Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
The GOLDEN CITY.
SAN PRANCISCO's. CHANCES FOR THE Ma
TI0NAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Said 10 be Very Flattsring-Ths Advantages That
Wculd Accrue to the Party by Holding the
Convention on The Pacific Ooast-Intr-
view With George R. fmgls.
Special 10 he ReQiSa.

forts in behalf Of the people Of San Fran
cisco in their desire to secure the location |
the National Democratic Convention in |
that city. Mr.. Tingle said that be had
business in Washington this winter, and
that he left his family in San Francisco and |
came to Washington to attend to it, and
some Of the leading Democrats Of the
Golden City, learning that he was coming
to Washington, asked him to make some
inquiry about the Convention matter He
had been drawn into the matter in this
way, simply to oblige some Of his Pacific
coast friends.
Asked if San Francisco was really max
an effort to secure the Convention, he re-
piled that it was and that the friends Of
that movement were quite confident that
they would succeed, and that the next
Democratic candidate for President and
Vice President would be nominated in the
Mechanics Institute in that city.
Asked if there was any concerted move
ment on the part Of the California people
in this direction, Mr.. Tingle replied that
there was. He said the movement origina-
ted with the California Democratic Club,
which to all intents and purposes is o
San Francisco organization, made up
of some OF the most prominent and
wealthy citizens of the Pacific coast, among
whom is MrW. T. Coleman, who is twenty
times millionaire and whom the New York
Sun has been booming as Presidential
candidate. Besides Mr.. Coleman, there are
twenty OF more prominent gentlemen who
are quite as we'll off as he is, financially
speaking, all of whom are intent on
SECURING THE CONVENTION
for San Francisco, and who will put up"
as much as il needed and do all that is
promised. There are quite number OF
very wealthy gentlemen on the Pacific
coast who are Democrats and who are all
very wealthy. These gentlemen all want
the convention at San Francisco They, as
we all do, believe that it would be good
politics to hold the convention on the Pa
cifc coast, as that section of the
country has never had con
veution of either party. The benefit that
would result would lie manifest at the
subseq uent election. There is no doubt as
to what the result would be in both States
Of California and Oregon, aud possibly Ne
vada. We believe that the taking the
National Democratic Convention ~ San
Francisco would insure these three States
4. A. noyf
said Mr.. Tingle, do not advocate it on
sectional grounds, but | beievs that it
would be good politics TO carry the Con
yention west of the Rockies"
why sof' was asked.
well, you see the boom would
not be spread over one route, but there
would be tidal wave Of enthusiasm both
going and coming over three routes. In
returning, there will be q good deal OF
speech making and jollifying at all the
prominent points on all three Of the
prominent routes, and there will also be
tidal wave, as it were, Of Democratic
speech making for weeks after the conven-
ton by returning delegates and visiting
delegations that will be Of immense bene
fit to the Democratic party"
"What are the facilities of the Golden
City in accommodating the convention?"
The best in the Union, Mechanics In
stitute, where the convention will he held
| if it is taken to San Francisco, is the
| largest and finest hall in the world and
can accommodate and seat more people
than any other building of the kind in the
country. Besides the hotel accommoda-
tions are not to be surpassed by any other
city on the continent. We have larger no.
tells and finer ones than any other city on
the continent can boast of. There will be
no difficulty in accommodating all the peo-
pie that may desire to attend the conven-
tion."
"How about railroad fareph
That will be fixed at a very
Low AND REASONABLE Rate.
Both Mr.. c. P. Huntington and Mr.. Le-
land Stanford have been consulted and
they are willing to fix a rate 30 that it can
be within the reach Of the average man
who desires to attend the National Con-
yention. 1t is probable that the fare from
any point west of the Missouri river will
be not more than $40 90 for the round trip.
1t is probable that the railroads east Of the
Missouri will fix their rates accordingly.
l really expect that for ticket from
Washington TO San Francisco and return
will not be more than $50 At that rate
there ia no doubt of an immense crowd be-
ing able to get to the Pacific coast. pre-
sumo that visitors will be able to go over
one route and return by another. That
will, am cure, be arranged
Have the people of San Francisco made
any preliminary arrangements for securing
the convention2"
"Oh, yes They have not been idle.
Fifty thousand dollars have already been
subscribed for that purpose and we can
command thrice as much II necessary.
The delegates and National Committee
will be entertained free Of cost at the eI
pense of the city, besides the trsnsTorta-
tion that will be furnished to them from
their homes to San Francisco and return,
including sleepiDg-car accommodations /
want to say right here that the newspapers
will be handsomely cared for. Ny idea
is to get up q regular newspaper train Of
Pullman palace cars and have none aboard
but newspaper men,"
HOW The COMMITTEE sTAsD~
How il the proposition OF San Fran
cisco regarded by Eastern committeeman.
Very favorably. Arthur P. German
thinks there is no question but that the
! convention should go to San Francisco.
German was out there q few months ago
and he is very favorably impressed with
the good that could be accomplished. He
thinks that the selection Of San Francisco
would surely make the Pacific coast Dem
ocratic. Ex-senator Henry G. Davis, who
is the National Committeeman for West
Virginia, is enthused with the idea and
believe we will get both the votes from
Maryland and West Virginia Senator
voorhees, is strongly committed to San
Francisco, and / believe that Mr.. Austin
Brown of the Committee from the Hoosier
State will vote for the Golden City. You
know that Mr.. Voorhees' son Charlie,
represents Washington Territory in Con-
press and of course Charlie is for the Pa
cihc coast and his father, Dan, wants 70
see him succeed. P. II. Kelley, of Min
nesota, is for San Francisco"