The San Francisco call., 1895-11-04
The Men of the Southern Me-
trOpolis Will Help San
Francisco.
PROMISE OF MORE FINANCES
The City and State Thoroughly
Aroused to the Importance of
the Issue.

With the gathering of San Francisco's
representative men in the Chamber of
Commerce meeting tonight the fight for
the Republican National Convention will
have reached its most interesting and sig
nifcant stage. During the past several
months an extraordinary amount of en-
thuSiasm has been aroused, and interest
maintained in the great contest with the
political Centers of the country for selec-
tlon as the meeting place Of the Repuoi-
can convention. But the work has not
been as general as the immense movement
OF the matter in hand would seem TO de-
mand. The newspapers and prominent
firms and individuals have already en-
tered into the spirit of the thing with
gratifying enthusiasm, and now the entire
City, represented largely in prominent
organizations OF every character, has
united for the municipal good and fallen
into line with commendable alacrity. And
what is the municipal good is also of POSI-
tive benefit to the entire State. The cities
in the interior are beginning TO realize the
signal Importance OF the occasion. Los
Angeles has come forward conspicuousIy
and IN gratifying earnest.
There was meeting held in the south
for the purpose OF bringing together the
prominent citizens of the place and unite
them in an effort TO secure the Republican
Convention for San Francisco. Public
favor was accorded at the moment of an
nouncement- The citizens responded with
admirable willingness, and Los Angeles
promises TO do much for the success OF the
movement.
The paper circulated among the promi-
nent people OF that city received the sigma
lures OF the Board OF Trade, Chamber OF
Commerce and half a hundred firms. be-
sides many citizens whose influence may
be counted upon to contribute materially
to successful competition with the Eastern
cities. The paper recites the following:
understanding that a mass-meeting OF
the merchants and citizens OF San Fran.
cisco viii be held on Monday evening
November +, to devise further ways and
means 10 secure the National Repu blican
Convention meeting in that City, and
being desIrous of extending our encour-
agement IN the matter, We respectfully
call upon the citizens OF Los Angeles to
fassem bic a. the hail of the Chamb Der of
Commerce on that evening TO draft and
transmit to the meeting at San Francisco
such resolutions as may be deemed proper
and ezpedlent, expressing the good will
and best wishes for success of the City of
Los Angeles.
The meeting in Los Angeles tonight
will have for its presiding officer Mayor
RAIDER, and from all reports the attendance
promises 10 be large and variously con-
duciye to the successful development OF
the project in which San Francisco and
the State, coast and much of the East is
interested. The Eastern cities have begun
To take the thing seriously and it is gen
orally conceded that the lawmakers and
the makers OF Presidents and statesmen
should do q bit of their business in the
Western country.
The members of the Half Million Club,
aroused 10 action by the call for participa-
ton IN the Chamber of Commerce meet
ing to-day, are warmly interested in the
development OF the convention affair and
their support will be of supreme benefit.
II is promised that the Half Million Club
will be strongly represented at the meeting
and speculation has been rife as to the
substantial extent OF the clubs co-opera-
ton in the project.
The meeting to-day will develop methods
by which the success of the convention
fight may be assured beyond all doubt of
disappointment. Committees are to be
appointed TO handle the various matters
necessary to the complete development OF
the project, and they will begin the most
active kind of work Immediately. Mr.
Friedrich, the chairman. is prepared to
present q number of suggestions plans
and methods, all of which are OF interest,
and generally calculated TO make sue
cess OF the work. The fund for convention
purposes is now something over $4,000
and within q day or two at most it is con-
fidently expected that the necessary SIOO.-
COO viii be raised.
The following communication has been
received:
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3, 1885
Editor CdtL-SIR: Realizing the value of the
effort being made 10 bring the National Repub b.
lcan Conven ton 10 this City, and being de-
sIrous 10 assist the timely movement the
Valloo Ath letic Club herewith subscripes SO
toward its deserving purpose.
Il. G. JoLY
Committee g. c. GUNTHER.
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