halls and chairs
for them will cost 5000. There will be
a thousand chairs needed.
MIR. D. G.. Stephens, from the Com
mittee on Carriages, reported that he
had had to do all the work OF his COM
mittee. Here q long discussion took |
place, going into the whole matter OF
paying for the carriages to take the dele |
gates to and from their hotels. By the
street cars the cost would be i've cents q
head, by band wagons and such like ve-
hioles the cost would be twenty-five
cents head, and by hacks fifty cents
head. Mayor Spence said he had been
at many State conventions in thirty -four
years and never knew Of fares being paid.
Some one suggested that hotels were
bound TO carry all guests free to their
hotels. Mr.. Hutton wanted to
do things in style and show the
delegates that Los Angeles men are
blooded. He wanted to provide for the
carriage fare of delegates. Mr.. Osborne
wanted to know how the delegates
could be recognized. He said the dele.
gates were not branded. The HERALD
reporter was the only man in the room
who thought be could recognize a Re
publican politician at sight. Finally the
whole question was settled by the dis.
charge Of the committee, thus leaving
the delegates to take charge Of their
own affairs.
Mr.. G. E. Day, of the Committee on
Music, reported that he had done
nothing yet in that line.
Col. Moore wanted S75 TO decorate
the hall in fine shape. The HERALD
reporter suggests that photographs Of
the candidates for Secretary of State be
hung on the walls.
1t was ordered that the Finance Com
mittee get subscriptions and collect the
same, turning all funds over to the Elk
ecutive Committee for disbursements.
Not less than $1,000 will possibly go
round, it is thought. A committee of
three, C. e. Day, L. M. Breed and Os-
car Macy, was appointed to solicit fur
Their subscriptions. This committee
will meet at "a NJ. to-day at Mr.. Days
store to take the field for coin.
The general meeting here adjourned |
sine die, and the Executive Committee |
and Committee on Entertainment met
IN different PARTS of the hall TO make up |