The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-07
CONSPIRACY ON FOOT.
n Combination Trying 20 Destroy San
FranCiscO's Chances.

n communion 1fytHy 30 DeStTOU OUH
FrdnCiscO'S Chances.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 6.-There is
report in circulation tonight that st.
Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati and Pittsburg
are combined to prevent the convention
going to San Francisco, The story is that
the combination was brought about by
Powell Clayton of Arkansas and other
friends of st. Louis and Senator Tom
Carter of Montana, Committeeman Tanner
of Illinois and some Pittsburgers. AS far
as can be learned the com bination is not
in the interest of any particular city. but
was formed to keep the convention from
going to San Francisco. The Californians
are not paying any attention to these
rumors, but are hustling with might and
main. THE CALL correspondent saw Chair
man Carter at the Cham berlain tonight,
where he was in conversation with Senator
Mitchell of Oregon, Senator Shoup OF
Idaho, Rosewater of the Omaha Bee, who
was formerly committeeman from Ne
braska, being succeeded by Senator Thurs
ton, and National Committeeman Tanner
of Illinois. Mr.. Carter was asked plainly
whether he favored Chicago, as reported.
He said:
No, sir I have expressed no preference. l
am not Montana's committeeman. Alexander
c. Botkin is our representative on the National
Committee, and do not know how he will
vote. Several of our Montana towns have
passed resolutions favoring San Francisco, and
there certainly can be no objection urged
against that City by any of our far Western
people, heer that San Francisco will pro badly
have aority of votes on the first ballot, but
this is only hearsay with me. | have no per-
sonal knowledge of the truth of this state
ment."
If there has been any combination
formed against San Francisco, Carter did
not know it; at least he did not say any
thing abou. it to Mitchell or Shoup, who
were at the Chamberlain with him for
considerable length of time tonight.
Senators Mitchell and Shoup said to The
CALL correspondent that they believed that
there was an excellent chance for San
Francisco to win. Senator Mitchell said:
We are doing all we can to assist San Fran
cisco's committee, and they are doing some
lively work. Senator Perkins ard have pre-
sented them to many of our brother Senators
on the Republican side, and they have made
good impression.
Senator Shoup said:
Some time ago Idaho people were in
clined to support Denver, that being our
nearest city, and as National Committee
man from Idaho thought l would vote
for Denver. do not know what kind OF q fight
that city will put up, but the probabilities are
that she will not persist in her candidacy after
she has been ''favorably mentioned. F" This will
crafty her ambition perhaps. The same may
be said of Salt Lake City. If either of these
cities has any chance to win Of course will be
with either one or the other; but, eventually,
I think that Denver and Salt Lake will both
drop out, and their delegates will heartily sup
port San Francisco, as it would be of advantage
to both Denver and Salt Lake to have the con
vention held in the far West. Thousands of
visitors would stop off at Denver and Salt Lake.
so the candidacy of these cities need not dis
| turb friends OF San Francisco.
| Governor West of Utah said tonight:
Our committee from Salt Lake. which ar
| rived on Tuesday, will present Salt Lake for
the honor of entertaining the convention, but
you may say that we are for the great West,
| and If Salt Lake is not Gin it" we will all be
found pulling for San Francisco.
| This is the view taken by all San Fran
cisco supporters. They do not regard the
as SEPARATIONS of Salt Lake and Denver as
calculated to injure San Franclsco's
chances, but believe that the presence
here OF so many far Western Republicans
will rebound to San Francisco's advantage
in the end. Colonel Isaac Trumbo is one
of the delegates from Salt Lake to arrive
| Tuesday, and he will certainly work en-
Enthusiastically for San Francisco after Salt
Lake has received complimentary vote.
The Salt Lake men are only working for
an lad" for their city, and the same can
be said of Denver. O. J. Salisbury, Ma
tional Committeeman for Utah. told GEN
eral Friedrich in Salt Lake the other day
that Utah would cast her vote for San
Francisco when the proper time arrived.