The San Francisco call., 1901-12-03
GETTING READY
FOR CAMPAIGN
Convention Of the State
League Republi-
can Clubs.
Thousands of Delegates to
Meet April Next in
San Jose.

| Alden Anderson, president of the State
League of Republican Clubs, is in the
city. He will soon call for a meeting or
! the executive committee of the league,
so that the date of holding the biennial
State convention at San Jose may be des-
| ignated in ample time to make arrange
ments for great Republican demonstraz
ton. At Los Angeles in 1900 San Jose was
chosen as the city in which the convention
of 1902 should assemble and the executive
committee was authorized to fix the time
President Anderson has recently con-
suited with leading members of the COM
mittee in San Francisco and elsewhere
and ascertained that some time early IN IN
April would be acceptable to majority
of the clubs. The main idea is to deSlg-
nate some week when farmers and work
ers in other fields of Industrial activity
may be able to leave their accustomed
places of toll to render their country and
the party patriotic service. 1t Is eSu-
mated that 5000 young and progressive ~
Californians of Republican faith will at
tend the convention and assist IN the
opening of the State campaign or 19Uz. 1t
is essential also that the citizens or san
for proper reception of the delegates and
provide facilities for the important work
of the convention.
Great Event in Los Angeles.
The meeting at Los Angeles in 1900, when
Alden Anderson was chosen pTesldeentd aoe LIN IN
tinguiShed services, was great event IN
Southern California and awakened inter-
est in the Republican cause throughout-
the State. The demonstration next April
in San Jose may surpass all previous rec
ords of attendance and enthusiasm. 1t
Is expected that every Republican CLUB
in California will be represented.
The constitution of the league forbids
the endorsement of any aspirant for Of
flee, but the. convention may proclaim
principles and express its judgment on the
great issues of the day. 1t may be re-
corded as a fact that the convention Will
express the sentiment of the people or
California on the vital question of Chinese
exclusion, and it goes without saying that
the gag law will not be invoked to sup
press free speech and neither will tele-
grams from eminent Republican members
of Congress be garbled at the direction of
the chairman. The presiding officer of
the convention will not accept pro-
Democratic tendencies for advice and in
struction. 1t can be safely predicted, also,
that the convention will not appoint four
Democrats on committee of five to i'm
press upon a Republican Congress and
Republican President the necessity of re-
enacting the exclusion law.
Flint Arrives From Mexico.
Thomas Flint Jr., President of the Cali
fornia Senate, and a we'll known aspirant
for the first Plase iSo9 on the Republican can
yesterday from Mexico. During recent
sojourn in Southern California Mr.. Flint
received many assurances VI pSTSOHdl
friendship and promises of political sup
port from leading public men of the
south.
State Senator William M Cutter of
Yuba is in the city. He understands that
Judge Edward Sweeney of Shasta and
Judge John F. Ellison of Tehama are
candidates for the Supreme Bench. The
Senator fancies that the Republican State
Convention would make no mistake in
establishing an order of business which
would permit judicial nominations to be
made first.
There is talk among local politicians
that Tax Collector-elect E. j. Smith has
selected James Simpson for chief clerk in
the tax office; 1t is also gossip that John
e. McDougald, Treasurer-elect, will ap-
point T. L. Doran Chief Deputy Treas
urer.
w. F. Herrin received another backset
yesterday when the Railroad Commission
refused to recede from its former decision
to reduce tolls on oil shipments. Herrin
hoped to pull down Edison or Laumeister
and thus obtain a reversal of the boards
former decision. It is now obvious to the
dullest of politicians that Herrin is a
''has BEEN"