The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-29

adoption of this resolution we would be taking
the matter out of the hands of the officers of
these organizations. They should be given
the right to select their own committeeman,
as they know best whom to appoint, and they
should not be bound by the action of this CON-
mittee.
His views met with the hearty approval
OF NJ. IL. de Young, who offered as an
amendment the following motion:
That this committee issue invitations to each
of the commercial and other influential organi-
cations of the City to participate in meeting
at P. NJ. Monday, in the Chamber OF Com
merce rooms.
Secretary Currier then withdrew his reso-
luton after it was more clearly explained
that Mr.. de Young's motion allowed the
various organizations to appoint their
respective representatives., while the origi-
the Union League Club to appoint the
members of the committee.
s. w. Backus believed, Judging from his
experience in assisting to bring the G. A r.
encampment here, some years ago, that
the Union League Club. or some other
organization equally solid, should have
control OF the project and endeavor to
secure the cooperation of every CONNER
cial or other influential organization, but
the motion OF Mr.. de Young, he thought,
would SO divide the responsibility that
the proper efforts would not be made He
then called attention to the fact that a
meeting of the club was to be held on Fri
day night, at which representatives of
several influential commercial bodies were
to be invited to discuss this matter. He be-
lieved the Friday night meeting would
interfere with that of MONDAY. In con-
clusion, he again urged the concentration
OF responsibility within the narrowest pos
sible limit, predicting failure if there was
not some central organization to which all
could look for direction and guidance.
After Mr.. McCraney spoke in favor of
the De Young amendment, and Mr.. Booth
against it, Mr.. Estee again strongly advo-
Gated it as follows:
The moment you endeayor to control this
movement, you imperil the very cause you are
fighting for. We must have the cooperation
of the masses, and if the people get the idea
that we are trying to run this thing it will GER
tainly antagonize the general public. You
must not only appear to do so, but must take
the public-the masses of the people-into your
confidence, and discuss it with them and ask
them for their cooperation in raising the
necessary amount of money. In reference to
the Friday meeting, 1 think it should not be
held. IL we then arrange programme and
attempt to have it adopted by the meeting on
Monday, ] think they viii scarcely deign to
look at 1t, so do not see the utility of holding
1t. We should adopt the motion of Mr.. de
Young. abide by it alone and let that suffice.
This virtually concluded the debate, and
the De Young motion was then carried
without a dissenting voice.
1t was developed in the course of the dis
cussion that the meeting on Monday
would be one of consultation to devise
ways and means of holding grand mass
meeting in the interests of the convention
project.
Chairman Friedrich and Secretary Cur
rier were made a committee to make ar
rangements for the Monday meeting,
which will be called TO order by Chairman
Friedrich.
Mr.. Estee then volunteered the following
statement:
saw Joseph II. Manley, and he agrees with
me that there are nineteen OF the ffty-six Ma
tional committeeman in our favor, and he
thought the matter would come out all right
for US. He is secretary of the National Com
mittee-
1t was then resolved to extend an invi-
tation TO Mr.. Manley to attend the meet
ing on Monday, and also to Governor
Budd, Mayor Sutro and other municipal
officials when the meeting adjourned.
After the adjournment President Backus
stated that the Friday evening meeting OF
the club would NOT be held, as it would be
unnecessary in view of the adoption of the
De Young motion.