Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-10-05
THE PEOPLES PARTY,
The Convention Yesterday at
Armory Hail.
A Ticket Placed In the Field
several Nominees OF tho
Ola Parties Endorsed
a Platform Ad-
opted.

opted.
Yesterday morning the Peoples Anti.
Monopoly. National Greenback : Labor
Party assembled in convention at Armory
Hall, and was called to order by Il. M.
Hamilton, Chairman OF the County
Central Committee.
MIR. Hamilton was made temporary
chairman and Alfred Moore, Sr, tenn
porary secretary, and the chairman APP
pointed the following committees, con
sisting Of live members eaehi
Platform and Resolutions. --Messrs.
IS. A. Waldron, A. Vinettc. ID. J. Soren-
son, X. Leudke, M. Hastings.
Credentials. w. A. Swain, $. Reece,
Horace Allen, j. j. Bodkin, w. A.
Frick.
Permanent Organization and Order OF
business. r. w. Ready. J. g. Harrow,
j. Tilley, L. j. Gleason, c. N. Earle.
A recess was taken TO await the
report of the different committees and
to give the aspirants for high honors
chance to interview the delegates and
get solid with them.
The Committee on Credentials then
came in and reported the following list
Of delegates as entitled to seats In the
Convention:
Anahoim-R. Leudke, j. ID. Taylor,
o. worling, B. J. Perry, d. J. sorenson,
b. j. snodgrass.
Artosia.-George Sebastian, @. l.. Sc
bastiau, g. W. Wilson and George
Conrad.
Compton-T. j. Stevenson.
Ballona-J. Fleming, =. A. Waldron.
Duarte-E. M. Wardell. c. Hunter.
Florenco-T. Eldridge.
Vernon-C. II. Edmunds.
Santa Ana-W. II. Tichnor.
Orange--J. j. Bodkin, L. A. Elan, o.
Handy, d. j. Watson, proxy TO j. j.
Bodkin, d. J. Henderson.
Los Angeles. lilly, q. A. Bunch.
T. Langdon, J. Hayes, +. NJ. Hamilton,
MIR. Nelson, W. j. Richardson, @. P.
smith, A. Moore, J. Logsdan, B. Cas-
field, II. Britton, w. II. Rnal, N. G. Lis
ton, j. A. Sullivan. b. j. Kerr. j. Kin
ley, II. Morrison. A. r. Stewart, w. NJ.
Lueg, W. A. Swain, w. A. Prick, s.
Marshall, J. G.. Harrow, II. Allen. r.
.C. Glover, j. Newbausr. A. r. Street,
G.. q. Eaton, f. Garcelon. A. q. Davis,
T. r.. Squire, J. Farusworth, A. Vinette,
Mr.. Perry, s. Reese, Geo. Horne, H.
yine,te, r. w. Ready, j. Turner, A.
w. Deane, L. j. Gleason, j. kirklank,
MIR. Goodman, M. Hastings, Ed. Me-
Ginley, c. N. Earle.
Lancaster-G. II. Crane.
Pasadena-E. CASTILLO. Frank David
son.
Capt. james arose 10 enquire Why his
name had been omitted from the list OF
delegates as he had been regularly elect.
ed. He was informed that it was be-
cause ho refused to pledge himself
to behave and not create disturbance
in the body The Captain thought this
an infringement of his personal privilege
and Withdrew from the nesting in high
dudgeon.
The Convention then adjourned until
one o'clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On re.assembling the Committee on
Permanent Organization reported the
following permanent officers OF the
Convention: f. M. Hamilton, Chair
man; Vice Presidents, j. q. Harrow. Z.
N. Earle, J. j. Bodkin, d. j. Sorenson;
Secretary, Alfred Moore; Sargeants.at-
Arms, W. A. Frick and George Sebas-
tian.
The report was adopted.
The platform as reported, endorses
the sentiments of Buffers address and
the platform of the peoples National
Party; endorses Butler and West as cali
didates for President and Vice President;
demands that corporations be controlled
| by law, that the creators OF wealth
shall be protected in their rights to
possess and enjoy the results of their
labor; that eight hours shall constitute a
days work; that convict labor be abol-
ished; that the government supply work
| for idle men in times of financial de-
preston; declares that the right to
issue money is sovereign power and
should not be delegated to corporations;
that all men have natural right to the
soil and that the government should
wrest from corporations land unjustly
| acq uired and hold it in reserve for actual
settlers; that no man should be
| allowed to own more land than
he and family can use. Opposes
the use of public money for
abating insect nusances. The Weekly
Slogan published by Isaac Kinley was
adopted as the organ of the par
ty. A Peoples Wharf is demanded
at San Pedro. The action
of the Supervisors in adopting the plan
for a new court house was condemned.
Before the adoption of the platform,
Captain James demanded hearing,
which was granted him. He proclaimed
| himself staunch anti.monopolist, who
had fought the railroads ngle-handed,
and wanted 10 be admitted to the con-
vention. Notwithstanding the Captains
appeal he was summsrily fired, and
the resolutions as read were. adopted.
The following Central Committee was
appointed: Messrs, Waldron, Tichenor,
Harrow, Smith, Bodkin, Swain, Ready.
Lenake, Hamilton, Miles, Moore, Earle.
Each delegate and Captain james step
ped forward and paid fifty cents to assist
in defraying the expenses of the conven-
ton.
Nominations for county officers were
in order, and the following ticket was
| selected:
Superior Judges-H. NJ. Smith, Arson
Brunson.
Sherif-A. F. Mackey.
County Clerk--C. II. Dunsmoor.
Audtor-A. +. Sepulveda.
Recorder-C T.. Miles.
Treasurer. w. Broaded.
District Attorney-Horace Bell.
Public Administrator-M. p. Cutler.
Coroner-Dr. Mcfarland.
Surveyor--E. T. Wright.
Assemblymen, 10Th District, S. A.
Waldron; 18th District, r. w. Ready;
18th District, w. H. Tichnor; Supervisors.
LIST District. James Foard; 2nd, John P.
Moran; 3rd, Milton Lindley; 4th, Col
Nudge; 9TH, A. S. Ferguson.
Nominations for township offices were
deferred until next Monday night.
The following delegates, to at
tend the sixth district Congress.
sional convention, to be held
here on tue oth INST, were select-
ed; j. G. Harrow, NJ. Wardell,
c. n. Earle, w, II. Tichnor, A. Ninette,
C. II. Edmunds, T.. NJ. Hamilton, w. A.
Swain, G. W. Rowe, A. Moore, w. j.
Richardson. G. A. Bunch, Samuel Mar.
shall, A. Hargraves, John Sebastian.
The delegates were instructed to con-
slider the claims of Isaac Kinley at the
Congressional Convention.
A resolution was passed that it was
the sense of the Convention that the
Legislature should submit to the people
an amendment to the Consultation of
the State prohibiting the sale and manu-