The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20

;.h ;.s nurpose. 1t will be good for the
pPresident and good for California TO re-
caiye his visit. If at any later date L can
helm YOU in my small way L snail Dc
pleased to do So h
G,,doa IT r Batchelder made speech
T., which he said California was window
~. ~ which the Union looked over
80 80 Gorrain. The President should com
hero for the purpose OF acquiring knoWl-
odoe of such legislation as is required ioI
This State. No President can recom menu
What is necessary for particular locanty
unless he visits IT, h hr
~ that the President OF the Unlteo
S,a+es 10 the President of the Democrats,
pannbIicans and Populjsts. He was the
pas;5enr of every ore OF us. After ne Is
aJected he is President Of all the people.
IF he should come to Yellowstone Z arr ne ne
certainly could not resist an lhVI'aIioh u ~
the Chambers of Commerce, 1ue od
of Trade, the Boards OF oupel'isoi' on"
other commercial bodies.
TT we could annex the Hawanan lsiailuS
neonle making a trip to san frahcisCo
would. no doubt, extend II 10 oaWati.
The President could see II he came mere
that the almost universal sentliheh. a., "
the coast was in favor OF the aineA ''o
of the Hawaiian Islands.
Colonel Eddy moved that the represent
alive commercial bodies and the LABOR or
ganizations of San Francisco De lnViteo "
co.operate with the committee OF INVITA-
tioni He added that there was large
contingent of the Grand Army In oaiiiol-
mia, and it would add to the weight OF the
invitation if the Grand Army wouid also
join in the request, because Tfesiuen' T
Mckinley was an old soldier Inc com,
merclal and labor organizations shoulo
individually extend an invitation to the
President.
Dawson Mayer suggested that each
county in the State be asked to JON IN
the invitation through their Supervisors,
Boards of Trade and Chambers OF Com
merce. The Oakland Exposition coln nlhit
tee was added.
A committee was appointed, consisting
of Colonel Eddy, 1. J. Truman and Wll-
liam Mcintyre, to formulate suitapie
resolution.
Charles Alpers filled up the time with
humorous speech.
The committee reported the following
resolution:
ResoIved, That in addition to the general in
vitation to be extended to President Mckinley
by the central citizens committee already
exis ting to visit San Francisco and the PACING
Coast the following named organlzatons OF
San Francisco be requested to extend 1nQl-
vidual invitations to the President TO make
sucn visit as supplemental to the invitation OF
said committee, to wit: The Grand Army OF
the Republic, the Chamber OF Commerce,
Board OF Trade, Board OF Supervisors and the
various labor organizations.
Resolved, That the citizens of San Francisco,
in mass-me eetiDg G ass EN- bed, hereby pledge their
support and cordial cooperation with the gen.
eral committee now working to induce the
President to visit this City, and we heartily
approve of the action OF the committee in in
viting the President to come to San Francisco,
and we congratulate the officers and members
of the committee on invitation upon the en-
ergy, foresight and public interest manifested
by them.
On motion of William Mcintyre the
resolution was adopted.
Charles Alpers, III, Z. Firebaugh, James
Kidney and William Mcintyre closed the
meeting with rattling speeches.