The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-09
NORTHWEST IS
AWAKE TO THE
COASTS NEEDS
Sacramento in Line
for Wheeler.
PETITION OF LARGE HOUSES
CAMPAIGN FOR RECOGNITION
WAKES WARM.
Oregon Congressman Urged to Act
Unitedly That Business Interests
May Be Represented in the
Interstate Commission.
PETITION OF LARGE HOUSES
CAMPAIGN FOR RECOGNITION
WAKES WARM.

The following large business men and
houses of Sacramento have united in a
petition to President Mckinley for the
appointment of William r. Wheeler as
interstate Commerce Commissioner: Hall,
Luhrs q Co., wholesale grocers; Hol-
brook, Merrill d Stetson, stoves and hard
ware; Schaw, Ingram, hatcher & Co.,
wholesale hardware and pipe manufac-
turers; Lindley & Co., wholesale grocers;
Baker IL Hamilton, wholesale hardware
and agricultural implements: Mebius &
Drescher, wholesale grocers and exporters
Of California hops; Adams, Booth &, Co.,
wholesale grocers; Stanton, Thompson &
Co, wholesale hardware and agricultural
implements; The a. S. Hopkins Company
wholesale woodenware; L. l.. Lewis
& Co., stoves and house furniture;
California Winery; a. A Van VOORHEES, 81
Co., wholesale saddlers; Lock & Laven-
son, merchant saddlers; Diggs Vehicle
and Implement Company, vehicles and
implements; Sullivan, Kelly < Co., whole
sale paints, oils and glass; Wood, Curtis
* Co, wholesale produce; Henderson,
Brown & Co., wholesale produce; Cronan
& Wlssemann, wholesale liquor dealers.
In their petition they set forth that Mr..
Wheeler is the choice of the business men
of the Pacific Coast and urge upon the
President that the coast deserves recOg
milton by appointment on the commission.
oregon District Congressional Commit
tee and chairman of the Marion County
republican Committee, has addressed the
following to the Oregon delegation IN
Congress: Il wish TO heartily indorse the
candidacy of William r. Wheeler of San
Francisco for the vacancy on the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. l know
from former OregonlanS now residing in
San Francisco that Mr.. Wheeler is emf
nently qualified for the place and worthy
Of 1t Mr.. Hendricks is the editor of the
Oregon Statesman.
Word has been received here that the
merchants of Seattle are doing what they
can TO have Mr.. Wheeler named by the
President. The movement is growing
daily and no such unanimity of action
mas ever existed among the business men
of the entire coast as has been manifest
ed in this matter. The Seattle Post-In-
telligencer of late date had the following:
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce, hav-
ing great confidence in Mr. Wheeler's
qualifications for service upon the Inter
state Commerce Commission. has ad-
dressed each of Washington's Congress-
men asking them to give their influence
TO have Mr.. Wheeler appointed. He is a
publC-spirited man and very able bust
ness man, and. what is unusual among
men outside of railroad circles, he has
familiar knowledge Of railroad traffic and
is able to cope with railroad companies
in plans for making rates on large ship
ments. Congressman Jones has already
photographed to Washington his indorse
ment of Mr.. Wheeler"
In Stockton the Daily Record is con-
sistently and vigorously advocating the
claims of the merchants to recognition in
the person of their candidate-Mr. Vince
Ter. aside from all prejudice" says the
Record Mr. Wheeler Is the only we'll
equipped man whose name has been men
toned in connection with the appoint
ment."
The Tulare Register commenting on the
Southern Pacific claim that opposition to
the candidate of Herrin and Stubs is a
cause Of dissension, says: How long,
oh, how long, asks the San Francisco
Post, will dissensions among Californians
continue to keep them all away from the
pie counter. That question is easy to
answer. 1t will be just so long as the
Southern Pacific Company and its little
coterie of discredited politicians assume
to act for and in the name of the State of
California in all matters political