The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 12, 1901, Page 25

o‘“uowummwwwg 3 - g 3 . f‘) ¥ - g - : Paoes 2510 30 3 UV WU .g + ¢ < ;.»uuonwqumwowoo O++++ 44440 Dret 4444+ SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, MAY 12, 1901. GOVERNOR NASH AND PARTY RECEIVE A HEARTY WELCOME FROM FORMER RESIDENTS OF THE BUCKEYE STATE, WHILE GRESSMEN ARE CARED FOR BY COMMERCIAL COMMITTEE CON Ohio Society Meets Visitors From Buckeye State at Depot and Escorts Them to Quarters at the Palace Hotel. N | | | | orle ORGRESSMEN i A v THE ATRE PART oF GoveERNO STARE AT THE o 517 O JieapauAa staff was similarly 1 to special trol- at the hotel Governor M scted to the rotunda, where a had congregated. An orches- a lively quickstep as thé di head of the State of Ohio to the small platform facing the the Ohio sh Gleeze, representing ntroduced Governor Nash, who d with hearty ers. When restored the Governor said: a long journey. from Ohio and ng the magnitude of our coun- larger_than when we left home. seen the m ment of come in of Ohio, lopment. ~ For ant to thank you and I trust that we ption coming ce cheers were then called for and with right good will and an in- reception was held by Governor He shook hands with men, women children and had a kindly word for each one who passed before Him. The ‘Governor: was then conducted - to suite of rooms, where he found thdt perfect floral display, had been made his honor. The rooms reserved, for Miss Helen- Deshler-and -her sister, ‘ad- oining those of the Governor, were sim- ilarly decorated with choice flowers, while the majority of the ladies in the Ohio del- egation also. received many bouguets in eception com- Baldw represented by Colonel F. Colonel S. J. Hendy Wilhelm of the epresented General | f the Department of in R 1 train of five Puliman depot a shout went wds and 2 rush | their apartment 3 r car, where Gover-| Although Governor Nash was very tired # were known to be. | 01 Teaching his apartments he granted an ot the (ali. | INterview 10 a representative of The Call. eanted] Is Impressed by California. and es-| In speaking of his reception in this the representa- | State Governor Nash said: “I am over- : hearty greeting accorded friends. We left Co- s ago and our trip has most pleasant one. Our train was a s one and was on time every- where and the weather was delightful. T have been impressed by the greatness of the country and the people of California have been most kind to I have looked forward with the greatest pleasure to this It gives me a chance Western country and in the launching of the Ohio Soclety rma, all eyes were E who is to he name of to see | also to take par battleship that |my State. California is all that it is claimed to be and in all our long journey ‘rnor Gage's | I am most impressed by the hearty greet- <h and Miss Helen | ing extended to us. in Los Angeles the ed to a carriage and | President was superbly received and was, Governo were € Desrler 1 1 order to reach the Palace Ho- | ther better in the course | to bear the name of | [Buckeyes ‘ Delight Over | Ovation. ‘ of course, the center of attraction. There | was some confusion as to the reception | there of myself and my staff, but under | the circumstances perhaps it could not be very well avoided. The people there | certainly did "all they could for us to | make our stay a pleasant one. | *“Regarding politics—well, T am not out I here to_talk politics. This is a pleasure ! trip and T am looking forward to a week of keen enjoyment in_San Francisco. I | nave much ancisco and {am er to see she has to show us.” Charming- Miss to Christen Ohio. M Helen Deshler, who is to &hristen battleship Ohio, voung lady of fifteen years, related by marriage to Gov- rnor Nash. When asked if she feared | the ordeal of christening the warship she 10 th | I have not had time to think about | that. T have heen so beautifully treated since 1 have been in California the my f oung girl, Kind to me. ne has been s ywhere our train stopp | Ev s and | { children asked for me and gave me beau- | | tiful flowers. I don't thi I will be| afraid when 1 christen the battleship. | An I am ing to do my best.”” Mi; Helen is granddaught of Allan G. Thurman, the “Old Roman' tinguished politician. | “The traveling companions of Governor | sh are representative people of the tate of O They all expressed them- ighted with their reception in ) and are looking forward | with keen anticipation to the festivities during the Prosident’s sojourn here. Were Slighted in Los Angeles. meral C, M. Spitzer is in command of aff and is quartermaster general of the State of Ohio. He is a member of the Co., with houses at New York and Toledo. He is also one of the owners of the Spitz- er building at Toledo, which is deemed one of the finest office buildings in Amer- ica. General Spitzer came into promin- ence in the last Presidential campaign, { when he denounced John J. Valentine of the Wells-Fargo Bank for supporting Wil- liam J. Bryan and indorsing his platform. “Yes, 1 am glad to be once again in San Francisco,” he . “I was here in 1583 and had a great time. I cannot say that we were treated in a hospitable manner down at Los Angeles, and the most chari- table manner in speaking about it is to | / that it was through ignorance that | we were slighted the way we were. | “Jn the first place, when we arrived in | Los Angeles there was only one hack at the depot for Governor Nash and his staff. Of course, the Governor took that, and the staff and the ladies of the party had | to ride mp to the hotel in street cars. We 1 were not invited to participate’in the pa- | rade, and the Governor saw_the proces- | sion’ from a side street. Mrs. Homer Laughlin gave a reception in the evening, | and_neither the Governor nor any of his | staff was invited. Prominent Men in Ohio. Colonel H. E. Ellison of the Governor's staff resides at Cleveland. He is vice president of the State National Bank in that city. He is accompanied by his wife and s on his first vis't to this coast. Colonel Melville Gillett of Newark, Ohio, attached to the Governor's staff, is a banker and is also interested in the iron | and steel industry. He was brought out | by his father from the East when a few | months old and lived at Oakland until he | was 3 years of age, when his father, who as a physician practiced in Oakland, te- | turned fo the State of Ohio. Colonel Gil- lett visited San Francisco in 1893 and says | he is glad to be here again and renew | old acquaintances. { Colonel E. J. Bird Jr. of Irontown, Ohio, is a member of the Governor's staff. He a_large manufacturer of pig iron. This is the first time thAt he has visited the coast. | _ Colonel F. M. Ritezel, chief ordnance of- | ficer of the Ohio division, hails from the town of Warren. He is proprietor of the Continued on Page Twenty-Nine. and dis- ExpresSu nking firm of Spitzer & | 3 SKET(H FROM LIFE- PALACE HoTEL —_— ICAAPLAIN COLLIER A3 POLICE CoMMISSIONER, FAOLKNER CONFER. . d Congressmen Lou in Praises of State. HE Ohlo Congressional delega- | tion is quartered at the Hotel | Pleasanton. It arrived in this | city yesterday and was:met at | the depot by a delegation from | the commerclal committee for | the entertainment of Congress- | men, Chairman J. P. Currier, Secretary Al Gerberding. - W. M. Bunker and Con- | gressman Julius Kahn extending to them the hospitalities of San Francisco. Car- riages were in walting and the visiting statesmen were driven through the prin- cipal streets to the Pleasanton, where they will be guests during their stay. Among those who comprise the delega- tion are Ceneral Charles Dick, Hon J. L. Brenner, Hon. C. Q. Hildebrand, Hon. T. B. Kyle, Hon. D. Meekison, Hon. R. M. Nevin, Hon. F. O. Phillips, Hon J. H. Southard, Hon. J. L. Snook, Hon. Emmet Tompkins, Hon. W. R. Warnock, Hon. J. | H. Brcmwell, Hon. A. Lybrand, Hon. J. | W. Cassingham, Hon. S. Morgan and Hon. G. W. Cromer of Indiana. Hon. John Dalzell of Pennsylvania, who was a member of the original party, stopped Off en route and will arrive here on Tues- day with the Presidential party. As soon as the distinguished visitors 1 had removed the traces of travel and | dined they started out to view the sights of the city, renewed old acquaintances, went to the theater or rested from the nerve-racking ride. The majority of the delegation will leave for San Jose in the morning and will take every opportunity possible to acquamt themselves with the needs of the Garden City. Onme fmportant point that will be considered during the trip is the improve- ment of Alviso Slough in order that San Jose may be given water connection with the metropolis of the Pacific Coast. The citizens of Alviso are urging the claims of that village, located practically at the headwaters of the bay of San Francisco, |as a gateway and distributing point of | the: rich country that lies beyond. Trips to Mount Hamilton and other points of interest In that section are also sched- | uled prior to the arrival of the Presiden- tial party. | Monday’s Engagements Postponed. It was originally intended that the Ohio delegation of Congressmen and those from other States who comprise the party should meet the representatives of com- mercial organizations of this city at the Chamber of Commerce on Monday after- noon. Invitations had been extended to every organization of importance in the city, and it was expected that all interests | would be represented. When the delega- tion arrived it was found that nearly every member had made other arrange- ments with a view toward meeting the President on his trip from San Jose: and in consequence it was found necessary to | postpone the meeting to some future date | convenient to the arrangements of the | distinguished visitors. | | As soon as the members of the commit- | | tee can make these