The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-03
FARMERS HOLD CONTROL.
Fight Over the Organization Of the
Third Party in California.
COUNTY DELEGATES IN THE MAJORITY.
A Central Committee Chosen in Which San Fran.
cisco and the Labor Element Will Not Have a
Controlling VOice-The State Ticket.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

STOCKTON, June 9.-The Peoples party
State convention completed the work of
the session to-day and adjourned with
cheers.
Several clashes between the farmers and
lab0rerS were opened, but no serious trouble
occurred. The farmers held control of the
organization and won the last fight between
the forces in making up the State Central
Committee. The farmers proposition was
to form State Committee with one men,
Der from each county, thus giving Alpine,
with 81 votes, the same representation as
San Francisco. The city delegates objected
to this and finally the farmers eaSed up a
little and allowed San Francisco FIVE men
on the committee, Sacramento and Los
Angeles two each and ali other counties one
each.
The convention completed the electoral
ticket by choosing j. S. DOre OF Fresno and
DIR. Stephen Bowers of Ventura.
The following delegates to the national
convention were elected, completing
the delegation: Jesse Poundstone Of
COuSa, j. S. DOre of Fresno, j. E. Man
love of Sacramento, G. B. Johnson of Santa
Clara, Marion Cannon of Ventura. Mre.
Nettie Baker Snow of Santa Barbara. Mrs.
Il. Y. Gator OF San Francisco and h. Nj. War
dali of Los Angeles
State Central Committee.
The State Central Committee organized
by eleetiEg E. N. Wardall OF Los Angeles,
chairman; G. d. Gillespie of San Fran
cisco, secretary, and J. Z. Camp Of Sacra-
ment0, treasurer.
An executive committee to manage the
campaign was appointed, consisting of one
member from each Congressional District,
as follows: First District II. c Hanson OF
III i - 1t- -Arfa
Camp of Sacramento; Third District, A.
Kelsey of Alameda; Fourth District, q. ID.
Gillespie of San Franciseo Fifth District.
j. b. johnson of Santa Clara; Sixth Dis
trict, E. NJ. Wardall of Los Angeles;
Seventh District, E. S. Barney of Fresno.
The following State Central Committee
was chosen:
From San FraucIsco-J. J. Morrison, B. c.
Brown. j. A. Williams, George d. Gillespie and
L. A Potter
Soano-Samuel Stewart.
V ntuFa-k. Z. Curren.
TuOlumne-J. w. Scho6eld.
San EenitO-P. l.. Nash.
Santa BarDdra-E. Catlett.
SacramentO-C. A Jenkins and,J. E. Camp.
Orange-J. Wiley Harris.
Los Augees-E. N. Wardall and A. Moore.
Aameda-E. Kelsey and DR.. a. L. Guilds.
NeVada-John A. Ball.
San BernaTdIno-N. A. Richardson.
1ulare--E. A. May.
Sauia Clara-C. NJ. Sullivan.
Colusa-T j. Shelhammer.
Humboldt-N. e. Hanson.
SOnOma-Henry johnson.
San JOaquin-E. NJ. Pierce.
Santa CtuZ-Dr. j. Ii. Cain.
Lake-R. c. Marsh.
Napa-J. NJ. Carter.
San Luis Obispo-C A. Barlow.
MoRerey--M. ID. Miller.
San Diego-S. Nj. Puyer
Genn-A. j. Smith.
Shasta-A r.. Bowen,
FreSno-E. 5. Barney.
AnadOf-S. II. Wheeler.
Nominees for Congress-
The following candidates for Congress
were reported from the several Congress
sional DISTRICTS:
First Dstrct-A. j. Biedsoe of Humboldt
Third District-J. l.. Lyon of Oakland.
Sixth District-M Cannon of Ventura.
Fourth District-T. Y. Gator of San Fran
cisco.
Seventh District - Hiram Hamilton of
Orange.
The nominations from the Second and
Fifth districts were postponed, the cOnven-
tions to be called after the national cCnven-
tion. c. A. Jenkins of Sacramento was
nominated for the Second District yester-
day, but he withdrew to-day on account of
the prohibition leaning of the Los Angeles
platform, which he does not approve. He
said he was willing TO go before the people
on national issues OF money and the trans
portatlon problem, but he was opposed to
prohibition. The Los Angeles platform Is
against the saloon ami liquor in all its
forms.
Just before aGjourning Rev. B. Riggs of
Modesto offered the following resolution.
which was adopted:
Resolved. that we are In sympathy with all
legal means being used to open up and expose
the corruption OF the last Legislature at Sacr5s-
mentO, and nat we hereby express our dlsnleas-
ure al the decision of the Supreme Court in de-
stroylDg the last Grand Jury of San Francisco.
A resolution Of thanks to the Associated
Press for giving fair report of the cOnven-
tiOn, which was never done before, was
also adopted