time ▁President ial ▁candidate ▁and ▁or ator ▁William ▁Jenn ings ▁Bry an , ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁to ▁speak ▁against ▁American ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁and ▁former ▁baseball ▁player ▁and ▁evangel ist ▁Billy ▁Sunday , ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁to ▁den ounce ▁sin ▁and ▁the ▁theory ▁of ▁evolution . ▁The ▁exterior ▁of ▁the ▁hotel ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Ke yst one ▁Studios ▁news re el / document ary ▁two - re eler , ▁M abel ▁and ▁F at ty ▁View ing ▁the ▁World ' s ▁Fair ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁which ▁followed ▁the ▁studio ' s ▁biggest ▁stars , ▁M abel ▁Norm and ▁and ▁Ros co e ▁Ar bu ck le , ▁as ▁they ▁tou red ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁P PI E . ▁ ▁Form er ▁President ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t ▁stayed ▁at ▁the ▁hotel ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁( about ▁mid way ▁through ▁the ▁nine - month - long ▁P PI E ) ▁and ▁used ▁the ▁occasion ▁to ▁den ounce ▁his ▁bitter ▁enemy , ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson , ▁and ▁to ▁call ▁for ▁American ▁entry ▁into ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁stayed ▁at ▁the ▁St . ▁Francis ▁as ▁he ▁tou red ▁the ▁country ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁un success ful ▁effort ▁to ▁win ▁support ▁for ▁American ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations . ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ,