The San Francisco call., 1910-06-16
LAST APPEAL MADE
FOR EXPOSITION
Delegates of City in Washington
Seek to Secure Vote of
House Committee
New Orleans Attempts to Pre-
vent Favorable Report by
Breaking the Quorum
Especial Dispoich 10 The Call

| WASHINGTON, June 15.-Tomor-
rows meeting of the house committee
on foreign affairs may settle the mat
complittee has a quorum the Cali
fornians have their fight won, accord
ing to all appearances tonight.
| Several members of the house COM
mittee who favor New Orleans may try
| to break a quorum to defeat the. Kahn
exposition resolution or may stay away
| from the meeting altogether. This VIII
| be the last meeting of the session.
Every nerve is being strained by the
| Californians to bring the matter to
| focus.
The senate committee on expositions
| is being canvassed with equal energy
and as soon as two senator's return TO
town the matter will be in shape for
showdown vote in committee. ma
jority of the committee favors San
Francisco, according to the latest pou.
Mass Meeting This Afternoon
San Francisco's Panama-Pacific ex-
position committee has issued call to
arms. Whole regiments or boosters
are answering that call and the ex-
pected to crowd the recruiting station
on the floor of the Merchants exchange
hold no more.
Besides hearing the report on the
work of the California delegation at
Washington, San Franciscans viii be
told today what they must do II they
would be victorious over New Or
leans in the fight for the 1910 1alr.
They will be told frankly what they
are up against" and what tremendous
amount of work must be done during
the coming six months. A plan or
campaign which must be taken up ana
followed assiduously will be mapped
out by those who are.familiar with the
situation and who know what Califor-
MIA needs.
HOUSE COMMITTEE TO REPORT
The exposition committee has re-
caiyed assurances from many that
thew will be at the mass meeting,
which promises to be far greater in
size and perhaps far more important
than that of April %, at which more
than s4,Oo0.O00 was raised in two
hours
The speakers will be Governor Gill
lett, Victor II. Metcalf. former secre-
tary of the navy; F. w. Henshaw, JUS
tice of the supreme court; Homer ;.
King. president of the Pacific
exposition company: Frank l.. Brown,
vice president of the publicity bureau;
Acting Mayor Kelly and r.. b. Hale
Members of the California delegation
to Washington will be on the platform
The foreign affairs committee of the
house of representatives has agreed
tentatively to report on the San fran
cisco resolution at today's session, and
should any action be taken the result
will be wired and announced at the
mass meeting.
STU ALTON AT WASHINGTON
The situation at Washington yester-
dsy was bright except for the fact that
the senate committee failed to render
its report. This the California dele
cation hoped to procure prior to the
time set for the report of the commit
tee from the house.
James Rolph Jr. summarized condi-
tions at the national capital in this
telegram:
Telegrams from every section of
the Mississippi valley continue TO
pour in here to every senator and
Congressman, and New Orleans is
making a systematic and unceas-
ing fight. Regarding the measure
which comes up before the house
committee, the prospects today
seem somewhat more encouraging
and your wires are having good re-
suits Would strongly urge that
wires be sent to various senator's
and congressman urging their sup
port.
from the grand council of the Califor-
MIA U. C. r. meeting at San Diego,
which pledged its support to San
Francisco.