The San Francisco call., 1897-01-22
BAKERS ME- EMORY
To Be HONOREO
The Monument Project
Seems to Be an As
Sured Success.
Military Organizations Prepar-
ing to Address the
Legislature.
Strong Reso utions Passed by the
Oakland Republican Munici.
pal Convention.


of bill making an appropriation OF SIS 900
to erect monument in Golden Gate Park
to the memory of Colonel E. D. Baker has
aroused the greatest enthusiasm, and the
friends of the monument project see
nothing but success ahead.
| The measure was placed in charge of
Senator Stratton and AssembIyman Way
mire, and they have already gained SO
many adherents that its passage by both
branches of the Legislature is now deemed
certainty. To make assurance doubly
/ sure, however, those who have been work
ing on the project are losing no opportu-
nifty to press its claims.
| The first definite movement to raise a
| fund for q monument to the distinguished
soldier began in 1891, when the Colonel e.
! D. Baker Monument Association. consist
! ing of prominent firms and individuals
| all over the State, was formed. Its avowed
| object WAS to raise a sufficient sum to
| erect suitable tribute to Colonel Baker s
memory. The following were charter
members:
Colonel A. Andrews, Fred Adams, Judge J..
P. Ames, H. T. Allen, E, E. Aver.
! L. L. Baker, Alfred Barstow, General S. W.
| Backus, Major Thomas J. Blakeney, w. C. Bur-
nett, Major Bonebrake William NJ. Bunker,
Hon. Newton Booth, Hon. w. W. Bowers, Hon.
| John Bidwell, Judge c. c. Bush, n. P. Brown,
| Hon. II. W. Byington, Fulton 6. Berry, J. II.
Barham, Colonel F. A. Bee Seth Babson, w. E..
| Brown, Francis Brown w. B. Bourne, Captain
John Birmingham, Samuel Bigelow, George
! W. Beaver, Julius Bandman, William Bah
cock, A. ]. Booth, Senator James Burns, Percy
Beamish, T. L. Barker E. Ellard Beans.
| General John T. Cutting, Colonel Charles F.
Crocker, J. A. Clayton, samuel Cassidy, GEN.
eral n. P. Chipmau, Daniel Cole, Thomas L.
Caruthers, Hon. C. Cole, d. s. Coburn, W. 7.
Coleman, R. D. Chandler, f. L. Castle, James
Carolan, General Thomas ]. Clunie, r. P.
NJ. H. de Young, W. L. Duncan, General W.
H. Dimond, Horace Davis, Hon. F. c. de Long,
w. L. Dudley, Ron. Z. P. Danforth, J. II. Dun
gan, Peter Dean, Hon. John T. Dare, James A.
Donohoe, w. E. Deane, Glenn Dixon, John D..
Daley, Ed Donnelly, A. Doble.
A. NJ. Ebbets, Hon. NJ. NJ. Estee, William T.
Ellis, Captain W. A. Eteson, J. F. Evans, Cap
tain O. Eldridge, Joseph G. Eastland, D. W.
Earl J. s. Emery, Wallace Eveison.
Hon. Charles n. FELTON,, Samuel Foster, G. NJ.
| Thomas Flint, Hon. Thomas Fitch, hon. J. G.
Fair, Frank S. Freeman, J. L. Flood Jr., D. L.
Farnsworth, A. B. Forbes, A. c. Freesef Hugh
nsa George ". Gibbs, F. A. Gibbs, Richard Gird
George E. Gard, Colonel George w. Glannis
! Captain Charles Goodall, Adam Grant, A
Gallatin, Joseph Gordon, Major Gould, Eugene
Major W. B. Hooper, John S. Hitten, s. W.
Holiday, George c. Hickox, c. P. Huntington,
| ton, Alvinza HAY ward. DR.. Obed Harvey, DR..
| Hardness, A. S. Hallidie, E. NJ Herrick, W. c.
| Hinchley, General r. P. Hammond Jr., D. Z.
Hayes, General ]. F. Houghton, Hon. S. o.
! Houghton, c. Webb Howard, Mr.. Hamilton,
Timothy Hopkins, |. W. Hellman, Howard Ha-
vens, Benjamin NJ. Hartshorne, James F.
| Hutchinson, n. s. Ho BART Horace L. Hill,
George Hawley. J. J. Haley, NJ. D. Hyde.
Colonel J. P. Irish.
Jewett Egbert Judson, r. E. Jack, Hon.
| Grove L. Johnson, NJ. P. Jones.
]. F. Kidder, Hon. Paris Kilburn, John Kos;
| ter, John Kittle, Edward w. Kruse, David
! Kerr, Captain William Kohl.
Hon. E. F. Loud. R. H. Lloyd, Louis R. Lull,
Hon. F. f. Low, S. F. Lieb, A. B. Lemon, Hon.
