The herald., 1895-10-28
Help San Francisco to Get the
Republican Convention
NINE MORE VOTES NEEDED
Then the Western Metropolis Will Have
the Gathering Secured
Every Citizen Called on to Assist In Per.
suadng Committeeman to Favor
the Golden Gate City

the Republican National convention fol
San Francisco. The position taken by
The Herald in its editorial columns this
morning is exactly to the point. We are
glad indeed to receive its cordial aid and
support in our endeavors to secure the
great national gathering for the west"
This was the remark Col. William Mac
donald. OF the Second artillery, made at
the Westminster last evening. colonel
Macdonald is ex-president of the Union
League club of San Francisco, and has
been prominent in the efforts. past and
present. that have been put forth to Sc
cure national convention of one of the
great political parties for the Golden Gate
city.
Your people," said the coloneI, "must
look at it in this light. 1t is not San
Francisco proposition in any sense. 1t IS
for all the west that we want the conven
ion-Washington, Oregon, California
and all of the states this side OF the
Rockies. Let us all take broad view of
the question. If we can secure this boon
we are seeking, know of no section of
the entire west that will receive more
benefit therefrom than Southern Cali
fornia. The thousands of people that
will be drawn to the coast will not leave
before they have seen Los Angeles and
this wonderful territory that you have
adiacent to it.
Therefore all of your people should,
ard undoubtedly will, lay aside all con-
slderatIons, pitch in and help us get the
convention. What we want tn EN- to do is
to write to every prominent man, be he
Republican, Democrat or Populist, that
they know in the east, north or south,
that can POSSIBLY influence a National
Republican committeeman TO cast his vote
for San Francisco. They should not wait
but should lake hold and write at once.
Tell them TO write as many letters as
they can. What we need is the votes of
about ten more committeeman than we
now have pledged. Anything that you
Southern Californians can do to get us
one or more of those ten votes will be
service of ines Unable value.
Then if we fail to get it we can say
that we made good Gght. But, mind
you, il we lose the Republican convention
we propose to make equally as hard and
fully as persistent an effort to get the
Democratic presidential gathering. We
must have one of them this year, If 1T is
possible to get it. and we think it is.
Col. George Stone, of the staff of Gen.
eral Dimond. is San Franciscan who is
about as enthusiastic over the outlook
for San Francisco to secure the Republic
can National council as man can be-
The colonel is chairman of the sub
finance committee that is raising the
fund Tor the purpose, and has been with
the movement to secure the convention
since its inception.
1 was verv glad TO read the editorial
in the Herald this morning on the con-
vention matter" said Colonel Stone last
evening. Your paper has the right idea.
We must have the gathering for the BEN
eft of California and all the great west.
The question OF raising the necessary
fund is being pushed with great vigor in
the north and we know we will Secure
all the aid We require from Southern
California, for this section of the state
has always responded when called uron
to do anything that will tend to redouAd
to the glory of the commonwealth.
What we want greatest of all. is the in
either directly OF indirectly, influence q
national committeeman. We already
have over 1000 subscribed. This
amount will receive lift of $25, 900 addi-
tional from tho Union League club. The
necessary 500, 900 can he raised and the
railroads will undoubtedly do the right
thing. That would be to transport every
delegate in special train to San Fran
cisco free of charge. Have general
meeting point, say at Chicago, and run
the through from there on fast time IN
special trains.
We surely have seventeen votes on
the National committee pledged. We
require lwenty-six votes. There are nine
more votes to get and we are going TO
make great hustle for them.
LAS far as the hall is concerned the
Mechanics pavilion will seat comfortably
Is, 900 people. 1t can be made to seat
$4,000 people. Say we have $4,000 visit
ors who would like to get into the hall
at various times. Then wa would have
pie. They could readily be sold for $40
piece. This would raise quite fund.
But what We want il all the west.
and more particularly every section of
our own state. enlisted in this battle.
Then if we win it will be victory for
all of US, and win we are certainly gong
to.
Governor Budd will, ct the proper
time, both in his private ard official
capacity, exert himself to the utmost to
aid in securing the convention for San
Francisco. This was what General A.
W. Barrett stated last evening. General
Barrett had had a conversation with the
governor in relation to the matter and
spoke by the card. ''You can say" said
General Barrett, that Governor Budd
appreciates fully the importance to the
entire state Of having the convention
come to San Francisco. He is ready and
will at all times do everything he can to
bring about that much to be desired re-
suit. We here in Sodthern California, for
am still one of you. must help all we
can too. The Herald Is in lins on the
! see, and its editorial th is
morning was none too strong IN setting
forth the advantages we will derive by
having the convention come to the coast.
Governor Budd, himself was not receiv-
ing callers last evening, but General Bar
rett voiced his sentiments upon the sub
ject of the convention
Colonel A. 6. Gassen of San Diego, who
is at the Westminster speaks for his por-
ton eff this part OF the state. Said the
colonel, with great enthusiasm: Eyes,
indeed. We of San Diego and all the back
country will do everything we can to
help out on the convention. If there is
a committeeman we can possibly reach
we will just fooa him with letters from
now Oh until the committee meets"
A number OF other northern visitors
were interviewed and they were all gratI-
fled to learn that Southern California
is taking an interest in the struggle to
secure the convention for San Francisco.
they were doubly glad to see that the
aid of the people of this section had been
extended even before it was asked.
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