The San Francisco call., 1899-11-02
JOINT PETITION
TO Be SENT ON
TO WASHINGTON
Wheeler the Coast
Candidate.

The joint petition to President McKin-
ley to appoint William r. Wheeler of this
city to I'LL the vacancy on the Interstate
Commerce Commission, which will be
signed by a large number of representa-
tive commercial organizations on the Pa
cifo Coast, viii soon be ready to forward
TO Washington. Several organizations in
this city have already, through their Of
fcers, appended signatures and seals.
The President has been requested to
await the coming of this petition before
taking action.
The petition rushed forward by the
Southern Pacific Company. while the
mercantile community were in ignorance
of the move, is in Washington and has
been placed in the hands Of President
McKinley's private secretary. Mr.. Por-
ter The arrival Of the petition in favor
Of Mr.. Wheeler viii show that some OF
those who signed for Chlpman under the
impression that he was the only cdndl-
date in the field, are now IN favor OF MI.
Wheeler.
one Organization has requested Pres-
dent Mckinley by Wire 10 consider that
its Endorsement Of General Chlpman was
due to MISUNDERSTANDING. Several in
dividuals signing for themselves, were
made by the use OF words written after
their signatures to appear that they were
acting for organizations with which they
were officially connected. There Is not
a commercial organization in this city
that has not indorsed Mr.. Wheeler since
he received the unanimous Endorsement
of the Pacific Coast Jobbers and Manu-
facturers Association.
The petition in favor of Mr. Wheeler
has been signed by the following: San
Francisco Board Of Trade, by A. a. Wat
kins, president and II. /. Smith, secre-
tary; San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce, by Charles Nelson, president, and
(. Scott, secretary; Merchants AssOcia-
ton, by I. w. Dohrmann, president, and
J. Richard Freud, secretary; Wholesale
Grocers' Exchange, by William Haas,
president and a. L. Ehrman, secretary;
the Pacific Coast JobbeTs' and Manufac-
turers' Association, by Wakefield Baker,
president and Thomas 2. Smith, secre-
tary.
Other organizations that have indorsed
Ar. Wheeler will sign the joint petition.
Among the number may be the Chamber
of Commerce OF Portland, the Chamber
Of Commerce OF Seattle and the Chamber
Of Commerce of Los Angeles.
Two California Congressman have an
swered the letter addressed TO them by
the Pacific Coast Jobbers and Manufac-
turerS' Association. The following is the
body Of the letter received from Congress
man Needham:
I beg leave TO acknowledge receipt from
you Of telegram and letter urging to
IndOrse William r. Wheeler of your city
for appointment a member OF the In
terstate Commerce Commission. You are
advised that have already wired the Presi-
dent indorsing and urging the appoint
ment of Mr.. Wheeler. l sincerely hope that
he may be successful
Congfessman De Vries had written a
letter 10 the Pacific Coast Jobbers' and
Manufacturers Association, IN which is
the following:
have the honor to acknowledge receipt
Of your favor of the 26th inst, concerning
the appointment Of Mr.. William r Wheeler
a member Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. and 10 state that my indorse-
ment of him has already been forwarded to
the President