The San Francisco call., 1895-11-02
The Executive Council Performs
a Large Amount of
Work.
MANLEY's WORDS APPRECIATED
Raising Funds for Bringing the
National Convention to This
City.

at the City Hall last night. A very full
attendance of the delegates was present,
Oakland, Alameda, San Rafael and other
points being represented.
The meeting was called to order by the
president of the council, Judge NJ. Cooney.
The report of the executive committee
| showed the following delegates, represent
ing the several Assembly district clubs
formed since the last meeting of the coun-
Gil, to be entitled to seats in the executive
council:
From the ,Thirty-fourth Assembly District
George w. Elder and George Burkhardt.
Thirty-ifth District-Samuel Gamble NJ C.
Furguson and W. D. Kingsbury.
Thirty-seventh District-Judge J. II. Rob-
erts and Eugene Duffy.
Thirty-nnth DiStrict-H. w. Dinkelspiel NJ.
c. Smith and John ellison.
The Rank and File Veterans Association
reported that J. B. Mulcahey had been
elected to represent that body in place of
Robert Cochran, who had been compelled
to resign on account of sickness.
The representatives from the Thirty
ninth District were admitted to fill vacan-
cies until the new club should be formed
in that district. The several delegates
above mentioned were, on motion, seated
in the council
The executive committee reported the
following resolution, and re commended
its adoption by the club:
Resolved, That hereafter the representatives
OF this body, in Issuing call for the formation
OF any political club shall cause @ notice of
such meeting to be published in some daily
paper OF general circulation in the district
where such club is intended to be formed for
and that there shalllalso be posted in five pub
lie places in such district printed notices of
such meeting.
The resolution was adopted.
The committee appointed for the pur-
pose Of devising ways and means for secur-
ing the meeting of the National Repub-
llcan Convention in this City reported
that as result of their deliberations
| the executive council subscribed $4,000 to
the fund for securing such convention.
The report was adopted unanimously.
The several delegates were instructed to
place this matter before their respective
clubs at once, and to open subscription
lists, to the end that the sum of $1,000 at
least should be subscribed at the earliest
possible date. A committee, consisting of
Edgar Briggs, H. G. Firebaugh, Colonel J.
II. Whiteside and Judge NJ. Cooney, was
selected and delegated to extend an invi-
tation to Hon. Joseph Manley to meet the
Executive Council on such a date as he
should be pleased to select for that pur-
pose.
General Friedrichs was especially felici-
tous IN his remarks touching tbs subject
of Mr.. Manley's stand in favor of San
Francisco as the point for holding the
coming National Convention of the Re-
publican party.
maine has ever been kind to Califor-
MIA, " said General Friedrichs. "Caiifornia
remembers the life ana distinguished SER
vices rendered in her behalf by James G..
Blaine. She still reverences his memory,
and in the persons of Thomas B. Reed
and joseph II. Manley she has renewed
| cause to feel especially favorable to the
Pine Tree State"
eral meeting and banquet to be held in
the near future by the Executive Council
was enlarged and empowered to pro-
ceed with the work necessary for the enter
talnment OF the entire body.
The committee stands as follaws: James
E. Field, TREY L. Ford, Mrs. Dr. Ohm
stead, George W. Elder. Louis Shaeffer,
General r. A Friedrichs and George w.
Dixon.
tary of the committee.
A committee of one for each Senatorial
district in this City was appointed to assist
| in the work of organizing the Assembly
district clubs.
Cord Wetien and Louis Schaeffer were
added to the finance committee, in view OF
the work necessary to be done in rails
ing the money pledged for the
| National Convention fund The utmost
and prospects of the National Convention
| being held in this City.
Speeches were made by Edgar Briggs,
! Judge Cooney, James +. Field, General
Friedrichs and others. The council then
adjourned to the ca II of the chair.