arrangements the date | will be announced. but all invitations for the meeting of Monday afterncon have been canceled. Congressman Nevin has the distinction of being the first Republican to be elected from the Third Congressional District of his State in thirty-two years. The dis- trict is a Democratic stronghold, and he secured his seat in the lower house by 150 majority. General Robert C. Schenck, who was Minister to Great Britain under President Grant, carried the district thir- ty-three years dgo, and since the expira- tion of his term Derjocrats have repre- sented the State fron¥ the district. Congressman. Nevin was fatigued after his long journey, but expressed his pleas- ure at being able to visit the State at this season of the year. He spoke highly of 4 the floral ‘exhibition he had seen at Los Angeles,. and said- that. in no other place in. the world was it possible to.display such a_magnificent’ wealth of flowers as in the Golden State. Becoming Familiar With Conditions. “While this trip is one of pleasure,” he sald, “we are acquainting ourselves with the condition of the country we are pass- ing through. No amount of reading will acquaint one with the interests of a lo- cality as will a visit to it. I weuld not hesitate to cast a vote in favor of a post- office, custom-house or other necessary | building for this city, as I am as deeply interested in its welfare as in that of my s |own State. A Congressman may use his influence to_secure a pension for an indi- BUCKEYE STATE. SOME OF THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS OF OHIO WHO ARRIVED YESTERDAY AND WILL TAKE PART IN THE LAUNCHING NEXT SATURDAY OF THE BIG BATTLESHIP THAT IS TO BE NAMED AFTER THE vidual or advance the claim of a resident of his State, but when he votes for legis- lation he knows that he is doing some- thing for: the entire country. I believe whatever is done for one Staté benefits another. We are one people with one des- — He HE story given currency by Perry S. Heath in London that Senator Mark Hanna is a likely candidate for the Republican nomination for the Presidency of the United States upon the expiration of President McKin- ley’s term is effectually disposed of by the Republican members of the Ohio Con- gressional delegation, who arrived in this city vesterday. The denial that Senator Hanna made to the Heath story when he said that he i{s not a candidate, so say the Congressmen, is unquestionably sin- | | i cere. he might not be quoted by name, related a story that shows how Senator Hanna feels about the matter. He has talked with his® friends about | Republican, Congressmen. the nomination as a matter of course, although “he will not be interviewed as to his reasons by the newspapers. He has been so often mentioned as a candi- date that friends have introduced the sub- ject in convershtion with -him.- On one |, On several occasions he has repeated occasion he declared himself freely and | fully, telling what he thoughf of the mat- OHIO CONGRESSMEN DECLARE HANNA IS NOT CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT Has Frankly.Given to His Friends His_Reasons for - Thin That He Is Not Suited for Position. One of the most prominent mem- | ter, and this it is that constitutes the ! bers of the delegation, who requested that | interesting story. i tiny. We must all get together, and we generally do so. £ “I am a thoreugh believer in expansion. I believe the great future will be on the Pacific rather than on the Aflantic sea- board. The people of the Pacific siope will be the people of the future. “We came out here to see the launching of the battleship Ohio and also to broaden our views. We have already >xperienced Californiz hospitality and we are delig éd"to express our appreciation of kindnesses shown us during our progress through your delightful State.” - Can Only Praise California. Congressman Dick said that he could not’'say. anything except in praise of Cali- fornia. What he had seen, he would ec fess, had.not surprised. him. for Califor- nia ‘was famous everywhere for the hos- itality of its men and women and for the eauty and abundance of its flowers and fruits. He did not know that the State had_outdone itself in tendering hospital- king “I am not fitted for the Presidency,” He frankly and forcibly said on one oc- | ity to its visitors from Ohio. but he knew [t'iflfl"- as he. Is reported by the OhIo | that it had endeared itself to the visitors “T will give | by the spol’i_t:nalty and genuinmessl of L;-“ you my reasons for saying so, I am not |greeting. There was no purpese 'n the educated in that direction. I have little | ViSit of the Ohio Consretamen ty ST knowledge of international law. I am not |jicuaintance with the country. = The educated in diplomacy. man.” I am a business | Jaunching of the battleship Ohio had been a leading theme of conversation with Continued on Twenty-Ninth Page | Continued on Page Twenty-nine.