The record-union., 1895-10-28
Golden State

Golden state.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 27-At the
regular meeting of the California Press
Association yesterday important &C
ton was taken to secure the holding OF
the National Republican Convention
at San Francisco next year
In the absence of the President OF the
association A. B. Lennon, editor OF
the Santa Rosa Republican, was
called to the chair when the editors
gathered in the rooms of the San FRAN
cisco Press Club Mr.. Lennon, in call
ing the meeting to order, announced
that the chief topic of discussion to
be taken up by the association during
the afternoon was in relation to that
aII-important matter before the people
of California at present-the move
ment to secure the holding Of the Ma
tional Republican Convention OF 1S9o
in San Francisco. The association
would take up this matter, he said, i'm
mediately after the annual election 81
officers. He desired to say in advance
however that the California Press AS
ISOLATION was entitled to first hOnors
in the matter of suggesting that an
effort be made to get some one or more
OF the national conventions to come &c
San Francisco. In February last, ne
said, when the Executive Committee
of the association was in session in sac
ramento a resolution was adopted
favoring a movement to secure one OF
more of the national political conVen-
lions in California in 1896. Mr.. Lem
mon said he mentioned this because
there had been some contention III
other quarters as to whom credlt was
due for suggesting such movement
The regular business before the aSso-
citation was quickly disposed or, ana
then the subject which was uppermost
in every mind was announced. Il. b
Willis of Sacramento, the newly elect
ed President of the organization, was
then in the chair The discussion was
opened by J. A. WOOdSon of Sacramento
He said that from having been asSocl-
ated considerably with the members OF
the National Editorial Association dur
ing the latter's visit to California, ne
was satisfied that they would do every
thing in their power to help San fran
cisco to get the convention, but they
would have to be asked. He suggested
that each member of the local aSSocl-
alton write personal letters to those
members of the national body with
whom they had been on intimate terms
He was sure that more could be accom-
plished in this manner than by means
of circulars.
W. II Mills then addressed the meet
ing THE cultivation of public opin-
ion in favor of San Francisco, through
the medium Of the press, was good
thing" he said, but what was more i'm
portant-in fact, the vital point in the
whole movement-was to secure the
necessary number of votes in the Ma
tional Republican Executive Commit
tee. which body is to say where the con-
vention shall be held. According TO the
latest dispatches received from the
East. San Francisco lacks but six votes
of having the majority of the National
Committee.
What we want now are those six
votes gentlemen he declared. Right
here is where the friendship the Ma
tional Press Association has for US car
be demonstrated to advantage. We
must appeal to them to help us to get
those six votes. Don't let that slip out
of your minds. We can talk about our
selves from now until doomsday, and
scatter glowing articles about our eli
mate and hospitality broadcast, but
while that is going on, other cities that
are after the convention are labOring
with the various committee men and Sc
curing votes. Before we know it the
plum vii be snatched from us. and
making noise and go after the votes. .
At this juncture Editor Lennon read
a number of kilograms which he had re-
ceived from editors in other States on
the coast, giving their Endorsement OF
the movement. They Were as follows
PORTLAND, October -. 1875.
Allen B. Lemmon-We most heartily
concur in the wish and effort to have the
National Republican Convention held a
San Francisco. We have seen our mem
I4g .r.w
and vote for San Francisco throughout
The Oregonian has done and viii continu,
TO do everything possible to bring tht
''' V'-''0- ". ". SCOTT.
II. L. PITTACK.
Proprietors Oregonian.
SEATTLE, Wash, October 25th.
A b Lennon, Occidental Hotel, SaT
Francisco-The Seattle Post-Intelligencel
will heartily cooperate in the movemen
10 induce the Republican National Com
mittee to select San Francisco as The
place for the Republican Convention. :
tourney across this great continent tC
the Pacific Coast by the delegates would
afford splendid object lesson and tenC
to the adoption of a platform wide enough
and broad enough Tor nation to stanc
I,non JAMES D. HOGE. JR
Manager Post-Intelligencer.
YUMA, Ariz, October 9th
Allen b Lennon, Occidental Hotel, SaT
Francisco-The Arizona Press Associa
ION viii cooperate with the California
p Association in bringing the Repub
Iican National Convention to San Fran
]. w. DORRINGTON, President.
TACOMA, Wash, October 25th.
A. b Lennon. Occidental Hotel, Sar
Francisco-The Ledger will co-operat,
earnestly with the california Press Asso
citation and other workers to secure the
Republican National Convention for Sar
C A. SNOWDEN. Manager.
SAN DIEGO, October 26th.
A r. Lennon. San Francisco-Tht
Union has and will through Its column.
support the movement to bring the Ma
tofal Republican Convention to SaT
Francisco. THOMAS GAhDN FIX.
Editor H z. Osbourne also read 6
couple of messages which he had re-
ceived showing the feeling in the south
They We're as follows:
Los ANGELES. October 18th.
Captain II. Il. Osborne-Dear Sir: Th'
Los Angeles Press Club is deeply inter
ested in the project of bringing the Ma
tional Convention to San Francisco, anC
we shall take the greatest pleasure, indi
vidUally and collectively, in doing all W,
can in promoting the object. Please as