The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
Another Big City Bids for
the Republican Conven.
tion.
OUR CHANCES STILL IMPROVE.
Los Angeles Is Showing a Record
That Is a Good Example for
Others to Follow.
And New York came also.

The stronghold of Tammany and the
lair of the tiger wants both conventions.
She says she is willing to put up 81 100000
if necessary, and in substantiatlon OF this
statement work is about to be begun with
that end IN view.
This same idea occurred to the people of
San Francisco some months ago, and we
have almost 100000 collected up to date.
1t would strike the casual observer that
New York is little slow about deciding
whether or not she wants the convention.
While she has been thinking the matter
over the people of San Francisco have
been busy securing the pledges of the Ma
tional committeeman, and according TO
Wendell Easton we have several on our
list whose names are not to be given 1or
reasons considered sufficient by the execu-
tive committee.
All through the Eastern States we have
quiet emissaries working for the City by
the Golden Gate, and most all of our sup
porters among the National committee
men are unqualifedly for San Francisco.
1t is true that we yet need few votes to
have majority of the committeeman, but
that will be attended to when our delega-
ton goes on to Washington, about the 1st
of December.
California has never had such an oppor-
tunity as is now presented to the people,
and they appear to realize it. Nothing is
being left undone that will tend to bring
about the desired result, and every interest
in the State is at work with its influence
and its capital to build up the fund.
Private citizens are coming forward vol
UNFAIRLY and offering to assist In making
up the delegation to go on to Washington.
No man of sufficient means to lend his
services should deliberate in this matter.
as it means a great deal to the State in
which he made his money, and is but a
fitting action to show his faith in its future.
Yesterday the following letter was sent
in to Secretary Bouvier by Judge Mcguire,
as stanch Democrat as ever lived IN the
West. He has buried partisanship, and,
like man of broad and intelligent ideas,
has offered to help to get the Republican
Convention:
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10, 1888.
| Alfred BouUier, Esq.-DEAR SIR: Your letter
| of yesterday is at hand and contents noted. L
will be pleased to cooperate with your commit
tee in Washington in the matter of the citizens
movement to secure the next Republican Con-
vention for San Francisco. Yours, very truly,
JAMES G. MAGUIRE.
| There is no doubt about Congressman
Maguire's influence in Washington, and he
would no doubt make one of the strongest
men that could be sent on to represent the
Pacific Coast and San Francisco in this
great fight for the convention.
Arguments against us are being wiped
out by equally strong arguments against
tTc
not true" said A. 6. Booth of the execu-
tive committee, yesterday, THAT we have
been going to the conventions of both par
ties for the last forty years and most
all of them have been held east of the
river2 In that time nothing OF any politi-
cal magnitude has ever occurred on this
coast, and yet we have faithfully and con-
stantly attended all the great meetings and
conventions that have ever been called
there.
at is as fair for them to come to us as it
is for US to go to them, and / do not think
the geographical problem should cut such
an enormous figure. Half OF the politi-
clans of the United States know absolutely
nothing of the West, and now is good
time for them to learn. We have had no
important political offices, and we have
been as loyal to the Republic as the pam
pered East. 1 might add with a vast
amount of truth that we will continue to
be, regardless of any action that political
parties may take. However, We ought to
get the convention, and | am of the i'm
preston that we have got more than a
fighting chance"
All the collection-b books were handed
out Yesterday by Secretary Litchfield and
work will begin in earnest tomorrow, the
first of the week. The merchants already