Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-23
WE ARE THE PEOPLE
Say the Delegates to the PeO-
ple's Party Convention.
A New Political Organization
Formed Yesterday.
The Farmers Alliance in Disguise
HObnObbing with Trades Unions.
A Perfect Political System Established
for the State - The Platform
Adopted-The List of
Officers, Etc.

Hazards pavilion yesterday was the
scene OF the state convention of a new
political organization, known as the
Peoples party, which is simply another
name for the Farmers Alliance and In
dustrial union. The Farmers Alliance,
which has been in session at Turner
hall for several days, claims to be moth
ing more than secret society, with all
the essentials OF knock, grip and pass
word, while the Peoples party is the
organization which puts the principles
of the Alliance into the political field
Delegates were received and seated from
all the different societies which endorse
the Alliance platform, its general
tendency, or any part of it. Thus, there
were represented in the hall the Far
mers' Alliance and Industrial Union,
the Colored Farmers Alliance, the
Patrons of Husbandry, the State Grange,
the Knights Of Labor, the Federated
Trades, the Citizens Alliance, the Ma
tionalists, the Veterans Alliance, the
W. G. T. o., the Women's Suffrage as
sociation and the Beekeepers.
The purpose OF the convention was to
adopt a platform, appoint state CEN
tral committed and organize the party
otherwise. No nominations were in
tended at the present time. but that
purpose will be achieved at the
proper time. What little business
there was before the convention was
sadly delayed by unnecessary delays
caused by the most remarkable parlia-
mentary bungles on record. The con-
vention was good-natured and harmo-
nious enough, but the chairman
deserved every sympathy for the de-
mands which were made on his patience
by thick-skulled delegates who insisted
upon relieving themselves of all sorts of
inconsistencies at the most inopportune
times. Pandemonium seemed liable to
get the upper hand several times, and it
was only due to herculean efforts strong
ly spiced with personal abuse that a
reasonable degree of order was re-estab-
lished. The great difficulty seemed to
be that every one desired to talk, and in
the contemplation of his own import
ance neglected the interests of his fell
lows.
At 10 o'clock State President Cannon
called the convention to order. He had
been selected by the national commit
tee, he said, so to do. He desired par
ticularly that the convention be orderly
and peaceful. 1t had been predicted
that this convention, bringing different
elements together, would be bedlam.
'Don't let that be SO. / have worked
| for six months to get this convention
| fnr nd
| ing to the call. We want to organize
the bread winners and producers of this
country into a solid mass. We have
been Disseminated against. We have
power to prevent it, and we propose to
| do it,"
The speaker then read the formal call,
and announced it was then in order to
nominate temporary chairman.
Mr.. Rogers, of Trinity, nominated H.
f. Gardner, who, he said, was work
ingman, and had in the past year or
ganized in Orange county all the organ
lied trades of Orange county, and q
Farmers Alliance besides. Seconded
by Mr.. Hines, of Yuba.
Mr.. Gardner was then unanimously
elected.
III. @. Dillon, of Los Angeles, nomi-
mated B. w. Bachelor, of Citizens Alli-
ance Of San Francisco, as temporary
secretary, and G. M. Fairbanks assistant
secretary, the latter being member of
the Citizens Alliance, of Los Angeles.
They were unanimously elected.
Mr.. Gardner, on taking the chair,
said "If I attempt to picture to you
the pride, the humility that fills my
heart, words would fail me utterly, be-
cause not only is it the greatest feature
of my life, but it is one OF the greatest
of the country" He paralleled it with
the convention that occurred after the
Revolution, to that convention which
called into being the Republican party.
He knew no other. This was not
time for speech-making, but for busi-
ness. The speaker thus cut off what
promised to be brilliant speech, and
he was instantly succeeded by Mr..
Dewey. of San Francisco, nominating
Mrs. o. M. Sanford, of Alameda county,
to be temporary assistant secretary, in
RECOGNITION of the ladies in the conven-
ton. which was unanimously done.
w. III. Briggs, of Stanislsus, and j. A.
Johnson, of San Francisco, were respect
ively elected temporary first and sec
ond vice presidents, and the convention
was ready for organized efforts. The
Rev. w. I'll. Bowman, OF this city, IN
yoked a blessing on the work OF the
convention.
William Penn Rogers.got the floor and
said the Citizens Alliance and other or.
ganizations had decided to recommend. !.
to to the convention the appointment OF
four committees, to be committee on
credentials, Of fifteen members; on plat
form and resolutions, of fifteen mem
bers; permanent organization and order
of business, OF five, and on state organl-
zation of fifteen.
Now this looks innocent enough, but
II aroused score of men who desired
TO relieve themselves of the spleen and
vapora va from which they were suffering.
credentials appointed, another wanted
the whole matter laid on the table, ana
Committees on resolutions and state or
canization was tabled.