Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-07
THE POPOLgT PARTY TICKET
The Result Of the Convention
Held Yesterday.
Nominations We're Made for All the
County Offices.
Judge UtIey of Pasadena Made Chair
man-Candidates Obliged to En-
dorse the Platform-Can-
mons Ovation.

lug and a dead line was established at
the threshold and cigarettes and Reina
Victo las and the ignoble cob pipe
dropped out of sight. Two large Amer
ican storm flags decorated either side OF
the stage. 1t was the opening service
of the county convention of the Peoples
party and fully one third of the dele
gates were ladies, and they we're not
there for their health. for they took an
active part in the proceedings and were
ready for committee work or oratorical
effort on all occasions.
THE FIRST wHooP.
The first whoop of enthusiasm was
aroused when Songster Salyn sang a
Peoples party song to the tune of the
sBonnie Blue Flag" and mentioned
General Weaver's name. The poet
singer of Pasadena M. Bennett, then
sang campaign song with q Too raj
lor raj chorus, and the following verse
fairly brought down the house:
Now honest Republican all over the land
Are kicking like steers and are going to dis
band
And into the third party by millions they'll
For they can't swallow Ben Harr16On,e Her
vey Lindley nor old crow.
THE CONVENTION CALLED TO ORDER.
County Chairman B. w. Batcheler
called the convention to order at half
past 10 o'clcock. Nominations for tenn
porary chairman were then called for
and s. E. Rude, of the Second ward, B.
f. Land, of the First ward, and E. M.
Hamilton, OF the Fret ward, were placed
in nomination. The ballot resulted as
follows: Rude "a, Land 10, Hamilton
n, and Hamilton was declared elected.
On motion the vote was made unani-
nous, and he took the chair. Mr.. G. E.
Locke, of Monrovia, was elected as tenn
porary secretary.
THE COMMITTEES.
The committee on credentials was
then selected: Jno. B. Camp, Thomas
A. West, Judge Utley, G. F. Greenaugh,
@. w. Soneman, y. r. Hunter, John
Robson, s. E. Rude, J. D. Bailey, j. N.
Price. l.. P. Abbott, A. Moore, B. F..
Lend, S. E. Ruman, ]. Kern.
Committee on permanent organiza-
tion--J. R. Rush, J. w. Lang, A. Atwa-
ter, d. Dillon, Mrs. Longley.
Committee on platform and resolu-
tions-Judge Blair, A. Vinette, J. R..
Hodges, S. A. Waldron, F. M. Vande-
yer.
The sergeants-at-arms were then
selected, and the chair suggested that it
was good time to put in force solid
old Methodist custom and pass around
the hat, and quite o stack OF silver
money-$93 70-was soon piled up on
the chairman's desk.
x,rouonfo1 tho rarnrf
of the committee on permanent organi
cation, which reported program pro
viding for the nomination Of legislative,
county and supervisorial candidates in
the order named. Nominating speeches
were limited to one minute.
Mr.. Robinson moved that each candi-
date be required to pledge himself to
the platform.
Squire Rush-That would take too
much time. We should have sufficient
confidence in our candidates when we
nominate them.
Mr.. Robinson-We want to see the
candidates. We don't want any nomi-
nees who are not on the Peoples party
roll.
b. f. Land-There is a man who
wants to run for recorder and he SAYS
he is Peoples party man. Now want
to see ii he is willing to come forward
and pledge himself to our platform.
We want no wolves in sleeps clothing
among rs.
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN UTLEY.
The motion requiring all candidates
to publicly pledge themselves to support
the Peoplp's party platform was then
adopted. Nominations for permanent
chairman were then made and S. A..
Waldron, of Los Angeles, Judge Utley,
Of Pasadena, and E. M. Wardell, of
Monrovia, were placed in nomination
and Judge Utley was elected by three
fourths vote and then declared unani-
nous.
Judge Utley said it was an honor to
preside over such representative con-
vention. This would be q memorable
day in the history of Pasadena, of Los
Angeles and of the rest of the county.
He was proud to know that
General Weaver was in the city. He
had been likened unto Moses of old, and
with the Peoples party he would lead
the people out of bondage. The people
were ready to make second Declara-
tion of Independence. Mrs. Mary E.
Lease was also in the city and would
speak at the evening meeting. She had
done more than any five men to wipe
out the Republican majority of $4,000
in Kansas and defeat John j. Ingalls, for
the senate. [Cheers.] Mrs. Mary E.
Lease 10 the prima donna of all lady
orators and the Queen Victoria of
America. (Cheersl.
Mr.. E. M. Hamilton was elected vice.
chairman by acclamation. Mr.. @. E.
Locke was elected secretary and A..
vinette assistant secretary. A recess
was taken until 80 p. m.
Afternoon Session.
1t was Las when the convention
was called to order in the afternoon.
Delegates were slow about assembling
and it was fully p. m. before the dele
gates came to order. The first thing
the chairman did was to appoint two
sergeants-at-arms to preserve order in
the hall.
The fret order of business was the re-
port of the committee on resolutions,