The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-09
Prominent Republicans Of the
West Think That San Fran.
cisco Will Win.
CLAIMS OF THE OTHER CITIES.
It Will Be Two Days, However, Before
the Battle for the Convention
Begins.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec s.-The ro-
tunda of the Arlington Hotel presented an
animated scene tonight. Everywhere Re-
| publican politicians of National repute
were to be found. "Joe'' Manley of Maine,
Chauncey 1. FiIley of Missouri, Fessenden
of Connecticut, Payne of Wisconsin and
Clarkson of Iowa were conspicuous among
the throng. Senator Aldrich of Rhode
Island looked in for short time to renew
his acquaintance with some of his New
England friends. Senator Sherman of
Ohio, fresh from long conference in the
upper rooms of the hotel with Mark
Hanna of Cleveland and others of the Ohio
friends of Governor Mckinley, shook hands
with Senator atom" Carter of Montana,
the chairman of the National Republican
Executive Committee. Senators Platt and
Hawley of Connecticut were in a group
with De Young of California, while Sem
ators White and Perkins of the same State,
obliterating for the moment the political
lines that divide them in the Senate, were
using their united efforts to secure the Re-
publican convention for San Francisco.
Tomorrow the eleven members of the
executive committee, of which Mr.. Manley
of Maine is chairman, will meet in that
gentleman S rooms at the Arlington to dis
pose of certain unfinished business remain
ing over since the last campaign. The
first m Getting of the full committee will be
held at o'clock on Tuesday. Every MEM
Der is already in the city or is represented
by proxy. The proposition to change the
basis of representation from the Southern
States. which provoked storm of opposi-
ton at the last meeting of the committee,
will be only incidentally considered, and
its final settlement will be referred to the
National Convention, as already foreshad-
owed in these dispatches.
| 1t is not unlikely that Tuesday will be
devoted to a discussion of such routine
matters as will naturally form a part of the
committees work, and that the placing in
nomination of the cities which are seeking
the honor of entertaining the convention
will be postponed until Wednesday. The
committee will thus be two days in ses-
sion.
1t does not appear tonight that any of
the contestlng cities has at this time any
especial advantage in the race. Editor H.
q. Osborne of Los Angeles, speaking for
the California delegation, expressed him
self as very hopeful of success. He and
Mayor RAIDER of that city, who were the
avant couriers of the California commit
tee, have spent the past ten days in Wash
ington, and during that period have cone
very effective missionary work in behalf
of the Pacific Coast metropolis. Mr.. Os-
borne says that San Francisco will start in
with nine votes from the Rocky Mountain
country, which will not desert San Fran
cisco under any circumstances. He claims
two votes in New England, and a number
OF others in the Middle States and trans
Mississippi country. He predicts that San
Francisco will show greater strength on
the first ballot than any of its competitors.
The committee from st. Louis, headed
by Mayor Walbridge and consisting of 8.
M. Kennard, F. B. Brownell, n. Frank,
William Warner, G.. G. Rainwater, W. III.
Thompson, G. H. Sampson, W. c. Boyd,
F. Gainnil. II. c. Townsend, J. NJ. Hayes,
homas Booth, G. HI. Hack and s. A.
thompson, arrived this afternoon at the
rIington and at once opened their head
quarters. They were preceded several
days ago by Chauncey 1. Filley, the ex-
Postmaster and veteran Republican poll
tician of that city. R. G. Kerens, speaking
to United Press reporter, expressed the
belief that while st. Louis claims will be
vigorously opposed by the friends of other
cities victory will at last perch upon her
| banner.
Without attempting to disparage the
| rival claimants he directed especial atten-
ton to the central location of the Missouri
metropolis, to its splendid railway con-
nections, to its numerous and commodious
hotels, capable of accommodating $4,000
vrith onn RI the
hospitality which st. Louis promises to
accord to the delegates.
Missouri, he says, is now Republican
| State, a majority of her delegation. being
| Republicans, and the locating of the con-
vention within her borders would be
matter of great satisfaction to the rank
and file of the party. He added, in con-
! clCsion, that he had received encourage.
ment from unlooked-for quarters, and that
| he was certain ST. Louis would develop
strength which would ultimately result in
giving her majority of the votes.
| 1t may be said in this connection that
| the mum Der of votes cast in the committee
will be fifty-three. There will be one each
| from the forty -four States and seven Terri
| tories, including Alaska the Indian Terri
j tory and the District of Columbia, and
| those of Senator Carter of Montana, the
! chairman, and Mr.. Bliss of New York, the
| treasurer of the committee. 1t will thus
be seen that twenty-seven votes are neces-
| sary to choice.
A careful inquiry among committeeman
ana others tonight reveals the fact that
no one city will secure majority of votes
on the first ballot. To an unprejudiced
observer it is evident that San Francisco,
Chicago, st. Louis and Pittsburg will be
| we'll represented at the start. New York,
which is also a claimant, is not regarded
seriously. The Western men regard New
| York as being too far east to justify send
| ing the convention there, and it is also
thought that the enormous population sur
| rounding the city would SO completely