The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-08
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.
SALT LAKE IN THE FIELD TO GET
THEM.
Failing in That, the Local Commit
tee VIII Work For San Francisco
Meetings Held in San Francisco
and Col. Trumbo Te1esraphed

For some time past the San Fran
cisco papers have teemed with ac-
counts of the work being done by the
committee appointed to secure either
or both of the next national conYn-
lions for that city. Utah has conn
mittee, too, and it has been doing
some quiet, but effective work.
The last legislature of California
passed an act creating the board and
authorizing the appointment of COM
mittees by the governorssassssi western
states. To represent Titan Governor
West appointed Judge o. w. Powers,
P. H. Lannan, F. J. Kiesel and Colonel
Isaac Trumbo. While they will work
primarily for Salt Lake, they WILL fail
ing to secure one of the conventions,
work for California, and that will be a
big thing for Salt Lake in itself. If
both conventions should be held in San
Francisco it means that the leading
men of the United States will visit this
city next year and there will be no
difficulty in getting them to stay day
or two. That would be a great ad-
vertisement for Salt Lake, and good
would come of it for years.
The local committee is going to
urge Salt Lakes claims, and urge
them hard. Judge Powers believes
that the tabernacle could be secured,
and there are political reasons that will
be advanced.
The Californians, however, are fully
organized and are spending money and
holding meetings. 1t was not sup
posed that the Utah delegation would
have to do much for a little while, but
the west is pushing it's fight so vigor-
" 70 ic., io1ot in, inc Eri-
days San Francisco papers give re-
ports of meeting held Thursday
night at the Union League club, and
yesterday Colonel Trumbo received a
telegram urging him to come on at
once and put in a few ticks.
To Herald reporter who met him
on the street yesterday morning,
Colonel Trumbo said: There is no
politics in this matter at all. It's
cold business proposition. Of course,
it would be an immense thing for Salt
Lake if we could get one of the con-
yentions here, but if there is no chance
for that our committee will doubtless
work for California because if the
conventions should go to San Fran
cisco, every delegate will visit Salt
Lake. have not followed the thing
SO closely, perhaps as some of the
others but it looks as though the pre-
liminary work would have to be
pushed right away. You know all sec
tons of the country are bidding for
these conventions, and evidently the
fight is on Yes, shall go to San
Francisco il it appears that I can do
any good. When shall I go? Any
time that they call for me. 1 am just
waiting for another telegram
The colonel may leave today but
will only be gone about five days He
proposes to canvass the matter thor
oughly while absent and will be able to
give the exact status of the matter on
his return
If the conventions come west, Salt
Lake will have to make some organ
lied effort to entertain the distin-
guished visitors In manner worthy
of her reputa ton for hospitality
Governor West considers the matter
an important one and will look for
results with interest.
Judge Powers, who has done great
deal of work on the committee, is en-
thusiastic over 1t and thinks it is
worth fighting for
Secretary Colborn, of the chamber of
commerce, thinks it will be very good
thing for Salt Lake if the conventions
or either of them go to San Francisco
but sees a lot of hard work ahead in
arranging for entertaining the distin-
guished people who will come.