The San Francisco call., 1899-10-13
WILL TRY TO SECURE BOTH
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS
Prominent San Francisco Public Men Are Confident That by Prop
Effort This City Can Secure the Two Big Political
Gatherings of Next Year.
Senator Perkins, Loud and Kahn Mayor Phe and Other Influential Me
Hearty Cooperation the Work of Achieving This Success

also by the manner in which the citizens
have entertained privately / am sure
that citizens Of all political parties would
join in giving the conventions a hearty
welcome"
Congressman Eugene F. Loud, who re-
turned from three months trip to
Europe yesterday. is also strongly in ia
vor of the enterprise.
THE project is quite possible" he re-
marked. The benefit to the State and
the entire coast would be great. The more
you bring Eastern people in contact with
California and her varied resources the
more they understand and appreciate US
and the advantages we have to offer.
found four years ago, after the conven-
tions had adjourned, that there was quite
sentiment in favor of coming here,
which would lead me to hope that II Is
possible to secure one or both of the con-
ventions next year. Time is being OBJ
liberated every year, and is. in fact, no
objection .at the present time. l think
there is sutt1cient hope of success to war
rant an effort being made. l never thought
so before. Heretofore l have always re-
garded 1t as impossible.
The eyes of the whole country are
now turned to San Francisco, probably
to a greater degree than most people
realize. Everybody is talking of San
the great commercial centers of the
world. Any one who talked to the peo-
pie OF the East ten years ago and who
has talked to them recently Is surprised
at the sentiment of commercial interest
in San Francisco to-day as compared
with the past. All seem to agree that
nothing can prevent this city from be-
coming the great commercial center for
the oriental trade.
ho1
sistance as is in my power to make the
of strong, conservative delegation to
represent the city before the national
committees when they meet would do
much to bring about success, but they
should go without so much fiourishing of
trumpets as we are in the habit of using
1t is none too early to begin the cam
paign, as l believe the national commit
tees meet some time in December, about
two months from now''
Mayor Phelan promised hearty CO.
operation in the project. "a movement of
that kind" he said, would have my
strong support. San Francisco is well
adapted for convention. purposes. Con-
ventionS are generally held in midsum-
mer, and the members will be able to
work with comfort. / have seen ma
tional convention at Chicago and I know
the diScomfortS OF that place. Our no
tells and boarding houses would meet all
requirements, and the city, by reason of
the conspicuous position it has assumed
during the last two years, would be nat
urally an attraction for strangers to
visit, thus assuring a large convention.
Il venture to say it would be a more
deliberative and dignided body than any
which has assembled in recent years.
"One great advantage to both parties
would be the convention delegates NOV
ing across the continent. This would
spread enthusiasm for either cause. They
might come by one route and return by
another. 1t would be an advantage to
the entire country, no less than to the
West. Some of our statesmen who at
tend conventions ought occasionally to
see the country which they propose to
govern.
THE practical way is to interest the
National Committeeman. The two Ma
tional Committeeman from California,
John d. Spreckels Of the Republican
Committee and ]. j. Dwyer of the Dem
ocratic Committee, should take the in
itiative, and with them I should be
pleased to give my fullest cooperation.