The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-07

toward securing a sum of money sufficient 10
cover the expenses of entertaining the ma
tiOnal conventions should they be sent here.
and the Finance Committee, of which Wen
dell Easton is Chairman, sent out the fol-
lowing circular letter yesterday morning;
THE CIRCULAR LETTER.
THE RrPrB1IcAN AND DEMOCRATIC CoS MENTIONS
CAN BE INDUCED TO MEET IN THIS CITY.
SAN FRANCISCO. November 5. 1891
To-, Esq-DEAR SIR: Al meeting OF
The Finance Committee charged with the cOlirc-
lion Of funds to secure tile meeting OF Inc RepuD-
Iicau and Democratic National Conventions 10
this city, held this afternoon II was unanimously
resolved to appeal, first. through this medium 10
the gentlemen appointed By Mayor SandeIson TO
take charge OF the movement Tor liberal SUD
Scripuou the fund.
The Secretary was Instructed to send TIL. cir
Guitar TO each of them, and TO request an imme,
date reply upon the blank Enclosed, addressed
TO Wendell ERslon, ESQ., Chairman oil tue III
nance Committee 63S Market street.
The committee hope fer = liberal response, for
tie amount thus collected from The parties most
interested VIII furnish guide by which 10 judge
OF their ability 10 raise tile necessary funds from
this community. am, very respectfully,
ANDREW J. AoULDER, Secretary.
P. S.-RoOs Bros, unsolicited. have already
headed The list with subscription OF $1,000.
A. j. Al.
To this appeal 8 number of liberal re-
sponseS had been made yesterday after
noon, and the indications are that the mat
ter will meet with the warm support Of the
citizens in general.
WHAT Is NEEDED.
I'VE must raise $4,000 by tomorrow
night" said Mr.. Easton, land unless we
succeed in doing so we might as well
abandon the entire project and get out of
the procession. The work TO be done must
be done quickly and there is no time for
hesitation. Every man who has the best
interests of the State and city at heart
should respond at once as literally as he
can. and If we can say TO the California
delegate to the National Committee that We
have $4,000 in sight he will need no fur
ther guarantee. 1t will be sufficient evil
dence that we are in a position TO raise all
the money necessary and the National Com
mttse VIII know that we mean business.
! would like 10 see II impressed strongly
upon the citizens that we are in earnest
aud need not only their moral but financial
support 1t is easy enough to talk about
the great Sums that the railroad and other
people will give, but what Is needed is
money frem every available source.
JUST FOR A STARTER.
"If we can raise the $4,000 needed for
starter the rest will be plain sailing. We
can then start our subcommittee north
and south and in every Secti on Of this State
we should be able TO secure substantial
help. San Jose, Fresno, Stockton, Los
Angeles, San Diego. Marysville, and in fact
every town of consequence in this State
Will, in my opinion, be only too glad to sub
scribe, and there is not one of them that
would not reap the benefit of the eonven-
tions.
The immense benefits growing out of
the presence of one or both of the cOnven-
tons ia san Francisco cannot be oyer-esti-
mated. The entire Pacific Coast Will pour
into the city for a week or ten days and
thousands more of visitors viii be attracted
from the East There should be at the
least calculation 200, 600 strangers present at
both conventions, and it is not too much TO
say that they will leave millions of dollars
behind them. Every class of trade will be
benefited by it. and that Is but small item
compared with the great advertisement that
il viii give the Coast"
TRANSPORTATION.
Tie Transportation Committee called
yesterday 10 see Traffic Manager BjsSell of
the Atlantic and Pacific, TO ascertain If
rates could be obtained from that line 1t
was found that Nh Bissell was absent from
the city and would not return for several
days. Charles Speers. the Assistant Traffic
Manager, was seen, however, and expressed
himself as unwilling to take any definite
action during the absence of his superior
officer.
He ventured the opinion that as their line
was a member OF the TTanscontinental
Association nothing could be done further
than tile step already taken by Mr.. Stubs
OF the Southern Pacific.
The citizens meeting will be held tonight
In the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce
TO near the report Of the Committee on
Tran, nOrtation-