The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-29
To Pull the Convention to San
Francisco
Committeeman TO BE SEEN
BY Enthusiastic Workers for the Golden
Gate City
A Fifty Dollar Round Trip Rate From Chicago
to San Francisco Is Promised by
the Southern Pacific
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. ga cord
ing to present arrangements A. p. Will
liams, Il. Is. POND, J. NJ. Litchiield,
Wendell Easton and the other prominent
men behind the movement to bring the
Republican national convention to San
Francisco. expect to have some twenty
eight members Of the Republican national
committee personally interviewed before
its meeting in Washington on December
10th next. o. A. Hale of San Jose wired
from New York that he would leave last
night to see the national committeeman
in the New England states. Mayor RAIDER
of Los Angeles reported by wire his ar
rival At New Orleans and that he had
made appointments with four or i've
southern members of the national COM
mittee to see them in the next five days.
ii. II Osborne of the Los Angeles Elk.
press. telegri phsd that he would be ii
Kansas City today and had arranged
for several interviews with national com
m,tteemsn in the Mississippi valley
states before December 9th. General
Friedrich is in Denver today and will
leave tonight for Louisville to see Gov
ernor-eect Bradley of Kentucky, who has
arranged appointments for Friedrich
with the national committeeman of West
Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and
South Carolina. Gen. n. L. Chapman of
Re: Bluff will be here tomorrow and will
be given Instructions to so to Chicago
and interview the committeeman OF the
northern states.
J. z. Stubs, third vice-president OF
the Southern Pacific company, received
a telegram from Chicago yesterday after.
noon to the effect that the southern Pa
cfic, Union Pacific ana their connections
had DECIDED to make u round-trip rate OF
$50 between Chicago and San Francisco
in case the Republican national conyen-
ton met in this city. This means that the
Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and
Chicago and Northwestern roads have
taken the initiative in making ibis rate
for the convention. All the other west
eIn reads will stand in OH this propo-
sition in cass San Francisco wins the
fight. None of them are opposed TO she
reduction. In case San Francisco is
selected as the iii Getting place vi the he
publican national convention. the west
ern roads will imme diately hold confer
ence to agree on the date on which the
reduced round-trip tickets shall be put
on sale all over the east next summer
and to determine how long the tickets
shall be good. Mr.. Stubs said yester-
day that in case San Francisco were Sc
lected the roads west of Chicago would
make liberal provisions regarding the
sale and duration OF the reduced tickets
between here ana the Lake City.
| The executive committee meets tomor-
| row afternoon to make hnal arrangements
| for the expenses OF the member of the
| Washington committee. Some $500 in
| checks has already been received. Not
less than $4,000 and possibly $4,000 will be
| required. Il is believed there Will be
no difficulty in raising allthe money that
| may be required. The committee Is in
! receipt of a Letter from Congressman Grove
| l.. johnson of Sacramento, who. writing
| from Washington, says he will assist the
Washington committee in Its WORK before
| the Republican national committee.