The San Francisco call., 1895-11-15
Scipio Craig and Others Pledge
Their Districts to
Aid.
A VOICE FROM THE NORTHWEST.
Los Angeles Has Sent Her Collectors
Into the Field With Good
Results.

All but four of the committee of promo
tion, consisting of 100, appointed by Chair
man Williams from all over the State for
the purpose of assisting in the matter of
bringing the next Republican Convention
to San Francisco, assembled at the Cham
Der OF Commerce yesterday. Those who
were unable to attend sent written &C
acknowledgements of the receipt of their ap-
pointments and promised TO do all in their
power to further the ends of the committee.
Senator Williams, who has been such
capable presiding officer of the general
meeting, called the assembly to order with
a brief speech, setting forth the fact that
he had been instructed to make the ap-
pointments by former meeting of citi-
zens held some eight or ten days ago with
view TO starting the work of securing the
convention.
In making these appointments, said
the Senator, ~ have tried to select the
best citizens of the State of California, and
l think have succeeded. We are here to
make some definite move in this matter
and we cannot do better than to proceed
TO business at once. 1 will be pleased to
receive a motion to elect a chairman. a
first, second and third vice-chairmen, a
secretary and an assistant secretary.
Judge Cooney at once placed Colonel a.
E. Castle in nomination for the Office of
chairman, and, there being no other NOM
nations, he was declared elected by accla-
nation.
Mr.. Castle took the chair, and without
losing time announced that the next thing
in order was the election of a first vice
chairman. a. B. Lennon was the choice
of the committee and he was declared
elected by acclamation.
Mayor RAIDER of Los Angeles was the
choice for second vice-chairman, much to
the satisfaction OF Mr.. Easton, who said
that he was glad that Que of our energetic
neighbors IN this fight was thought of.
Il have a letter from Mayor Rader,' said
Nix. Easton, ''in which that gentleman
says it is the desire of the people of Los
Angeles that Editor H. T. Osborn be recog-
niZed as one OF the volunteers who will
make up the committee to go on to Wash
ington and lay our plans anu hopes before
the National Committee.
This statement was received with aD-
T1aIlse and Mr.. Osborn viii no doubt be q
valuable addition to the list of staunch
men who will make the fight on the other
side of the continent.
Ex-Mayor Hubbard of Oakland, who
came 800 miles from Siskiyou to attend
the meeting, was elected third vice-chair-
man, and Colonel Currier and Oscar ToIe
were elected as secretary and assistant
secretary respectively. Colonel Currier
tried 10 have them appoint some one else,
but they refused to listen to him, and the
officers were all declared elected by ac-
clamation.
Senator Williams then requested that
Scipio Craig, the warhorse of the Red
lands Citrograph, address the meeting and
give them an idea of how the southern
part of the State stood on the matter of
getting the convention. Mr.. Craig said,
and loudly too:
II have come just 600 miles to be at this
meeting and if l did not think it was worth
the trip 1 would not have done so. Two
years ago | recognized the fact that San
Francisco was the most logical point in
the West for holding the next Republican
convention. l began to write to the editors
in the southern part of the State and
guess I know about all of them. l wanted
TO get an expression of opinion on the
matter and l found that they were most
all with me. l found also that since then
things have so shaped themselves that we
have got something more than a fighting
chance TO win. We looked to San Fran
cisco to take the initial step, and it was
made here, am delighted to say. What
you need now is money and no one recog-
nizes il more than do the people of the
south. You all know what 1 mean when
l say South California but that term is
is only used in matters referring to the
State alone. AS this movement is for
the whole Pacific Coast 1 will say Califor-
MIA, and with me that means good deal.
We of the entire State recognize the fact
that if the convention comes here it
means a great deal to every man in it.
If it does not come to this coast we will
get great deal of credit for making suci:
a game fight for it. l believe we can get
both the Republican and Democratic con-
ventions if we 90 at 1t right, but we have
got to get the large Eastern papers on our
side. We need money also, but the East
ern press has got to be handled in some
way or other for US TO get their support.
"The results OF the meetings so far held
have been telegraphed all over the country
and it has done the State a great deal of
good. 1t has made political impression
and we have made good start. You can
rest assured that Redlands will do her
share and little more. We know it will
help US, and the southern part of the State
is with you on this proposition. Let your
committee demand and they shall receive
whatever they think we ought to put up.
Il takes money, and Redlands will stand
in. We are for California first, last and all
the time"
Mr.. Craig's statement of the condition of
affairs in Redlands was received with
round of applause, and after the multi
tude was subdued Judge Cooney intro
duced the following resolution:
WHEREAS, The people of the entire State o:
California are directly interested in having
the Republican National Convention held in
the City of San Francisco in 1896; it is now
hesotued That each county in the State be
constituted convention district for the active
promotion OF the work, such district 10 be
od1 uIloer , me supervision of a member of this
it i.iee, one for each district, to be ap-
R,- o,a'1o 10y py the chairman, such supervisor 10
nf bispS;e pSU;Het TO select some prominent resident
Jrornnti lct 70 assist in the organization and
to renort 10 ot the movement, such committees