The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-21

preceded by band. Next will come the the
Special escort of the Governor. OF the
State and then the Governor Of CaI I,Io,
MIA and his staff After this Will follow
the National Guard Of California NeAt
will come the returning volunteers. BE
/ You'd that and after that we nave hotm 5
/ ing to suggest, nothing to propose anu ~
! nothing TO say. We leave the rest 70
the gentlemen who have charge CT tns
parade to arrange as they see NJ ~, II
committee would like to have carried out
We will confer with them if they see Mt.
Mayor Phelan-Is the Governor to par
ticipate In the night parade?
Grand Marshal stolesi-General shat.
ter said that he would supply, proper
mounts fol. Governor Gage and hls sta ,Tf
General SeamanS-1 presume ne Will,
/ but | am not advised about 1t:
Mayor Phelan-And as to the tug!
General seamans-He proposes to go
and he requests that there be no tow.
/ Mayor Phelan-Of whom does he make
! this request?
ever has that arrangement. We caned
on Mr. Sprecliels this morning, but failed
/ to find him in. His representatives, Mr..
/ Lealle and Mr. Martin we're there.
Mr. Martini would like to correct the
general on that last statement. l think
he will recollect that we stated most en-
represent Mr., spreckeis We met the
general and in discussing this matter |
stated that / deemed it proper that the
Governor should make his wants known
to this committee. so far the day pa
rade was concerned. / differed from the
| Governor, the city is raising these
funds. We are paying the transportation
of these troops, and should be consulted
l took the ground that the municipality
/ had some rights in this matter, and
don't propose that the Governor or any
one else shall come in here and Interfere
with US.
Seamans-Mr Martin has asked me as
the military representative OF the Coy
ernor TO come here | would ask Mr.
Martin what he proposes. We may not
be so very, far apart in this matter
Martini am very glad to see that the
Governors representative will be glad. to
cooperate with this committee, and feel
can speak for the balance OF the
made very clear that any action on the
part of the Governor or his representa-,
tives, Independently Of the committee VIII
mar the demonstration.
Lawrence don't understand why the
Governor at this late day seeks to inter
fere with our arrangements. That the
Governor should plead ignorance concern
ing this is a mystery too deep for under
standing If ne claims that he does not
the papers have been devoting great
deal of space to the proposed celebration
il argues that he does not keep informed on
current events. We have some ahead and
tried the best we could to make this
grand occasion-the grandest in the MS
tory of this city; | do not see where ere
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meeting except lend his presence; and he
has been invited by the grand marshal
The volunteers are beyond MS co oce
than l am. Major General Shafter said
he would consult with this committeei
that the volunteers were in his hands, and
that he would consult with this commit
/ tee as to assigning them to a place in
/ the parade Do you not know, sir, that as
far as the military companies in the inte-
! rior are concerned they could not move
step to participate in these ceremonies
ecept Tor the c9urfs Ga eG 6a NE nr o.
! vided one dollar, but this committee pays
/ for the transportation of every man. we
want them with us, and they nave slgnl-
fled their Willingness to participate with
/ the people of this city; and we do not de-
/ sire that you or any one else shall mar
at this late moment by interfering with ali
the plans. What part the Governor has in
/ this l don't see, and L am amazed by an
These organizations belong to us; these
/ boys were born in this city, and they are
ours. The people of this city, have raised
! is for the pageant. The balance will be
/ expended in taking care of the SICK. the
manned and the pennileSs. An attempt to
come in at this. moment to disturb the
arrangements of the committee simply
surprises me, and. | think, all the rest OF
! the committee. The grand marshal is
| present and Will tell you what arrange
Inents have been made.
! Seamans-I am very sure that the Gov
! ernor of this State has no desire to mar in
any way but to facilitate so far as lies in
his power the arrangements made for the
reception of the returning volunteers, but
| so far as providing money and bringing
! the National Guard into the city of San
! Francisco is concerned, | do not know
myself whether the Governor of the State
| is advised that they are to be brought
! here at the expense of the committee or
| not I certainly have not been officially
| Informed of it.. 1t is certainly very com,
/ mendable on the part of the citizens of
/ this city to bring them here in order to
make the reception more appropriate on
! that occasion. l know it to be fact
/ that the outside organizations of the Ma
| tional Guard have no funds with which
they can be brought to this city, and If
money Is supplied | am not aware that
| the Governor Is advised of the appropria-
/ lion by the city of funds for the trans
portation of the troops to the city, but
| / think that he would fully appreciate it,
He expressed himself, not only to me. last
| night but to other members of his staff,
as wishing TO cooperate In every legiu-
mate and proper way. that he could to
! make this demonstration fitting and up
! to the occasion. The reason why l de-
iayed to inform this committee, or rep
resentatives of it, what his Idea was is the
| Guided or determined upon until last light
! at midnight, and we could not tell you
| until now what we thought to be fit and
proper and l am here at the earliest mo-
/ Inent. and we ask with a view of ascer-
| tanning what your ideas are about what
we thought in regard to certain portions
of this parade
! Martin-I would like to ask the gentle
man who preceded me if 1t was not a fact
| that he had in his possession an arrange
| nent for this parade, and If he was not
willing to turn it over to me, and l want
to know If this is subject to change by
ARRANGEMENT with this committee.
! General Seamans-I pulled my pro-
sramne out of my pocket and 1 stated to
! him, as | stated to you, that is all the
programme there is. 1t is exactly identi-
cal with what l said to this committee
| to5av The Governor will have no other
programme.
Martini will ask the gentleman IL ne
Is willing to submit their programme to
this committee and coincide with the COM
mittee in any changes We may suggest.
General Seamans-I viii give the pro-
gramrne to the committee, but I will not
/ Commit the Governor in advance to any,
| thing this committee may see fit to do.
| General Seamans left the room.