The San Francisco call., 1910-12-24
BOOSTERS BACK
With Light OF
VICTORY in EYES
hale Returns From Washington
Believing San Francisco
Will Get Fair
Acting President Given Credit
by Fellow Delegates for
Success of Fight


sition. and director of the winning
fight the committee Of Californians has
been making at washington for the
fulhllment Of San Francisco's exposi-
ton ambitions. is back from the ma
tionsl capital with cheering news of
the situation there. He returned on
the Overland Limited last night, with
n F. Tarpey Of Fresno and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred B. Lloyd. all of whom have
heen among the most active and en-
ergeuc workers the west had in its
lighting contingent
The word of returning committee
men and every other source of news
rom Washington has granted TO Hale
rle leadership i'm the struggle with
New Orleans. and paid great tribute TO
-2is executive ability. energy and un-
euenchable cheerfUlness at every stage
OF the contest. For this reason Hale
own opinion Of san Francisco's chances
for success have been awaited with
consiGeraole interest-even anxiety
by local Businessmen.
LOOKS T70R VICTORY
When II comes 10 a national issue.
as this g. the acting president said
last night. nothing is certain until
The vote &c IA ken. But I think we will
win. q, is not assured THAI we viii; it
may he thai we viii not. We have
fight on hack there, and no one here
an realize. I believe. how hard a one
& has been. But the situation favors
now. and I firmly believe that uiti-
~~toly We will bring the Panama
pac.de International exposition to San
T'rs1risco. where II belongs.
-Tae committee in Washington, The
odo-e a. Bell. Leon Sloss, A ". Scott
Jr.. md the organization we are main
aiming there and will maintain until
the decision. have done some very good
work since we started home, and owing
70 their efforts conditions are still bet
ter than when we left the capital. And
when the matter comes up in January
for hearing before the industrial arts
and expOsitions committee, when II
comes before the house for Judgment.
san Francisco win be well represented
there
Hale hurried home to attend TO af-
fairs Of business that needed immedi-
ate attention. as did F. B. Lloyd and A
T. Tarpey The latter was in San Fran
cisco but a few minutes last night, as
he At once boarded a train for Fresno
and the Christmas reunion and dinner
that awaits him there.
TO my mind the contest al Washing
ton is unfolding into a victory for San
Francisco. and I do not expect anything
but defeat for New Orleans" Tarpey
said 1T has been a continual JOY 10
me back there 10 watch the odds and
obstacles the California committee
overcame. Under Hale's leadership
and Hale kept Us all on the jump,
assure you-the fight went on TO sue
cess. We are on the winning side and
the work Is well in hand. We will
keep at II, help II along, and 1915 will
see no exposition in New Orleans, L
feel sure"
POLITICS ELIMINATED
Mrs. Lloyd. who was one of the NOV
irg spirits among the feminine Califor-
MA delegation that aided greatly in
making friends for San Francisco at
Washington. gave it as her opinion that
san Francisco would be returned the
victor this session Fred B. Lloyd, a
member Of the congressional commit
tee Of the exposition and leader Of the
delegation that went back 10 St. Louis
before the opening OF congress and
thwarted there the efforts Of New Or
leans TO secure the Endorsement of the
lakes TO the gulf waterways conven-
tiOn, had something TO say Of the ma
ture Of the fight at the national capital
we decided firmly. and maintained
our decision. that we would fight and
win this contest by a campaign Of
education. of argument and reason, and
not by resorHng TO politics and it's
ways and we have been victorious
through the attack We made. But our
opposing city is deep in political plots,
and is still handling its fight through
politics.
Governor Sanders OF Louisiana de-
ciined q seat in the United States SEN
ate that he might wage contest for
his state, and Governor Sanders is one
Of the shrewdest politicians in the
country. He is assisted by Congress-
men Brousssrd. Estopinal and Rams
dell Of Louisiana, with their col
leagues who are clever parliamen-
farians and men with a thorough
knowledge of national affairs and of
conditions at Washington Duvall
Armstrong and Mccarthy, manager and
assistant manager Of the exposition
company New Orleans has organized
have been struggling hard at Washing
ton and they are clever and resource
ful men
Our fight has been waged. under
the direction of Hale. on fair, square,
open and aboveboard lines, and we have
the best side Of the argument.
LETTERS EFFECTIVE
7 think perhaps one Of the greatest
helps we have had IN getting the good
will OF congressman has been the sup
port of the $4,000 manufactures and
wholesale houses with which San Fran
cisco does business east Of the Rockies
y
these men with letters and arguments
and booklets and circulars, and the
congressman heard from their constitu-
ents about it"
According to those who came from
washington last night the next move
in the congressional battle will be the
hearing Of San Erancisco's case by the
industrial arts and expositions COM
,,aittee of the house on January s. II is
not believed that this will consume
much time for. as this city will not ask
for government aid. only the construc-
tive reasons why the exposition should
he held here viii be brought out.
New Orleans will have her hearing
before this committee on January 10,
and four days have been set aside to
consider the case of the southern city,
FOR she will have the difficult task of
convincing the committee that federal
asd 10 the extent of $5.0oo.000 should
1,e extended her. The arts and exposi-
fsons committee viii bring in its report
,rerv probably, but whether it does or
not the exposition controversy viii go
- vote for the rules committee has
set il TO 20 before the house on or be-
fore January II.