The San Francisco call., 1910-11-22
CITY HAS KEEN
Fight FOR FAIR
South's Headquarters Have
Been Open at Washington
for Two Months
Big Issues and Apathy of the
East Must Be Overcome
in Congress
By IRA E. BENNETT
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov 21.-Col-
vim Brown. representative of the Pana-
ma-Pacific exposition here, is anxious :
Gillett. Governor elect Johnson and the
delegation of Californians who will
work for the exposition. Headquarters
have been opened at the New willard
hotel for ten days but little can be done
until the delegation arrives. r. E.
Connolly, head of the publicity bureau,
is on the ground, and eastern news
papers and magazines are beginning to
sit up and take notice of the fact that
San Francisco has millions behind her
fight for the fair.
New Orleans has had headquarters
here for two months. A quiet cam
paign has been carried on by the south
erners, and they claim to have con-
gressmen pledged for New Orleans. AS
nearly as The Call correspondent can
ascertain, congressman have refused to
pledge themselves either way on the
exposition question. Some OF them
suggest that compromise ought to be
effected, in order to relieve them of
choosing between the two cities.
Great apathy must be overcome in
the east. The people here are not
Other issues are pressing for the at
tentlon of congress- and the Califor-
mans find it difficult to work up en-
thusiasm. Californians here on the
ground-men like Senator Flint and
Franklin K. Lane-are of the opinion
that San Francisco and California
should send on a big delegation of the
strongest and most active men avail
able, prepared to make fight to the
finish. They think the Californians
perhaps underestimate the strength of
the opposition and the apathy of the
east, both of which must be overcome
if San Francisco is to win.
Boosters Leave for East
Bound for the Lakes to- the Gulf
deep waterway associations fifth an
nuaI convention at st. Louis November
25 and 26, eight Panama Pacific en-
thusiasts left yesterday morning to
spread the gospel of san Francisco,
1915" Several of the party will go on
to Washington and be present when
New Orleans and San Francisco meet
there next month to present their ex-
position claims to congress.
The contingent comprises Congress
man Bartlett of Nevada, Congressman
Julius Kahn, Congressman KnowlanJ,
John P. Irish, Theodore A. Bell, Frank
B. Short, H. A. French and Fred B.
Lloyd, president of the Pacific surety
company, and a member of the con-
gressional committee of the Panama
Pacific exposition, who had the party
under his wing.
Robert Newton Lynch, vice president
and manager of the California develop
ment board. may join the party in st.
Louis. He is at present in Chicago at
the Land and Irrigation exposition.
The delegation does not hope to
secure any Endorsement from the as
sociation, which has notified both con-
tending cities that speeches will be al
lowed but no Endorsement will be made.
New York as well as the New Eng
land states, is looking with favor on
San Francisco as the site of the inter
nation exposition in 1915. The New
York World in an editorial recently
indorsed this city unqualifiejly. The
New York Times of November 16 con-
tains a news story on it's front page
telling of the arrival of Samuel P.
Johnston, secretary of the Downtown
Businessmen's Association of San Fran
cisco, and detailing Johnston's enthu-
siastic boost" for his home town.
The Courier of Buffalo, n. Y, No
vember f3, prints a lengthy article set
ting forth San Francisco's claims in
detail and maintains a favorable tone
throughout.