The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-09
The Finance Committee Is
Organized and Ready
for Work.
IT'S SIXTY STRONG ADDITIONS.
Wendell Easton Compliments the Press
and Is Pleased With the Mag
nifcent Start.

big convention, IS formed ana the real |
work of gathering up the sinews of war |
Will begin.
Senator Williams called the committee |
to order yesterday in room 100 of the |
Chronicle building at clock, and stated |
in his opening remarks that he had been
empowered to name the committee through
the action of the mass-meeting, over which
he had the honor of presiding. 81 am
sure this committee, said the Senator,
twill act in harmony with the committee
which permanently organized here yester-
day, and would suggest that you immedi-
ately form and get down to the business
that will come before YOU"
General Friedrich nominated ex-Mayor
Pond for the Office OF temporary chairman,
and met with prompt protest on the part
of Mr. Pond, who argued that younger
man should preside over the body and care
for its deliberations. This manner of
accepting the nomination was scoffed at
by the committeeman and the ex-Mayor
was forced to take his seat in the chair.
Hon. J. NJ. Littlefeld was elected temper
arv secretary and the work of electing per-
manent officers was begun. There was
such a unanimity of opinion regarding the
men who could best fill the offices that Mr..
Pond and Mr.. Litchfield were elected to
the permanent offices.
Colonel Stone was elected as vice-chair-
man and Louis Sloss Jr. treasurer.
Wendell Easton, who had been appointed
on the finance as well as the executive
committee for the purpose of familiariz-
ing himself with the work of both bodies,
was invited to take the floor, and spoke as
follows:
1T is my duty to state that the executive
committee of fifteen was appointed by
Senator Williams to operate with the
finance committee of the same number
assent led here to-day, and there is at
present five of us here to be of any service
possible. We fully realize that the greatest
work of the project has been performed by
the press of the City of San Francisco,
that of starting the fund with good round
sum of money and its perpetual backing.
l have no doubt that they have spread the
same animation all over the State that
they have thus far displayed themselves. In
q very great measure the work of the execu-
tive committee depends for its success upon
the assistance derived from the finance
committee, but l am sure we will have no
cause to worry over that question. As it is
to-day there is nearly $751; 600 in the fund,
and 1 consider, as do you all, that such
start is magnificent. 1t will show that we
have done large amount of sincere work,
even if we do not succeed. Let this COM
mittee call upon the bankers, the corpora
lions, ETC., and make up the first 100000
as soon as possible. We have the respect
and the approval of the public, and l am
| sure no difficulty will be encountered.
| Last night had talk with two stalwart
Democrats, NJ. F. Tarpey and Bernard
! Murphy, who both informed me that they
were ready at any time to go down in their
! pockets and stand in so far as it was pos
! sible. Mr.. Tarpey further told me that he
! would like to be one of the delegates to 90
| to Washington from this coast, and that
| he would be quite willing to pay his own
expenses. We want the convention, and
we will have it."
! Mr.. Easton's statements regarding Mr..
Tarpey and Mr.. Murphy had the effect of
producing considerable applause, after
which Secretary Litchfield said that he
| hoped the newspapers would publish
every subscription which passed through
his hands.
II want the people to know just where
l am doing the collecting" said he, $50
that they will be just as well posted as l.
[ would suggest that the chair appoint
committee of three to visit the banks, rail-
roads, public offices and professional men
as soon as possible.
Mr.. Chairman" exclaimed Mr.. de
Young, who secured the floor, 'you are
! losing sight of the main thing for which
this committee was called together. Your
| first move is to enlarge your committee by
adding at least sixty more names to the
present committee of twenty, which in
| cludes the representation from the execu-
tive committee"
There was som ething in this, and a COM
mttee consisting of the chairman, vice
chairman and secretary was appointed to
select sixty more committeeman and re-
port on the same at the meeting to be held
Tuesday at O'Clock.
T. It. Williams at this point in the pro-
eeedings announced that he would, on be-
half of the Examiner present the finance
committee with list of the signed sub
scribers who had contributed to the fund
through that paper. The list, which ag-
gregated many thousands of dollars, was
forthwith turned over, and Mr.. Williams
!
conducting the subscription work.
A representative of THE CALL announced
! that similar list would be turned over to
the committee when some other outside
subscribers were heard from, and at the
suggestion of Mr.. Easton it was declared
the unanimous will of the committee that
a vote of thanks be rendered the daily press
of San Francisco for the work and faith
they had exhibited in the cause, and that
copies OF the resolution, when completed
be sent to each and every one of the papers
who had helped the work along.
On motion of Louis Sloss Jr., c. g.
Taylor, official stenographer of the Mid
winter Fair, was elected to occupy a
similar position for both the executive and
the finance committee.
Colonel Stone believed that it would be
a good idea for the secretary to get out
circular letter addressed to all corpora
tons, etc., informing them that their
assistance was required and that some one
of the committee would call upon them
soon. This plan will be put into execu-