The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-02
REPUBLICANS, ATTENTION.

The call issued yesterday by the Repub-
lican National League for convention of
league clubs to meetin Cleveland, Ohio, in
June, is one that should receive careful
attention by the Republicans of the Pacific
Coast, and particularly by those of Califor-
MA. We ought to have not only a full
delegation at the convention, but strong
one. Business of importance will be trans
acted, and it is. not improbable that the
proceedings. will have much influence in
determining where the National Conven-
ton of the party will be held in 1896 and
what will. be the tenor of:its platform.
:. Under the terms of the call, the ratio of
representation will be six delegates at large
from each State and Territory, four from
each Congressional district, and one from
each college Republican club in the United
States represented in the American Repub-
.hcan College League at Grand Rapids,
Mich, April 5, 1895. In addition to these,
there will be a number of -offieio dele
gates, consisting of the president, secretary
and treasurer of the league, one. vice
president and one executive member of the
national organization from each State and
Territory, and the president and secretary
of each State and Territory league, making
four ex-otficio delegates from each. This
gives each State practically ten delegates
at Target addition to: the four from each
Congressional district The total repre-
.sentation will exceed 2oO0 delegates, with
an equal number: of alternates. :. ::
: As. San Francisco is an active candidate
for the honor of entertaining the next
Republican National Convention, the State
should have a delegation of able and intu-
entail men at this great assembly. of
league clubs. "A good deal of effective
work can be done there in the way of ,eon-
vincing leading" Eastern men of the advis-
ability of holding the National Convention
on this Coast, and such work will be found
usefal when the question of selection
comes up for discussion in the National
Committee. >: :=- -. !. =.
. In. addition. to this issue, which, of
course, will: only. be indirectly. before the
convention, there will be the direct issue
of discussing party politics, organization
and the formation of a plan of campaign
with special reference to the Presidential
year. In the discussion of these matters
the. voice of the Great West must be heard
clearly and decisively. The vast plans of
irrigation OF arid lands, the improvement of
Pacific Coast rivers and harbors and
National assistance in providing a means
for the revival Of hydraulic mining, should
be made prominent parts OF. the great pol
icy of internal development for which the
Republican party stands. .s-. FL.
The convention, in short, will be one of
great Importance, not only to the Republic
can party, but to the whole Pacific Coast.
It is certain the Democrats will be swept
from power in 1896. and that for. many
years thereafter the destinies of the Nation
will be controlled by Republicans The
Pacific Coast must look to her Republican
representatives for weight and influence
with the National Government. It be-
hooves the party in California, therefore,
to put its strongest men to the front. The
league clubs of the State should begin the
work this.ye Let us have a delegation
at Cleveland that vii! nobly illustrate
California and advance. the welfare of the
West