The San Francisco call., 1896-06-09
Union League Club to Dine the
Delegation To- Morrow
Night.
LARGE BANQUET INDICATED
Many Representative Republicans Will
Attend-General BackuS to
Preside.

Tomorrow evening a dinner will be
given by the Union League Club to the
members of the Republican delegation to
the st. Louis National Convention. AL
ready fifty memh hers of the club have sig
nited their intention to be present and
the acceptances from delegates and alter
mates mum Der nineteen, with others to
hear from. The invitation is extended to
alternates and contested delegations as
we'll as to the regular delegates The list
of acceptances embraces the names of
John D. Spreckels, George A. Knight, w.
W. Montague, Frank D. Ryan, Dan T.
Cole, E. c, Voorhies. William Cluff. Hervey
Lindley, a. B. Lennon, Frank II. Shorb
and c. NJ. Belshew.
1t is probable that meeting of the dele
gates will take place some time tomorrow.
AS far as can be ascertalned the special
train from San Francisco to st, Louis,
leaving Thursday morning, will not carry
many passengers other than the delegates
and several aiternates. The coaches
assigned TO the delegates will be hand
somely decorated. Dan T. Cole, delegate
from the First Congressional District. is
looking after the decorations and pre-
sumably attending to the supply of ice
and Shasta water.
Some of the delegates would like to
have meeting to-day or tomorrow, in
order to ascertain definitely whether all
the supplies required for journey so long,
so dusty and so warm have been pro-
cured. Assurance has been given, how
ever, that Mr.. Cole knows by past expert
ence of summer travel to National con-
ventions what is most needed and how
the needful should be stored and served.
Should anything absolutely required be
missing when the train goes the Harbor
Commissioner lot will not be a happy
one.
Brooke, well-known sign painter, has
painted for the train four banners,
each seventy feet long. Each banner
bears large picture of William Mckinley
and the coat-of-arms of California. The
lettering will indicate that the delegation
is Republican, hailing from California and
speeding to st. Louis.
Since the wires announced 10 Eastern
readers the names of the delegates elected
by California every mem Der of the delega-
ton has received letters and dispatches
galore, asking for his Presidential prefer
enCe, mis- views on the silver question and
lUIGlR lRIl AtululSTdklOu. Ou6 new IOTh
paper has requested delegates to send on
typewriter copies of prepared speeches,
agreeing that speeches so supplied in ad-
vance will not be published until they are
spoken in the convention.
As George Stone, president of the Union
League Club, is an alternate-at-large and
Is therefore TO be one of the guests at the
club banquet tomorrow evening, the
agreeable duty of presiding will devolve
upon General Samuel W. Backus, ex-
president Of the organization.
A Sunset limited train, consisting OF
four double draWing-room Pullmans, one
dining-cer and one composite car, will
carry the Republican delegates to St.
Louis. The appointments of the special
are complete. In style and general equip
ment for personal comfort the train rep
resents the best of modern features on the
rail. w. D. Sanborn of the Burlington
route will personally manage the exhibit
tion. The highest speed is not coDtem-
plated.
The start will be made from the ferry
station, foot of Market street, at 10 A. NJ.
thursday The first stop of any conse-
ouence will be made at Glenwood Springs,
1880 A. NJ, June Is. The special is
scheduled to arrive at st, Louis, Monday,
June 15 at $3.50 A. NJ.
Among the passengers booked for the
expedition are:
John D. Spreekels, Dan T. Cole, w. W. Mon
tegue, o. A. Hale, E. c. Voorh els, C. N. Bel
shaw, Jacob II. Nef, A. B. Lennon, William
Cluf, W. H. MeKittrick, George Stone, c. K.
McClatchy, Frank d. Ryan, Frank II. Short,
Heryey Lndley, J. A. Waymire, Thomas Flint
IT., Justice Garroute, State Supreme Court,
william Forsythe of Fresno, A. H. Hickheimer,
George A. knight, J. NJ. Geaves, D. E. knight,
W r. Pond, L. A. Sheldon, H. z. Osborne,
Frank A. Miller, Charles A. Gardner and T. J.
Field.
Lieutenan + Governor Thomas Flint Jr
will be a candidate for reelection to the
State Senate from the district embracing
Monterey and San Benito counties. The
neglect of Lieutenant-Governor Flint to
attend the meetings of the State Board OF
Regents has been observed. Mr.. Jeter of
Santa Cruz, who was appointed Lieuten-
ant-Governor by Governor Budd, has been
attending the sessions of the Board of
Regents recently and participating in the
proceedings.