Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-03
Minneapolis Hard After Perma
ment Headquarters Of See
America League.
PORTLAND CALLS CONVENTION
Will be Held on Feb. IS and Fish,
err Harris viii Go There to
Be Heard in Cause.
James \. Mctcalf of NIissouia Montana
Coming Here to be Head OF the
Publicity Department.

The See America League is now one
week old, and Salt Lake already has a
rival in the field for the permanent
headquarters. The city who would
gather IN the plum is Minneapolis. from
which Delegate Il. j. Westlake came as
an appontee OF the governor of Mime
sofa. MI Westlake took prominent
part in the organization OF the league.
acted as its secretary. and was listen
ed to with the closest attention when he
proposed plans In the executive COM
mittee rooms, or on the floor.
since his return to Minneapolis the
local paper there have evidenced a
great deal of interest in the See Amer
lea movement and Mr.. Westake has
stirred Wy the commercial bodies about
1t, just as other delegates have in other
western cities. The papers have discoy-
cred among other things that Minnsso-
Ia is a centrally located state, and that
Minneapolis IL centrally located city,
from which the campaign can be better
conducted than from any other polns,
according to their judgment and de-
sires.
RESTS WITH COMMITTEE.
These reasons are urged for making
that city, and not Salt Lake the per-
manent headquarters. The decision in
this matter rests with the executive
committee. OF which David r. Francis,
OF Missouri, David Starr Jordan OF
California, r. L. Mccormick OF Wash
ington. n. C. Schaefer OF Pennsylvania,
Irving Howbert Of Colorado, and T. d.
Walker OF Minnesota. are the members.
| The executive COMMITTEES has not met
yet, and in the meanwhile Fisher Har-
| ris OF Salt Lake is the temporary exec
| utive secretary. with resolution be-
| hind him. passed by the convention,
| urging that the executive committee
chose him as the permanent secretary
Salt Lake Is the temporary executive
headquarters. pending the permanent
selection.
CHIEF OF PUBLICITY.
one item placed in charge OF the ex-
ecutiye secretary. on which the advise
and consent Of the executive committee
is not needed, is the choice of a chair
man Of the department OF publicity.
For this place Fisher Harris has named
j. A. Metcalt OF Missoua. Montana,
who lsbored late and early during the
preliminary work Of the convention.
and was its assistant secretary.
Mr.. Metcalf has accepted the place,
and VIII leave Missoula Monday even
ing to make his permanent headquar-
tiers IN Salt Lake city, and act as q
first assistant 20 Fisher Harris The
assistant Is badly needed, too, as the
H.. ono k..s .Nrtt. af.s
is piled up IN stacks awaiting time to
siSe IL attention. The train should
bring Mr. Matoalf here Tuesday even
ing, so that he will be ready to begin
his work Wednesday morning.
PORTLAND CALLS CONVENTION.
When the delegates left salt Lake
after this conference they We're pledged
to hold See America" conventions IN
their respective cities, and spread the
propaganda. Tom Richardson Of Port
land who was one Of the most active
spirits OF He convention. has stirred
things w IN his town since going back.
IN an expert fashion, with the result
that q big convention Is called there
for Feb. Is, Fisher Harris has receiv-
cd an invitation to be present, ana he
has decided to accept. This RIP to
Portland will be the first NJ the eXecu-
tive secretary in the interests OF the
movement lie has invitations also to
90 to Mlnnea polls. and 10 Denver. and
VIII probably make these trips later.
NOT YET HEARD FROM.
The executive committee. which has
not YET met. Is 10 be composed OF tho
original membership, from present ar
pearances as none OF those chosen havo
declined. President Jordan, DR.. schae-
Ter and H. II. Francis are yet to be
beard from. but Mr., Howbert has ac-
cepted. and hr. Walker. who is now on
the coast. has sent word % Mr.. Harris
that he will stop over here on his way
back 10 the east and talk over the
matter with him. Acceptances are ex-
pected from the other members OF the
committee In the near future
At Missoula. Mr. Metcalf s now pub
fishing a paper called THE Western
Homeseeker," which lie largely Tor east
ern distribution on the opportunities for
western settlement II is possible that
he will decide 10 change the headquar-
tiers Of this paper 70 Salt Lake and
publish IL here IN tho future,