The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-21

full expression of the people be polled upon
this new organic law for San Francisco; there
fore be 1t
Resolved. By the delegates to the Citizens
Charter Association in meeting assembled this
Goth day of August, 1896, that we most earn
estly and respectfully petition your honorable
move this question beyond any possible con-
troversy.
Resolued, That your honorable board is
hereby respectfully requested to favor this as
ISOLATION with an early assurance that this re-
quest will be complied with.
Your committee would furthermore respect
fully recommend that each of the delegates to
this association be invited by the president to
recommend from each of the organizations
represen ted by them at least five suitable citi-
zens to act as precinct officers at the approach
ing election on November 8. AS soon as these
names received at the office of the secre-
tary of the association they shall be forwarded
Immediately to the Board of Election Commits
sioners with the indorse ment of the Citizens
Charter Association. As the selection OF these
precinct officers is expected 10 begin next Mon
day, the Oath inst, your committee would
recommend that this matter be given i'm
mediate attention.
The foregoing report has had the careful
consideration of your committee, and is now
submitted with the hope that it will receive
the approval of this association. Respectful y
submitted.
Committee on platforms of parties and cleo
ton. HUGO ID. KEEL, Chairman,
DIR. t. A. RoTTANzI,
IRVING NJ. SCOTT,
l. SCHWARTZ,
IsIDoR CUTIE.
The finance committee through Chair
mar Hecht reported plenty of funds on
hand to meet all necessary expenses OF
the campaign. The Merchants Associa-
ton at its regular meeting held yesterday
morning contributed $1,000, to be used as
the Citizens Charter Association deems
wisest. One of the most encouraging re-
ports of the evening was that of the COM
mittee on credentials and additional MEM
bers. L read as follows:
Gentlemen Your committee on credentials
and additional members beg to report that
gates from the following associations, viz:
League of American Wheelmen, Bar AS
ISOLATION OF San francisco, Bay City
ETY., Golden Gate Cycling Club, Austrian Mil
itary and Benevolent Association, Ital-
ian Benevolent Association, San Francisco
Schuetzen Verein, Hanoveraner Verein,
and that they have recommended the adj
mission to mem bership of the same.
On the question of mem bership your COM
mittee finds that 1876 organizations have been
invited to send delegates; that of these 79 or
CARNATIONS have favoraDly responded. The
total number of delegates to the association is
now 1856, representing 20 associations with
1853 delegates. In addition to these there are
81 delegates, as follows: Board of freeholders,
9; ex-Mayors of San Fra lcisco 5; directors of
Merchants Association, IS.
Your committee finds that there are num-
Der of organizations in the City not yet repre-
scented on this floor. 1t will be our special
aim 10 make clear to those organizations the
many and manifest benefits arising from the
adoption of the new charter, and your COM
mittee will pay particular attention to the
subject of interesting the labor organizations.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JAMES s. CoNwELL, Chairman.
G. LEIDECKER,
HARRY STOCKTON,
c. B. BoDE,
A. G. BoLDEMAN.
The growth of the association seemed to
call for larger hail. so in future all meet
ings will be held IN the Academy of
Sciences building.