The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-30
Most Everybody Waiting to Open
Up at the Big Mass
Meeting.
LOS ANGELES WILL ASSIST US.
Thomas Reed of Maine Is Anxious to
Hold the Convention in the
State of California.

At the mass-meeting next Monday night
there will be some substantial work
done for the convention project. A great
many of our citizens are disposed to re-
serve their impressions and opinions for
that occasion on the ground that the
desired result can best be reached by an
interchange of ideas when the projectors
are assembled solely for that purpose
Corporations, firms and partners who
have not been able or disposed to talk of
the matter jointly will send their repre-
sentatlves to the meeting, and the matter
will be intelligently handled.
The public at large is not sufficiently
familiar with the magnitude of the propo-
s1tlon to jump at it without some thought,
and until the arrangements are put in the
hands of a regularly selected and ap-
pointed committee, made up and accepted
at the next meeting, the best part of the
work OF the multitude will not be done
So far only the subscribers willing to
contribute large amounts have come for
ward, and when the smaller amounts are
asked the result will be a speedy accumu-
lation of more than sufficient funds As
has been proven in all great movements
where money was required, it is very
essential that the people individually favor
the plan.
In this particular case there are anv
number of inhabitants OF this CITY who
would gladly contribute small sums to the
fund, and when the committee takes the
matter in hand it will be seen that they
have a most potent influence in the matter
of supporting the proposition.
Not only Republicans but Democrats
also are anxious to do what they can to
bring the convention here. If the Repub.
licans succeed in securing their convention
they will have done so with the assistance
of the Democrats. This unity of political
spirit. is commendable in the people of
San Francisco. The acquisition of the
convention means something to every
man, woman and child on this coast. and
the inhabitants are intelligent enough to
see it.
There is no merchant so small, no pro.
fessional man so obscure that he will not
reap some benefit from having the con.
yention held in San Francisco.
Aside from this, the whole State of Cali.
fornia will enjoy its proportionate reward.
and the Pacific Coast will have its share.
Business men all over the City are discuss.
ing the plan with view to bringing about
the best possible results.
Already there is nearly $4,000 on hand.
which can be doubled when the time ar
rives for the small contributors to come
in. AS matter OF fact, there has so far
been no attempt to collect Subscriptions
under $25, although great many people
have signified their willingness to come in
on the smaller terms. The purpose of the
preliminary canvass was to see how the
leading business men stood, and after that
the rest Will be secured.
The Union League Club, believing in the
success of the plan, has agreed to do the
handsome thing, and it is likely that at
the mass-meeting something will be done
that will result in sending the subscrip-
tions up to over 500, 600.
Under the present conditions, now that
the first move has been made, it is likely
that there will be temporary luIl until it
is clearly understood what the best course
would be to follow.
A variety OF suggestions makes it neces-
sary for a meeting to be held in order to
see which is best to adopt. Various pub
hc-spirited citizens have different ways of
completing the work already begun, and a
gathering of all the citizens interested will
result in bringing out the best ideas.
The meeting will be held Monday night
in the rooms of the Cham Der of Commerce.
and all those who are imbued with q good
suggestion are expected to be on hand. II
is meeting for the people of San Fran.
cisco of both Republican and Democratic
persuasion, and men who think are wei.
come.