The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-26
TO SHAPE TWO PLATFORMS.
Importance of a Contention TO Be Hell.
at Detroit


at Detroit
DETROIT, MICH, May ga great
convention of representatives of the
commercial, manufacturing, labor and
agricultural organizatio of the United
States, with the avowed purpose of
influencing the formation of the platforms
of both the Republican and Democratic
parties at their coming conventions, will
be held in this city, opening on Tuesday,
June 2.
The plans which this convention will
adopt will be put in proper shape and
committee appointed to present them TO
the two great political conventions to be
held in June and July respectively, and to
urge their embodiment in their respective
platforms.
The subjects to be acted upon at this
convention will be as follows:
First-The discussion of ways and means
for taking the tariff question out of parti-
san politics and making it a business ques-
ton, instead of a political football"
Second-Tae discussion of ways and
means for the improvement of the con-
sular service of the United States and the
employment of such service for the in
creasing of our foreign trade, especially
with the Central and South American Re-
publics.
Third-The advisability of recommend
ing to Congress the creation of depart
ment of commerce, manufactures and
labor, and of making the chief of such de-
partmenta member of the President Cab
met.
Fourth-The advisability of forming
permanent organization for the purpose of
holding annual conventions for. the con-
sideration of National questions and of
recommending to Congress each year such
changes in our laws or in their administra-
ton as may be deemed for the best interest
of our country.
The convention will be non-political and
non-sectional, and all questions must be
discussed from a purely commercial stand
point.
Over 200 organizations have already
agreed TO send delegates, and 1000 others
have been invited to send representatives.,
besides which a very large number of bust
ness men are expected to be on hand and
take part in the discussions, and with that
end in view Is 900 personal invitations are
being sent out.
In addition to these an invitation is ex-
tended to every individual citizen to at
tend the convention and take part in the
discussions. who may be interested IN the
questions to be discussed, and who be-
lieves that more can be accomplished by
the united effort of all the different inter
ests involved than by each independently
of the others.
The invitation is sent out by the city of
Detroit and bears the signature OF Hon.
II. S. Pineree, Mayor; General R. A. AL
ger of the Chamber of Commerce; George
H. Barbour, president of the Manufactur-
ers' Club, and J. B. Howarth, president of
the Merchants and Manufacturers Ex
change.
Arrangements are being made to have
a number of eminent speakers present,
men who are prominent in the CONNER
cial, manufacturing, labor and agricul-
tural pursuits, as well as those in public
life.
The following are the members of the
committee which will have charge of the
convention:
Jim B. Howarth, president OF the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Exchange, De-
troit, Mich.
c. Downing, president of the Board of Trade,
Brunswick, Ga.
Nathaniel Barnes president of the Cham Der
of Commerce, Kansas City, Kans.
]. ii. Brigham, master National Grange P. of
H, Delta, Ohio.
w. J. Smith. president of the American Flint
Glassworkers Union, Pittsburg, Pa.
NJ. NJ. Garland, president of the Amalga-