The San Francisco call., 1899-10-14
SAN FRaNCIsco's OPPORTUNITY.

D EPORTS from Chicago announce that Marcus
X A. Hanna intends to issue a call for the Re
publican National Committee to meet in Wash
ington City early December and that il is believed
the committee will then select the place which 70
hold the Presidential convention next year To the
repor. is added the statement that the cities most
frequently spoken OF as suitable places for the con-
venton are ST. Louis Cincinnati, Cleveland Mil
vauEee, Minneapolis and San Francisco.
1t will be seen that Eastern people have begun
to consider San Francsco's fitness as a meeting
place for national conventions without any particular
urging on our part. California is no longer regarded
as remote section of the Union too distant to be
conveniently visited. The Improvement of railway
facilities and telegraph communication, the success
OF the numerous national gatherings of various as
sociatons held here, and last but least the i'm
preston made upon the country at large by the man
ner in which the city has received the volunteers
both when going to the Philippines and when re-
turning home, have had an educational effect upon
the Eastern mind San Francisco from this time
forth will be looked upon always one OF the great
convention cities OF the nation and its claims will be
carefully considered by those who are to decide
where conventions are to be held.
These facts give encouragement to the movement
started to bring to San Francisco at least one,
and possibly both of the national Presidential con-
ventions OF next year There was never before so
good an opportunity for carrying such movement to
success as at this time It is not likely there will be
much OF contest over the nominations in either
party, and consequently the advocates Of different
leaders will not have to consider the advantage OF
holding the convention in a city favorable to their
candidate. The personal factor is eliminated and a
city whose population is impartial like San Fran
cisco, has better chance win than it would have
there any question of individual favoritism al
issue
The many advantages of this city as a place for
summer conventions are well known to our own peo-
pie and beginning to be understood elsewhere
In other large city in the United States is there
such pleasant and heathful weather in the summer
as that which prevails here. Delegates to conven-
tion to San Francisco in June need have no fear OF
prostraton from heat or sunstrokes, or other III
effects of the heated season in the East
Furthermore, our hotel accommodation has now
been amply proven to be sufficient to meet all the
demands that will be made upon it by the largest con
vention that is likely to assemble The trip across
the continent is pleasure tour rather than 3
fatiguing journey, and be undertaken without
serious inconvenience to any one.
All Of these things it will be easy to impress upon
the national committees of the two great parties il
set about it rightly That is now the issue before
our citizens 1t is that must be attended tc
without delay. Statements made in interviews with
representatives OF The Call and published Yesterday
and this morning show that strong and Influential
men are willing to support the movement with energy
and zeal The prospect of success is therefore good
Let all unite and make San Francisco the convention
city OF the nation in 1000.