Jerome Lincoln, S. Nj. Levy, William Law
renee, Mr.. Longer, Mr.. Lankershim.
Hon. Joseph McKenna, Wash Meeks, John
ham. fui ms s. s. Nor Morton Il. ". Montague, ". H.
| Mills, Duncan Mcpherson, A. c. Maud, Hon. l..
B. Miner, Captain w. L. Merry, Mr. Mac
Miller, Frank Miller, ]. W. Mckay, Mr.. Mckee,
Robert Morrow, Mr.. Moon, J. Mcdonald,
! Thomas MotFy, James H. McNab, Hon. w. w.
Morrow, Archie Mcdonald, P. Stanton Mar
F. G. Newlands, Captain Nelson, John Night
| ingale, William Norris.
! General R. H. Orton, Thomas 0'Brien, Har-
rison Gray Otis, N. NJ Orr, Hon. Il. q. Osborne,
! Cornelius O'Connor, J. J. Owen
! Hon. Il. G. Phelps, DR.. E. II. Pardee, Hon.
/ George C. Perkins, Abraham Powell, Frank M.
| Hl4leyg Adtt3 11A' WV Vd441S0
John c. quinn, John NJ Quay
N D. Rideout DR.. Rowell, C. E. Royce, w. R..
Radcliff, Hon. Ira P. Rankin, Judge S. Rosen-
| baum, Colonel c.. P. Reeves Messrs Runyan
| g. Pcase.
| Hon T. B. Shannon, Colonel w. r. Smedberg,
Irving NJ. Scott J. B. stetson, Samuel M.
| Shortridge, General J. f. Sheehan, David Scan
nell, D. ]. Staples. Louis Sloss ST., L. U. Ship
! pee Mark sheldon, Dr. James Simpson, B. v.
/ Cord 7 L
| Stump, Mayor Sanderson, w. w, Stow, Senator
| w NJ Stewart Hon. n. w. Spaulding. NJ. B.
Staunton, Henry I. Scott, F. d. sharon, Claus
SpreckelF, George C. shreve, DR.. G; L. Sim
mons, 1. II. Seymour, Levi Strauss. Prentiss
S Smith. Mr.. spiers, ]. D. Starr, A. sutro, H.
c. Smith, Charles r. story
| Taggart Hon. Philip Teare, Frank D. Tunis,
| Colonel c. L. Taylor, Benjamin Tetus, M S.
Thresher, A. N. Towne, John d. Tallant, Cap
tain w. H. Taylor. A. L. Tubbs, Lloyd Tevis.
A. w. Won Schmidt, General Vandever, Hon.
| George E. Whitney, Hon. E. G. Waite, General
Wasson, Hon. 3. ]. Watson, Hon; A. P. VIII
| liams, Ma jor J. II. Whitlock, f. ii. Waterman,
George R. Wheaton, F. G. Whittier, Columbus
Waterhonse, r. c. Woolworth, J. c; Wilmer
ding, J. K. wilson, E. Wilson, Judge Waymire
W. w. Williams, f. W. Zeile.
The executive committee consists of the
following:
w; W. Montague Esq. presidenD,. Mark
Sheldon Esq. Cvice-president, E. B. Jerome
! (secretary), Hon. T. B. Shannon General S. w
Backus, s. S. Morton Esq. Captain w L. Dun.
| can, Colonel w. r. Smedberg Mejor W. B.
| Hooper.
Although energetic efforts we're made to
raise the fund, the public did not respond
SO generously as was expected, and the
| money came in slowly. Then it was de-
cided to appeal to the Legislature for aid,
and the bill mentioned was drafted
1t provides for three Commissioners to
take charge Of the fund and see that the
monument Is of a suitable character and
the best that the appropriation will pro-
| viue.
The aim is to gain as many votes in the
| Legislature as possible before the bill
comes up for passage. The Republican
| recent meeting passed the following reso-
lutions strongly commend the monu-
ment schemes:
WHEREAS, We know that the late Colonel E..
d. Baker. the orator, statesman and soldier
did more than any other individual to hold
the State of California in the Union: and
whereas he fell at the head of forlorn hope, or
the battle of Balls Bluff, in defense OF the
[ principles which he had always advocated,
] namely the preservation OF the Union and lib
| erty; and. whereas, his remains have for over
| quarter of century lain in Laurel Hill
| Cemetery, unmarked save by single slab to
| indicate his last resting place; therefore we
| the Republicans of the city of Oakland, In con-
! vention assembled, do hereby protest against
the seeming neglect OF the cities OF California,
and do hereby indorse the bill introduced into
the Legislature Of California ct its present ses-
| sion by Hon. James A. Waymire in the House,
| and Hon. F. S. Stratton in the Senate, to appro-
| pirate $15, 900 for the erection OF a monument