The herald., 1895-12-22
4. !. OSBORNE At SYRACUSE
He Tells How St. Louis Won
The Convention
CHICAGO WAS NOT FAIR
, Incidentally Introduces Some
Booming Of Los Angeles
Visit to the Home OF His Parents-One OF
His Reporters Who Has
Struck Oil

trip, having represented California, with
other prominent gentlemen. capitalists
and politicians, at Washington in the en-
deavor to induce the national Republican
to hold the national convention
in San Francisco. To Post reporter yes
terday he spoke of the efforts that were
made TO secure the convention, and talked
entertaiEingly of many others matters of
interest.
1.-THE people of California; said Mr..
Osborne, "were anxious to secure the con-
vention, not from any desire to make
money, but because they recognized the
great good that would follow the enter
tanning of such representative body of
men. They felt that the east does not
know or appreciate them or their needs;
that the interests of coast defenses and
harbor improvements are foreign to
eastern thought, and that if men, such
as attend national conventions, could see
the work and know the needs, they would
take more favorable view of claims that
California might make in such directions.
There is feeling that the people of the
east are out of sympathy with them.
Ten dollars in taxes have been paid into
the treasury for every dollar spent on us.
This would not be the case were there
perfect knowledge of our needs.
SAN FRANCIsco'S PROPOSITION.
"San Francisco felt that it would be
profitable to spend money along such an
educational line. There was raised $780,
900 on subscription. Our offer 10 the ma
tional committee was in the form of an
agreement to wipe OIL. the committee debt
of something like 100000; entertain the
national executive committee; provide
round-trip rate from Chicago of $25 for
delegates and 500 for the general public.
We thought that, providing the convention
did not see tit to recognize the western free
silver sentiment in its platform, the fact
that pilgrimage had been made to the
coast would Offset, somewhat, any strong
feeling the west might have. 1t would, at
least, be indicative of respect for the coast
states. But we lost. We were opposed
first by the Western Union Telegraph
company, who saw a loss in receipts of
from $4,000 to 100000 if the conven-
ton should go to San Francisco. They
argued that the rate being so much higher,
the big eastern papers would take small
report. and that there would be practically
no private messages. So they were against
us. The eastern railroad magnates were
against us. They could see more money
The time it would take and the long dis
lance to travel were urged, and these were
against us. We had twenty-five votes, and
only needed twenty-six.
CHICA GO DID NOT PLAY FAIR
"Chicago, we thought, did not do just the
square thing by us. Their vote given to us
we would have the convention. California
stood by Chicago in the worlds fair sfrug-
gle and was then promised a return. Cali
fornia worked for Chicago. She made the
first state appropriation and put up the
first state building. When it came time to
repay this by giving us convention Chi
cago forgot us and voted for herself, when
there was no hope of her winning out. She
allowed her rival city to capture the prize.
St. Louis will take good care of the con-
vention. 1t will be warm there during the
convention. That may be fault, but her
people are hospitable and she has very
Republican national convention before.
know of no reason why st. Louis should
not try for the Democratic national COIL
vention also, but should think the Demo-
Gratis would be inclined to look upon the
city as 'hoodoo.'
Speaking of.Syracuse, Mr.. Osborne said !:
II have always thought great deal of
Syracuse and am glad to note her rapid
progress toward a big city,"
Mr.. Osborne at one time was employed
on the Cazenovia Republican; was a COM
postor then and helped to operate an old
fashioned Washington hand press. He en-
listed, served in the war, went to The New
York Times, then to New Orleans, and
eighteen years ago vent to Bodie, CAL, the
last great mining camp in the west, where
for six years he printed little daily called
The Bodie Free Press. From the Bodie
mines ore to the value of 81 s 1000, 900 was
taken. Eleven years ago ne settled at Los
Angeles and began the publication Of The
Express, now prosperous and influential
Republican newspaper. During his. life
there Los Angeles has grown from 20, 900
to 100000 population.
WAS AN OFFENSIVE PARTISAN.
Mr.. Osborne was the western candidate
forpublic printer against Frank w. Palmer
He had strong western support, but the
appointment was scheduled for an eastern
man. Mr.. Osborne was appointed by
President Harrison collector of customs, to
fill a vacancy, and served three years, I'M
til, as he said yesterday, mir. Cleveland
removed me on the ground of offensive
craftsmanship. had made my paper say
some hard things, harder than if | had not
been in office, because I am q true blue
Republican and did not want my people to
think was letting up because wished to
uduk OutO TIC OluCos
Mr.. Osborne said that George Osgoodby
of Pomona was the man who wrote the
famous letter to Sackville-West in the
campaign of 1888, signing the name of
"Murchison." MIR. Osborne located the
writer, and his Express was the first paper
to give the writer's true name and tell the
story of the scheme that caused SO much
newspaper comment and resulted SO dis
astrously to West.
1t is MIR. Osborne's belief that, while
there is a very strong free silver sentiment
on the Pacific coast, most of these States
will 60 Republican next year. California
is interested in protection. The orange
growers and the lumbermen and che WOOL
growers must have it IN order to live. The
lumber industry in Northern California is
ruined. Chinese labor and no duty make
it possible for companies in British Column
bia to put there goods into the market at a
rate so low that Californians cannot COM
pete. This has given big boom to Vic
toria and correspondingly depressed bust
ness on this side of the line. Who Q herds
of sheep are being sold at so cents head.
PRESIDENTIAL FORECAST.
"All of the presidential candidates have
friends in California and through the west.
Mckinley 10 strong. So is Allison, many
people from Iowa having settled in Cali
fornia, and therefore are favorable to him.
Reed studied law in California for three
years and has many friends. 1t is difficult
to forecast the action of the California or
other coast states' delegations. 1t will be
measures, not men. Were Blaine alive
and in the race he would have the undi-
vivided support. but things have changed
and it 10 difficult to make prediction that
will come near the mark.