The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-15
REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION.

X IHEN the selection of the place at which tc
! w hold the Republican State Convention is con-
- sidered from the standpoint OF individual
preferences preudices, there result almost as many
opinions as there cities in the State Each ndi-
vidual is OF the opinion that his own town should be
chosen and if put it give forty reasons Tor the
choice. When considered broadly, however, from the
standpoint OF party welfare, and the comfort ana
convenience of the delegates to the convention there
is but one opinion. Upon such consideration it is
universally agreed that San Francisco is the place to
be chosen.
With respect to the comfort and convenience OF the
delegates to the convention it is hardly possible to
make an argument for any other city against San
Francisco Even when State conventions are held
elsewhere large majority OF the delegates come to
San Francisco before going the convention and
return here after it adjourns. 1t would be more con-
venient for them to remain here.
Moreover it would be more comfortable for them
to remain. The weather is cooler and peasanter here
than in any other city in the State and the work Of
the convention be agreeably and ener-
getically done The hotel accommodation is much
superior to that Of other cities, also the
commodatons OF restaurants. In every respect Of
comfort during the session of the convention well
Of convenience OF travel in coming and going San
Francisco is beyond rivalry in the State.
Equally potent are the arguments in favor OF the
city when the welfare Of the party is considered.
The determining OF the State is in this city. 1t
Is therefore expedient that delegates to the State
convention should be in touch with the sentiment
of the people of the city in making nominations.
When conventions meet in other cities the delegates
begin to scatter the nomination for Gov
is made, leaving the other nominations to the
hazards OF logrolling, the push, the caprice of
faction. That does not happen when conventions
assemble in San Francisco. Every delegate remains
here to the last day OF the session. Every at
tends to the closing work.
1t has been argued at times that owing to the many
hotels and lodging houses in San Francisco the dele
gates get scattered and cannot be easily found
there are but one or two hotels. That argument,
however tells in favor Of the city and against it
when considered from the standpoint of party well
fare The scattering OF the delegates prevents them
from being herded by the bosses, inveigled into
rupt combinations and voted in 1t also gives
the exhausted delegate a chance to get away to him
self from the and clamor OF the crowd and thus
by rest recover his force and cear-headed common
for the performance of his duties.
The subject is one which the State Central Com
mttee should deal with from the standpoint Of party
expedency and upon the broadest considerations
The Republican convention should be held in this
city by all means Being the metropolis of the State
and centrally situated it is the natural convention city
OF the commonwealth. This is the place where the
convention can do its best work, and it is, there
fore, the best place at which the convention can
meet