The San Francisco call., 1895-11-05

| bids for favor are offset by our remoteness from
| the great centers of population and the fact
that our standard time is several hours behind
that OF the other big cities OF the country. thus
papers of New York and Boston and Philadel.
| ph1a and Chicago of the late proceedings of the
| convention the previous day.
There will be other objections, just and un-
Just, urged against the selection of San Fran
| CISCO as the place of holding the convention,
| out those have mentioned are the principal
ones ana will be the hardest to overcome.
And now is the time to devise ways and means
| 70 nullify them. On that point 1 have no
| advlce TO offer, further than to suggest that
Wnen the proper ways and means have been
| adopted they be entrusted to the care of men
| capable OF operating them for all they are
worth, and more than they are worth, If posi-
| BILE. Much will depend upon the personnel of
the committee that you will select to present
san Francisco's claims. To insure success it
must De made up of men who know how to
| talk and are not afraid OF hard work-men who
are fertile OF resource to argument, who possess
the respect OF this community and are
| quail ded to compel that of those whom they
shall try to influence While defending San
francisco from malicious aspersion they must
| be ready to administer knock or two on
| their own aecount-to hit head when they
see 1T. While extolling the attractions of their
| own beloved City they must not neglect any
opportunity to expose the repulsive features Of
Pittsburg is said to be our most formidable
opponent, and II should not tax the gray mat
| ter OF the California advocate to evolve argu-
ments sufficient to slaughter Pittsburg's
chances. Let him compare the soot-laden
atmosphere of that city with the salted ozone
and assure the committee that here the dele.
| gates to the convention could keep their
lungs expanded and their linen immaculate
| all the year round. And in mentioning Chi
cago also conspicuous in the race, he may in
| cidentally remerk that instead of being
| equipped with canal flowing with liquid
| filth, this City has the prettiest and cleancst
| bay in all the world. These are only minor
details, but they count. When the Scotch
| makes muckle," he provided a text that
| might with safety be adopted a motto for
the guidance OF men who are to have the
honor of laying San Francisco's claims before
| the National Republican Committee.
| Another communication was as follows.
1t was submitted by T. B. Morton:
| SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Nov. 4, 1s95.-we, the
citizens of the State of California and of San
| Francisco, in mass-meeting assembled, do
| hereby express our sincere desire for the con-
vening of the Republican National Convention
in this City in 1896, knowing full well that
| San Francisco is competent on all lines to care
| for such convention in q manner second to
none in the Union. The indueement end ad.
vantages we can offer are many and varied.
Our unsurpassed climate and natural re-
sources; the great importance of California to
| the rest of the Union, so far as regards her
mineral wealth, agricultural products and
| natural resources, which are capable of afford
| ing paying investments for millions and labor
for the great army of unemployed-these and
| other features are potent reasons why the con-
| vention should be held here.
! In convening the convention here we will be
enabled to enlighten the representative men of
| the Nation as to the absoluteine ecessity of the
| early completion of the great Nicaraguan
canal, which will be the means of increasing
| our trade with the Orient, islands Of the sea,
| the western coast of Mexico and the South
American republics. If these great avenues of
trade and wealth can be properly placed before
whole nation will be benefited and we believe
| all of this can be accomplished by the conven-
| ing in this city.
| Besides these many advantages we believe
| the candidates for the Presidency should be
| selected by the people through their represen.
| tatives. In convening the convention here,
| this being the most remote city having no
| candidate of its own for National honors
places all candidates before the delegates alike
| on an even basis, with no local influence to
intimidate and overawe, and leaves the dele
| gates free to vote for the choice of their con.
stituents or make their own selections, and
| the people for once will choose the candidate
and not the politicians Therefore be it
| Resolved That the chairman be authorized
| to appoint committee of seven, four Republic
4 cans and three Democrats, to go to Washing
| ton and lay the claims of San Francisco before
the Republican National Committee, and use
every honorable means to cause the conyen.
| ton to convene here in 1896.
| Chairman Williams will notify all the
committeeman of their appointment. He
will name the general committee named
Mr.. de Young's resolution within
twenty-four hours and the others within
| forty eight hours.