The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-01
Los Angeles Will Hold a Mass.
Meeting on Monday
Next.
EVERYTHING LOOKS CHEERFUL.
Nearly Seventy.One Thousand Dollars
Already Subscribed for the
Convention.

The activity displayed by the interior
towns in adding their financial aid to the
convention fund has caused some rivalry
along the coast. Yesterday the Fresno
Republican came into the ranks with 500,
and Immediately afterward the Expositor
placed 5000 to it's credit. In Visalia, Los
Angeles aud Fresno the work of collecting
still goes on, and there is a likelihood OF
many others coming in with substantial
assistance.
Such activity is of the greatest impor-
tance to the working out of the project,
and will, beyond doubt, be the prime ele-
ment of success. THE CALL has always
held in this matter that the people were
just as much concerned in this particular
matter as the great corporations and
moneyed interests. 1t will tend to aid and
assist the entire State to that advanced
stage OF prosperity that only comes with
unity among the masses.
Los Angeles has called mass-meeting
for the purpose of considering the possi-
bility of securing the great Republican
Convention for San Francisco as that city
is far-seeing enough to realize what il
means to them. This is distinct case of
municipal intelligence, and will be fol-
lowed by other moves OF a similar char
acter.
The railroads are about ready to make
their terms known to the public, and it is
pretty well understood that they will do
all in their power to make the rate for the
round trip as low as possible.
In the East our champions are permit
ting no grass to grow under their feet, and
San Francisco need have no fear that her
friends will leave anything undone to win
the point.
Charles NJ. Shortridge, the editor of THE
CALL, while IN New York and Illinois made
as thorough canvass as was possible, and
was assured by leaders of the Republican
party that San Francisco had a sufficient
number of supporters to fight for il in the
National Committee meeting next De-
cember.
No delay is apparent on the part of the
people, and money is still coming in to
make up the necessary amount. The fact
that San Francisco has crawled up the list
from fourth to second in the cities that are
likely OF success is in itself sufficient in.
dication of the support we have back of US
in the Eastern States.
At the meeting in the Chamber of Com>
merce Monday night there will be some
great developments that will show beyond
a shadow of doubt that San Francisco
has the com bined influence of the press,
the people and the leading business men
to push the National Convention issue to
satisfactory finish. Every day marks
progress in the work so nobly begun,
which. with the assistance of the interior
towns and papers, we will be enabled to
complete as per programme.
Never in its history has San Francisco
had such an opportunity to show its stay
ing powers to other cities in the United
States. There must be no i0ling, and
every citizen who can give the plan lift
should do It with all possible haste.
To-day we stand q better chance of secur-
ing the convention than any other city in
the Union, and we cannot afford to falter
in the work begun with so much earnest
ness.
simultaneously with our meeting held in
the Chamber of Comm cree, Los Angeles
will also be in the midst of its mass-meet.
ing, and the work done at both will be
wired to all parts of the United States.
The energy displayed and the amount of
work accomplished will in a great measure
have weight with the National committee
men, They will see plainly enough the
wisdom of bringing the convention to San
Francisco and appreciate the harmony
that it will bring forth between this coast
and the East. No move could be made
that would be as advantageous to the party
as that giving US the convention, and it is
evident from the strength we exhibit that
the value of it is apparent to the Eastern
politicians
The question is still matter of comment
in political circles, and we are looked upon
with considerable amount of favor. Our
right to the convention is not disputed by
fair-minded members of the National Com.
mittee, and we will probably get it.